Computer Science News Archives
March 2013
- Robert Calderbank to Direct Interdisciplinary 'Big Data' Effort at Duke
November 2012
- Graduate Student Retreat
- Department Hosts ACM Programming Contest
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2012
October 2012
- Richard Lucic and Robert Duvall Lead Students in Making Real-World Apps
- CS Welcomes Professor Ashwin Machanavajjhala
- CS Welcomes Visiting Faculty Peter Lorensen
- CS Welcomes Visiting Faculty Tabitha Peck
- CS Welcomes Professor Guillermo Sapiro
September 2012
- TechConnect 2012
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2011-12
- "Big Data at Large" Workshop Held by Pankaj Agarwal and Shivnath Babu
August 2012
- Summer Undergraduate Enrichment Experiences 2012
July 2012
- Vince Conitzer Wins PECASE Award
- Alice Workshops Led by Susan Rodger
- Bruce Donald Named James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
June 2012
- Romit Roy Choudhury Develops Mobile App to take GPS Technology Inside
- Shivnath Babu Promoted to Associate Professor
- Professor Gershon Kedem Has Died
May 2012
- Vince Conitzer Named Bass Fellow, Launches New Journal
- Richard Lucic and Robert Duvall Teach iOS Project Management Course
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
- Graduation: Degrees Conferred for 2011-12
April 2012
- Landon Cox Promoted to Associate Professor
- Computer-designed Molecules Developed by Bruce Donald and Kyle Roberts Point to New Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
- Undergraduate Research Poster Day 2012
February 2012
- Graduate Admissions Visit 2012
- C-SURF Fellows Named for 2012
January 2012
- TechConnect 2012 Spring
- Xiaowei Yang Promoted to Associate Professor
December 2011
- Brook Osborne Named National Director of Outreach
- Jeff Chase Heads ExoGENI Project
November 2011
- Daphne Ezer wins Marhshall Scholarship
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2011
- Duke Places First in ACM Programming Contest
- Landon Cox and Team Develop YouProve Media Authentication Software
October 2011
- Jeff Forbes Serves as NSF Program Director
- CS Welcomes Visiting Lecturer Mike Hewner
September 2011
- TechConnect 2011
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2010-2011
August 2011
- Virtual Maestro: Alum Ge Wang's Apps Turn iPhone into Musical Instrument
July 2011
- Vincent Conitzer Promoted to Professor
June 2011
- Susan Rodger and Nancy Shaw Encourage Student Interest in Math and Science
May 2011
- Graduation: Degrees Conferred for 2010-11
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
- Alex Beutel: Making Things Happen
- Graduating with Distinction: First-ever Undergraduate Poster Day
- RoboCup Jr 2011
April 2011
- 2011 Graduate Admissions Visit
March 2011
- Robert Calderbank and Bruce Maggs Selected for Distinguished Professorships
February 2011
- C-SURF Fellows Named for 2011
- Welcome New Secondary Faculty: Scott Schmidler
- Welcome New Secondary Faculty: Jungsang Kim
- Vincent Conitzer Wins 2011 Computers and Thought Award
January 2011
- TechConnect 2011 Spring
December 2010
- Kamesh Munagala Promoted to Associate Professor
- Carla Ellis Named ACM Fellow
- Alex Beutel, Thomas Mølhave, and Pankaj Agarwal Win Best Paper Award
November 2010
- Bruce Donald Named IEEE Fellow
- Landon Cox Defines the "Privacy Line" in Online Social Networking
- Duke Wins Regional ACM Programming Contest
October 2010
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- Alex Hartemink Takes an African Sabbatical
September 2010
- Second Graduate Student Retreat
- Landon Cox and Peter Gilbert Find Phone Apps Sending Data Without Notification
- Landon Cox Does "Office Hours" Webcast on Privacy in Social Networking
- TechConnect 2010
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2009-2010
- Jun Yang Visits HP Labs China
August 2010
- Summer Programs 2010: Alice, ARTSI, HarambeeNet
- Diane Riggs Retires
- Robert Calderbank Joins Duke as CS Faculty and Dean of Natural Sciences
July 2010
- Computer Program Developed by Donald Lab Predicts MRSA's Next Move
- Pitting Cloud Against Cloud (external re Xiaowei Yang and Ang Li)
June 2010
- A Hands-On Summer Experience in the LaBean Lab
May 2010
- Jeff Forbes Promoted to Associate Professor of the Practice
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
- Graduation: Degrees Conferred for 2009-2010
April 2010
- Carlo Tomasi Wins Brooks Teaching Award
- Duke Hosts WISER African Teachers for Technology Training
March 2010
- A Successful Graduate Admissions Visit
- Department Hosts RoboCup Junior Competition
- Carlo Tomasi Appointed Department Chair
