CSE AT UC SAN DIEGO

annual report 2019-2020

Video Above: CSE student Jasmine Simmons works on the Smartfin research project

CSE AT UC SAN DIEGO

FIFTH

Ranked Fifth in the World by  CSrankings.org

$35.8M

Research Expenditures (FY ‘18 – ’19)

1,933

Undergraduate Students

521

Master Students

239

Ph.D. Students

10,386

Alumni

87

Faculty

21

Affiliated Faculty

FACULTY HONORS

NIH Pioneer Director's Award
Rob Knight

NSF Career Awards
Arun Kumar

NSF Career Awards +
Sloan Research Fellowship

Nadia Polikarpova

Test-of-Time Awards
Stefan Savage

IEEE Fellow Class 2020
Alex Snoeren

NSF Career Award
Yiying Zhang

Test-of-Time Awards
Dean Tullsen

HIghlights 2019-2020

Letter from the Chair

Meet our new Department Chair Sorin Lerner and learn what makes CSE a special place

CSE Research Highlights

Faculty and students respond to COVID-19 & form collaborations that lead to impactful research

CSE Welcomes New Faculty

Four new members join the distinguished community of UC San Diego CSE faculty​

CSE Students

In the ocean or CSE labs, our students have many waves they can ride to success

Faculty Honors

CSE faculty receive national recognition for contributions to their fields and society

Alumni Community

CSE alumni help shape the field of AI, the future of data science and forge new frontiers

lerner

“As I begin my term as CSE department chair, I am honored to represent a department that has shown so much initiative, resilience and dedication. Our renowned faculty and exceptional students have not missed a beat in producing impactful research that will serve our community and our world.”

– SORIN LERNER
Chair / Professor, CSE
UC San Diego

We Are CSE

We Are CSE 
A thriving, supportive and world-class community

The rich diversity of research and perspectives found at the UC San Diego CSE department has helped it become a thriving, supportive and world-class community. Meet one of our students, Angelique Taylor (Ph.D. ’21), and learn about her important work in human-robot interaction.

We Are CSE
A diverse and inclusive community

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key tenets of the UC San Diego CSE community. Watch why students, faculty, staff and leaders from across the UC San Diego campus decided to “Sit in the Red Chair” during the inaugural Celebration of Diversity Day.

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