Computer Science Meets Behavioral Sciences: Interdisciplinary Research Focuses on Heat Resilience in the Age of Climate Change
July 23, 2023
As high temperatures become more frequent and intense due to climate change, UMass Amherst scientists are developing interdisciplinary research aimed at helping communities increase resilience to extreme heat by monitoring physiological, mental and... Read more »
CICS Announces 2023 Faculty Promotion and Tenure Awards
July 22, 2023
Three CICS faculty members have recently been promoted or granted tenure.
They are:
Subhransu Maji to Associate Professor with tenure
Brendan O'Connor to Associate Professor with tenure
Charles Weems to Professor
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CICS Dean Laura Haas Interviewed by IEEE for Women in STEM Series
July 21, 2023
UMass Amherst College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) Dean Laura Haas was recently interviewed by IEEE Computer Society as a part of their Diversity and Inclusion Task Force's Women in STEM series.
Haas spoke with IEEE regarding her... Read more »
Allan Receives Amazon Research Award for Enhancing Conversational E-Commerce Search
July 10, 2023
Professor and Chair of the Faculty James Allan has recently been chosen to receive an Amazon Research Award, a grant program that funds outstanding, innovative research proposals. Allan was selected for his proposal, “Explanation of Product Facets... Read more »
Sheldon, UMass Amherst Colleagues Receive NIH Grant to Improve Pandemic Forecasting
July 09, 2023
Associate Professor Dan Sheldon, an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, along with colleagues Nicholas Reich, a biostatistician; Andrew Lover, an infectious disease epidemiologist; and biostatistics Ph.D. student Casey Gibson received a $300,... Read more »