CSE is launching a new series of interviews called CSE Spotlight where we go behind the scenes to get more insight into some of the notable happenings and people within the department. Learn stories such as how Dr. Josh Siegel turned an idea about using RFID tags to detect diaper wetness into an IEEE Sensors Journal best paper for 2020 and how Dr. Emily Dolson pivoted her research into developing a new device for small hospitals to disinfect PPE for reuse when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.
Dr. Jiliang Tang talks about his recent SIGKDD Rising Star AwardDr. Eric Torng, Associate Chair for Research and Faculty Development, interviews Dr. Jiliang Tang who has just been awarded the ACM SIGKDD Rising Star Award. Quoting SIGKDD's announcement, "The award aims to celeberate the early accomplishments of the SIGKDD community's brightest new minds." Referring to Jiliang, SIGKDD writes "Tang's notable work includes research intro representation learning, especially on graphs and its applications on the internet and social media domains." Besides discussing this award, Eric and Jiliang talk about representation learning, a new book on deep learning and graphs Jiliang and his lab have just released, plus Jiliang offers advice for anyone deciding between industry and academia. Link to Announcement of SIGKDD Rising Star Award: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kdd-2020-honors-career-achievements-in-knowledge-discovery-and-data-mining-301111583.html Link to Jiliang Tang homepage: https://www.cse.msu.edu/~tangjili/ |
