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Purdue tops among Big Ten, R1 institutional peers in conferring PhDs to Black computer scientists
Purdue’s underlying progress is to diversify the racial makeup of its graduate student ranks, enriching the university’s research and learning enterprise and enhancing the powerful link between diversity, excellence, and academic opportunity
The newsletter for alumni and friends of Purdue CS for Apr 2022. Here at Purdue Computer Science, we advance the profession through research and our graduates solve complex and challenging problems in many fields.
Holman honored with Ford Fellowship
A PhD student at the Department of Computer Science was honored with a prestigious Ford Fellowship from the National Academy of Sciences for the quality and potential impact of his security research. Blake Holman’s work is in cryptography, specifically password storage and memory-hard functions.
Awards and Scholarships in the Department of Computer Science
Honoring members of the Department of Computer Science who have received fellowships, awards, and scholarships.
Gleich and Tan receive promotion to full professor
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions for two Department of Computer Science faculty members on April 8, 2022. Both Professors David F. Gleich and Lin Tan were promoted to full professor.
Though the role seemed out of reach at first, Sriram’s confidence grew as she worked through the interview process. “The questions were exactly what I prepared for,” Sriram said. “At no point during my interview was I lost, and my classes at Purdue CS played a huge part in that.”