The next Physics Colloquium will be held at 4 p.m. today (March 18) via Zoom. Alice Allen will present “Schrödinger’s code: Opening the computational box.”
Allen is a faculty specialist in the Astronomy Department at the University of Maryland (College Park) and editor-in-chief of the Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL). Her abstract and bio can be viewed here.
If you haven’t registered for the weekly Physics Colloquium series in the past, please register in advance for this event.
Dr. Livesay’s open office hours are discontinued for the summer and will return in August. Have a fantastic summer!
College of Computing Dean Dennis Livesay holds open drop-in office hours every Friday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., when classes are in session.
And starting Friday, March 19, you can meet with Dean Livesay in person!
Drop-in office hours are now both virtual and in-person. Stop by Rekhi Hall Room 217.
All faculty, staff, and students who wish to chat with Dr. Livesay are invited to “stop in” to this weekly meeting. Appointments are not needed.
With extensive safety planning and health precautions underway, Michigan Tech Summer Youth Programs plans to offer in-person programs for summer 2021. Programs run weekly from June 21-August 7, 2021.
Registration is now open for 2021 Summer Youth Programs. Many classes are already full, but there are plenty more to choose from
Interested in computing-related classes? Below are SYP programs of particular interest.
| Class Number | Title | Additional Cost Required | Seats Available | Grades | Week |
| 51400 | App and Web Development: Designing for Humans | 12 | 9 – 11 | July 18 – July 24 | |
| 51890 | Coding for the Internet of Things | See Course Details | 12 | 9 – 11 | July 11 – July 17 |
| 51678 | Coding for the Internet of Things | See Course Details | 12 | 9 – 11 | June 20 – June 26 |
| 52422 | Introduction to Computational Physics | 15 | 9 – 11 | June 20 – June 26 | |
| 51204 | Introduction to Video Game Programming | 12 | 6 – 8 | June 27 – July 03 | |
| 51541 | Video Game Programming | 7 | 9 – 11 | July 18 – July 24 |
| Class No. | Class Title | Add’l Costs | Seats Avail. | Grade Level | Dates of Class |
| 52409 | AI & Machine Learning | None | 8 | 9-11 | July 18 – July 24 |
| 52199 | The Gaming Industry Wants You! | None | 6 | 9-11 | June 27 – July 3 |
| 52410 | Intro to the Perfect Machine | None | 7 | 6-8 | July 18 – July 24 |
| 52412 | The Perfect Machine | None | 20 | 9-11 | July 11 – July 17 |
| 51909 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | See Course Details | 7 | 9-11 | June 27 – July 3 |
| 52092 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | See Course Details | 11 | 9-11 | June 20 – June 26 |
| 51190 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | See Course Details | 5 | 9-11 | July 11 – July 17 |
| Scholarship Programs | |||||
| 51435 | Women in Computer Science (WICS) | None | 17 | 9-11 | June 27 – July 3 |
| Science and Technology Programs | |||||
| 52199 | The Gaming Industry Wants You! | None | 6 | 9-11 | June 27 – July 3 |
You are invited to spend one-zero-one-zero—that is, ten—minutes with Gorkem Asilioglu, Computer Science, on Thurday, March 18, from 5:30 to 5:40 p.m. EST.
Asilioglu is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science. His research interests include computer architecture, high-performance computing, programming languages, and CS education.
We look forward to spending 1010 minutes with you!
The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by Dr. Kelly Steelman, Cognitive and Learning Sciences, on Friday, March 19, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.
The title of the lecture is, “Keeping Up with Tech.”
Steelman is interim department chair and associate professor in the Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences. Her research interests include basic and applied attention, models of attention, human performance in aviation, display design, tech adoption, and technology training.
“Keeping Up with Tech”
COVID has revealed much in the past year, including our dependence on technology and the challenges that many of us experience trying to keep up with it. Dr. Kelly Steelman has spent the past 15 years studying human attention and applying it to support the introduction of new technologies in contexts ranging from aviation to education.
In her presentation, Steelman will provide an overview of her research, using examples from Next Gen Aviation and the BASIC Digital Literacy Training Program to illustrate how understanding human attention can help us predict the consequences of introducing new technology, improve the design of technology, and support training to help people keep up with the rapid pace of technological change.
The Department of Computer Science will present a lecture by 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 create an internet that is clean, efficient, open, honest, regenerative, and resilient.
“People, Planet, Pixels: Toward Sustainable Digital Products and Practices”
Tim Frick started his digital agency Mightybytes in 1998 to help purpose-driven companies, social enterprises, and large nonprofits solve problems, amplify their impact, and drive measurable results. He is the author of four books, including Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services. Tim regularly presents at conferences and offers workshops on sustainable design, measuring impact, and problem solving in the digital economy.
The internet has a larger environmental impact than the commercial airline industry. It currently produces approximately 3.8% of global carbon emissions, which are rising in line with our hunger to consume more data. Increasingly, web technologies are also being used to sow discontent, erode privacy, prompt unethical decisions, and, in some countries, undermine personal freedoms and the well-being of society. Web technology has the potential to bring huge benefits to society and the environment, but only if we use it wisely.
In this talk, author and digital agency owner Tim Frick will discuss how sustainable web designand responsible digital practices can help us create an internet that is clean, efficient, open, honest, regenerative, and resilient—principles outlined in the Sustainable Web Manifesto, of which Tim is a co-author. Elements of this talk are also based on Tim’s book, Designing for Sustainability: A Guide to Building Greener Digital Products and Services. Creating an internet that works for people and planet is possible. The methods described in this talk will show you how.
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 outreach and research seed program.
Read the Tech Today announcement of all the Space Grant winners here.
Paheding is a member of the Center for Data Sciences research group of the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC).
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.”
Paheding is a member of the Institute of Computer and Cybersystems’s (ICC) Center for Data Sciences.
by Kelley Christensen, University Marketing and Communications
Connected and automated vehicles, which can interact vehicle to vehicle (V2V) and between vehicles and roadway infrastructure like traffic signals and stop signs (V2I), promise to save energy and improve safety. In a new study published in Transportation Research Part B, Kuilin Zhang (CEE/CS) along with Shuaidong Zhao ’18, now a senior quantitative analyst at National Grid, propose a modeling framework for V2V and V2I cooperative driving. Cooperative driving helps cars and their drivers safely and efficiently navigate.
The framework uses an eco-driving algorithm that prioritizes saving fuel and reducing emissions. The automated algorithm calculates location-based traffic control devices and roadway constraints using maps and geographic information. Read the full story on mtu.edu/news.
Kuilin Zhang is a researcher with the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’ (ICC) Center for Cyber-Physical Systems.
by Registrar’s Office
The commencement team has begun planning an exciting celebration for our 2020 and Spring 2021 graduates. Unfortunately, the indoor commencement ceremony has been canceled, and students were recently notified, but that isn’t stopping us from celebrating their successes.
In place of the traditional ceremony, graduates will be celebrated in an outdoor event along the campus mall on the afternoon of Friday, April 30. While planning is in the early stages, departments will be asked to take part in the celebration by cheering on their students as they participate in this sendoff. With that, departments, faculty, and staff are asked to save the date. The time is approximately 1 to 4 p.m., though not everyone will celebrate at the same time as graduates will be split into groups by their college to keep gathering sizes smaller.
Thank you in advance for your assistance and support. Additional information will be provided as plans progress.