Our top stories of 2019
The history of our school has been a story of innovation, accomplishment, and helping lead students into tomorrow. The past 12 months have contributed to that rich history as 2019 saw the school become the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering thanks to a landmark gift from Fred Luddy, faculty members earn accolades, and students showcasing their innovation as the technology leaders of the future.
Here’s a look back at some of the top stories that made 2019 one of the most pivotal in the history of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.
2019 Year in Review
School-wide News
- Landmark $60M gift to establish major initiative in artificial intelligence at Indiana University
- SICE to offer new B.S. in Cybersecurity and Global Policy in collaboration with Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
- Grant Thornton to help create risk assessment and management institute at Indiana University
- SICE researchers earn honors at CHI 2019
- Eight SICE faculty earn Trustees Teaching Awards from IU
- SICE faculty earn promotions
- Informatics East, West buildings renamed Myles Brand Hall
- Welcome Week kicks off 2019-20 SICE school year
- Shoemaker Innovation Center showcases resources during open house
- SICE announces new Bachelor of Science in Data Science program
Student Success Stories
- MIS student earns experience through Library of Congress Junior Fellows Summer Intern program
- Spoon honored with prestigious awards by IU, NCWIT
- Students shine at GT-IDEA Roundtable and Data Jam
- SICE student uses AI to improve karaoke results
- SICE celebrates Class of 2019 at IU Auditorium
- TrophoWell earns top honors at Cheng Wu Innovation Challenge
- HCI/d Connect showcases SICE talent for employers
- Evolutionary AI inspires Ph.D. student to shoot for the moon
- SICE Fall Career Fair brings students closer to their future
- HCI student selected as finalist at IxDA in Seattle
Faculty Research and Honors
- Macklin awarded grant from National Cancer Institute to study cellular interactions in tumor growth
- Siek honored with NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
- Brennan earns prestigious 2019-20 Rome Prize from American Academy
- Siek awarded NSF grant to develop electronic toolkit to aid older adults
- Bardzell named vice president at large of ACM's SIGCHI Executive Committee
- NSF grant awarded to interdisciplinary team led by Börner to scale-up re-skilling and upskilling of US workers
- SICE junior faculty earn NSF awards
- Williamson, Xing awarded grants from Indiana University’s Faculty Research Support Program
- Ahn, SICE colleagues earn Minerva Research Initiative Award
- Fox honored with prestigious ACM-IEEE Computer Society's Ken Kennedy Award