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The students in the introductory computer science course of Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor ’02 don’t scroll through social media in her lectures. Instead, they’re holding iClickers, small devices that enable them to vote on questions posed during class. Then they discuss the problems in small groups, collectively working out the complex concept.

Fighting wildfires is difficult, dangerous work that puts the lives of firefighters at risk. But what if we had a more efficient way to extinguish these fires while putting fewer people in harm’s way? David H. and Margaret W. Barker Associate Professor of Computer Science and Business Adam Eck just might have the solution: highly specialized robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have learned how to respond to and suppress these unpredictable natural disasters.

Computer science and math double major is also a devoted advocate for other STEM students through her work with the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Software engineer Matt Blankinship ensures digital privacy for Google’s 1 billion users.

Associate Professor of Computer Science is a leading scholar in the field of finding vulnerabilities in computer systems.

Abby Tejera Rocha is committed to making a positive impact on society through her educational outreach in STEM areas. Her accomplishments have been recognized by an international tech firm that recruited her to be a developer.

Osama Abdelrahman is expanding an organization he founded to connect Egypt's high school students with purposeful extracurricular activities. 

Checkoway is part of a team of scientists being honored for work leading to the discovery that someone could hack a car. 

A native of Ghana, Ampofo is gearing up to launch the Springboard Scholars program in his home country in August. 

Minh Lam and Khang Nguyen are part of a team that won start-up funds to develop Twine, a progressive web app that connects students to events and activities on campus.