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Join Rice CS as we welcome Dan Negrut from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His talk, Using digital twins for “body” and “mind” design in #robotics, will focus on extraterrestrial robotics. April 16th 4pm, Herzstein 212 For details: bit.ly/43IkBAu

Haotian did amazing work during his visit to my lab Rice Computer Science. He’s a special student with a background in both CS and Sports (as a former NCAA Division I student-athlete🏐) He introduced me to the AI for Sports area, and I’m excited to explore more with him moving forward!🏃‍♀️

Rice CS faculty member Anshumali Shrivastava is interviewed about #databreaches in this edition of Hello Houston from Houston Public Media. bit.ly/4isRyEw

Rice CS Associate Professor Todd Treangen joined Rice President Reginald DesRoches, colleagues and students for the inaugural Rice Day at the Texas Capitol. Todd J Treangen

We are very proud to announce Lydia Kavraki's election to the National Academy of Sciences. She now has the rare distinction of having been elected to all three national academies: National Academy of Engineering, @NationalAcademyofMed National Academy of Medicine & National Academy of Sciences. 👏👏👏 bit.ly/4k0gftq

Lydia is also the only Rice University faculty to be a member of all three national academies as well as the American Academy of Arts & Sciences — a quadruple threat. We are so proud of Lydia Kavraki's monumental accomplishment.

Rice CS alumni, join us for our Bay-Area alumni get together! Short talks include an update from Luay Nakhleh, details on the new AI major from Chair Chris Jermaine & a discussion on whether AI has politics with Rodrigo Ferreira. RSVP: RiceCSBayAlumni.eventbrite.com

Check out the 2025 Rice Engineering and Computing magazine for a feature on "Responsible AI: Innovations for a 21st century world" — engineering.rice.edu/2025-magazine/…. This year's issue highlights how Rice is pioneering solutions for critical global challenges through computing, AI and data science.

Congratulations to the Class of 2025, your journey, your triumph, your moment. 💙

Rice CS researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind AI Coach, Socratic, that analyzes team interactions & offers real-time collaboration tips to improve human teamwork. Vaibhav Unhelkar & his PhD student Sangwon Seo will present Socratic at #AAMAS2025. bit.ly/3SzPXlT

Future Faculty Fellow Pam Qian ’25 will join University of Houston as an Assistant Professor in Computer Science! 🎉 🔗 Learn more about the Future Faculty Fellows program here: engineering.rice.edu/academics/futu… 🔗 Read more about Pam's journey here: engineering.rice.edu/news/pam-qian-…

🦉 Next Thu, 5/22! Rice CS will host a Bay Area alumni meetup in Mountain View. Join us for an update from Dean Luay Nakhleh, details on the new AI major from Chair Chris Jermaine & a discussion on Responsible AI with faculty member Rodrigo Ferreira. RSVP: RiceCSBayAlumni.eventbrite.com

Join Rice CS faculty members Todd Treangen, Vicky Yao and Lydia Kavraki for this collaborative forum including discussions on AI and biotechnology. Todd J Treangen

Starting Fa'25, Rice CS will launch a Bachelor of Science in AI, one of the few programs of its kind. Designed with a strong technical foundation & an ethical, interdisciplinary focus, the major will prepare students to shape the future of AI responsibly. bit.ly/437zDz8

The IEEE IEEE ComputerSociety interviewed University Professor Moshe Moshe Vardi on his decades of work in computational logic, the ethical challenges of technology & advice for the next generation. Vardi is the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award. bit.ly/4jfOuvU

If you are starting at Rice, you can choose to be an AIist. I am very excited by this "uniquely designed" AI curriculum offered by Rice Computer Science. I have penned down my thoughts in here. Feedback welcome. medium.com/@Anshumali_/ri… Rice Engineering and Computing Rice University

Reminder: Next week Rice faculty, students and staff are invited to debrief the 50th anniversary summit of "The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology" When: June 2nd, 2025 | 8:30–11:00 AM CDT Where: O'Connor Building (5th Floor) or Zoom RSVP: bit.ly/4jaebhn

Rice's Todd Treangen partnered with TMC experts to host the 2025 RAD Microbes Boot Camp—a practical bioinformatics workshop on the reproducible and responsible analysis of genomic data. 🧬View the RAD recap at engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-and-….

Watch Rice CS faculty member Rodrigo Ferreira's interview on Hello Houston today. He discusses AI and The Future(s) of Work, a new report he co-authored. bit.ly/3HCV7v8

Rice CS was proud to support the Rice Environmental Data Academy. Supported by Google, REDA helped guide 77 community college students through an introduction to data science & sustainability. bit.ly/43EzDXH