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Ten Purdue CS faculty receive promotions from Purdue's Board of Trustees
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions for ten Department of Computer Science faculty members on April 4, 2025. Professors Aniket Bera, Antonio Bianchi, Simina Brânzei, Z. Berkay Celik, Pedro Fonseca, David "Jing" Tian, Yexiang Xue, Ming Yin, Tony Bergstrom, and Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera received promotions.
Tan selected as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar
Lin Tan, Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, has been selected as a University Faculty Scholar by the Office of the Provost. The University Faculty Scholars Program recognizes outstanding faculty members who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction. Recipients of this honor have the rank of tenured associate or full professor and have been in that rank for no more than five years. Faculty scholars are nominated by their academic areas, reviewed by a committee in the College of Science, and approved by the provost. Faculty Scholars are appointed for a five-year term and receive an annual $10,000 discretionary allocation to support their research. The program was created in 1998. Tan will begin her five-year term on July 1, 2025.
Purdue graduate programs again rank among the nation’s finest
In the 2025 U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings, Purdue’s Department of Computer Science was recognized in three specialty areas: programming languages and computer systems both ranked No. 13, and artificial intelligence ranked No. 23. These rankings reflect the department's role in advancing Purdue's broader computing and AI initiatives.
A more efficient way to notify the CPU
Purdue University researchers have developed a fast, flexible notification system for CPU cores that eliminates the need for polling, a method where a core constantly checks for new tasks. Polling is inefficient and wastes valuable computing resources, especially in datacenters. The new system, called extended interrupt (xUI), reduces overhead by enabling CPUs to stay focused on tasks until a quick, low-impact interrupt signals new work. Published in ASPLOS and awarded Best Paper, this research was led by PhD student Berk Aydogmus and Assistant Professor Kazem Taram, in collaboration with the University of California San Diego.
Purdue CS PhD Student earns Amazon Fellowship for research in AI security
Kaiyuan Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in Purdue University’s Department of Computer Science, has been awarded the prestigious Amazon Fellowship for his research in AI security and privacy. His work focuses on making large language models (LLMs) safer and more responsible by mitigating security and privacy risks.
How Purdue is Using AI for Good — Computer Science Professor Alex Psomas Explains
In this episode of the “This Is Purdue” podcast, we’re talking to Alex Psomas, assistant professor of computer science in Purdue University’s College of Science. Alex is an expert in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He utilizes these tools to help solve societal issues like food insecurity by outsourcing decision-making to AI — starting right here in Indiana.