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The School of Computing welcomes Six New Faculty for the 2025-26 Academic Year

Tue, 08/05/2025 - 10:20am

Alessandro (Alex) Orso was appointed dean of the University of Georgia College of Engineering in 2025. Before UGA, Orso served as a professor in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology and as director of Georgia Tech’s Scientific Software Engineering Center. He previously served as interim dean of the college during the 2023-2024 academic year. Orso earned his doctorate in computer science and his master’s and bachelor’s…

New NSF Award Led by SoC Faculty

Thu, 07/31/2025 - 10:52am

The School of Computing congratulates Dr. Ninghao Liu and his collaborators on a new NSF grant titled "Teacher-Involved Adaptive Learning with Explainable Generative AI". This 3-year, $850k grant will incorporate Generative AI into various classrooms to develop and support personalized education through an adaptive learning system for students. The project will enable instructors to create high-quality, explainable assessments tailored to…

2025 Summer Update from the Director of the School of Computing

Thu, 07/10/2025 - 1:24pm

I am excited to bring this update on our progress at UGA’s School of Computing. While the last several months have been challenging for academia and especially academic research programs, with strong support from the State of Georgia, University of Georgia, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Engineering, we continue to make strong progress. We had a very successful faculty recruiting season and look…

School of Computing Alum Awarded 2024 Graduate School Alumni of Distinction

Thu, 12/19/2024 - 8:50am

Image: from left: Dr. Alton Standifer, Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Chief of Staff to the Provost; Dr. Matthew Heric, Chair, Graduate Education Advancement Board; Alumni of Distinction Award Recipients: Dr. Khalifeh AlJadda, Dr. Theda Perdue, Dr. Ashvin Chhabra, Honorable Ms. Inez Tenenbaum, Dr. Leo Twiggs; Dr. Ron Walcott, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School In 2013, the UGA Graduate School’s…

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