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Analysis of Current and Future Computer Science Needs via Advertised Faculty Searches for 2016

November 17, 2015/In: Resources, Big Data /

By Craig E. Wills, Professor and Department Head, Computer Science Department,Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The wealth of faculty searches in Computer Science during this hiring season for positions starting in the Fall of 2016 again affords the opportunity to study areas of Computer Science where departments are choosing to invest in new faculty hires. While the number and areas for faculty searches does not necessarily translate into the same for faculty hires, we believe that they provide insight into current and future needs within the discipline.

CRA Releases Report on Data-Intensive Research in Education

November 4, 2015/In: CRA, Featured Announcements, Education, Big Data /

The Computer Research Association (CRA) has recently released a cumulative report from two workshops held by CRA and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on big data in education. Chris Dede, the Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, was the intellectual lead for this effort.

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Analysis of Current and Future Computer Science Needs via Advertised Faculty Searches for 2016

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