CS Dept. Lecture: Tim Frick, Mightybytes, April 9

The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by author and digital agency owner Tim Frick, founder and president of Mightybytes, on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. In his talk, “People, Planet, Pixels: Toward Sustainable Digital Products and Practices,” Frick will discuss how sustainable web design and responsible digital practices can help . . .

Michigan Space Grant Consortium Award Recipients Announced

by Pavlis Honor College Michigan Tech students, faculty and staff members received awards totaling $95,175 in funding through the Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC), sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the 2021-2022 funding cycle. Among the recipients is Assistant Professor Sidike Paheding, Applied Computing, who received an award in the pre-college . . .

CS Student Justin Martin Quoted in AP Article

Michigan Tech undergraduate Justin Martin, Computer Science, was quoted in the story “Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis.” Martin told how he chose to visit family in Michigan rather than travel to Florida for spring break. The story was distributed by the Associated Press to outlets across the country including WiscNews and Fox40 in Sacramento, California.

Sidike Paheding Publishes Paper in Top Journal

A scholarly paper co-authored by Assistant Professor Sidike Paheding, Applied Computing, has been published in the April 2021 issue of ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, published by Science Direct. The title of the paper is, “Field-scale crop yield prediction using multi-temporal WorldView-3 and PlanetScope satellite data and deep learning.” View the article abstract . . .