Search for Department Chair

Michigan Technological University invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair of the Department of Computer Science to begin in the 2013-2014 academic year. We seek an individual with the vision and leadership skills to elevate the department’s prominence in computer science research, further our strong tradition of educational excellence, and grow our graduate . . .

CS Department Seminar, Aly Farahat, PhD Defense

July 16, 2pm Title: Automated Design of Self-Stabilization Abstract Nowadays, we witness an increasing impact of software system failures due to the growing abundance and steady proliferation of software into our daily activities. Self-stabilization is a property of a distributed system such that, regardless of the legitimacy of its current behavior, the system behavior shall . . .

CS Department Seminar, Christopher Brown, PhD Candidate

March 30, 2012, 3:00 PM, Room 214 – Rekhi Hall Title: Generating Automated Usability Tests for User Centered Design The agile approach to software development gives top priority to satisfying the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. A key component of the agile approach is test driven development (TDD), which involves the . . .

CS, Center for Computer Systems Research and ECE Seminar – Brian VanVoorst, Speaker

Title: An Introduction to Point Cloud Understanding Brian VanVoorst, MTU Alumni & Technical Director of BBN Technologies Thursday, March 22,2012 – 135 Fisher Hall – 2:00 PM Abstract: A point cloud is a collection of 3D points from a 3D sensor such as a LIDAR, stereo camera, or a Microsoft Kinect system. These 3D sensors . . .