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Locked in No Longer |
In Melody Moore Jackson’s BrainLab, there are items one doesn’t expect to find in computing research. Like a washer and dryer, and a healthy supply of towels. A three-dimensional printer. An area sectioned off with furniture as a living room,... Read more |
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Great Expectations |
When Mary Jean Harrold graduated from high school in West Virginia, she was the top math student in her class. The other high performers in math—all young men—were encouraged to go into engineering. School officials advised Harrold to become a... Read more |
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Channeling the Flood |
As recently as a decade ago, the challenge in data analysis was in gathering adequate amounts of data to be analyzed. Now the challenge is in making sense of the oceans of data that are being gathered. That’s where Professor Haesun Park comes in.... Read more |
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21st Century Literacy |
Mark Guzdial is on a mission—an audacious mission to transform computer science education at all levels, from elementary school through the undergraduate years. It’s a mission he shares with others, and they know it’s a long-term goal. But... Read more |
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Root Problems |
Dana Randall was always good at math. Her teachers were giving her more difficult problems than her classmates as early as the first grade. A native of New York, Randall attended Stuyvesant High School, the highly competitive New York City public... Read more |
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Revving Up Moore's Law |
Tom Conte likes cars. He gets paid to talk about computers. Problem is, people tend to be more mystified by computers than by cars. So Conte puts the two together and uses cars (and things related to them) to explain computers. He does this a lot... Read more |
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Algorithmic Health |
Accoring to the World Health Organization estimates, 17 million people around the world die of cardiovascular diseases each hear. About 9 million of these are women.Everyone would like to see those numbers drop, of course. George Biros is doing... Read more |
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Spotlight on Alumni – Jorge Ramirez |
Jorge Ramirez Takes a Big Bite of Life at Apple Inc.Degree and graduation year: BS ICS 1982Other education (school names, degrees, dates): University of Louisville, MS Computer Science, 1985University of Texas-Arlington, PhD (Artificial Intelligence... Read more |
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Spotlight on Alumni – Charles Brian Quinn |
Charles Brian Quinn Rides Ruby to Make Clients HappyDegree and graduation year:B.S. in Computer Science, May 2003Where do you live (city & state/country)?I live in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood in Atlanta.What do you do for a living?I am a... Read more |
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Spotlight on Alumni – Daniel Peck |
Daniel Peck Devotes Career to Keeping Information SecureDegree and graduation year: BSCS 2005Where do you live (city & state/country)?Decatur, GAWhat do you do for a living?I split my time between researching new security vulnerabilities and... Read more |
