The Human Side of Technology
Professor and Director of the Information School Alan Rubel explains how information schools sit at the center of computing technology, data and people.
2025 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announced
Five L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators.
U.S. Cyber Command visit highlights UW–Madison’s leadership in cyber research and education
The University of Wisconsin–Madison plays a leading role as a research and education partner for national cybersecurity. It reinforced this commitment recently by welcoming to campus a delegation from the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), which is responsible for the Department of Defense’s cyberspace capabilities.
Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, will step down from his leadership roles. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the Grace Wahba and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Computer Sciences, will assume leadership of CDIS in January 2025.
The Hidden Cost of AI
Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity, potentially straining the nation’s power grid. L&S experts consider how that conundrum is likely to play out.
UW–Madison Awarded Prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Research Designation
The designation recognizes the quality of the Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences and opens the door to greater resources and opportunities for research collaboration in cybersecurity.
Faculty receive 2024-25 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards
17 College of Letters & Science faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25. The awardees span across all four research divisions of L&S.
What AI Doesn’t Know
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on AI, Sharon Li researches how these systems respond in the face of blind spots. Her findings could be a matter of life or death.
‘A New Privacy Threat:’ Protecting Personal Data in the World of Artificial Intelligence
College of Letters & Science researchers look at questions about data privacy now that generative artificial intelligence technology is accessible to the public.
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