The College of Sciences and Arts is very pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Ott as associate dean for special initiatives, focusing on diversity in computing. Ott’s appointment signals a renewed effort to increase the diversity of students in computing and information. The under-representation of women and ethnic minorities has been little affected by . . .
Dr. Xiaohua Xu (PI) has been awarded a research grant of $145,664 from the National Science Foundation. The project is titled “Optimal Joint Spectrum Allocation and Scheduling for Cognitive Radio Networks.” Dr. Xiaohua Xu is currently a Research Assistant Professor at Michigan Tech.
The Graduate School and Graduate Student Government proudly announce the 2014-2015 academic year winners. CS graduate student Jun Tao received the Outstanding Scholarship Award. Jun was recognized among the graduate students who have exhibited academic performance in areas such as excellent GPA, originality in research, leadership and teamwork. Jun Tao is advised by Dr. Ching-Kuang Shene. Read more . . .
The Graduate School and Graduate Student Government proudly announce the 2014-2015 academic year winners. CS graduate student Murat Koksal received the Outstanding Teaching Award. Murat was recognized among the graduate students who have exhibited exceptional ability as a teacher, have received excellent evaluations from students, as well as gaining the respect of faculty in their departments. . . .
The Graduate School and Graduate Student Government proudly announce the 2014-2015 academic year winners. CS graduate student Abhilash Kantamneni received the Merit Award for Exceptional Student Leader. Abhilash was recognized for the ability to work well with others, participation in extracurricular activities and achievements contributing to the overall graduate student community and representing a bearer . . .
Computer Science Professor Nilufer Onder was ranked in the top 10% across all university classes for student evaluation scores. Onder’s ranking for Fall 2014 was based among other classes with a similar size of 50 students. She taught CS3311, Formal Methods of Computing, last semester and earned a score of 4.85 on the Question of . . .