Rice Computer Science
@RiceCompSci
Excellence in computer science since 1984. Rice Computer Science is a department in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.
🎉 Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty! Please join us in celebrating their continued impact and success! 👏👏👏 🔗 engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-engi… #SolvingforGreaterGood @RiceCompSci @RiceMSNE @RiceECE @RiceBIOE @RiceCHBE @RiceCMOR @RiceMECH @RiceStatistics @RiceCEVE
AI is infamous for its resource-heavy training, but a new study may have found a solution in a novel communications system that markedly improves the way LLMs train. The research team was helmed by CS alum Zhuang Wang (PhD'23) & professor T.S. Eugene Ng. news.rice.edu/news/2025/beat…
No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris. 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/no-h… The summit was sponsored by @RiceUniversity, Rice Global, @RiceEngineering and @ricekenkennedy. @RiceECE @RiceCompSci #SolvingforGreaterGood
💡@RiceEngineering faculty recently hosted two premier summits on the future of AI and quantum computing that brought together global experts: QuantIPS 2025 and TL;DR 2025. 🔗 Read more here: engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-igni… @RiceECE @RiceCMOR @RiceCompSci #SolvingforGreaterGood
Beating the AI bottleneck: Rice computer scientists have developed a novel communication solution called ZEN that drastically speeds up LLM training for models with “the characteristics of sparsity.” 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/beat… #SolvingforGreaterGood @RiceCompSci
Rice CS PhD alumni Weitao Wang ('24) & Prof T. S. Eugene Ng have developed a novel algorithm that enables weighted bandwidth allocation in cloud systems for the first time. Wang will present his paper at OSDI this month. bit.ly/4kK81FT
Prospective speakers are invited to submit abstracts for the @ricekenkennedy's #AIHealthConference! Abstracts should highlight algorithms, use cases, and solutions supporting data-driven discovery and decision-making for AI in Health. Submit by July 10: aihealthconference.com/abstracts
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
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'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-….
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 @RiceCompSci. I have penned down my thoughts in here. Feedback welcome. medium.com/@Anshumali_/ri… @RiceEngineering @RiceUniversity
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
The IEEE @ComputerSociety interviewed University Professor 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
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
Join Rice CS faculty members Todd Treangen, Vicky Yao and @LydiaKavraki for this collaborative forum including discussions on AI and biotechnology. @traingene
Rice faculty and students are invited to a collaborative forum on June 2 to debrief the 50th anniversary summit of "The Spirit of Asilomar" — where researchers reconvened to reflect on scientific breakthroughs and discuss the future of biotechnology: bit.ly/4jaebhn
Check out the 2025 @RiceEngineering 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.
Future Faculty Fellow Pam Qian ’25 will join @UHouston 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
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. @VaibhavUnhelkar & his PhD student Sangwon Seo will present Socratic at #AAMAS2025. bit.ly/3SzPXlT
Congratulations to the Class of 2025, your journey, your triumph, your moment. 💙