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”
![Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Xia “Ben” Hu, Associate Professor](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-09/Ben_Hu_1600x900.jpeg?itok=La4uGK4n)
Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Xia “Ben” Hu, Associate Professor Tue, 09/07/2021 - 08:22
Hu specializes in interpretable machine learning, automated machine learning, and network analytics
![Nakhleh, Jermaine and joint investigators receive $1.1M NSF grant for graph neural network research](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-09/NakhlehJermaine1600x900.jpg.jpeg?itok=ZZZEqbhu)
Nakhleh, Jermaine and joint investigators receive $1.1M NSF grant Wed, 09/01/2021 - 14:39
The grant funds joint graph neural network research with the University of St. Thomas
![Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Huw Ogilvie, Assistant Research Professor](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Huw_Ogilve1600x900.jpg.jpeg?itok=LwUTPblu)
Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Huw Ogilvie, Assistant Research Professor Thu, 08/26/2021 - 14:36
Ogilvie was promoted after working as a postdoctoral researcher in computational biology
![Rodrigo Ferreira, Assistant Teaching Professor](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Rodrigo_Ferreira1.jpg.jpeg?itok=HCxrnQ_l)
Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Rodrigo Ferreira, Assistant Teaching Professor Wed, 08/25/2021 - 22:06
Ferreira will develop ethics-related curricula for AI/ML, Data Science, and Engineering
![Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Arlei Silva, Assistant Professor](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Arlei_Lopes_DaSilva1600x900.jpg.jpeg?itok=95CgjKdr)
Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Arlei Silva, Assistant Professor Mon, 08/23/2021 - 20:50
Silva specializes in data science, network science, machine learning, and graph algorithms
![Kaiyu Hang, Assistant Professor](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Kaiyu_Hang1600x900_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=-8jKebWd)
Meet Rice CS’ New Faculty: Kaiyu Hang, Assistant Professor Wed, 08/18/2021 - 23:31
Roboticist will direct the Robotics and Physical Interactions Lab (RobotΠ Lab)
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Data science research program partners undergrads with Rice faculty Mon, 08/16/2021 - 11:11
Groundbreaking REU Data Science program provided students direct access to research mentors for cutting-edge, hands-on experience
![Xia “Ben” Hu wins ACM SIGKDD 2021 Rising Star Award](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Ben_Hu_1600x900.jpg.jpeg?itok=Wlnsoov8)
Xia “Ben” Hu wins ACM SIGKDD 2021 Rising Star Award Fri, 08/06/2021 - 12:28
Rice CS associate professor lauded for contributions to human-centric machine learning
![Rice Computer Science research includes microbial mat samples from Yellowstone spring](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/Yellowstone_Treangen.jpeg?itok=KNbVXrTL)
NSF backs Rice CS-led search for ‘rules of life’ in microbiomes Wed, 08/04/2021 - 16:37
Treangen, Nakhleh and team receive a five-year, $2.8 million grant
![Vardi wins award for social and professional responsibility](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2021-08/MosheVardi.jpeg?itok=121jQHOh)
Vardi wins award for social and professional responsibility Mon, 08/02/2021 - 13:34
Rice CS professor honored with tech society’s Norbert Wiener Award