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Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, will accept the first Randy Pausch Prize from Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) and present the keynote address at the 7th International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC) on Sept. 26. News Release
Carnegie Mellon System, "Perspectives", Thwarts Internet Eavesdropping! The new system, available as a free download for the popular Mozilla Firefox v3 browser, was developed by researchers David Andersen, assistant professor of computer science, Adrian Perrig, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and public policy, and Dan Wendlandt, a Ph.D. student in computer science. News Release
Johnny Lee, whose creative uses of the Nintendo Wii remote have made his instructional videos a YouTube sensation, has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world’s top 35 innovators under the age of 35. Lee, 28, received his Ph.D. from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science this spring and is now working as a researcher in Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group. News Release
Disney Launches Global Research & Development Labs With Carnegie Mellon
And Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) Disney announced a major research and development initiative to engage top technology universities to conduct research and development for its Parks & Resorts Division, Disney Media Networks, ESPN, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney Interactive Media Group and Pixar Animation Studios. News Release