Computer Science News

Professor Susanne Hambrusch is among the 95 distinguished computer scientists named 2020 fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She was recognized "for research and leadership contributions to computer science education."

Real-life success story parallels that of ‘Queen’s Gambit’ character
A series of moves led a teenage chess star from Colombia to become an Apple software engineer, with a boost from Purdue along the way. Purdue Computer Science alumna, Nadya Ortiz, shares how her master's degree in computer science and her persistent pursuit led to success.

Bertino and Hambrusch author four of CRA’s Quadrennial Papers addressing national priorities
The 2020 Quadrennial Papers attempt to portray a comprehensive picture of the computing research field detailing potential research directions, challenges, and recommendations for policymakers and the computing research community. Purdue Computer Science is well represented among the authors of newly released white papers; Professors Elisa Bertino and Susanne Hambrusch were authors on four.

Professor Ninghui Li has been elevated to fellow status in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest technical professional organization. He is being recognized for his contributions to data privacy and security.

Professors Ninghui Li and Xiangyu Zhang honored with named professorships
Professors Ninghui Li and Xiangyu Zhang were honored with the title, Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science. The professorship is named for Samuel D. Conte, the founding department head of computer science at Purdue University and the first department of computer science in the US.

Purdue CS Security Professors and Collaborators Join CyManII
Professors in the Department of Computer Science and members of CERIAS: Antonio Bianchi, Ananth Grama, Aniket Kate, Dave Tian and Dongyan Xu join the national Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) to improve cybersecurity and energy efficiency for American manufacturing.