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Improving patient privacy - Genome analysis with near-complete privacy possible

Chris Manning: How computers are learning to understand language

Finally, a peek inside the ‘black box’ of machine learning systems

Computer scientist Jennifer Widom named dean of Stanford School of Engineering

Ocean One: An Avatar Extending Human Reach

Jackrabbot by the Computational Vision and Geometry Lab

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Welcome

The Stanford Computer Science Department was founded in 1965. A half-century on, the department is a force for innovation, scientific discovery and world-wide impact. We are particularly proud of the graduates of our programs, many of whom are leaders in academia, industry and government.

-Prof. Alex Aiken, Chair

News

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

New software takes the drudgery out of film editing

Stanford computer scientists have created a tool that helps film editors make rough cuts, which are the first drafts in the process of producing audiovisual narratives.

Monday, July 24, 2017

A new kind of camera could improve robot vision and virtual reality

A team of engineers developed a 4D camera with an extra-wide field of view, which they believe will be better for close-up robotic vision and augmented reality.

Monday, July 17, 2017

An algorithm diagnoses arrhythmias with cardiologist-level accuracy

This new deep-learning algorithm can diagnose 13 types of heart rhythm defects better than cardiologists. It could speed diagnoses and improve treatment for people in rural areas.

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A new ‘high rise’ chip breaks computing's data bottleneck in two ways

Silicon chips are single story, but using new semiconductor materials, engineers can stack computer logic and memory like floors in a building to bust data traffic jams.