Awards

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Jun 15, 2026

Rajapaksha, Bacher and Barnes Receive Honorable Mention at ACM CHI

"Games were always more than just entertainment, I was fascinated by how they motivate people to persist, problem-solve and learn through exploration. I always wanted to do something meaningful with that passion beyond simply playing games."

Jun 11, 2026

Bowen Xu Wins ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award

Xu's paper, “Understanding Codebase like a Professional! Human–AI Collaboration for Code Comprehension”, was accepted at the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC 2026).

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Jun 8, 2026

Ph.D. Students Alex Qin and M. M. Abid Naziri Win TCSE Best Student Paper Award

Congratulations to Department of Computer Science (CS) Ph.D. students Feiran (Alex) Qin and M. M. Abid Naziri on winning the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Technical…

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May 26, 2026

Dongkuan (DK) Xu Receives Dean’s Applied AI Research Accelerator Award

Dongkuan (DK) Xu, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at NC University, has received a 2026 NC State College of Engineering Dean’s Applied AI Research Accelerator Award. This…

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May 18, 2026

Yang Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Bryce Yang, a junior majoring in computer science, was one of three NC State University students to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship this year.

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Apr 30, 2026

Shahnewaz Leon, Sandeep Kuttal Receive Honorable Mention at ACM CHI

Leon and Kuttal received the Honorable Mention for their paper, “Where Will They Click Next? A Social Foraging Model for Collaborating Teams”.

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Apr 29, 2026

Jamie Jennings Wins PEP Award

Congratulations to the 2025-26 “Person of Exceptional Performance” Award recipient, Associate Professor Jamie Jennings.

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Apr 17, 2026

2026 COE Awards Recognize Outstanding Staff and Faculty

More than 60 staff and faculty members across the College of Engineering were honored at the 2026 COE Awards event on April 9.

Apr 2, 2026

Congratulations to the Spring 2026 Carla Savage Award Winners

Congratulations to the Spring 2026 Carla Savage Awards recipients, Assistant Professor Veronica Cateté and Ph.D. student Madison Thomas.

Mar 11, 2026

COE Faculty Members Level Up in Applied AI

The first cohort of College of Engineering (COE) faculty members to receive funding from two new award programs launched last year are expanding interdisciplinary research efforts and individual expertise in applied AI.