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Rakesh Verma

CS Faculty Spotlight: Rakesh Verma

Rakesh VermaProf. Rakesh Verma received the UH Lifetime Faculty Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Research. This UH career award, given to one member of the faculty per year, acknowledges a professor’s exceptional efforts over the years in demonstrating a commitment to undergraduate research. Verma has mentored 35 undergraduates, including two Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship winners. He co-authored 15 peer-reviewed publications with his undergraduate advisees. Among the undergraduates he advised, two went on to receive a Ph.D. in Computer Science, one received a J.D., six received M.S. degrees in Computer Science, and one an M.A. in Economics. Four are currently enrolled in Ph.D. CS programs.