- Undergrads in Jeff Forbes' Class Use Robotics to Teach Math to Middle Schoolers
- Thom LaBean Promoted to Research Professor
February 2010
- Vincent Conitzer Receives NSF CAREER Award
- Welcome New Secondary Faculty: Silvia Ferrari
- ACM Programming Contest Held
January 2010
- Julian Lombardi's Team Develops OpenCobalt Software Tookit
- New C-SURF Fellows Named for 2010
- Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Awards Elite Research Prize to Lars Arge (external)
December 2009
- Bruce Donald Named ACM Fellow
October 2009
- Bruce Maggs: Supercomputing with Students
- Landon Cox Awarded Grant to Improve Online Privacy
- Romit Roy Choudhury, Ionut Constandache, and Martin Azizyan Develop Smart Phone SurroundSense App
September 2009
- Xiaowei Yang Receives NSF CAREER Award
- TechConnect 2009
- Pankaj Agarwal and collaborators receive $1.6M NSF Grant
August 2009
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2008-2009
July 2009
- Chris Dwyer Receives PECASE Award
- Xiaobai Sun Promoted to Professor
- CS Welcomes Professor Bruce Maggs
June 2009
- Alice Workshops Led by Susan Rodger
- Paper by Shashidhara Ganjugunte Named Top Pick
- Gene Expression: Origami at the Molecular Level (external re Thom LaBean)
May 2009
- CS Students Bring One Laptop Per Child Program to Durham Schools
- Graduation: Degrees Conferred for 2008-2009
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
April 2009
- Alex Hartemink Named Bass Fellow
- Jeff Forbes and CS Ugrads Host RoboCup Junior Competition
- Protein Power (external re Bruce Donald)
- Graduate Admissions Visit Held
February 2009
- Bruce Donald's Lab Develops Software to Aid in Battle Against Evolving Bacteria
- The Magic of GENI: Building Networks for the Future (external re Jeff Chase)
- K* Software Created by Bruce Donald's Lab Dramatically Speeds Enzyme Design
- Kamesh Munagala Wins Sloan Fellowship
- IBM-Duke CS Collaboration: A Win-Win Partnership
- Duke Alum Andrew Cunningham Directs WISER Projects in Kenya; CS Donates Laptops to Schools in Kenya and India
January 2009
- C-SURF Fellows Named for 2009
November 2008
- Virtual Peace: CS Students Led by Tim Lenoir, Richard Lucic, and Robert Duvall Participate in Developing Humanitarian Assistance Training Simulator
- inDuke Frontiers Technology Commercialization Event Held
October 2008
- Students Take Top Honors in ACM Programming Contest
- Meet the New Faculty: Xiaowei Yang
- Students in Julian Lombardi's Class Create Virtual Worlds with Students in China
September 2008
- Grad Students Hold Retreat in Beaufort
- TechConnect 2008
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2007-2008
- Carla Ellis Appointed to NSF CISE Advisory Committee
August 2008
- Kamesh Munagala Receives NSF CAREER Award
July 2008
- Susan Rodger Promoted to Professor of the Practice
- Alex Hartemink Appointed to DARPA Computer Science Study Panel
- Participants Reflect on Alice Workshop Organized by Susan Rodger
- Getting Students Excited About Computer Science: Susan Rodger Runs Alice Summer Program
June 2008
- Duke Team led by Bruce Donald Creates a Fleet of Crawling Robots
- Microrobotic Ballet: Bruce Donald's Robots Perform on a Stage One Millimeter Square
May 2008
- Vincent Conitzer's Dissertation and Paper Receive Recognition
- Degrees Conferred for 2007-2008
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
April 2008
- Alum Darrell Anderson Hacks His Energy Usage
- Nicholas Patrick Selected for Goldwater Scholarship
March 2008
- Jun Yang Promoted to Associate Professor
- Alex Hartemink Promoted to Associate Professor
February 2008
- Timothy Lenoir Receives MacArthur Grant for Digital Project
- Vincent Conitzer Wins Sloan Fellowship
- Mauro Maggioni Named Sloan Fellow
January 2008
- Landon Cox Lands NSF CAREER Award
- Romit Roy Choudhury Wins NSF CAREER Award
- Rachael Brady: Seeing Nature and Data in New Ways
December 2007
- Mellon Award Goes to Croquet Project led by Julian Lombardi
- Jeff Forbes Receives ARTSI Alliance Grant
November 2007
- Alex Hartemink Uses Machine Learning to Map Imprinted Genes in Human Genome
October 2007
- Duke Wins ACM Programming Contest
- Paper by Daniel Sorin and Students Named Top Pick of 2007
- Students and Faculty Attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- Susan H. Rodger and Students’ JFLAP Courseware Wins Finalist Spot
September 2007
- TechConnect 2007
- Thom LaBean Leads International Research Experience in Nanostructures
- John Board Named Associate Chief Information Officer
- Grad Student Awards Presented for 2006-2007
July 2007
- Bruce Donald: The Future of Nanotechnology? How About Micro-Robots?
