Message from the Dean

As we end another academic year, I think back to last June and all we've accomplished wondering if we shouldn't rename ourselves "The College of Progress and Growth at Georgia Tech." Our team here at CoC really exceeds the benchmarks of an institution on the move; creating opportunities where there are none, acting quickly and decisively to capture the ones that present themselves, and demonstrating a personal stake in the welfare of the institution and the people that drive it. We are attracting the world's best talent in faculty, our students are feeling more involved than ever, we are a campus example of "where things happen," research funding is up, our rankings are up...the list goes on.

I want to personally thank the faculty, staff, administration, and our esteemed advisory board for your hard work and hand in the successes we've had this year. People around campus and the world are noticing, our work is paying off, and I am looking forward to an even bigger year to come. It certainly is an exciting time to be at the College of Computing.

Student News

Computing's 2006 Graduates

Ph.D. in CS – 14 students
MS is BioEngineering – 1 student
MS in CS – 49 students
MS in InfoSecurity – 7 students

Research Center News

RoboCup International & Cartoon Network

Georgia Tech has received the honor of hosting RoboCup's International Competition next summer. This year's RoboCup competition robots will also soon be featured on the Cartoon Network as an "interstitial," so stay tuned.

KUKA To Open Logistics Center In Atlanta

KUKA Robotics, sponsor of Dr. Henrik's Christensen's $1.5M Chair in the College of Computing, recently visited campus to understand aspects of a robotics logistics center they plan to establish here in Atlanta. Georgia Tech's Logistics Institute (IsYE) is known as one of the premier centers in the world.

GVU Showcase 2006

This year's GVU Showcase held on April 28 at TSRB was fantastic! The event was standing room only as student productions, performances and featured projects included: digital video special effects (DVFX), music technology, game design and multimedia. More details can be found here or to see the videos, visit the DVFX 2006 website.

GVU's Designing Women

Three GVU students took second place at the CHI 2006 design competition. Ph.D. students Marshini Chetty, Andrea Grimes and Ellie Harmon were winners at the annual ACM International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) conference in Montréal, Canada. Read the full story here.

GVU's New Look

GVU will be launching a new website this summer – keep a lookout.

GTISC's Information Security Summit on Identity Management

CoC adjunct professor Howard Schmidt, former White House Cyber Security Advisor and former CSO at eBay and Microsoft, keynoted the GTISC Summit for the College's honorary Noonan Lecture. The keynote and ensuing panel on identity management can be watched here.

Right: Thomas Noonan presents Howard Schmidt with an award at the recent Noonan Distinguished Lecture.

Division News

New CSS Faculty

There are nine candidates under consideration for openings in the Computing Science & Systems division. One candidate has already accepted – Jon Giffin, whose research area is within information security.

CSE Faculty Candidate

The College's Computational Science & Engineering (CSE) division offered Ken Brown a joint position with CoC and Biochemistry. He accepted and will start in January 2007.

CSE's David Bader & Computational Challenges in Biomedicine

David Bader will join researchers and practitioners from the high performance computing and biomedical communities to addresses the challenges and opportunities of collaboration and cooperation between these two communities. Called "Challenges in Biomedicine," the workshop is sponsored by the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and will be held June 15-16 in Bethesda, MD.

Office of Technology Services News

Webcasts, Podcasts and Streaming

TSO is now able to provide live webcasts of events and distinguished lectures. We will keep the archives on a new Streaming page within the News and Events sections of the Coc website, and we can create podcasts for download as well. Email thom@cc for details.

Office of Communications News

Jobline for the College

Communications recently launched Jobline on the CoC website in an effort to provide an authoritative source of professional opportunities for students and job postings for faculty and staff, as well as cut down on mailing list traffic. Send any openings, jobs, internships or anything you receive that fits to communications@cc and encourage students to check this area often.

RSS on the Website

An outgoing RSS feed is now live off the home page of the CoC website. Look for the graphic in the left column under the calendar and sign up. Email thom@cc for directions how if you haven't set up an RSS feed before.


