JHU Computer Science Newsletter
Spring 2019
Johns Hopkins Department of Computer Science
Gopika Ajaykumar

Gopika Ajaykumar: Giving robots a new perspective


While some may fear the rise of the robots, Gopika Ajaykumar, a first-year PhD student in computer science, instead sees an opportunity for robots and humans to join forces.
 
Vladimir Braverman and Xin Jin
Computer scientists design software to reduce page load time

Convenience and website speed can make or break a purchase for online consumers. Johns Hopkins engineers have an idea for a way to reduce page load time.
 
HopHacks
Hopkins Engineers win first prize at biannual hackathon

Travis Chan and Thomas Keady earned accolades for designing a device designed to keep bicyclists safe on the road.
 
Awards and Honors
Jun Wu
Jun Wu '98, PhD '03, received the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award

The award honors alumni who have typified the Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and brought credit to the university through their personal accomplishments, professional achievements, or humanitarian service.
 
Jason Eisner
Jason Eisner elected as a Fellow of the Association for Computational Linguistics

Eisner was cited for “significant contributions to probabilistic models and algorithms for finding linguistic structure, especially lexicalized syntax and morphology.”
 
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