Katayanagi Award Presentation & Lecture
Scott R. Klemmer, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Co-director Human-Computer Interaction Group Stanford University The Power of Examples, Abstract Rashid Auditorium 4401 Gates & Hillman Centers |
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A Washington Post column by Anna Holmes quotes Lenore Blum, professor of computer science, about efforts to get more women into computer science. This fall’s freshman class at SCS, which is 32 percent female, was cited as an encouraging indicator.
Four years ago, Randy Pausch talked in his famous Last Lecture about the creative ways in which he painted his boyhood room. He urged parents to let their children do the same. Now you can tour that room with Randy’s sister. Watch the CMU video.
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Innovative Ideas for Health Care Robotics Put Five Companies In Finals of Nation’s First RoboBowl Competition The Robotics Technology Consortium, Carnegie Mellon University and the Innovation Accelerator today announced the five teams from across the United States that are finalists in the inaugural RoboBowl venture competition. The entrepreneurial teams will compete before a blue-ribbon panel of judges at Carnegie Mellon on Oct. 13. News Release
Liskov and Klemmer Will Receive Katayanagi Prizes in Computer Science Barbara Liskov, a pioneer in programming languages and distributed systems, and Scott Klemmer, whose human-centered approach is changing the way online systems are designed, are recipients of the fourth annual Katayanagi Prizes in Computer Science. News Release
Body of Work: Performance Artist Stelarc Explores Humanity’s Relationship With Technology CMU’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute and College of Fine Arts Present Lecture
The performance artist known as Stelarc, who is surgically constructing an extra ear on his arm, has performed atop a six-legged robot and otherwise used his body to explore how technology is redefining what it means to be human, will deliver a public lecture at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday Oct. 5 in the Rashid Auditorium of Carnegie Mellon University’s Gates and Hillman centers. News Release
Oh and Conerly Reach TopCoder Semi-Finals Si Young Oh, a senior majoring in computer science and mathematical sciences, and Tom Conerly, a 2011 computer science graduate, were among the 24 semi-finalists in the algorithm competition at the TopCoder Open in Hollywood, Fla., this week. News Brief
Brumley Wins Presidential Early Career Award David Brumley, who earned his PhD in computer science at Carnegie Mellon in 2008 and is now an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) — the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young scientists and engineers. News Brief
Procaccia Receives Inaugural Yahoo! ACE AwardYahoo! Academic Relations has selected Ariel Procaccia, who joined the Computer Science Department this summer as an assistant professor, is to receive one of its inaugural Academic Career Enhancement (ACE) Awards. News Brief
Nominations Open For Smiley AwardIt’s been 29 years since Scott Fahlman famously combined three keystrokes to create :-) and Carnegie Mellon computer scientists haven’t stopped working to improve interpersonal communications. The best student innovations are highlighted each year by the Smiley Award for Innovation in Technology-Assisted Person-to-Person Communication. News Brief
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