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    • 1/27/2026

      NCSA director Bill Gropp was named chair of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), as reported by CCC and NCSA. CCC writes, “Gropp has long been an influential leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and in shaping national research directions in computing.” He holds a Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering and is a CS professor in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Gropp will serve as CCC chair through June 30, 2028.  

    • 1/15/2026

      Explore the latest newsletter from IMMERSE, the Center for Immersive Computing, looking back on 2025. Learn about recent awards, research progress, educational programs, new immersive labs, and the center's events.

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February
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PILOT Seminar: Chunqiu Steven Xia, "Transforming Software Development in the Era of LLMs"

2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or Online

3:00 PM

February
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February
9

HYBRID: CS CARES OFFICE HOUR - Ruta Mehta

3218 Siebel Center

9:00 AM

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February
12

CS CARES Coffee Social

4401 Siebel School

4:00 PM

February
20

Office Hours w/ School Director Nancy Amato

Siebel Center Room 2248 or via Zoom

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February
26

CS CARES Coffee Social

4401 Siebel School

4:00 PM

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February
6

PILOT Seminar: Chunqiu Steven Xia, "Transforming Software Development in the Era of LLMs"

2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or Online

3:00 PM

February
12

AImpact Center Seminar Series: Dashun Wang, "Airplanes for the mind."

4045 School of Information Sciences

11:00 AM

February
13

IQUIST Special Seminar: Sam Garratt, Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University

190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

1:00 PM

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February
18

Final Defense of Ali Zaidi

Siebel Center 4407

10:00 AM

February
25

Final Defense of Kyo Hyun Kim

Siebel Center 2102

9:00 AM

March
2

Final Defense of Ashish Kashinath

Grainger Commons 233/235

2:00 PM

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February
9
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10
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11

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February
10

The Corporate Connection Spring After Hours

Siebel Center for Computer Science Atrium

4:00 PM

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February
6
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9

HYBRID: CS CARES OFFICE HOUR - Ruta Mehta

3218 Siebel Center

9:00 AM

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