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December 18, 2025

Umesh Vazirani and co-authors receive FOCS Test of Time Award

EECS Professor Umesh Vazirani and co-authors Aranyak Mehta, Amin Saberi, and Vijay Vazirani are recipients of the FOCS Test of Time Award for their 2005 paper, “AdWords and Generalized On-line Matching.” Presented annually at the IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS)…

December 17, 2025

Somayeh Sojoudi elevated to IEEE Fellow

Somayeh Sojoudi, Associate Professor-in-Residence of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow in the class of 2026 “for contributions to optimization and learning techniques for complex systems.” The IEEE Fellow distinction is the highest grade of membership…

December 16, 2025

Randy Katz receives honorary doctorate from University of Crete

EECS Professor Emeritus Randy Katz will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete. The honorary doctorate is a distinction awarded by the University of Crete to recognize outstanding achievements in scholarship, science, and societal impact.

December 11, 2025

Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors

Two UC Berkeley professors — Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani, both faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) — have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2025 Class of Fellows. The honor, awarded to 169 inductees this year,…

December 8, 2025

Serina Chang named in Forbes 30 Under 30

CS Assistant Professor Serina Chang, a rising star in AI and computational health research, has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in the healthcare category, a recognition reserved for individuals under 30 who are making significant strides in health, technology, and social impact.

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