⭐ We’re proud to recognize #ManningCICS PhD student Tanya Chowdhury, who has successfully defended her dissertation, “Interpreting Ranking Models: From Feature Attributions to Mechanistic Comprehension”!

⭐ Congratulations to #ManningCICS PhD student Kunjal Panchal, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Advancing Machine Learning for Resource-Constrained Environments”! Panchal will join Adobe Research after graduating in May, and we look forward to seeing the impact of her work.

⭐ Join us in congratulating #ManningCICS PhD candidate Khoshrav Doctor on the successful defense of his dissertation, "Learning Structure to Support Autonomous Control Decisions"! We're excited to see what he accomplishes next.

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Professor Alexandra Meliou, who has been named a Distinguished Member of the @theofficialacm, one of the organization’s highest recognitions for technical excellence and sustained impact. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZrsA

🌟 Congrats to #ManningCICS doctoral candidates Alireza Salemi and Cuong Than, who have been named 2025 Google PhD Fellows! Their projects focus on natural language feedback for multi-agent AI systems and on optimized network structures known as spanners, respectively. Read more: brnw.ch/21wXZf6

#ManningCICS Professor Emeritus Andrew G. Barto and alumnus Richard Sutton ’80MS, ’84PhD are featured in the latest issue of UMass Magazine for their research in reinforcement learning, which earned them the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/positiv...

Upgrading your smartphone doesn’t have to mean the end of its usefulness. 📱 A team of researchers led by #ManningCICS Assistant Professor VP Nguyen is uncovering new ways to repurpose recycled smartphones into sustainable environmental monitoring tools. ♻️🌎 Learn more: brnw.ch/21wWUYs

UMass Amherst's top-ranked MS in Computer Science is also offered online. If you're eager to learn how to use AI and other advanced computing skills to solve complex problems, this 30-credit master's is your degree.

#ManningCICS is excited to announce the hiring of six #newfaculty members in 2025, bringing our cohort of tenure-stream and teaching faculty to 94 🎉.

#ManningCICS Associate Professor Ivan Lee has been named editor-in-chief of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) Proceedings, the flagship publication of the world’s largest biomedical engineering conference. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/ivan-le...

Last week, we caught up with first-year undergraduate students and our brand new dean at the #ManningCICS Come Home to Your College event to talk about what they're most excited about for the coming semester. 🍎✨ #Computing4CommonGood #Classof2029

New students, new semester, same shared mission of #Computing4theCommonGood 💫 #ManningCICS is excited to welcome our new and returning students with best wishes for the start of a new academic year.

⬇️🏗️ Our answer to "What have you been up to this summer?" Stay tuned for an update on opening day...

Meet the new #ManningCICS dean, Keith Marzullo. In this short video, hear from Dean Marzullo, reflecting on his journey to @umassamherst.bsky.social and shares a vision for the next chapter of the college, fueled by a spirit of collaboration and a commitment to the common good. youtu.be/VmFnLEhyY1s

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has released a new white paper, "Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research," co-authored by #ManningCICS professors David Jensen and Holly Yanco that maps 6 possible directions for AI research. Read the white paper: cccblog.org/2025/07/31/e....

A new AI-powered debugging tool developed by #ManningCICS PhD students Kyla Levin and Nicolas van Kempen and Professor Emery Berger integrates LLMs into a conversational interface to help programmers diagnose and resolve software bugs more efficiently. Read more: bit.ly/41wQdaa

#ManningCICS Professor and Associate Chair of Faculty Development Alexandra Meliou has been elected vice chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data, where she plans to build on existing strengths, diversify membership, and foster greater inclusion. Read more: bit.ly/44RV5aR

Associate Professor Mohammad Hajiesmaili and Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor Ramesh Sitaraman, in collaboration with @caltech.edu and @uofcalifornia.bsky.social researchers, have coauthored a new paper published in the July issue of Communications of the ACM. Read more: bit.ly/44prG91

#ManningCICS Assistant Professor Eugene Bagdasarian and Professor Shlomo Zilberstein have received a $500,000 Schmidt Sciences grant to advance critical research in AI safety. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/bagdasa...

