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 . . .
Computer Science faculty members Keith Vertanen, Scott Kuhl, and Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon, were recently awarded the 2018 Paul Williams Seed Grant from the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC). The grant will give the researchers the opportunity to develop a research program that could be eligible and attractive for long-term and higher-level funding from external . . .
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 . . .
Problem: Scheduling learning center appointments. Solution: Apply education; develop online scheduling program. Maybe you’ve heard the claim that Michigan Technological University students are crazy smart. In case you needed proof, meet Caden Sumner, a third-year who is double majoring in computer science and psychology. He’s also a coach at the Michigan Tech Multiliteracies Center (MTMC) . . .
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!