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Lee receives Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence
November 2, 2026Postdoctoral research associate Hyunji Amy Lee received the UNC-Chapel Hill Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence (PARE) for her work with the UNC-NLP Group. Each year, the PARE highlight the research promise demonstrated by postdocs across all disciplines and recognize research, mentoring, service, and leadership.
UNC CS Leads in AI: Ranked #7 for research output in AI, natural language processing, and computer vision since 2025 by CSRankings
October 26, 2026U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC CS #26 in AI (#14 among public universities), while CS Rankings ranked UNC CS #17 for research publications in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing.
Wang, Szafir earn Best Paper at IEEE VIS 2026
October 22, 2026Doctoral student Arran Zeyu Wang and Assistant Professor Danielle Szafir received a Best Paper award at the IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS). The paper examined the difference in how multimodal data is interpreted based on how it is presented, and their findings provide useful insights for designing more effective data-driven communication.
These students solve research problems with their hands
October 20, 2026 | UNC NewsJim Mahaney, director of research and engineering in the computer science department, launched COMP 290: Introduction to Applied Engineering. The course takes place at the Experimental Engineering Lab in Sitterson Hall and provides students with basic metalworking and fabrication skills, which they put to use making parts for research projects across campus.
