Originally posted on What’s happening at CS&E Professor Maria Gini was honored with the 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The award recognizes one individual each year for their extraordinary service to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community. The AAAI officially recognized Prof. Gini “for her outstanding contributions to […]
Originally posted by UDaily Article by Diane Kukich Pollock wins influential educator award for work as mentor, innovator. Lori Pollock is determined to challenge the perception that software engineers merely interact with their programming environment on their computers. “The most effective software engineers are those who work well collaboratively in diverse teams and can communicate […]
The Computing Research Association is sad to hear of the loss of Joanne Cohoon, a leader in the evaluation efforts of our programs. Joanne has been involved with the CRA for more than a decade. In 2006, she was the PI on an NSF-funded study that was initiated to test the validity of an earlier […]
Originally posted on MIT News Magazine By: Peter Dunn Search engines are good at retrieving information. But they can’t assess its value, explore connections or contradictions, or incorporate findings into a larger task—that’s up to the person conducting the search. Jaime Teevan is working to change that. As a principal researcher at Microsoft Research, she’s already […]
by Melanie Moran Originally posted in Research News @ Vanderbilt Following an extensive national search, Padma Raghavan, a distinguished researcher in high-performance computing and computational science and engineering and a proven academic research enterprise leader, has been named as Vanderbilt University’s next vice provost for research, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente […]
By: Adriana Hamacher Original article posted on Robohub Ada Lovelace was the world’s first computer programmer, and heralded symbolic logic by demonstrating future applications for the universal computing machine that Charles Babbage proposed. She was exceptional in her era for her mathematical brilliance, but though she imagined future applications for a multitude of technological innovations, women at that time […]
Originally posted on MarketWired PALO ALTO, CA The Anita Borg Institute, a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces the winners of the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) ABIE Awards. Each year, the GHC ABIE Awards recognize female leaders in the categories of technical leadership, social impact, innovative teaching practices, emerging […]
Blog Post originally Posted on devolab By: Emily Dolson and Anya Vostinar It is a commonly acknowledged problem in academia that success often comes at the expense of having a life outside of work (or at least seems like it has to). As a result, there are many attempts to help academics improve their work/life balance. […]
Original Article Posted on Market Wired By: Jenny Jaacks The world’s largest advocate for women in engineering and technology announced today the recipients of its annual awards program, an honorable acknowledgment of achievers and leaders within engineering. The annual initiative aims to recognize the successes of SWE members and individuals who enhance the engineering profession […]
Originally Posted in Rutgers Today By: Merrie Snead The computer technology industry in the United States is expected to grow by nearly 20 percent during the next 10 years, which could lead to a shortage of trained people to fill those positions.In an effort to close the gap and take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity, Rutgers […]
