Degree Program: Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D.
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: Southern University of Science and Technology, China, Communications Engineering, B.S.
Advisor: Chen Qian
“The most important thing is to have confidence in yourself. Although you will encounter many challenges and become frustrated at times during your program, you need to remain confident in your capabilities as an engineer.”
Vahid Ganjalizadeh received the Darrell and Elaine Long Prize in Experimental Engineering for his research on developing new data analysis tools and techniques to improve optofluidic biosensing technology.
Degree Program: Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.
Department: Applied Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution:Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
Graduate Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Mechanical Engineering, M.S.
Advisor: Pascale Garaud
“One of the best parts of my research is getting to blend different interdisciplinary concepts together like math, engineering, and physics and collaborate with different researchers across different fields.”
A Baskin School of Engineering team received top awards at the first Cyber Recon Symposium.
Schneider has been a mentor for the Clinton Global Initiative University in the area of infectious diseases since 2018, helping students take their ideas for making a positive impact on the world from conception to reality. Each year, he receives a cohort that ranges in size from 15 to 30 students, who come to him virtually from all over the world.
Professor Magy Seif El-Nasr and her GUII lab are using a machine learning technique known as process mining to better visualize and understand how players are navigating and solving problems in games.
A group of UC Santa Cruz engineering students—cleverly named the “Not-So-Slow Slugs”—are competing in a national student supercomputing competition.
Xian Chang and Samir Ghosh will share their cutting-edge research for a chance to win $3,000.
Drawing from her research experience in human computer interaction, virtual reality, and assistive technologies, Baskin Engineering Ph.D. candidate Tiffany Thang is creating serious games to support individuals in their development of socioemotional skills and self-confidence.
Computational Media faculty are recruiting Ph.D. students for fall 2023.
In partnership with Stanford University and UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz is recruiting engineering and physics master’s students for a two-year integrated circuit design traineeship program.
Student-centered programming and professional teaching development workshops support inclusive learning and teaching in STEM classrooms.