Computer science undergraduate students received top honors at the 19th Annual Northern Michigan University Invitational Programming Contest held March 24, 2018. Tony Duda, Justin Evankovich, and Nicholas Muggio took first place; Michael Lay, Parker Russcher, and Marcus Stojcevich took second. Michigan Tech earned the highest program count and No. 1 ranking. Congratulations! “We are proud . . .
The USDOT ITS Professional Capacity Building Program is hosting a webinar, free and open to all interested, on the topic “Transportation Cyber-physical Security: Things We Should Know,” from 1-2 p.m. May 10. Threats to cyber-physical systems are targeting institutions and infrastructures around the world, and the frequency and severity of attacks are on the rise. Industries . . .
Keith Vertanen(HCC), has been award a 2018 NSF CAREER Award for his project entitled, “Technology Assisted Conversations”. This 5-year award has a total budget of $538,799. In this project, Keith will create new real-time communication solutions for people who face speaking challenges, including those with physical or cognitive disabilities.The primary goal of this project is to develop . . .
Book Signing at the CS Learning Center Thursday, March 29 from 4-5pm Rekhi 118 Undergraduate student authors Shaun Flynn and Marissa Walther will be at the CS Learning Center signing copies of their recently published a book “A World of Java Programming”. Free copies of the book will be available. All are welcome. Refreshments will . . .
Per the article in Tech Today, this week, College of Sciences and Arts Dean Bruce Seely recognizes Ruihong Zhang, lecturer in Computer Science for more than 13 years, as the newest member of the Deans’ Teaching Showcase. Seely selected Zhang for her role in delivering foundational CS courses while enrollment has increased dramatically. Asked to discuss . . .
Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon (CLS/CS) and his colleage Paul Fishwick guest-edited a special issue on “Arts, Aesthetics and Performance in Telepresence” in the journal Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments – per the article in Tech Today! Congratulations Philart and Paul!