Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University

In Memory of Ming (Mike) T. Liu, Distinguished CSE Professor at OSU

Professor Ming (Mike) T. Liu passed away peacefully on May 5th in Columbus, Ohio, three months before his 92nd birthday.

Professor Liu was an internationally renowned scholar, a long-time leader in the IEEE Computer Society, and a deeply respected mentor who had advised 55 Ph.D. students over the course of his distinguished career.

A memorial service for Professor Liu will be held at Schoedinger Worthington (6699 N High St, Worthington, OH 43085) on Saturday, May 23 at 1pm. Visiting hours and light reception will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the Professor Mike Liu Graduate Scholarship Fund at the Ohio State University (GF604247) at https://giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/details/604247

Read more about Professor Liu's extraordinary legacy: https://cse.osu.edu/news/2026/05/memory-ming-mike-t.-liu-distinguished-cse-professor-osu

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We are thrilled to announce that three members of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering were honored at the 2026 The Ohio State University College of Engineering of Faculty Awards Banquet.
Join us in congratulating our awardees:

🔬 The Lumley Research Award Recognizing outstanding research productivity and national impact:
• Hanqi Guo: A leader in scientific visualization and machine learning, helping us "see the unseen" in complex data.
• Zeyu Guo: A pioneer in the mathematical foundations of computing, advancing our understanding of computational complexity.

🎓 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Recognizing sustained excellence in the classroom:
• Neil Kirby: A Senior Lecturer and cornerstone of our undergraduate program, celebrated for his mentorship in Systems Programming and Capstone projects.

These honors highlight our department’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery while providing a transformative education for our students.

Congratulations to Hanqi, Zeyu, and Neil on these well-deserved honors! Go Buckeyes! 🌰

Read More: https://go.osu.edu/DHND

🚀 The Assembly Club is Humanizing the Technical Interview

At the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, we know that our students are more than just their code—and The Assembly Club is proving it.

For many, "LeetCode" means a solitary struggle against a "Time Limit Exceeded" error. But our students are changing the narrative. On March 31st, The Assembly Club hosted its first-ever LeetCode Tournament, transforming technical interview prep into a high-energy team sport.

Beyond the competitive spirit (and the Lego prizes!), the club’s leadership—including Anna Krivoy and Ivan Ni—is focusing on the "soft" side of hard science. They emphasize that being able to verbalize logic and present solutions is just as vital as the syntax itself.

Read about this event and more about The Assembly Club: https://go.osu.edu/facebook-assemblyclub
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🍕 Don't Miss Their Next Event: Codédex Night!

The club is keeping the momentum going by welcoming back one of our own! Featuring OSU Alum and Codédex founder Sonny Li!

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Beyond the Syntax: How The Assembly Club is Humanizing the Technical Interview For many Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) students, the phrase "LeetCod

From Electronics to Applied AI at Google: Meet Rashmi Rao☁️🤖

How do you transition from a background in electronics to leading a team at Google? For Ohio State CSE alumna Rashmi Rao, the secret was finding her "niche."

In our latest CSE Reconnect profile, Rashmi shares her journey from working at Cisco Systems to pursuing a research-driven graduate degree at OSU. Now a Technical Lead in Applied AI, she’s sharing her roadmap for breaking into Big Tech.

Read Rashmi’s full story here: https://go.osu.edu/facebook-rashmi-rao

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is proud to congratulate Professor Ness Shroff on receiving the 2026 IEEE INFOCOM Test of Time Award.

This prestigious honor recognizes the 2016 paper, "Update or Wait: How to Keep Your Data Fresh," co-authored with C. Emre Koksal, Yin Sun, Roy Yates and Elif Uysal-Biyikoglu. Together, they revolutionized networking by introducing the Age of Information (AoI) metric—overturning the "zero-wait" conventional wisdom and proving that strategic waiting can actually lead to fresher data.

As the leader of the NSF AI-EDGE Institute and the AI(X) Hub at The Ohio State University, Professor Shroff continues to define the future of distributed intelligence.

Please join us in celebrating this incredible milestone for our faculty and the global research community!

Read More: https://cse.osu.edu/news/2026/03/cse-professor-ness-shroff-receives-2026-ieee-infocom-test-time-award

We are thrilled to announce that CSE alumna Duygu Ucar, PhD has been named the Florine Deschenes Roux Chair for Genomics and Computational Biology at The Jackson Laboratory!

Dr. Ucar completed her PhD in Computer Science in 2009 under the guidance of Professor Srinivasan Parthasarathy. From her doctoral research at Ohio State to her current pioneering work using machine learning to decode the aging immune system, Dr. Ucar is a true leader at the intersection of data science and human health. This prestigious honor recognizes her dedication to extending the global "healthspan" through computational innovation.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ucar on this outstanding achievement! 👏

Read more: https://cse.osu.edu/news/2026/03/cse-alumna-dr.-duygu-ucar-named-endowed-chair-jackson-laboratory

From HackOHI/O leader to Deutsche Bank Software Engineer—meet CSE alumnus Adit Anup. 🌰💻

Landing a role in fintech requires more than just a high GPA. We sat down with Adit to discuss how he leveraged his time at Ohio State to build a standout career, offering a roadmap for students navigating today’s competitive job market.

Check out the full interview for Adit's advice on mastering technical interviews, the power of early applications, and the "soft skills" that give developers a major edge.

Read Adit’s full career roadmap here: https://cse.osu.edu/news/2026/03/cse-reconnect-profile-adit-anup

We’re thrilled to celebrate CSE Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf, who has been named a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) —one of the highest honors in the AI community. Her recognition reflects significant contributions to advancing AI for nature, spanning biodiversity, ecology, and conservation, and marks her as only the third Ohio State faculty member to receive this distinction.

Join us in congratulating Professor Berger-Wolf on this outstanding achievement and her leadership in shaping the future of AI for global impact.

Read More: https://cse.osu.edu/news/2026/03/cse-professor-tanya-berger-wolf-named-fellow-international-ai-association

Dr. Hanqi Guo, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, is leading a $3 million Department of Energy-funded project to transform how scientists compress and manage massive datasets. Working in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Virginia Tech, Guo’s team is developing a customizable lossy compression framework that helps researchers preserve critical data while reducing storage and transmission demands.

https://cse.osu.edu/news/2025/10/making-big-data-smaller-dr.-hanqi-guos-new-approach-scientific-compression

Please join us on Monday, September 22, 2025 from 10:00-11:00 am in Dreese Laboratories Room 480 to hear from Invited Speaker, Craig Zilles, Professor and Severns Faculty Scholar in the Siebel School of Computer and Data Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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