The rise of OpenAI and ChatGPT has reshaped thinking around Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and its practical use. In the Department of Computer Science at Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, administrators are responding to the new technology’s ability to churn out code, which could prove harmful if misused by budding computer scientists. Chair of the Computer Science department Dr. Chris GauthierDickey is shouldering concern in stride.
Engineering Week (E-Week) is a recognized multi-day event across the country. The Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science took the week of, February 18-24, to celebrate the valuable work of its students, staff, and faculty with non-stop food and fun.
Hector Rodrigues was not originally planning to join the Equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Program (E-STEM), but he is glad he did. All it took was a few phone calls encouraging him that he would make a good fit in the program as an incoming computer science major at the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science of an underrepresented background. In no time, he was fortifying his roots with a community who would provide the support needed for success at the University of Denver.
With almost a thousand students at the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, you’re not going to find two students with the exact same story. Some students came directly to the University of Denver after high school, and others took a gap year beforehand. And for some, they took time to be in the military.
Four Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science students and alums were selected for scholarships and sent to Las Vegas to be at the forefront of cybersecurity with professionals from all over the world at the Black Hat conference.
Innovation and creativity are the key components to virtually all technology and advancement, and down at DU’s Innovation Labs, that’s a concept they understand.
