Nearly 1,900 engineering and computer science students — 1,111 bachelor’s degree candidates on June 13 and 777 master’s and doctoral candidates on June 14 — walked across the stage to the applause of more than 11,000 family members and guests
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UCLA Computer Scientists, Mathematician Terence Tao Awarded Laude Moonshots Grant to Build AI System as Research Partner
A team of six UCLA faculty members spanning artificial intelligence, computer science and mathematics has received a $250,000 seed grant from the Laude Institute
Amazon Fellowships Support 42 UCLA Samueli Doctoral Students in a Single Academic Quarter, Totaling Nearly $1 Million
Forty-two doctoral students from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering received Amazon fellowships for the 2026 winter quarter
UCLA Team Awarded $5 Million DARPA Contract to Develop AI for Math Advancement
A team of UCLA computer scientists and mathematicians has been awarded a three-year, $5 million grant by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop artificial intelligence tools
UCLA Engineering Dean Alissa Park Receives ACS Garvan-Olin Medal Honoring Distinguished Leadership by Women Chemists and Chemical Engineers
Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2026 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society,
Leonard Kleinrock on Launching the Internet and his Hopes for the Future of AI
Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock joined host Evan Lovett for a brand-new episode of “L.A. in a Minute,” where the UCLA distinguished professor emeritus of computer science opened up about his path toward engineering,
From UCLA to Aerospace to Service: Engineering Alumna Redefines Retirement
Coretta Harris ’83 thought she wanted to be a school teacher until she was introduced to the Math Engineering Science Achievement program, or MESA, in high school.
Code with a Purpose: UCLA Computer Science Student Applies Tech to Societal Impact
Ashita Singh remembers the first time code became something she could see.
3 UCLA Professors Receive Distinguished Engineering Educator Award
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors have been named the 2026 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award recipients by the Engineers’ Council.
Sergio Carbajo Awarded 2026 Optica Adolph Lomb Medal
The leading international professional society for optics and photonics researchers and leaders, Optica, has named Sergio Carbajo, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
UCLA Engineering Professor M.C. Frank Chang Receives John Fritz Medal for Chip Innovations
Mau-Chung Frank Chang, a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and holder of the Wintek Chair in Electrical Engineering
Nanotech Manufacturing Pioneer and UCLA Engineering Professor Xiaochun Li Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Xiaochun Li, a professor in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors granted to American engineers.