Michigan Technological University invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair of the Department of Computer Science to begin in the 2013-2014 academic year. We seek an individual with the vision and leadership skills to elevate the department’s prominence in computer science research, further our strong tradition of educational excellence, and grow our graduate . . .
July 16, 2pm Title: Automated Design of Self-Stabilization Abstract Nowadays, we witness an increasing impact of software system failures due to the growing abundance and steady proliferation of software into our daily activities. Self-stabilization is a property of a distributed system such that, regardless of the legitimacy of its current behavior, the system behavior shall . . .
March 30, 2012, 3:00 PM, Room 214 – Rekhi Hall Title: Generating Automated Usability Tests for User Centered Design The agile approach to software development gives top priority to satisfying the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. A key component of the agile approach is test driven development (TDD), which involves the . . .
Title: An Introduction to Point Cloud Understanding Brian VanVoorst, MTU Alumni & Technical Director of BBN Technologies Thursday, March 22,2012 – 135 Fisher Hall – 2:00 PM Abstract: A point cloud is a collection of 3D points from a 3D sensor such as a LIDAR, stereo camera, or a Microsoft Kinect system. These 3D sensors . . .
Put your AI to the test and conquer the nine realms! On March 31, 2012 the 5th Annual BonzAI Brawl programming competition will take place in the CS department at Michigan Technological University. The programming will be an all day event, where teams of 1 to 3 contestants will implement an AI player for a . . .
Department of Computer Science Seminar February 27, 2012 – 4:04 PM – Room G005 – Rekhi Hall Title: “Fuzzy Kernel Clustering of Large Scale Biomedical and Bioinformatics Data” Dr. Timothy Havens Abstract: Since the early 1990’s, the ubiquity of personal computing technology has produced an abundance of staggeringly large data sets—it is estimated that Facebook . . .