	Issue 2 \| June 2006 Message from the Dean As we end another academic year, I think back to last June and all we've accomplished wondering if we shouldn't rename ourselves "The College of Progress and Growth at Georgia Tech." Our team here at CoC really exceeds the benchmarks of an institution on the move; creating opportunities where there are none, acting quickly and decisively to capture the ones that present themselves, and demonstrating a personal stake in the welfare of the institution and the people that drive it. We are attracting the world's best talent in faculty, our students are feeling more involved than ever, we are a campus example of "where things happen," research funding is up, our rankings are up...the list goes on. I want to personally thank the faculty, staff, administration, and our esteemed advisory board for your hard work and hand in the successes we've had this year. People around campus and the world are noticing, our work is paying off, and I am looking forward to an even bigger year to come. It certainly is an exciting time to be at the College of Computing. Student News Computing's 2006 Graduates Ph.D. in CS – 14 students MS is BioEngineering – 1 student MS in CS – 49 students MS in InfoSecurity – 7 students Research Center News RoboCup International & Cartoon Network Georgia Tech has received the honor of hosting RoboCup's International Competition next summer. This year's RoboCup competition robots will also soon be featured on the Cartoon Network as an "interstitial," so stay tuned. KUKA To Open Logistics Center In Atlanta KUKA Robotics, sponsor of Dr. Henrik's Christensen's $1.5M Chair in the College of Computing, recently visited campus to understand aspects of a robotics logistics center they plan to establish here in Atlanta. Georgia Tech's Logistics Institute (IsYE) is known as one of the premier centers in the world. GVU Showcase 2006 This year's GVU Showcase held on April 28 at TSRB was fantastic! The event was standing room only as student productions, performances and featured projects included: digital video special effects (DVFX), music technology, game design and multimedia. More details can be found here or to see the videos, visit the DVFX 2006 website. GVU's Designing Women Three GVU students took second place at the CHI 2006 design competition. Ph.D. students Marshini Chetty, Andrea Grimes and Ellie Harmon were winners at the annual ACM International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) conference in Montréal, Canada. Read the full story here. GVU's New Look GVU will be launching a new website this summer – keep a lookout. GTISC's Information Security Summit on Identity Management CoC adjunct professor Howard Schmidt, former White House Cyber Security Advisor and former CSO at eBay and Microsoft, keynoted the GTISC Summit for the College's honorary Noonan Lecture. The keynote and ensuing panel on identity management can be watched here. Right: Thomas Noonan presents Howard Schmidt with an award at the recent Noonan Distinguished Lecture. Division News New CSS Faculty There are nine candidates under consideration for openings in the Computing Science & Systems division. One candidate has already accepted – Jon Giffin, whose research area is within information security. CSE Faculty Candidate The College's Computational Science & Engineering (CSE) division offered Ken Brown a joint position with CoC and Biochemistry. He accepted and will start in January 2007. CSE's David Bader & Computational Challenges in Biomedicine David Bader will join researchers and practitioners from the high performance computing and biomedical communities to addresses the challenges and opportunities of collaboration and cooperation between these two communities. Called "Challenges in Biomedicine," the workshop is sponsored by the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and will be held June 15-16 in Bethesda, MD. Office of Technology Services News Webcasts, Podcasts and Streaming TSO is now able to provide live webcasts of events and distinguished lectures. We will keep the archives on a new Streaming page within the News and Events sections of the Coc website, and we can create podcasts for download as well. Email thom@cc for details. Office of Communications News Jobline for the College Communications recently launched Jobline on the CoC website in an effort to provide an authoritative source of professional opportunities for students and job postings for faculty and staff, as well as cut down on mailing list traffic. Send any openings, jobs, internships or anything you receive that fits to communications@cc and encourage students to check this area often. RSS on the Website An outgoing RSS feed is now live off the home page of the CoC website. Look for the graphic in the left column under the calendar and sign up. Email thom@cc for directions how if you haven't set up an RSS feed before.	June 12 - June 28 ICE Teachers Workshops June 16 FASET for Summer Freshmen June 25 Girls Night Out Recruiting Event 105 Number of BSCS degrees awarded in May 1 Number of BSCM degrees awarded in May 57 Number of students graduating with honors This month various groups at CoC are pursuing partnerships with the following companies: · Weather Channel · Turner · Nokia · Xerox · Toyota · Siemens · Citrix · Symantec · Equifax
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