University selected for program targeted at women in computer science HOUGHTON — A national organization is committed to inspiring young women to enter the field of Computer Science and Michigan Tech is taking part in the effort. Michigan Tech Professor Computer Science Dr. Linda Ott said, “We’re faced with a situation that most students haven’t . . .
Back to BASICs: Computer help group has new name, same drive to help build skills HOUGHTON?- It’s an hour before the Portage Lake District Library opens, but if you enter through the side door, you’ll see a group of Tech students and community members already hard at work. They bow over smartphones, tablets and laptops, . . .
HOUGHTON — Houghton High School students are learning all about computer coding. Students are being taught by none other than Michigan Tech’s Computer Science Department. Faculty and students from Michigan Tech’s Computer Science Department are hosting the program Hour of Coding. Read more at Upper Michigan’s Source, by Aleah Hordges. Local students participate in ‘Hour . . .
Keith Vertanen joins the Department of Computer Science as an assistant professor. Prior to Michigan Tech, Vertanen was at Montana Tech, where he received the 2014 Distinguished Researcher Award. Vertanen received his PhD and Master’s of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a Masters in Computer Science from Oregon State University. He has industry . . .
Kim Tracy joins the Department of Computer Science as a lecturer. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Tracy was chief information officer at Northeastern Illinois University. Tracy earned a Master’s in Computer Science, specializing in artificial intelligence, from Stanford University and a dual Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He . . .
Spiridon Bakiras joins the Department of Computer Science as an associate professor. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Bakiras was at John Jay College at City University of New York. Bakiras received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master’s in Telematics from the University of Surrey in the United . . .