The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Veinott on Friday, February 12, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Veinott is an associate professor in the Cognitive and Learning Sciences department. She will present, “Beyond the system interface: Using human-centered design to support better collaborative forecasting.” Speaker Biography Elizabeth Veinott is a cognitive . . .
Are you interested in a faculty position with the new Michigan Tech College of Computing? Do you know someone who is? Michigan Technological University’s College of Computing invites applications for two (2) assistant, associate, or full professor positions to start in August 2021. Areas of particular interest include cybersecurity, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and data science; . . .
Ms. Karen Colbert , a PhD student in Computational Sciences and Engineering and a graduate research assistant for ADVANCE at Michigan Tech, has been selected as a Diversity Scholar for the 2021 RStudio Virtual Conference. Ms. Colbert is one of 70 Diversity Scholars selected from around the globe, all of them focused on building skills . . .
The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture, by Dr. Shane Mueller on Friday, January 22, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. Mueller is an associate professor in the Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors program of the Cognitive and Learning Science department. His lecture is titled, “Explainable AI, and principles for building human-centered XAI systems.” . . .
Associate Professor Charles Wallace, Computer Science, was quoted in the story “Older adults struggle to access COVID-19 vaccine appointment websites,” in a January 12, 2021, article in The Verge.
Michigan Tech’s BS in Software Engineering is in the top 10 nationwide according to College Rank. The website ranked the 35 Best Bachelor’s in Software Engineering. Michigan Tech, which appears at number nine on the list, was one of only two Michigan colleges to make the ranking. The University of Michigan – Dearborn was ranked 15th. “It’s great to . . .