Treangen Lab program using common gene to profile microbial communities featured in Nature Methods journal
While data scientists work to extract and analyze data, software engineers develop systems and applications to meet user and business needs. Learn more from Rice.
Cascante-Bonilla and Ordóñez introduce SimVQA at CVPR 2022
Open-source program IDs synthetic, naturally occurring gene sequences

Rice CS’ Xia Ben Hu wins Technology Development Fund grant for e-commerce ML system Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
Hu’s research aims to democratize and accelerate small businesses’ digital transformation

What Does a Data Scientist Do? Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022
The responsibilities of Data scientists extend beyond data analysis into managing big data at scale. Read more to learn what a Data scientist does.

Moshe Vardi to give Vienna Logic Day Lecture on the adverse consequences of technology Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
In celebration of UNESCO's World Logic Day, Vardi will present “From Greek Paradoxes to Political Paradoxes"

Alumni Leo Elworth (PhD '19): Award Winning Posters and Pitches Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022
Elworth honed his presentation skills with the help of Rice's ACTIVATE Engineering Communication program

Rice CS PhD students win Ken Kennedy Institute graduate fellowships Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022
Zhiwei Zhang awarded Andrew Ladd Fellowship and ZhaoZhuo Xu wins BP Fellowship

Data Science vs Data Engineering: What's the Difference? Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022
Data engineers build the architecture and infrastructure that enables data scientists to draw inferences. Learn about differences in skills, jobs & education.

Treangen, Stadler confirm presence of omicron in Houston wastewater treatment plants Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
In collaboration with the Houston Health Department, Rice researchers found the SARS-CoV-2 variant in eight of the city’s 39 facilities

Is a Coding Bootcamp Worth It? Consider Your Next 20 Years Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021
Whether a coding bootcamp is worth it or not will depend on your personal goals. Learn how coding bootcamps differ from certificate and MCS programs.

Omicron mutations may help SARS-CoV-2 evade antibodies Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021
Treangen Lab software reveals spike mutations that could help virus variant defeat vaccinations

Big data privacy for machine learning just got 100 times cheaper Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021
New hashing method slashes cost of implementing differential privacy