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Google Award to make widely used software testing

technique more effective
Baris Kasikci plans to improve software fuzzers by learning how deployed software is
most commonly run by users
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most commonly run by users.
Best paper award for simplifying data transformation

The researchers proposed a set of formal tools to make statistical data transformation
easier to document and understand.
Yatin Manerkar recognized with dissertation award

honorable mention
Manerkar's dissertation is recognized for demonstrating the potential for progressive
correctness verification across all stages of architecture design.
Awards for outstanding Graduate Student Instructors

and Instructional Aides of 2020/21
These awards honor the outstanding student teachers who are critical to CSE’s mission
to provide top level education and instruction.
Prof. Valeria Bertacco recognized with University of

Padova’s Elvira Poli Award
This newly-instituted award is given to engineering alumni who have pursued careers
aligned with the university's values and dedicated their efforts to gender equality in
engineering.
Solution for restoring faulty graphs earns best paper

award
Prof. Greg Bodwin has devised a solution to an important open question in graph theory
that offers promising new options for repairing and constructing resilient networks.
Postdoc Leqi Zhu wins PODC Dissertation Award

The thesis completely solves a longstanding open problem in the theory of distributed
computing.
Thomas Wenisch selected as Maurice Wilkes Award

Recipient
The award recognizes Prof. Wenisch’s contributions to memory persistency and energy-
efficient systems.
Baris Kasikci awarded Microsoft Research Faculty

Fellowship
The award highlights Kasikci as an emerging leader in the design of efficient and
trustworthy computer systems.
Best paper award for a robot that can see and move
transparent objects
A new method enables robot arms to build a tower of champagne glasses.
Baris Kasikci earns VMWare Early Career Grant

The grant recognizes recently appointed faculty whose research interests and
accomplishments seem poised to have significant impact within the industry and
academia.
Kelly Cormier Selected for College of Engineering Judith

A. Pitney Award
Cormier has served as CSE’s UA from the start and has helped to shape one of the most
dynamic and influential units at the College of Engineering.
Three CSE papers at CHI 2021 recognized with

honorable mentions
The papers dealt with issues of accessibility, privacy, and consent in technology.
Jonathan Beaumont named CSE’s HKN Professor of the

Year
The Professor of the Year Award is given based on a popular vote by all undergraduate
and graduate students
Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize for new robotics

course that focuses on equitable education
An interdisciplinary team of faculty created a new introductory course in robotics that is
designed for inclusivity by focusing on linear algebra instead of AP calculus, opening it
up to freshman students with a broad mathematical background.
up to freshman students with a broad mathematical background.
Marina Minkin chosen for Facebook Fellowship

Marina’s research in security closely investigates the boundary between software and
hardware.
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9/10/21, 12:47 PM Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

Google Award to make widely used software testing

Best paper award for simplifying data transformation

Yatin Manerkar recognized with dissertation award

Awards for outstanding Graduate Student Instructors

Prof. Valeria Bertacco recognized with University of

Solution for restoring faulty graphs earns best paper

Postdoc Leqi Zhu wins PODC Dissertation Award

Thomas Wenisch selected as Maurice Wilkes Award

Baris Kasikci awarded Microsoft Research Faculty

Baris Kasikci earns VMWare Early Career Grant

Kelly Cormier Selected for College of Engineering Judith

Three CSE papers at CHI 2021 recognized with

Jonathan Beaumont named CSE’s HKN Professor of the

Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize for new robotics

Marina Minkin chosen for Facebook Fellowship

Electrical Engineering and

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2121

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Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122

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