Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science (SCS) is one of the world’s premier institutions for computer science research and education.
SCS has seven academic units: the Computer Science Dept., the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, the Institute for Software Research, the Lane Center for Computational Biology, the Language Technologies Institute, the Machine Learning Dept., and the Robotics Institute. |
Patrick Kelley, PhD student in Computation, Organizations, and Society, and Moira Burke, new PhD in Human-Computer Interaction Institute and research scientist at Facebook, talk about how the Internet is reshaping society on WRCT’s “I Wonder.” Listen here.
Entertainment Technology Center graduate student Sean McChesney talked with KDKA about the virtual reality project that ETC students are creating for the proposed High Point Pittsburgh facility atop the USX Tower.
Registration is now OPEN for the 2012 ACTIVATE Workshops for High School Teachers. Watch Video
Latest Faculty Interview! Meet Emma Brunskill, new faculty member in the Computer Science Department. SCS Interview Series
LATEST PUZZLE! to tickle the grey cells...... The Puzzle Toad brings you Puzzle No. 36: "Nunchuck Supreme". Check solution to Puzzle No. 35 along with other puzzles and their solutions!
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GigaPan-like Photomosaic Reveals Prehistoric Elephant BehaviorTwo members of the Fine Outreach for Science Fellows program used the photomosaic techniques promoted by the Carnegie Mellon University program to study the long trackway of a herd of prehistoric elephants, resulting in new insights into the social behavior of these creatures. News Brief
SCS Celebrates First Annual Founders’ Day Randy Bryant, dean of the School of Computer Science, will deliver a State of the School Address during the first annual SCS Founders’ Day, at 4 p.m. Thursday, in the Hillman Center’s Rashid Auditorium. The event also will provide an opportunity to recognize significant achievements by faculty and staff. News Brief
Two CMU Students Named Facebook Fellows Two Carnegie Mellon PhD students, Hyeontaek Lim of the Computer Science Department, and Michelle Mazurek of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are among 12 students chosen as Facebook Fellows for 2012-13. News Brief
Lenore Blum Meets With White House Business CouncilAt the invitation of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Lenore Blum, professor of computer science and director of Project Olympus, joined other Pittsburgh business and development leaders in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon for a meeting with Obama administration officials about economic development and job creation. News Brief
NITRD Symposium Features Wing and ScherlisJeannette Wing, head of the Computer Science Department, and Bill Scherlis, director of the Institute for Software Research, were among the speakers at a day-long symposium in Washington, D.C., celebrating two decades of achievements by the federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) program. News Brief
Plaid IngenuityFueled by creativity and caffeine, over 120 Carnegie Mellon University students converged last weekend for CMU's first 'TartanHacks.'
The 24-hour hackathon was organized by student group ScottyLabs, in conjunction with Women@SCS, Project Olympus and the School of Computer Science. "We specifically wanted to get first-timers involved," said ScottyLabs director and co-founder, Amy Quispe, of TartanHacks' unique focus. "A lot of really talented people weren't participating in hackathons." CMU News
Nourbakhsh Wins Carnegie Science Award The Carnegie Science Center has named Illah Nourbakhsh, professor of robotics, as the winner of the Catalyst Award in this year’s Carnegie Science Awards.
The Catalyst Award recognizes excellence in promoting public awareness of scientific issues, and advancing science in society to bring about measurable, beneficial change. News Brief
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