What if your smartwatch could charge itself just from your movement? 🏃‍♀️☕️ That’s what #ManningCICS students Rishi Nandurbarkar and Max Loper are building with Diel Technologies—and their idea just won the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship’s 2025 Innovation Challenge. Learn more: bit.ly/4kC1wVz

How do we make sure rapid advances in generative AI actually serve the public good? #ManningCICS Research Professor and Stuart Rice Honorary Chair Francine Berman tackles that question in Harvard Data Science Review’s special issue “Future Shock: Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution.”

Today, #ManningCICS Professor Emeritus Andrew G. Barto and Richard Sutton '84PhD will formally be presented with the prestigious 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award. Explore how next-gen UMass researchers are building on their legacy to tackle society's toughest challenges. Read more: brnw.ch/21wTkvY

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently featured #ManningCICS Professor David Jensen in the panel "The Future of AI Horizons" at the CCC Computing Futures Symposium, where leading minds in AI discussed the incredible trajectory and profound responsibility of artificial intelligence.

Caps off to our graduates! 🎓 On May 17, the #ManningCICS community celebrated the outstanding Class of 2025 at Senior Celebration. Professional & candid photos and the full ceremony recording are now live. View the photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCf13L Watch the recording: youtu.be/w1982pR0We8?...

🎉 Congratulations to Jennifer Donelson, assistant director of human resources, who received the #ManningCICS Outstanding Staff Award for 2025! Donelson was selected for her improvements to the college's onboarding process and staff mentoring program. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/2025-ou...

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Assistant Professor Ravi Karkar on earning an NSF CAREER award! His project will work to advance the design and theory of everyday self‑experimentation tech to allow more people to take charge of their own health data and decisions. Read more: brnw.ch/21wSAj7

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Senior Teaching Faculty Marc Liberatore, one of four recipients of the inaugural UMass Amherst Delphi Leadership Award, honored for his sustained efforts to advance equity and improve working conditions for non-tenure-track colleagues. Read more: brnw.ch/21wSxes

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Professor Shlomo Zilberstein, who has received the 2025 ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award for his foundational work on decentralized Markov Decision Processes (DEC-MDPs). Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/zilbers...

Congrats to the eight #ManningCICS seniors selected to receive 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Awards: Abby Tran, Angelika Ladia, Ishita Kakkar, Kaosisochukwu Nwosu, Luna Dziewietin, Mahika Arora, Paul Davis, and Ryan Bahlous-Boldi. 🏆👏

💛 From #ManningCICS students to you: "Thank you for making UMass a place of OPPORTUNITY! Thank you, Go UMass!" Keep the momentum going! Every gift today pushes us closer to unlocking $10,000 for experiential learning and student support. Give now or share with a friend! brnw.ch/21wSjM8

🎉 UMassGives Day 1 is here, and every gift counts toward our 200-gift goal to unlock an extra $10,000 for #ManningCICS students. 🕛 Power Hour alert (12–1 p.m. ET): Help CICS compete for up to an additional $2,000 in bonus funds with a gift to the Dean’s Opportunity Fund. Give now: brnw.ch/21wSigb

Did you know our top-ranked MS in computer science is also offered online? 🖥️ Join us Wed., Apr. 30, at 10:00 a.m. for a virtual info session about our online & hybrid MS in CS programs—our courses, program requirements, application process, and more. Registration is required. RSVP: brnw.ch/21wSgUl

Here’s to a decade of innovation, connection, and community at @umassamherst.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who made our #ManningCICS 10th Birthday Bash unforgettable! 🥳 #HBDCICS #Computing4CommonGood

🎂 Cheers to 10 years! We followed up our on-campus birthday celebration last week with a roadtrip to Boston. Attendees of the event, held at the UMass Club, heard from Dean Laura Haas and grew their networks with help from CICS Careers. 📷 View event photos: lnkd.in/eKX63Ut7 #ManningCICS #HBDCICS

