Rice CS alumna & Google Distinguished Engineer Kathryn McKinley shares career insights
McKinley ’85 ’90 ’92 is a “Triple Owl” who studied under Ken Kennedy
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Two New AI Courses Open to Every Major at Rice. No Experience Required.
In recognition of her outstanding research and leadership in computer science, robotics and AI
When future astronauts return to the moon through NASA’s Artemis program, they will need intuitive, reliable interfaces.
The $19.9 million award from the National Science Foundation to lead a four-year project aimed at using artificial intelligence, robotics and cloud-based laboratories to accelerate the manufacturing of electronic and quantum materials.
Rice launches AI venture accelerator in collaboration with Google Public Sector
The Accelerator is led by Rice Nexus, under the leadership of CS faculty member Sanjoy Paul
Rice’s DesRoches, Nakhleh, Marti elected as AAAS fellows
Dean and CS Professor Nahkleh recognized for contributions to computational biology
AI-powered brain cancer detection
Rice MDS students develop cutting-edge MRI software for their D2K capstone project
Talking to Robots: New Algorithm Aids Human-Machine Interaction
Explainable AI tool, AI Teacher, offers personalized training for medicine and disaster response workers
This award recognizes and honors those whose long-standing efforts have resulted in the advancement and continued vitality of the computer industry.
MCS Program Director Mack Joyner recognized for leadership and teaching excellence
Joyner’s teaching areas include Introduction to Computer Security, Web Development, and Fundamentals of Parallel Programming
Rice CS faculty explore the future of AI: LLMs, Deepseek, and GenAI
Panel discussion provides an accessible introduction to recent AI innovations and challenges
Moshe Y. Vardi receives the ICDT 2025 Test-of-Time Award
The award recognizes his paper, Regular Queries on Graph Databases, as the most impactful ICDT paper over the past decade
Under his leadership, the school has experienced significant growth in faculty, research impact and academic programs