Category: Computer Science

Vijay Garg, UT Austin, to Present Lecture Feb. 19, 3 pm

This lecture has been canceled. Dr. Vijay Garg, University of Texas Austin, will present a lecture on February 19, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. The lecture is hosted by the Department of Computer Science. Vijay Garg Bio Vijay Garg is a Cullen Trust Endowed Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University . . .

ICPC Programming Competition Info Session Is Feb. 11, 6 pm

What: Info Session: ICPC Programming CompetitionWhen: Thursday, February 11, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.Where: Zoom An information session about the ICPC Programming Competition will take place this Thursday, February 11, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ICPC Programming Competition, North America North Central Regionals, will be held, Saturday, February 27, 2021. The contest will be held remotely using the Kattis contest . . .

Yakov Nekrich Paper Accepted for Top Computing Conference

A publication by Associate Professor Yakov Nekrich, Computer Science, has been accepted to the 53rd Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC). The paper, “Optimal-Time Dynamic Planar Point Location in Connected Subdivisions,” describes an optimal-time solution for the dynamic point location problem and answers an open problem in computational geometry.  The data structure described in the . . .

Beth Veinott to Present Lecture February 12, 3 pm

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 . . .

College of Computing Invites Applications for Two Open Faculty Positions

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; . . .

CsE PhD Candidate Karen Colbert Named 2021 Diversity Scholar

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 . . .