Computer science students excel in programming competition

Two teams from the University of Delaware’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences competed in the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) MidAtlantic USA regional programming contest Nov. 6. Participants for the UD Gold team included Andrew...

Nov. 12: Computer Science Research Day set

The University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences presents its fourth annual Computer Science Research Day Friday, Nov. 12, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Free and open to the public, the event showcases graduate...
3,168 processor cores to power new UD supercomputer

3,168 processor cores to power new UD supercomputer

A University of Delaware research team has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase a supercomputer — named Chimera — for high performance scientific computation. Chimera, which was built by Penguin Computing...
‘Jeopardy!’ semifinalist

‘Jeopardy!’ semifinalist

UD alumnus Roger Craig reaches ‘Jeopardy!’ tournament semifinals University of Delaware alumnus Roger Craig proved he hasn’t lost his winning touch on Jeopardy! by taking top prize on the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals show that aired Thursday, Nov....
UD’s Roger Craig wins unprecedented $77,000 on ‘Jeopardy’

UD’s Roger Craig wins unprecedented $77,000 on ‘Jeopardy’

Roger Craig leaped to Jeopardy fame Tuesday night, winning $77,000 and unseating legendary Ken Jennings as the contestant with the highest one-day jackpot. “Breaking Ken Jenning’s record is simply amazing. I knew that I had a chance to set the new record going...

UD workshop explores multiscale computing of cloud physics

Over 50 people representing seven institutions exchanged ideas on multiscale computing of cloud physics at a workshop held Aug. 16-17 at Clayton Hall. The workshop, hosted by the University of Delaware with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), brought...