4 Duke CS students received NSF Grad Research Fellowships #nsfgrfp : Jon Donnelly-advisor C. Rudin; Jabari Kwesi-advisor P. Emami-Naeini, & Ruoyu (Roy) Xie, advisor B. Dhingra - all 3 will attend Duke; & Megan Richards, ECE-CS, advisors M. Sendak, R. Henao. research.gov/grfp

Duke Sophomore CS-Chem Major Ayush Jain, Junior Math Major-CS Minor Michelle Si, and Junior Math-CS Major Marie-Hélène Tomé were named 2024 #GoldwaterScholars . This is a prestigious national award for undergrads in math, natural science, and engineering. bit.ly/dukecs2024-gol…

Join us 4/16, 5-6 PM on Zoom for Finding and Securing a Computing Education Postdoc: This is How We Do It, an AiiCE Identity & Computing Lecture. Current Postdocs discuss overcoming obstacles to find, apply to, secure, & work in their positions. Register: duke.is/5/5f8y

Duke CS Prof Dr. Nicki Washington Dr. Nicki Washington received NCWIT's Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award, honoring commitment to & success in creating long-lasting systemic change to broaden participation in computing to people marginalized by race & gender. bit.ly/dukecs2024-ncw…

Duke CS/ECE/Stats/B&B Professor Cynthia Rudin was a member of the National Academies Committee on Facial Recognition Technology. In this new interview, she discusses critical privacy, ethical FRT issues & explains key recommendations for mitigating harms. bit.ly/dukecs-facial-…

EVENT: Duke CS Colloquium Mon, Apr. 8, 12-1:00 PM ET in LSRC D106, lunch at 11:45 AM. Silvio Amir of Northeastern Univ presents 'Can 1 Model Rule Them All? Tailoring Large Language Models to Specialized Domains, Specific Populations & Unique Individuals.' bit.ly/dukecs-8apr2024

Duke CS PhD student Jon Donnelly & L. Moffett, A. Barnett, H. Trivedi, F. Schwartz, J. Lo, & C. Rudin published a paper 'AsymMirai: Interpretable Mammography-Based Deep Learning Model for 1-5-year Breast Cancer Risk Prediction' in RSNA's Radiology journal. bit.ly/dukecs-AsymMir…

New Accepted Manuscript Published in Biological Imaging 📝

Joint Micrograph Denoising and Protein Localization in Cryo-Electron Microscopy - bit.ly/48O9dlj

By Qinwen Huang, Alberto Bartesaghi et al

#AcademicTwitter #Microscopy #Electron_Microscopy #Bioimaging

EVENT: Join Prof Astrachan's CS 342 class for a Distinguished CS Alumni Lecture Wed., Mar. 20, 3:05-4:15 PM in Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Ctr, reception after. Duolingo co-founder and reCAPTCHA inventor Luis von Ahn will discuss his career and expertise. bit.ly/dukecs-alum-lu…

Join us Mar. 21, 12-1pm for an ACM-W Distinguished Speaker event & lunch in LSRC D106 at Duke. Carol Smith, AI Div. Trust Lab Lead & Principal Research Scientist at CMU's SW Engineering Institute will present 'Implementing Ethics in Emerging Technologies.' bit.ly/dukecs-acmw-21…

Join us 3/19, 5-6 PM on Zoom for What’s DEI-A Got To Do With ABET?, part of the AiiCE Identity & Computing Lectures. Hear from panelists about upcoming ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering & Tech) DEI criterion changes and their impact. Register: duke.is/r/wpv2

What is in a Teaching Faculty Job Title? A discussion on how a job title should be more about the person's skills and knowledge and less about the degree.

The next CASP SIG on Modeling Ensembles and Alternative Conformations of Proteins will be held via Zoom on Wednesday March 6, 2024 at 11:00 am EST. Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/81663975964?…

#structuralbiology #proteins #nmrspectroscopy #cryoem #crystallography #casp

Tech,Congress leaders met in Durham to chart AI's future, stressing ethical regulation needs. Prof C Rudin highlighted the clash between ethics & profit: urgent action's needed. Prof Shani Daily added a DEI lens via AiiCE's mission, urging AI inclusivity. bit.ly/dukecs-fed-ai-…

Not only a CS/BME double major, David Ntim is also a student preacher bit.ly/dukecs-david-n…. He delivered yesterday's sermon at Duke Chapel on “Hope Against Hope” that explored the relationship between faith and hope. youtube.com/live/BN4FuVJPJ…

EVENT: Duke CS Colloquium Wed., Mar. 6, 12-1 PM ET in LSRC D106, lunch at 11:45 AM. Alex Tong of Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA) & dreamfold.ai presents 'Flow Models with Applications to Cell Trajectories & Protein Design.' bit.ly/dukecs-6mar2024

Join us Mar 4 at 4-5pm for a TCSDLS Zoom broadcast & snacks in LSRC D106 at Duke! Lorrie Faith Cranor Lorrie Cranor, CMU Prof & CyLab Director will present 'From Password Requirements to IoT Cybersecurity Labels: Informing Public Policy with Research.' bit.ly/dukecs-tcsdls-…

#AiiCE Director, Dr. Nicki Washington, and Backbone Director, Shani B, PhD are featured in a Duke Engineering article highlighting our commitment to empowering future generations of computer scientists. Learn more about our mission: Unscripted with Unscripted Reels duke.is/Pratt-AiiCE

EVENT: Join us for a Duke CS Colloquium on Mon., Mar. 4 from 12:00-1:00 PM ET in LSRC D106, with lunch served at 11:45 AM. Peter West from UW-CSE will present 'Discovering Hidden Capabilities and Limits in Large Language Models.' Don't miss it! bit.ly/dukecs-4mar2024

Is Moral AI possible?

Join Duke Science & Society for 'Moral AI and How We Get There,' an interdisciplinary conversation on MADLab co-directors Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Jana Schaich Borg's recent publication with Vincent Conitzer.

More info: duke.is/MORAL