CSE Spotlight

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University
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CSE Spotlight

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University is launching a new series of interviews called CSE Spotlight where we go behind the scenes to get more insight into some of the notable happenings and people within the department. Learn stories such as how Dr. Josh Siegel turned an idea about using RFID tags to detect diaper wetness into an IEEE Sensors Journal best paper for 2020 and how Dr. Emily Dolson pivoted her research into developing a new device for small hospitals to disinfect PPE for reuse when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.

Episodes

  1. Interview with Kate Skocelas

    04/02/2021

    Interview with Kate Skocelas

    Dr. Eric Torng interviews star graduate student Kate Skocelas, an MSU University Fellow and a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow. Kate talks about overcoming lupus, applying for the NDSEG fellowship, her fascinating research which includes using evolution to build more secure distributed systems, and being a graduate student in a pandemic. Kate also has her own podcast included in the links below. Also, since this interview took place, Kate has advanced to the se...

    32 min
  2. Interview with Dr. Xiaoming Liu

    02/24/2021

    Interview with Dr. Xiaoming Liu

    Dr. Xiaoming Liu, IAPR fellow and MSU Foundation Professor, talks about his groundbreaking work in face recognition and perception. Get a glimpse into his new research in perception for autonomous driving and his work on coping with gender and racial bias in face recognition algorithms.

    23 min
  3. Interview with new faculty member Dr. Borzoo Bonakdarpour

    12/13/2020

    Interview with new faculty member Dr. Borzoo Bonakdarpour

    Dr. Eric Torng, Associate Chair for Research and Faculty Development, interviews new CSE faculty member, Dr. Borzoo Bonakdarpour. Borzoo got his masters and doctoral degrees from MSU and returns to MSU after working in Europe, Canada, and at Iowa State University. Borzoo talks about a new NSF project, his research program in general, and working with Turing award winner Joseph Sifakis. Borzoo also compares and contrasts research in Europe, Canada, and the US. You can also learn about Borzoo's...

    43 min
  4. Dr. Jiliang Tang talks about his recent ACM SIGKDD Rising Star Award

    12/13/2020

    Dr. Jiliang Tang talks about his recent ACM SIGKDD Rising Star Award

    Dr. Eric Torng interviews Dr. Jiliang Tang who has just been awarded the ACM SIGKDD Rising Star Award. Quoting SIGKDD's announcement, "The award aims to celebrate the early accomplishments of the SIGKDD community's brightest new minds... Tang's notable work includes research into representation learning, especially on graphs and its applications on the internet and social media domains." Besides discussing this award, Eric and Jiliang talk about representation learning, a new book on de...

    29 min
  5. Interview with new faculty member Dr. Emily Dolson

    12/13/2020

    Interview with new faculty member Dr. Emily Dolson

    Join Dr. Eric Torng as he interviews new CSE faculty member, Dr. Emily Dolson. Learn about how she uses her expertise with evolution to study ways to fight cancer and how she and her lab pivoted to develop a method for smaller hospitals to disinfect PPE to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.

    20 min
  6. Dr. Josh Siegel IEEE Sensors Best Paper Award

    12/13/2020

    Dr. Josh Siegel IEEE Sensors Best Paper Award

    Dr. Eric Torng interviews rising star Dr. Josh Siegel to talk about Josh's paper which received the 2020 IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper award. This paper won out over all papers published in IEEE Sensors for the past year. You don't want to miss all the fascinating details that went into this paper including how this has affected new parent Josh.

    13 min
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About

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University is launching a new series of interviews called CSE Spotlight where we go behind the scenes to get more insight into some of the notable happenings and people within the department. Learn stories such as how Dr. Josh Siegel turned an idea about using RFID tags to detect diaper wetness into an IEEE Sensors Journal best paper for 2020 and how Dr. Emily Dolson pivoted her research into developing a new device for small hospitals to disinfect PPE for reuse when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.

Information

  • Creator
    Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Michigan State University
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 CSE Spotlight
  • Show Website
    CSE Spotlight

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