Computer scientists introduce innovative new work at annual conferences. The Edge Computing and Embedded Systems and Robotics research community expands the state of the art at these, the field's most prestigious and selective conferences:
Research Topics: Databases; programming languages; user interfaces for data science; scalable compilers; managing uncertainty in data; data structures; healthy and equitable food systems
Research Topics: Future generation communication systems; optical networks; survivable/resilient protocols; wireless and mobile networks (including sensor networks)
UB's institutional reputation in the field of computer science has improved dramatically over the last decade. By the most valid measure, our national ranking has risen from 50th to 29th.
According to CSRankings (2008-2018), UB's 10-year computer science institutional ranking is #50 in the nation, tied with the University of Central Florida and the University of North Carolina.
According to CSRankings (2015-2018), UB's three-year computer science institutional ranking is #34 in the nation, making our peer institution the University of Virginia.
According to CSRankings (2017-2018), UB's one-year computer science institutional ranking is #29 in the nation, putting us in company with Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, and Penn State.
An article on PhysOrg reports UB has received a $584,469 grant from the National Science Foundation to create a tool designed to work with the existing computing infrastructure to boost data transfer speeds by more than 10 times, and quotes Tevfik Kosar, associate professor of computer science.
Ken Regan develops algorithms that detect cheating in chess games. His software compares a player's moves to a database of the player's typical gameplay, then makes an assessment of the statistical likelihood of cheating. Dr. Regan frequently consults at international chess matches.
Karthik Dantu owns the vision component of the RoboBee Initiative, led by the National Science Foundation and Harvard University. The "eyes" that Dr. Dantu is integrating are laser-powered sensors that enable the mechanical bees to orient themselves in space.
Wenyao Xu created AutoDietary—software that tracks the unique sounds produced by food as people chew it. AutoDietary, placed near the throat by a necklace delivery system developed at China's Northeastern University, helps users measure their caloric intake.
Wenyao Xu leads an NSF-funded program that detects 3D printing data security vulnerabilities by using smart phones to analyze electromagnetic and acoustic waves. Kui Ren and Chi Zhou are co-authors.
Joseph has received the University at Buffalo’s 2025 President Emeritus and Mrs. Meyerson Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring.
Mostafa Nouh, Uttam Singisetti, Jun Xia, Ziming Zhao and Shaofeng Zou have received 2024 University at Buffalo awards, recognizing sustained achievement and innovation in teaching.
Hongxin Hu and Ziming Zhao received the Test of Time Award at the 29th annual Association for Computing Machinery Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies, recognizing the impact of a paper they co-authored a decade ago.
