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The Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University, located in the heart of Washington, DC, is home to higher education and advanced research on the cutting edge of computing and technology. Find us on LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/pBJOo

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Georgetown CS faculty Elissa Redmiles & Sarah Adel Bargal, alongside collaborators at Florida International University, the University of Illinois Chicago, and the University of Washington, have won a $1.2M NSF grant on the research for tackling AI-generated abuse. ๐Ÿš€

#GeorgetownCS #NSF #AI #SaTC

14.09.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Professor Yoshi Kohno Receives His Fifth Test of Time Award at USENIX Security Symposium - Department of Computer Science Professor Yoshi Kohno, the McDevitt Chair in Computer Science, Ethics, and Society and professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Digital Ethics at Georgetown University has be...

๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats to Prof. Yoshi Kohno on winning his 5th USENIX Security Test-of-Time Award!

His 2011 research on car hacking transformed auto cybersecurity, making millions of vehicles safer. ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ”’

๐Ÿ”— Read more: tinyurl.com/y6w2pjjb

11.09.2025 01:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Georgetown Computer Science faculty Elissa Redmiles and Yoshi Kohno, co-authors of this award-winning paperโ€”named runner-up for the 2025 Internet Defense Prize at USENIX Security 2025!

๐Ÿ‘ Proud moment for Georgetown CS!

Read More: shorturl.at/CtBLM

28.08.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ”ฆ Dr. Ophir Frieder on how AI is reshaping healthcare, transforming jobs, and tackling real-world challenges across industries.

13.08.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š Join us for the book launch of "Geopolitics at the Internetโ€™s Core", co-authored by Georgetownโ€™s Center for Digital Ethics Director & Technology, Ethics, and Society Endowed Chair Laura DeNardis - A timely look at how the internetโ€™s core shapes global power.

Register here shorturl.at/KbzH8

12.08.2025 00:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CS Spotlight Series: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Ujcich - Department of Computer Science By Mariam Khan, Georgetown University As part of our CS Spotlight Series, we spoke with Professor Benjamin Ujcich, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University. H...

๐Ÿ”ฆ CS Spotlight Series

Georgetown highlights Professor Benjamin Ujcich, whose work in network and cybersecurity has uncovered 21+ software vulnerabilities and earned him an NSF CAREER Award. Heโ€™s securing modern networks while mentoring future innovators.

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10.08.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trailblazing Computer Scientist and Educator Yoshi Kohno Joins Georgetown - College of Arts & Sciences Kohno will be the McDevitt Chair in the Department of Computer Science and research professor in the Center for Digital Ethics.

Georgetown welcomes Dr. Yoshi Kohno as the new McDevitt Chair in the Department of Computer Science. A leader in cybersecurity and tech ethics, he will help advance Georgetownโ€™s curriculum, research, and student engagement in ethical computing.

Welcome to the Hilltop Professor!

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08.08.2025 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgetown students win at Hoya Hacks Hackathon 2025 - Department of Computer Science Hoya Hacks, Georgetownโ€™s annual hackathon, organized by the Department of Computer Science and sponsored by Microsoft, brought together more than 250 students from over 40 colleges and universities. T...

๐ŸŽ“ CS 2025 Highlights

Hoya Hacks brought 250+ students from 40+ schools to Georgetown to build tech & AI projects solving real-world issues.
๐Ÿ”ฅ Sponsored by @microsoft.com
๐Ÿ“– Recap: shorturl.at/feN5N

#HoyaHacks #GeorgetownCS #Hackathon

28.07.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At United Nations Summer Program, Computer Science Student Examines AI Ethics - Georgetown University Georgetown Ph.D. candidate Wisdom Obinna (G'29) practiced tech ethics and international diplomacy in Europe this summer through programs at Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethic...

Georgetown Computer Science Ph.D. student Wisdom Obinna (Gโ€™29) joined 52 students from 40+ countries in the United Nations Graduate Study Program, exploring the ethics of generative AIโ€”transparency, fairness, and accountability. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค–

Congrats to Wisdom on this achievement! ๐Ÿ‘
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27.07.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited for the MDI Summer 2025 Student Research Showcase at Georgetown!

Come see how students are using data science and AI to tackle real-world challenges.

#Georgetown #ComputerScience #TechResearch #AI

22.07.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Summer 2025 edition of the Georgetown CS newsletter is out! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿง 
Catch up on exciting research, student and faculty highlights, and how computer science at Georgetown is driving innovation across AI, policy, and more.

๐Ÿ”— Read the full newsletter: shorturl.at/sQxza

15.07.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ก Can a patientโ€™s digital twin help doctors choose the right treatment?

Listen to Dr. Ophir Frieder explain how digital twins can detect disease symptoms early and recommend the right treatment.

Watch full video ๐Ÿ‘‰ shorturl.at/LrwE3

#AI #Healthcare #HealthTech #GeorgetownCS

11.07.2025 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Georgetownโ€™s Matt Blaze Testifies Before Congress on Major Cybersecurity Threat - Department of Computer Science On April 2, Georgetown professor Matt Blaze, a leading expert in cryptography and secure systems, and the McDevitt Chair of Computer Science and Law, testified before the House Oversight Committee on ...

Georgetown's Professor Matt Blaze testifies before Congress on the Salt Typhoon cyberattack, calling for urgent telecom security reform.

Incredible to see Georgetown faculty shaping national cybersecurity policy.

Full Article: shorturl.at/rxcy8

09.07.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How These Hoyas Scored a Win in Supreme Court โ€˜Ghost Gunsโ€™ Case - Georgetown University An amicus co-authored by two linguists and a law professor was cited in the majority opinion of a Supreme Court case. Here's how the researchers did it.

๐ŸŽ‰ Georgetown Experts Help Secure Supreme Court Victory on Ghost Gun Regulations

In a landmark ruling, SCOTUS upheld federal regulations on ghost gunsโ€”thanks in part to the powerful contributions of Georgetownโ€™s law faculty and linguists.

Read the full article: shorturl.at/HQv17

08.07.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿง  How can AI detect depression before itโ€™s diagnosed?
Dr. Ophir Frieder explores the power of tech in early mental health detection.

๐ŸŽฅ Watch the full lecture: lnkd.in/dgtYSqXB

#AIinHealthcare #MentalHealthTech #GeorgetownCS

05.07.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the 40% of jobs AI is expected to transform, to staffing crises in medical systems, Dr. Frieder broke down complex challengesโ€”and opportunitiesโ€”facing modern healthcare. ๐Ÿ’ก

Watch the full lecture here ๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/mpckdvcf

04.07.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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CS Spotlight Series: A Conversation with Professor Ophir Frieder - Department of Computer Science As part of our new CS Spotlight Series at Georgetown, we spoke with Professor Ophir Frieder, whose focus is on scalable information systems and health informatics. An inductee of the Florida Inventors...

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ CS Spotlight Series

Explore Prof. Ophir Friederโ€™s journey in health tech; from early electronic health tools to innovations in bioinformatics, scalable systems, and medical imaging - showing how tech transforms how we diagnose and treat common infections.

Full interview: shorturl.at/M3nSG

27.06.2025 00:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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