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”
![Karan Thakker, Rice CS alumnus, is a software engineer at ExtraHop.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/KaranThakker-smile-1920x1080.jpg.jpeg?itok=Hgxz9Ooi)
Karan Thakker: Keep Going Fri, 06/28/2019 - 13:45
Rice alumnus Karan Thakker on perseverance in the CS program
![Rice University CS alumnus and WhatsApp software engineer Theo Yaung.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/Theo-844x475.jpg.jpeg?itok=BPhRnnRJ)
Theo Yaung: CS Explorer Thu, 06/27/2019 - 13:56
Theo Yaung (B.S. ‘03) credits his programming skills to the foundation he developed in programming languages, thanks to long-time faculty member Corky Cartwright.
![Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-07/rpath-1.jpg.jpeg?itok=Beu7Bxd7)
Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2 Tue, 06/25/2019 - 18:50
The Kavraki Lab developed a framework for motion planning for NASA's Robonaut 2.
![Rice University CS alumnus Cheng Leong is a software developer at Indeed.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/ChengLeong-844x473.jpg.jpeg?itok=DyIehWPm)
Cheng Leong: You can Quit your Job at Any Time Thu, 06/20/2019 - 20:08
Rice University CS alumnus Cheng Leong is a software developer at Indeed.
![CS alumnus Lyle Kopnicky is still passionate about functional programming.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/LyleKopnicky-03076-Lovett-landscapeFAVE.jpg.jpeg?itok=ctEO--GS)
Lyle Kopnicky: Functional Programming and Working Remotely Mon, 06/17/2019 - 19:56
CS alumnus Lyle Kopnicky is still passionate about functional programming.
![Rice CS alumna Liuliu Zheng is a software engineer at Airbnb.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/LiuLiuZheng.jpg.jpeg?itok=qlhxoPVi)
Liuliu Zheng: A New Beginning Fri, 06/14/2019 - 20:31
Liuliu Zheng was wrapping up her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine when she applied to the professional master's program at Rice. “I found I really loved programming and had a passion for it,” said Zheng.
![Rice CS alumnus Michael Yantosca.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/MikePortraitLandscape-1920.jpg.jpeg?itok=ne8H28I7)
Michael Yantosca: Pursuing a Postgraduate After Sixteen Years in Industry Mon, 06/10/2019 - 20:41
Two decades after he began his undergraduate degree at Rice, Michael Yantosca headed back to the classroom --this time for his master’s degree in computer science.
![Shanghai entrepreneur Nick Zhu is a Rice University Computer Science alumnus.](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/NickZhu-bridge-844x473.jpg.jpeg?itok=LVw2KXme)
Xinran “Nick” Zhu: Create Something of Value Tue, 06/04/2019 - 21:14
“When I can see students enjoying the material and really learning something new, that’s the joy of starting up a company. Giving students something of value is why I became an entrepreneur.” --Rice CS alumnus Nick Zhu (B.S. ’10, M.C.S. ’11)
![Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/rpath.jpg.jpeg?itok=hdiyltqr)
Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2 Fri, 05/31/2019 - 10:37
The Kavraki Lab developed a framework for motion planning for Robonaut 2
![Datadog VP, Engineering Doug Daniels is a Rice University CS alumnus](/sites/g/files/bxs4941/files/styles/thu/public/2020-08/doug_daniels-1920x1080.jpg.jpeg?itok=cXycggIN)
Doug Daniels: Making Sense of Data Streams Thu, 05/30/2019 - 11:00
“Changing majors mid-way through my junior year meant I had to quickly make up a lot of time. But I had met a lab partner who was also coming into CS late...we were taking all the same classes and did all our projects together," Rice CS alum Doug Daniels