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SCS Honors Faculty, Staff at Annual Founders' Day Celebration
by Susie Cribbs | Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The School of Computer Science paid tribute to faculty and staff at its annual Founders' Day celebration on Thursday, April 7. Founders' Day honors members of the SCS community whose work best exemplifies the tradition of excellence established by Allen Newell (TPR’57), Herbert A. Simon (H’90) and Alan Perlis (S’42) — the fathers of computer science at Carnegie Mellon.
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Manuela Veloso Named Head of Machine Learning Department
Noted for Leadership in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Manuela Veloso, a computer scientist renowned for her work in artificial intelligence and robotics, is the new head of Carnegie Mellon University's Machine Learning Department, Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science, announced today.
She succeeds Tom Mitchell, E. Fredkin University Professor and the founding head of the Machine Learning Department (MLD), who remains a member of the faculty.
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From Teacher to Leader: One Alumna is Leading CS Efforts in NYC
by Ann Lyon Ritchie | Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Computer science needs K-12 educators, especially ones like Leigh Ann DeLyser (CS 2010, 2014), a former high school teacher and now director of education and research for CSNYC - NYC Foundation for Computer Science Education.
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Carbonell Wins Okawa Prize
by Susie Cribbs | Monday, February 29, 2016
Language Technologies Institute Director and Allen Newell Professor of Computer Science Jaime Carbonell will accept the 2015 Okawa Prize this week for "outstanding contributions to research in language technologies, machine learning and computational biology in the field of artificial intelligence."
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Carnegie Mellon, Stanford Researchers Devise Method To Share Password Data Safely
Yahoo! Releases Password Statistics of 70 Million Users For Cybersecurity Studies
by Byron Spice | Sunday, February 21, 2016
An unfortunate reality for cybersecurity researchers is that real-world data for their research too often comes via a security breach. Now computer scientists have devised a way to let organizations share statistics about their users' passwords without putting those same customers at risk of being hacked.
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Carnegie Mellon Pokerbot Extends Hot Streak at Computer Poker Contest
Program Wins Total Bankroll Category in Heads-Up, No-Limit Texas Hold'Em
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, February 16, 2016
A computer poker program called Baby Tartanian8 continued Carnegie Mellon's hot streak at the Annual Computer Poker Competition, taking first place in the total bankroll category and third place in the bankroll instant run-off category in the Heads-Up, No-Limit Texas Hold'em game.
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Increasing Number of Women in Computing Hinges on Changes in Culture, Not Curriculum
Book Details How Carnegie Mellon Changed To Sustain Gender Diversity
by Byron Spice | Sunday, February 14, 2016
Fewer women than men pursue computer science, but correcting that imbalance won't be accomplished by quick fixes or making coursework less strenuous. Rather, the culture of computer science departments must change, as outlined in the new book, "Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University."
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Carnegie Mellon Joins IARPA Project To Reverse-Engineer Brain Algorithms
Goal Is To Make Computers Learn Like Humans
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University is embarking on a five-year, $12 million research effort to reverse-engineer the brain, seeking to unlock the secrets of neural circuitry and the brain's learning methods. Researchers will use these insights to make computers think more like humans.
Read MoreMoore Named Industrialist of the Year
by Byron Spice | Thursday, January 7, 2016
Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science, was honored as Industrialist of the Year by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors' Western Pennsylvania chapter at a ceremony Jan. 7 at the Duquesne Club.
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Pfenning and Fall Named 2015 ACM Fellows
by Byron Spice | Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Frank Pfenning, head of the Computer Science Department, and Kevin Fall, the deputy director and chief technology officer of the Software Engineering Institute, have been named 2015 fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery in recognition of their contributions to computer science.
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Carnegie Mellon Welcomes Third Cohort of I-Corps Site Teams
by Katelyn Howard | Sunday, December 6, 2015
Carnegie Mellon University students, faculty and alumni are recognized leaders in producing successful startup companies, and the university houses several centers and programs for promoting innovation and growth. Fueled by such entrepreneurship, the National Science Foundation-sponsored Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site is one of the Carnegie Mellon vehicles that drives relationships with internal and external partners in the business community.
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Carnegie Mellon Developing Wearable Cognitive Assistant With NSF Support
by Byron Spice | Monday, November 30, 2015
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are building a computer system called Gabriel that, like the angel that is its namesake, will seemingly look over a person's shoulder and whisper instructions for tasks as varied as repairing industrial equipment, resuscitating a patient or assembling IKEA furniture.
