Spiridon Bakiras joins the Department of Computer Science as an associate professor. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Bakiras was at John Jay College at City University of New York. Bakiras received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master’s in Telematics from the University of Surrey in the United . . .
Sue Hill is the Digital Content Manager for the College of Engineering.
Professor Linda Ott (CS) is quoted extensively in an article on GoodCall, a website on education and consumer news, in an article on what factors predict success in a career in computer science. From Tech Today. Recent Survey Predicts Whether You Would Do Well in Computer Science “A high percentage of the high school women . . .
Min Song has been appointed the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society Director of Conference Operations for 2016-2017. The IEEE Communications Society promotes the advancement of science, technology and applications in communications and related disciplines. It fosters presentation and exchange of information among its members and the technical community throughout the world. . . .
Michigan Tech hosted the Regional ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest on October 31, 2015. There were 18 teams in attendance, including 9 teams from Michigan Tech, 3 from Algoma University College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, 4 from Northern Michigan University, and 2 from Lake Superior State University. The winning team of the local . . .
Two Michigan Tech alumni working for Ford Motor Company are featured in a new careers video. Wills Frantz, 2011 Computer Systems Science, and Molli Andor, 2015 Mechanical Engineering, were interviewed in the latest recruiting video. CS alumnus Wills Frantz, an IT Team Leader for web-based dealer ordering with Ford, is also serving on the brand . . .
Jaclyn Barnes, a PhD student, advised by Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon, submitted a research proposal on musical robotic therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders that has been selected for the Doctoral Consortium at the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2015) going on in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, October 26-28, 2015. . . .