Tool can pinpoint disease-relevant cell types across many complex conditions
Rice associate professor of computer science Todd Treangen serves as Chair of the ASM BIG Program Committee.
A Rice Ph.D. alum, Xing focuses on secure systems and scalable AI infrastructure
Recognition honors his global impact in advancing the field of cyber-humanities
Xinran “Nick” Zhu: Create Something of Value
“When I can see students enjoying the material and really learning something new, that’s the joy of starting up a company. Giving students something of value is why I became an entrepreneur.” --Rice CS alumnus Nick Zhu (B.S. ’10, M.C.S. ’11)
Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2
The Kavraki Lab developed a framework for motion planning for Robonaut 2
Doug Daniels: Making Sense of Data Streams
“Changing majors mid-way through my junior year meant I had to quickly make up a lot of time. But I had met a lab partner who was also coming into CS late...we were taking all the same classes and did all our projects together," Rice CS alum Doug Daniels
Qi Xin: CS Research and Results
“Using what you learn in class is more important than the grades you get on tests, mid-terms, and finals,” said Rice University alumnus Qi Xin (M.C.S. ’12), who is now a postdoc at Georgia Tech.
Ryan Aipperspach: CS and Building Companies
Ryan Aipperspach, entrepreneur and Computer Science alumnus (B.S. ’04) said Rice’s multi-disciplinary undergraduate program helped him develop a set of skills beyond CS.
Watts has worked in various aspects of software engineering for three decades and said her Rice skills were just as relevant at IBM and Siemens as at an Austin startup.
Frank Zhang: Indie VR developer
“I’ve always been a hacker at heart, so I went to all the local hackathons and a lot Startup Weekend events,” said entrepreneur and indie VR developer Frank Zhang (B.A. in CS '14).
Eric Carlson: CS, Management, and Aviation
“This might be my most enjoyable role yet,” said FlightAware product manager and Rice CS alumnus Eric Carlson. “It leverages my consulting experience, and allows me to talk business and talk tech at the same time."
Leslie Ann Goldberg's Side Job
Leslie Ann Goldberg (B.A. ’87) discovered her love of research at Rice. “Standing at the board with students and other research colleagues and finally solving a problem – especially after many months of trying – that’s a great day,” she said.
Santiago Mejia: from Paper to Privacy
Rice University alumnus Santiago Mejia (B.A. ’91) began his computer science journey the hard way – without a computer.
