Faculty Committees for 2011-12

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee discusses cases for renewal, promotion, and tenure of tenure-track faculty. The Executive Committee consists of all tenured faculty with primary appointments in the department and the Associate Chair. Appropriate subsets of this group meet to consider promotion to Professor, as specified in the Faculty Handbook. All transactions are confidential, because of the nature of the business conducted.

  • Carlo Tomasi, Chair
  • Pankaj Agarwal
  • Robert Calderbank
  • Jeff Chase
  • Vincent Conitzer
  • Bruce Donald
  • Herbert Edelsbrunner
  • Alex Hartemink
  • Gershon Kedem
  • Alvy Lebeck
  • Richard Lucic (non-voting)
  • Bruce Maggs
  • Kamesh Munagala
  • Ron Parr
  • John Reif
  • Don Rose
  • Xiaobai Sun
  • Jun Yang
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Graduate Admissions Committee

The Graduate Admissions Committee acts for the department in correspondence with prospective graduate students and in recommending candidates to the Graduate School for admission to graduate study in the department and for fellowships. At the end of its activities, the committee delivers the list of students recommended for admission also to the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee, together with an assignment of faculty members to students for recruitment purposes. This committee also nominates candidates for competitive Duke University scholarships and fellowships.

  • Ron Parr, Chair
  • Shivnath Babu
  • Landon Cox
  • Bruce Donald
  • John Reif
  • Xiaobai Sun
  • Jun Yang
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Graduate Program Committee

The Graduate Program Committee advises the department on matters pertaining to the graduate programs. The committee reviews the graduate curriculum at least every four years, and may recommend changes to the faculty. The committee acts for the department in recommending candidates for graduate awards. The committee also coordinates graduate student recruitment activities based on the list of students and faculty assignments compiled by the Graduate Admissions Committee.

  • Alex Hartemink, Chair
  • Pablo Gainza
  • Richard Lucic
  • John Reif
  • Jun Yang
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inDuke Steering Committee

The inDuke Steering Committee oversees certain administrative and policy aspects of the Department's Industry Partners Program. The Chair of the committee is the Director of inDuke. Membership includes representation from ECE, CS, and Industry. The items in the purview of this committee include: planning and implementation of inDuke events, evaluating program development and success metrics, budgetary issues and monitoring expenditures of program funds, and evaluating and making recommendations to the faculty regarding administrative and policy matters related to inDuke.

  • Richard Lucic, Chair
  • Bruce Maggs
  • Don Rose
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Departmental Infrastructure Committee

The Departmental Infrastructure Committee oversees the operation of the Department's Computing Laboratory and advises the Chair on space allocation issues in both the LSRC and North buildings. The Chair delegates to this committee the task of advising the Computing Laboratory manager and staff on matters of policy, funding, operations, priority, and equipment acquisition concerning the Department's computing infrastructure.

  • Alex Hartemink, Chair
  • Alvy Lebeck
  • Richard Lucic
  • Ron Parr
  • Valentin Pistol
  • Joe Shamblin
  • Jewel Wheeler
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Teaching Excellence Committee

The Teaching Excellence Committee is composed of the DUS, DGS, and Assistant or Associate Chair. This committee reviews the teaching performance of all faculty in the department. The committee provides the Chair with a ranked list (excluding committee members) of the best teachers in the department for possible consideration in salary recommendations and teaching honors. It also alerts the Chair to cases where faculty teaching performance seems unsatisfactory.

  • Richard Lucic, Chair
  • Owen Astrachan
  • Jun Yang
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Undergraduate Program Committee

The Undergraduate Program Committee advises the department on matters pertaining to the undergraduate programs. The committee reviews the undergraduate curriculum for Computer Science majors at least every four years, and may recommend changes to the faculty. The committee acts for the department in recommending candidates for undergraduate awards.

  • Owen Astrachan, Chair
  • Vincent Conitzer
  • Robert Duvall
  • Susan Rodger
  • Don Rose
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Communications Committee

The Communications Committee oversees certain administrative and policy aspects of the department's Web site including matters of priority, content, maintenance and development. The committee also advises on all marketing collateral for the department.

  • Richard Lucic, Chair
  • Bruce Donald
  • Joe Guetler
  • Marisabel Guevara
  • Celeste Hodges
  • Susan Rodger
  • Don Rose
  • Jewel Wheeler
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Faculty Search Committee I

  • Alvy Lebeck, Chair
  • Shivnath Babu
  • Bruce Maggs
  • Romit Roy Choudhury (ECE)
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Faculty Search Committee II

  • Vince Conitzer, Chair
  • Pankaj Agarwal
  • Sasa Pekec (Fuqua)
  • Xiaobai Sun
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