Summer 2002

Parallel Data Lab

MEDIEVAL HISTORY UNVEILS NOVEL APPROACHES TO COMPUTER SECURITY
On April 10, C|net News reprinted a Carnegie Mellon press release outlining the use of medieval castle architecture by Greg Ganger and the PDL as the inspiration for an innovative approach to computer security. This approach has self-securing devices erecting their own security perimeters and defending their own critical resources just the way individual parts of medieval castles formed distinct protective barriers, such as moats, inner sanctums, and strategically placed guard towers. To read the complete press release go to
http://investor.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-9672318-0.html.

Computer Science Department

FIRST ISSUE OF IEEE'S PERVASIVE COMPUTING LAUNCHED
The first issue of IEEE's Pervasive Computing, with M. SATYANARAYANAN serving as editor-in-chief, arrived on newsstands and IEEE member mailboxes in January. Among those serving on the Editorial Board are David Johnson, Dan Siewiorek and alumnus Dan Duchamp (CS '89). The inaugural issue, Jan-March 2002, focuses on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems and is dedicated to Mark Weiser, the chief technology offer at Xerox PARC, who passed away suddenly 1999. The issue, subtitled "Reaching for Weiser's Vision", reprints his seminal 1991 Scientific American article, "The Computer for the 21st Century" and lets it serve as a topical starting point.

-- YANG-HUA CHU, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science, has been named recipient of the 2002-2003 Intel Foundation Graduate Fellowship at Carnegie Mellon. This honor is awarded by "the university based upon recommendation of Intel's most honored technical experts, the Intel Fellows" and includes one year's funding and assignment of an Intel mentor for the duration of the fellowship. Yang-Hua works on "End System Multicast" with advisor, Hui Zhang. He joins past Intel Fellows: Michael Mateas (2001), Jason Flinn (2000), Fay Chang ('99), David Maltz ('98), Corey Kosak ('97), Peter Dinda ('96), David Eckhardt ('95), James Stichnoth ('94), Peter Stout ('93), Vincent Cate ('92) and Robert Cohn ('91).

Human Computer Interaction Institute

Forbes Magazine's online article titled, "Handheld Crystal Ball" Which looked at the future of PDAs profiled "5 Futuristic PDAs" including The Idealink, a "communal Etch-A-Sketch" developed under the guidance of DAN SIEWIOREK AND ASIM SMAILAGIC. The Idealink, currently in use by Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) students, enables multiple users to communicate verbally and design sketches over the network. To learn more visit http://forbes.com/home/2002/04/24/0424futurepda.html.

Center for Learning and Automated Discovery

Professor Tom Mitchell received the 2002 Peter Debye Award for his eminent research performances in the domain of Machine Learning on January 11, 2002 at the occasion of the Dies Natalis of the Universiteit Maastricht in the Netherlands. The prize is an award in appreciation for scientific work in the domain of knowledge engineering. Mitchell is considered to have made a fundamental contribution to research in the domain of Knowledge Engineering, in particular in Artificial Intelligence (specifically in Machine Learning). The prize is named after physicist Peter J.W. Debye (1884-1966), a native of Maastricht, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1936.

Language Technologies Institute

New Master's degree in Computer-Assisted Language Learning Offered
The LTI in collaboration with the Modern Languages Department is offering a new Master's degree in Computer Assisted Language Learning. The program is designed to teach students how to design the learning sequence for a CALL program based in sound pedagogy, how to create the corresponding software, and how to use the latest language technology to create new types of CALL interactivity. The student will learn the essential concepts of second language acquisition and will acquire practice in assessing CALL software. For further information about the MCALL program visit http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/call/indexpc.html.

Institute for Software Research International

NORMAN SADEH's new book, "M-Commerce: Technologies, Services, and Business Models", published John Wiley & Sons, 2002, (ISBN 0471135852) is now available in stores and on book vendors websites. Described as "the first complete introduction to the technology and business issues surrounding m-commerce," the book's timeliness is critical, because with "the number of mobile phone users fast approaching the one billion mark, it is clear that mobile e-commerce (a.k.a. m-commerce) is the next business frontier."


Entertainment Technology Center

ETC professor elected to Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences board of directors
Professor Jesse Schell was elected to the board of directors of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The academy is best known for its annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, which was established to explore approaches to the creative process and artistic expression applied uniquely to the development of interactive entertainment. (Courtesy of Carnegie Mellon's 8 ½ x 11)

ETC featured in New York Times Article
The Entertainment Technology Center was cited as one of the few education programs who offer courses in game design in an April 1 New York Times article. To read the pdf version of the article go to http://www.etc.cmu.edu/about/nytimes2002.pdf.