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Carnegie Mellon's Hacking Team Wins Seventh Straight Capture the Flag Competition
by Daniel Tkacik | Thursday, November 19, 2015
Carnegie Mellon's hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its seventh straight capture the flag competition last week at the annual Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW) conference hosted by New York University.
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System Recognizes Objects Touched by User, Enabling Context-Aware Smartwatch Apps
Carnegie Mellon, Disney Method Exploits Conductivity of Human Body
by Byron Spice (Carnegie Mellon) and Jennifer Liu (Walt Disney Imagineering) | Sunday, November 8, 2015
A new technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research could enable smartwatches to automatically recognize what objects users are touching — for instance, whether the wearer is using a laptop, operating a saw, or riding a motorcycle — creating new opportunities for context-aware apps.
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Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Part of NSF's "Big Data Brain Trust"
Researchers Will Confront Challenges of Big Data as Members of the Northeast Data Innovation Hub
by Byron Spice | Sunday, November 1, 2015
Today, the National Science Foundation announced the funding of four regional Big Data Innovation Hubs.
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Then and Now: The 2,850-mile, no-hands road trip
In 1995, Dean Pomerleau (CS’92) and Todd Jochem (CS’93,’96) of CMU took an epic journey from Pittsburgh to San Diego.
by Jason Togyer | Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The great American road trip is a time-honored way to spend a summer vacation. During the last two weeks of July 1995, Dean Pomerleau (CS’92) and Todd Jochem (CS’93,’96) of CMU’s Robotics Institute packed their gear into a 1990 Pontiac Trans Sport minivan and took an epic, 2,850-mile journey from Pittsburgh to San Diego.
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Celebrating Women in Computing
Veloso, CMU Play Major Role at Grace Hopper Celebration
by Melissa Silmore | Sunday, October 25, 2015
Carnegie Mellon women in computing are furthering innovation across the globe, as evidenced when they joined with women technologists from around the globe at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of Women in Computing Conference, Oct. 14–16 in Houston.
Read MoreUndergraduate Women Will Meet Leading Researchers at OurCS Workshop
by Byron Spice | Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Carnegie Mellon faculty members Manuela Veloso, Marlene Behrman and Lenore Blum will share their insights on computer science research with undergraduate women at the OurCS workshop Oct. 24–25.
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Past and Future Share Spotlight at CS Fifty
Computer Science Department Celebrates 50th Anniversary
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Even when Carnegie Mellon computer scientists look back, they're still looking forward.
So when faculty, students and alumni gather Oct. 23–24 for CS Fifty — the 50th anniversary of the Computer Science Department — expect visions of the future of computing to be as common as reminiscences.
Read MoreFoundation Honors Six SCS Students as Siebel Scholars
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The Siebel Scholars Foundation has named six Carnegie Mellon University graduate students to the 2016 class of Siebel Scholars, including one in the field of energy science, which is newly added to the program this year.
Matt Wytock was named as a scholar in energy science, while John Dickerson, Rohit Girdhar, Po-Yao Huang, Jeffrey Rzeszotarski and Xun Zheng were honored as exceptional students in computer science.
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Software Helps Create Sign Language Dictionaries, Voice-Activated Games for the Hearing Impaired
Carnegie Mellon Students Develop Open Source Tools With Bangalore School
by Byron Spice | Monday, September 14, 2015
Carnegie Mellon University's TechBridgeWorld research group today announced the release of open source software that can help educators of children with hearing disabilities create video dictionaries of sign languages and use games that encourage vocalization by children learning to speak.
Read More50 Most Powerful Pittsburghers
by Byron Spice | Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Pittsburgh magazine’s annual listing of the 50 Most Powerful People includes CMU President Subra Suresh and SCS Dean Andrew Moore.
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In Memoriam: Joseph F. Traub
by Byron Spice | Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Joseph F. Traub, a pioneering computer scientist who led Carnegie Mellon's Computer Science Department during a crucial period in its history, died unexpectedly Aug. 24 in Santa Fe, NM. He was 83.
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Gosling Wins IEEE John von Neumann Medal
Cited for Java Language and Other Contributions to Programming
by Byron Spice | Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The IEEE has honored James A. Gosling (CS'83), chief software architect at Liquid Robotics, with the 2015 John von Neumann Medal for his pioneering work on Java and other programming languages and environments.
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Carnegie Mellon Wins Second Place at DefCon
by Daniel Tkacik | Monday, August 10, 2015
Carnegie Mellon's cybersecurity team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, took second place at this year's DefCon Capture the Flag competition. The competition, widely considered the "World Series of Hacking," took place Aug. 6–9 in the Bally's Events Center in Las Vegas.
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