Stephanie Weirich: a Passion for Programming Languages
Stephanie Weirich expected to be an electrical engineer, like her father. Instead, the Rice...
Bob Swanson: CS and the Traveling Salesman
“In 1978, I thought computers were already old-fashioned and I was rebelling against what...
Bishr Tabbaa: Software Engineering and Biotechnology as strands of DNA Double Helix
“When I matriculated, my original focus was on the natural sciences,” said Gene by...
Fuching “Jack” Chi: Staging a Career Comeback
Technical career detours occur for a variety of reasons. Yelp software engineer and Rice...
Sharon Goza: Computer Graphics and Gamification
Rice University alumna Sharon Goza (MCS ’89) recalls showing up for her first co-op...
K Young on Startups and Changing Directions
After two years as an architecture student at Rice University, K Young changed his...
Bill LeFebvre: Unix, Open Source, and the World Wide Web
At age 12, he was a bit of a bookworm with a nondiscriminatory palate....
Jeff Phillips: Excited by Research and Academic Freedom
“I was sitting in the intro Computer Science course taught in Scheme when Lydia...
Chris Hyams: Solving Human Problems with Technology
“What interests me is the intersection of creativity and math,” said Chris Hyams, Indeed...
Monica Pal: The Journey is the Reward
Rice University’s Department of Computer Science is proud to include this guest blog among...