Awards

The program recognizes academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to using science and technology for broader socio-economic development.

Berman’s faculty mentees at CICS praise her thoughtful, individualized approach to mentorship that meets colleagues where they are.

The recognition comes in Barrington’s final year of full-time teaching, as he retires after 40 years at UMass Amherst.

Computer science major Jason Huang Alexander ’27 is working to make artificial intelligence and large-scale algorithms work better for people in the real world.

Research by CICS PhD alumnus Kevin Spiteri and Distinguished Professor Ramesh K. Sitaraman introduced BOLA, an ABR algorithm now widely used in video streaming.

Established in 1983, the award recognizes alumni who have demonstrated excellence and have achieved significant professional success.

Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) Assistant Professor VP Nguyen has been named a Senior Member of the 2026 class of the NAI.

Students were nominated by their faculty advisors and each receives a stipend to support the completion of their dissertation.

Associate Professor Ivan Lee and Assistant Professor VP Nguyen were among 12 teams selected to receive 2025 Translational Seed Awards.

Students were nominated by their faculty advisors and each receives a $16,500 stipend to support the completion of their dissertation.

Salemi and Than have been named fellows for their research in natural language processing and in algorithms and optimization, respectively.

Virginia Partridge MS ’23, a 2025 NobleReach Scholar, leverages data science and artificial intelligence (AI) to create meaningful social impact.