UCSD CSE Department

Huge congratulations to CSE Cole Kurashige for being named a finalist in the 2026 UC San Diego Grad SLAM! 🏆

Grad SLAM is an annual competition that challenges graduate students to distill their deep-dive research into a fast-paced, "TED Talk" style presentation designed for a general audience. A diverse panel of campus judges assessed the presentations based on delivery, structure, and the significance of the research.

Cole is a PhD student in UCSD’s Programming Systems group in the CSE Department. He took the stage at the Qualcomm Institute to present his talk, "Error-Free Software For All."

Proud of our students for making research accessible! 🔱

👉 Read More: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/what-can-you-say-in-three-minutes

Curious how the industry uses GenAI for coding?

Drop by UC San Diego CSE Peer-led Academic Cohort Experiences (PACE)'s one-off workshop on Friday, May 29, where our amazing alumni return to campus to share their experience on GenAI coding practices & workflows in the industry. Colocated with PACE and hosted as a PACE+ event, the workshop is open to everyone!

Grab a friend, come learn from industry professionals, and enjoy refreshments along the way ☕

Huge congratulations to Seth Farrell, a CSE PhD student, for winning the Best Poster Award in Computer Science and Engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Research Expo 2026! 🏆

Seth’s research was about, "UGV-UAV autonomous search and rescue," advised by Professor Henrik Christensen.

📣 What is Research Expo? It is an annual showcase where over 150 engineering students present their latest breakthroughs to a panel of 100+ industry judges. It’s a high-stakes environment focused on technical rigor and the ability to communicate research that solves real-world problems.

👉 Read More: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/mri-and-augmented-reality-for-better-spinal-surgery-wins-at-research-expo-2026

Huge congratulations to Sandhya Jayaraman! 🎉

We are thrilled to share that CSE PhD student Sandhya Jayaraman’s paper, "Designing Care-fully: Robots for Acute Cancer Care," received a Best Paper Honorable Mention at this year's Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) conference! 🏆

Sandhya’s research explores Computer Vision, Robotics, Programming Languages, and Security Systems. Through her MS and PhD journey here at UC San Diego CSE, Sandhya continues to push the boundaries of Computer Vision and Robotics to make a real-world impact.

Congratulations to Mihir Bellare on winning the inaugural RSAC 2026 Test of Time award for his work "Oracle Diffie-Hellman Assumptions and an Analysis of DHIES" published in 2001.🎉

Mihir Bellare is a cryptographer and professor at the CSE Dept. His research is in cryptography, with emphasis on provable-security for primitives of applied interest.

The 2026 Test of Time Award recognizes papers from the first three years of CT-RSA proceedings (2001-2003), evaluating them based on number of academic citations and the lasting industry impact of the research on the field.

👉 Read More: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rsaconference.com/library/press-release/rsac-set-to-honor-mathematics-awards__;!!Mih3wA!C156J75GHE27b4GB8Jum6sMwyNkTOB8VFc3X8JS6Ls6aA8GS3j5mRye63CV30KdUDoWITf6NfVZYR6lWBFF7Uzn9pEGp$

Triton Giving Day is TODAY!🩵💛
🔗 Support CSE: https://tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/computer-science-and-engineering-excellence-and-innovation-fund

Every gift powers our students at every level, accelerates research that drives industry, and strengthens an inclusive, creative community that opens doors for the next generation.

Your gift of any size to CSE makes a difference!

Double your impact for the next generation of UC San Diego CSE! Our PACE (Peer-led Academic Cohort Experiences) program provides first-year computing students with the mentorship, hands-on activities, and welcoming spaces they need to thrive in a tech-driven future.🔱💻

This , we have a massive goal: The CSE Alumni Advisory Board is matching up to $50,000 in donations to PACE!

How the challenge works: Every $2 you donate will be matched with $1 from the fund, thanks to the generosity of alumni and CSE AAB Members like Justin Allen '10 (CS). Your gift directly supports operational costs, ensuring that all students—regardless of background—can access the connections they need to succeed.

Help us build a stronger computing community. Give today!

👉 Give here: https://tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/cse-peer-led-academic-cohort-experiences-pace

Triton Giving Day is April 29, 2026 🩵💛
🔗 Support CSE: https://tritongivingday.ucsd.edu/campaigns/computer-science-and-engineering-excellence-and-innovation-fund

Every gift powers our students at every level, accelerates research that drives industry, and strengthens an inclusive, creative community that opens doors for the next generation.

Your gift of any size to CSE makes a difference!

Join us in congratulating our UC San Diego CSE Professor Nadia Heninger on being made a fellow of the International Association for Cryptologic Research in recognition of her work: "For impactful contributions to the analysis of deployed cryptographic protocols and service to the IACR and the wider security community."🙌🧑‍💻

Congratulations, Nadia!🎉

🔗 Read More: https://iacr.org/fellows/2026/heninger.html