This summer, Randall Balestriero has joined Brown CS as assistant professor. Visitors to his personal web page may find it somewhat atypical for a young academic. The first words that greet the viewer’s eye are a research area: Practical Deep Learning Theory. Randall’s name appears lower, in a sidebar. The reasoning, he says, is less about humility than the importance of good science and his excitement for a rapidly-evolving field.
The word "hacking" recurs in conversation with Deepti Raghavan, who just finished her doctorate at Stanford University. Not "hacker", a statement of identity, but a course of action, a challenging and rewarding process of analysis and refinement. This fall, Deepti joins Brown CS as assistant professor. She’s one of the four latest hires in the multi-year CS With Impact campaign, our largest expansion to date.
Akshay Narayan is skeptical of absolutes. A postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley and the International Computer Science Institute, his work focuses on ways to make specialization for network environments accessible, and this fall, he joins Brown CS as assistant professor. He’s one of the four latest hires in the multi-year CS With Impact campaign, our largest expansion to date.
Brown CS is happy to announce that effective as of July 1, 2024, faculty member Ellie Pavlick has received a distinguished named chair. Formerly the Manning Assistant Professor of Computer Science, she’s now the Briger Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Computer Science.
It’s never too late to make a change — just ask Michael Abela. The Brown alum graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. In the final semester of his senior year, just months before Commencement, Abela enrolled in a climate solutions course taught by Associate Provost for Sustainability Stephen Porder. To say it was influential is an understatement.
Guided by Brown faculty and staff, Rhode Island high schoolers are completing internships on campus to develop skills and discover career paths in a wide range of subject areas.
