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The official X feed for the latest in research and news about Virginia Tech's Department of Computer Science.
Blacksburg, VA
Joined March 2015
Dimitrios Nikolopoulos explains the progress and pitfalls of data center growth across Virginia in a new @CardinalNewsVA story. hashtag#datacenters hashtag#cloudcomputing hashtag#sustainability hashtag#computerscience hashtag#vatech hashtag#hokieexpert
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The cloud isn’t really a cloud. It’s servers inside data centers, many of them in Virginia. And all of our cat videos and medical records and purchasing data take up billions of bytes o…
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One hour to go, CS folks. Can we get to 4th place and unlock $4,000 for student success?? Pull out all the #utprosim with $5 or more donation ($15 gets free Hokie laces!) to get us ahead in the race to noon! #vtgivingday #hokiesgiveback
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Wow! Thank you for all the donors who have brought us to 7th place in the challenge for a $20k prize for students. We have just over 4 hours to get to the finish line. Go #utprosim! A $5 donation can have a big impact. #vtgivingday #hokiesgiveback
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Four hours into #VTGivingDay and 25 people have already supported us; thank you! Join the race to help us win $25,000. A $5 donation is all it takes to help enrich student experience.
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We are hiring faculty at all levels -- tenured, tenure-track, collegiate, and instructor -- for the 2025-26 academic year. Claim your role at Virginia Tech. #faculty #hiring #jobs #research #universityteaching #computerscience #virginiatech
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Welcome @drcjulien. Today is her first day as our new department head. She researches ways to bridge divides between networks, devices, and people for a more connected future. @vtengineering #newhokie #hiredhokie #faculty #virginiatech #computerscience
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Julien comes to Virginia Tech from the University of Texas at Austin, where she has served as the Annis and Jack Bowen Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer...
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1 in 3 Internet users is a minor. #virginiatech researchers.@snaglee2401, Jin-Hee Cho, and @lifu_huang are working to protect them, in collaboration with @pamwis.and @VanderbiltU #children #onlinesafety #AI
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From the threat of “sextortion” to cybergrooming, children and teens face a growing range of online crimes, and three Virginia Tech researchers are working to make the digital world safer for them.
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Our own @kurtluther quoted in @FinancialTimes about his Civil War Photo Sleuth project, one of the most robust experiments in FR to date, with a data set of thousands of portraits from public archives and private collections to help make matches.
ft.com
Deciphering mysterious faces, unknown places and unresolved history is time consuming — but irresistible
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Assistant Professor Eugenia Rho is researching the effect of social media rhetoric on COVID-19 infection and death rates across the U.S. It is the first AI research to empirically link social media linguistic patterns to real-world public health trends.
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This is the first research using artificial intelligence to empirically link social media linguistic patterns to real-world public health trends, highlighting the potential of these large language...
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We spoke with the department’s first two Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows, JinYi Yoon and Adithya Kulkarni. Read about their research, advice to students, and experience at Virginia Tech!.
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More than 200 postdoctoral fellows contribute to every college and institute, advance the pursuit of knowledge in every discipline, and represent the next generation of experts in their fields.
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Congrats to Associate Professor Matthew Hicks on being named CACI Faculty Fellow in Cyber Security!.
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Congrats to Layne Watson, professor of computer science, on being conferred the title of professor emeritus!.
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Watson helped start the bioinformatics program in computer science, brought the first parallel high-end computer to Virginia Tech, and started the transdisciplinary collaboration that has become a...
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“I learned that acquiring a Ph.D. is a unique and personal experience. You cannot ‘be taught.’ You can be guided, shaped, molded, but it is a personal path that you need to own and discover,” said Andreea Sistrunk, a graduating Ph.D. student.
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The CS graduation reception is this Saturday! Join us in celebrating our recent grads!.
Have one last party full of free food and fun on us. Bring your families and friends to the CS graduation reception from 3-6 p.m. on May 11. Register today! #classof2024 #hokiegrads #hokieproud
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“Companies say data is the new oil,” said Assistant Professor Fernanda Rosa of businesses’ eagerness to mine personal information. This is an even bigger issue for marginalized communities. Read about Rosa's research to protect these communities:
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Rosa, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, is seeking solutions to combat data discrimination among Indigenous communities in Latin America.
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Have one last party full of free food and fun on us. Bring your families and friends to the CS graduation reception from 3-6 p.m. on May 11. Register today! #classof2024 #hokiegrads #hokieproud
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Join us in celebrating your graduation next Saturday at the CS commencement reception!. Undergraduates, graduates, family, and friends are welcome.
Seniors! Congratulations on your upcoming commencement 🥳. Celebrate your achievement with us at the commencement reception on May 11th at Torgerson Hall Lawn. Graduate students and undergraduates are welcome, as well as family and friends.
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Congrats to the undergraduate researchers who presented their impressive work at the annual Undergraduate Research Conference!. Read about the judges' awarded research projects:
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Our inaugural showcase is today from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m!. Celebrate student research and tour our new buildings! All are welcome.
The department's first showcase is tomorrow!. Join us in celebrating students' innovative, hands-on research and tour our new buildings!.
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