Nakhleh elected a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
Rice Dean of Engineering Luay Nakhleh has been elected a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology.
Rice's Nai-Hui Chia awarded Google funding to study quantum simulations
Rice computer scientist Nai-Hui Chia has won a prestigious Google Scholar Award, which includes funding to further his research on the use of quantum computers to simulate quantum physical systems.
Rice U.’s Anastasios Kyrillidis wins Amazon Research Award
Anastasios Kyrillidis, Rice University’s Noah Harding Assistant Professor of Computer Science, won one of 79 Amazon Research Awards (ARA) with a project titled “Efficient and affordable transformers for distributed platforms.”
Rice U.’s Moshe Vardi named Royal Society fellow
Moshe Vardi, Rice University’s Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and computer science professor, was elected a Foreign Member of the United Kingdom’s Royal Society.
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. Here are recipients of some of this year's awards.
Reginald DesRoches, Lydia Kavraki elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Professor Lydia Kavraki have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the nation’s foremost society of scholars.
32 Rice students, alums win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation has awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to 32 current, incoming and former Rice students, and selected another six for honorable mention.
Rice’s Todd Treangen wins NSF CAREER Award
Todd Treangen wins NSF CAREER Award to develop a comprehensive computational platform for detecting yet-unseen microbial pathogens.
Taking care of your teeth could help prevent chronic joint pain
Rice scientist spots clue in discarded data that sets research on the right track.
Eugene Ng, a professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow.
IEEE honors Kavraki, Richards-Kortum, Truchard
Two renowned Rice University professors and a longtime backer have won prestigious honors in the 2023 IEEE Awards.
Rice funds new research collaborations with Houston Methodist
Rice and Houston Methodist have awarded seed grants for research in robotics, imaging, cardiovascular bioengineering, and psychological and behavioral health.
People, papers and presentations for Oct. 31, 2022
Lydia Kavraki and Marcia O’Malley are among 35 scientists named Oct. 25 to a list of the world’s top women scientists in robotics, energy and science at the iROS Kyoto 2022 Conference in Japan.
Confirming election results possible with risk-limiting audits
Risk-limiting audits that effectively verify the results of an election are underutilized in the United States.
NSF grant supports ballot integrity research
Rice computer scientists are part of team that is studying the robustness and security of election systems that read hand-marked paper ballots.