COMMENCEMENT 98...takes place this weekend, May 16-17. The families and friends of our graduates will join us on campus as we recognize and honor our Class of 1998! The schedule of events for Sunday includes: SCS Commencement Brunch (8:30-10:30 am/FRC); CMU Main Ceremony (11:00-12:00 pm/Gesling Stadium); and the SCS Diploma Ceremony (12:30 pm/Rangos Hall). Another bumper crop this year, as we "march" our largest class ever! And yes, SCS-Today knows of one "last" hotel room in the Oakland area, if anyone is desperate. Send mail to scstoday@cs for its location :-) An early but very, very well-deserved CONGRATULATIONS to our students!

NEW FELLOWSHIPS...
**David Maltz has been awarded the 1998-99 Intel Graduate Fellowship in CS. The honor includes funding and a microprocessor-based personal computer system from Intel.
**Eli Brandt and Adam Berger have been awarded IBM Cooperative Fellowships in Computer Science.

IN DEFENSE...Justin Boyan takes stage with "Learning Evaluation Functions for Global Optimization" at his CS oral on Wednesday, May 13 at 10:00 am in Wean 5409. His committee includes: Andrew Moore (Co-Chair), Scott Fahlman (Co-Chair), Tom Mitchell, and Tom Dietterich (Oregon State).

PROPOSALS...Bruce Lowekamp is "Combining Resource and Application Awareness to Solve the Task Assignment Problem for Distributed Systems" at his CS thesis proposal on Wednesday, May 13 at 3:30 pm in Wean 5409. His committee members include: Thomas Gross, Dave O'Hallaron, Peter Steenkiste, and Fran Berman (UCSD).

SPRING IS HERE...And that can only mean one thing! The Annual Spring Picnic! Take time out from your busy schedules to partake of your beloved picnic foods (veggie and kosher options available), volleyball, assorted beverages, and much more at the Vietnam Veterans Pavillion in Schenley Park (on Overlook Drive, up the hill from the Schenley Park swimming pool). The spring rites begin at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 12 and continue until darkness, when full stomachs and fatigue make it impossible to continue with the festivities. See you there!

ALAN KAY REVISITED...An instant "replay" of the Alan Kay Distinguished Lecture, "The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet", will be presented in videotape format on Tuesday, May 12 at noon in Wean Hall 5409. Bring a lunch and relax!

SCS INVITED TALKS...Manuela Veloso will present "Intellgent Teams of Robots" on June 1 as an invited speaker at "Understanding Artificial Intelligence: The Challenge and the Progress", an 8-part lecture series sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Associates. The Monday night series (in Washington), which runs from April 20 through June 15, includes a distinguished list of speakers addressing the multiple aspects of AI. A complete overview of the program can be found at: /www.cise.nsf.gov/iis/smithsonian.html.

CS BLACK FRIDAY...Thursday and Friday, May 14-15. Check the SCS Calendar for the link or check with Sharon Burks.

LTI BLUE MONDAY...Yes, you are reading that correctly. The LTI Blue Monday is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19. Contact Jennifer Potter for scheduling details.

WEARABLE COMPUTERS PAPER REVIEW...Randy Pausch is hosting the International Symposium on Wearable Computers Paper Review Session on June 19 on campus.

WORDS FOR THOUGHT...
TUESDAY, MAY 11
**SPECIAL MODEL CHECKING TALK: Fausto Giunchiglia, "A Model Checking Algorithm for Belief Logics", 2:00 pm, Wean 4623.

THURDAY, MAY 14
**SYSTEM DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION SEMINAR: Khalil Amiri, "Scalable Optimistic Concurrency Control Using Smart Devices", noon, Wean 8220.

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