The Colleges of Computing and Engineering invite the campus community to a lecture by faculty candidate Jean Hardy, Monday, February 3, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., in EERC 214. Hardy’s talk is titled “What does community-driven technological development look like in rural Michigan?” Hardy is PhD candidate and Rackham Merit Fellow in the University of Michigan . . .
At the annual Michigan Tech Research Development Day, January 9, 2020, College of Computing dean Adrienne Minerick and Computer Science professor Soner Onder were recognized as the top two College of Computing researchers in terms of 2019 research expenditures. Both Minerick’s and Onder’s total 2019 research expenditures exceeded $174K.
Timothy C. Havens, the William and Gloria Jackson Associate Professor of Computer Systems and the director of the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems, has been appointed the associate dean for research for the College of Computing, effective immediately. In his new role, Havens will encourage and enable research success in the College and promote collaborative, cross-disciplinary . . .
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the College of Computing invite College of Computing faculty and graduate students to join LaShana Lewis for a build-your-own-sandwich lunch on Tuesday, January 21, 12-1 pm, in Rekhi 218. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/qpPHNpfr9ktB7wyP8. Ms. Lewis is a systems engineer at MasterCard and has been working in the diversity . . .
Timothy Havens (CC) was quoted in the article “Time to Harness Artificial Intelligence,” which was published in BizWatchNigeria on January 9, 2020. BizWatchNigeria.Ng is a sector-based online news and business intelligence portal managed by Bizwatch Nigeria Limited.
From Florida State University News A Florida State University researcher is working to make computer processors execute applications in a more energy-efficient manner with the help of a new $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. “The general goal is to increase performance but to do it in a manner that is more energy efficient . . .