The Institute of Computing and Cybersystems has announced the addition of a new research center, the Computing Education Center. Professor Yu Cai, Applied Computing, is director of the new center.
“The Computing Education Center promotes research and learning activities related to computing education,” says Cai. “It is bringing together researchers and practitioners to foster collaborations and develop interventions that encourage adoption of computer technology across campus.”
Already, the new Center has welcomed a dozen member researchers from across campus.
“A special thanks to Yu Cai for stepping forward to lead this effort,” said Tim Havens, director of the ICC and associate dean for research, College of Computing. “This has been discussed for a few years, and I’m excited about the group of people that has come together in this center. I look forward to hearing about their successes.”
The ICC is funded in large part through returns on grant overhead and expenditures (F&A). Commonly called IRAD funds, these quarterly distributions are allocated among the six ICC centers according to their respective research expenditures that quarter.