Computer Science eNewsletter

Scaling Up Personalized Query Results for Next Generation of Search Engines

Photo of Dr. Kemafor Anyanwu OganLed by Dr. Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan, NC State University researchers have developed a way for search engines to provide users with more accurate, personalized search results. The challenge in the past has been how to scale this approach up so that it doesn’t consume massive computer resources. Now the researchers have devised a technique for implementing personalized searches that is more than 100 times more efficient than previous approaches. more

Department Welcomes New Faculty

The NC State Computer Science Department is pleased to welcome two new assistant professors to the department this fall. Dr. Min Chi joined the department as an assistant professor in the Digital Transformation of Education cluster (part of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program). Chi’s specialty is applied machine learning and data mining, and her research focuses on artificial intelligence, applying computer science to improve human learning, cognitive science and learning science, and math and science education. Dr. Blair Sullivan joined the department as an assistant professor. Sullivan's research incorporates algorithm design, graph theory, parallel computing, and combinatorial scientific computing to address challenges in understanding and evaluating massive graph data. Her recent work focuses on integrating tools and techniques from structural graph theory into tools for scalable network analysis. more

CSC Department Welcomes New Student Ambassadors

Photo of CSC AmbassadorsThe NC State Computer Science Department is pleased to announce the second class of undergraduate students to join the NC State University Department of Computer Science Student Ambassador Program for the 2013-14 academic year. The program was launched last spring with 24 undergraduates, and we are replacing our graduating ambassadors with 10 additions. more

Tanwir Receives Graduate Industrial Traineeship

Congratulations to Savera Tanwir, a PhD student in the NC State Computer Science department, on receiving a Graduate Industrial Traineeship (GIT) valued at $51,058 from SAS. more

Shanghai Ranking Boosts Engineering

NC State improved in the field of “engineering/technology and computer sciences” on a prestigious international scorecard of universities, jumping two spots from last year to rank No. 27 in the world for 2013. Known as the Shanghai ranking–or more formally as the Academic Ranking of World Universities–the lists are based on a methodology that tracks six objective indicators. Unlike the better known ranking of “Best Colleges” marketed by U.S. News & World Report, the Shanghai ranking does not include subjective measures of an institution’s reputation. more

Fidelity Investments Speakers Series Presents Curtis Brown

Photo of Curtis BrownPlease join us on October 22nd at 6 pm in 1231 EB2 for our next fall 2013 talk in the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Speakers Series. Our special guest speaker will be Curtis Brown, Chief Technology Officer for AOL. His talk topic will be “Get Big, Go Small: The AOL Micro Data Center.” more

Park Promise

With the largest single gift in university history, NC State is taking steps to ensure a viable future for a program that brings some of America’s brightest students to campus. Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the $50 million donation from the Park Foundation on Sept. 27. The gift will plant the seed of an endowment that, with others’ support, will provide permanent funding for the university’s prestigious Park Scholarships. more

Researchers Work to Squeeze More Data from Bandwidth in Mobile Devices

A team of researchers is working on technology that would allow mobile devices to send and receive more data using the same limited amount of bandwidth. The work is supported by a $1.08 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). more

Dutta Releases Book on Proxy Server Performance

Photo of Dr Rudra DuttaCongratulations to Dr. Rudra Dutta, professor of computer science at NC State University, for having his book entitled “Measuring SIP Proxy Server Performance,” published by Springer. The book is co-authored by Dutta’s former student, Sureshkumar Subramanian. more

Think and Do

To solve global challenges you need more than good ideas. See how bright minds and bold action spark amazing solutions as NC State unveils a dynamic campaign to share our story. more

Departmental Gifts & Research

NetApp has donated $15,000 in support of the department’s ePartners Program and Sr. Design Center.

Tata Consultancy Services has donated $10,000 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Riverbed Technology has donated $7,500 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Bandwidth has donated $5,000 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Red Hat has donated $5,000 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Premier Healthcare Alliance has donated $5,000 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

AirWatch has donated $2,500 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Intel has donated $2,500 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

McKesson Corporation has donated $2,500 in support of the department’s ePartners Program.

Dr. R. Michael Young has been awarded $352,696 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research proposal entitled “Integrating Cognitive and Computational Models of Narrative for Cinematic Generation.” more

Dr. Xiaosong Ma has been awarded $311,998 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support her research proposal entitled “Enabling Cost-effective Cloud HPC.” more

Dr. Peng Ning has been awarded $350,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research proposal entitled “Is Wireless Channel Dependable for Security Provisioning?” more

Dr. Ting Yu has been awarded $267,096 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research proposal entitled “User-Centric Risk Communication and Control on Mobile Devices.” more

CSC Wolf Bytes

CSC alum, David Meyer's 'You Laugh But It’s True' will be screened for FREE at Witherspoon on Sunday, October 6th at 4pm. It's the film’s first screening in North Carolina! more

Follow the Department on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter!

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and corporate partners of the NC State Department of Computer Science, interested in networking to foster collaboration, entrepreneurship, partnerships, career development and professional growth are invited to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Personalized Job Search Agent in ePack

If you are a CSC student or recent graduate (within 12 months post-graduation) and would like to receive email notifications when new jobs are posted on ePack matching your profile, you can set up your own customized job search agent to receive just the postings you desire (intern vs. full time, etc). For a short video tutorial on how to create your own personalized job agent, click here. Experienced alumni looking for career assistance are encouraged to take advantage of NC State's Alumni Career Service.