Over 500 #ManningCICS students, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate a decade of growth and impact at the college's 10th Birthday Bash last Tuesday, Apr. 8. 📚 Read about the event: www.cics.umass.edu/stories/10th... 📷 View the photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8w3v #HBDCICS #Computing4CommonGood

Join our virtual Deep Dive: MS in CS Info Session tomorrow, Apr. 16, at 10:00 a.m. 🕙 Learn about each step of the application process and what's needed to prepare for and complete the application process for the on-campus, online, or hybrid formats of the MS in CS program. brnw.ch/21wS0w6

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Teaching Faculty Ghazaleh Parvini for receiving the 2025 College Outstanding Teaching Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching by honoring individual faculty members at each of the university's colleges for their instructional accomplishments! 🍎 brnw.ch/21wRWwx

Neena Thota, #ManningCICS associate chair of teaching development and senior teaching faculty, has been announced as a recipient of the spring 2025 ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Award for mentoring and supporting the professional development of her colleagues! 🏆 www.cics.umass.edu/news/thota-r...

The Robert and Donna Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences is proud to welcome Keith Marzullo as our next dean, effective July 1. We look forward to this next chapter of impact and academic excellence! Read the full announcement: brnw.ch/21wRO9P

#ManningCICS graduating seniors—applications are now open to serve as the 2025 student speaker, who will deliver a 3-minute speech reflecting your time as a student and your hopes for the future during the college’s undergraduate Senior Celebration on May 17. 🎓 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Members of the #ManningCICS community are invited to a birthday party in honor of a decade of academic and research excellence next Tuesday, Apr. 8, in Room 150/151 of the CS Building! All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join the fun. #HBDCICS 🎂🎉🎈 www.cics.umass.edu/events/cics-...

👏 #ManningCICS Distinguished Professor Don Towsley has been named a 2024 Fellow of the @aaas.org! Towsley was honored for his contributions to the field of computer networking, particularly for his pioneering work in classical and quantum tomography. Read more: brnw.ch/21wRHeR

The @aaas.org has elected Barbara Zurer Pearson, research associate in linguistics, & Don Towsley, Distinguished Professor in @manningcics.bsky.social as 2024 Fellows — a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community. bit.ly/41Os9An

📣 Congratulations to #ManningCICS Associate Dean of Research and Engagement James Allan, who has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for the Computing Research Association (CRA), helping to guide strategic initiatives with academia, industry, and government. Read more: brnw.ch/21wREr5

Faculty Funday is back! Join us on Wednesday, Apr. 2, in the Cape Cod Lounge at the Student Union (Room 405/415) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to build connections with Dean Haas and #ManningCICS faculty members in an inviting and non-classroom setting. Register today: brnw.ch/21wRAPF

Assistant Director of Facilities and Infrastructure Thomas Burns joined #ManningCICS in 2023: “When I first visited CICS to interview for the position, I remember the strange feeling that I had come home.” 🏡 Read the latest Community Story at www.cics.umass.edu/stories/thom....

Proud of Andrew Barto, a professor from my undergrad days at the College of Information & Computer Sciences at @umassamherst.bsky.social. I have such good memories of my time there back it was a scrappy small department filled with amazing staff & students. #GoUMASS www.umass.edu/news/article...

Andrew G. Barto and Richard S. Sutton have been awarded the prestigious 2024 ACM A.M. #TuringAward for developing a branch of artificial intelligence known as reinforcement learning. @ualberta.bsky.social @manningcics.bsky.social #ManningCICS #ArtificialIntelligence #UMass bit.ly/3F6Poww

Proud to celebrate Professor Emeritus Andrew Barto and alumnus Richard Sutton, who received the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for establishing the conceptual and algorithmic foundations of reinforcement learning, a cornerstone of modern AI research. Read more: brnw.ch/21wR7jr #UMassAmhert #UAlberta

#ManningCICS students, don’t miss your chance to compete in a t-shirt design contest and see your design on a limited-edition event swag at our 10th Birthday Bash on April 8! 🎂🎈All entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Mar. 5. Review the rules at www.cics.umass.edu/events/10th-...