New training method improves visual grounding
Wil Thomason brings strong background in task and motion planning to team of experts at one of the nation’s leading robotics institutions
Vicky Yao uses NLP, novel procedural knowledge extraction paradigm to track trends in biomedical literature
Over 100 Rice students worked for a year on the award-winning hybrid rocket “Archimedes”
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Humans in the loop help robots find their way Thu, 06/16/2022 - 11:35
Computer scientists’ interactive program aids motion planning for environments with obstacles
![Robust Cache Rice CS researchers Shrivastava and Luo](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2022-05/Shrivastava_Luo.jpg.jpeg?itok=t_mK2Q_A)
Robust Cache (ROSE) has profound implications for Amazon and beyond Thu, 05/26/2022 - 13:38
Rice CS' Shrivastava and Luo developed locality-sensitive hashing that improves query searches up to 250%
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Impressing faculty with independent research Fri, 05/20/2022 - 20:33
World-renowned computer scientist Moshe Vardi says he has high hopes for Rice senior Shaan Nagy
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Rice CS Students win scholarships and awards Mon, 05/16/2022 - 20:09
The awards recognize academic success, research, service and development
![Rice CS alumna Mei Tan (’17) found her sweet spot with ed tech startup Pioneer](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2022-05/MeiTanheadshot-1600x900.jpg.jpeg?itok=AvA9NDMb)
Rice CS alumna Mei Tan (’17) found her sweet spot with ed tech startup Pioneer Thu, 05/05/2022 - 20:10
She credits her failed startups for giving her the expertise needed to be a success
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Lydia Kavraki honored by Rice with the Faculty Award for Excellence Tue, 04/26/2022 - 13:25
Kavraki has been recognized as exhibiting exemplary achievement in research, teaching and service
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Horned Owl Genome Sequenced by Students at Rice University Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:18
Rice CS' Treangen Lab collaborated with D2K students, the Houston Zoo, and Baylor College of Medicine on the project.
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Rice Engineering honors two in CS with faculty and staff awards Tue, 04/19/2022 - 22:15
Faculty member Anastasios Kyrillidis & postdoc researcher Michael Nute received awards for outstanding teaching and research
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Two Rice CS sophomores join inaugural class of Gulf Scholars Program Tue, 03/29/2022 - 15:31
The initiative is part of a five-year pilot program to serve community leaders and policymakers in the Gulf Coast region.
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RiceApps develops Houston Food Bank recipe tool Mon, 03/21/2022 - 11:34
The student group provides tech solutions on campus and for non-profits