- Owen Astrachan: Computer Science Teaching to be Redesigned
- Owen Astrachan Named NSF CISE Distinguished Education Fellow
June 2007
- Alex Hartemink Wins Brooks Teaching Award
May 2007
- Susan Athey, triple major in Economics, Math, and Computer Science wins Economics award
- Ron Parr Awarded Best Paper Prize
- Anita Jones Awarded Honorary Degree
- Undergraduate Awards Presented
- Bruce Donald Awarded Bass Chair
April 2007
- Jeff Forbes & Students Develop Duke Scrobbler Music Networking Tool
- Google Anita Borg Scholarships Awarded
- Vincent Conitzer Receives Distinguished Dissertation Award
- Anita Jones to Receive Honorary Degree
- Herbert Edelsbrunner Receives Mentoring Award
- Alex Hartemink Recipient of Teaching Award
- Ron Parr Promoted to Associate Professor
March 2007
- Duke Team Returns from Japan
- Freshman Seminar About Google Gets Results
January 2007
- Shivnath Babu Awarded NSF CAREER Award
- Alvin Lebeck Promoted to Full Professor
- Jeff Forbes Reappointed Assistant Professor of the Practice
December 2006
- Duke Team to Compete in Japan
- ISIS Offers Two Exciting New Courses
November 2006
- Trushkowsky and Fridrich Win Honorable Mention in CRA’s Outstanding Undergraduate Awards for 2007
October 2006
- Duke Takes Second in Regional “Battle of the Brains”
- Duke to Host College Programming Contest
- Susan Rodger Named Distinguished Member of the ACM
- Alex Hartemink Receives Collaborative NIH Grant
- ISIS Featured in Davidson’s MacArthur Spotlight blog
September 2006
- Luis Von Ahn Wins MacArthur Award
- Susan Rodger Reappointed as Associate Professor of the Practice
- Grad student awards presented for 2005-6
July 2006
- Duke Professors Investigate Military Computing Challenges
- Program mixes military, academia
June 2006
- Computers and Art Meld in Rachael Brady's Virtual Reality Underworld
- LaBean-Beyond Biology: Making Factories and Computers with DNA
- Rodger & Astrachan to Speak at Alice Symposium
May 2006
- Rachael Brady: Virtual reality, real strength
- Atlanta HBCU students get close look at Duke science
April 2006
- Lucic Developing Game2Know
- ACES: Uncensored
March 2006
- Marriage of Math and Genetics Forges New Scientific Landscape -- Part 1 of 2
- Carla Ellis Re-elected to CRA Board of Directors
- iPods Now Double As Study Aids
- Shake Well to Restore Order
- Professors Tend to Teaching
- Famous Software Package gets an Accompanying Book
- The Future of American Innovation: The Gathering Storm
February 2006
- Interest in Visualization Lab continues to grow
January 2006
- Owen Astrachan Reappointed to Ten Year Term
- Jun Yang Selected to Receive Faculty Award from IBM
- Richard Lucic Interviewed about Podcasting at Duke
December 2005
- DNA Self-Assembly Used to Mass-Produce Patterned Nanostructures
- 'Computer-Chemistry' Yields New Insight into a Puzzle of Cell Division
- Congratulations New Graduates
- Richard Lucic Talks About the iPod Craze in Academics (external article)
- Duke CS Hosts Charity Event Benefiting Child's Play
November 2005
- Company Seeks Clarity on Voting Machine Rules: Justin Moore Voices Concern
- Alan W. Biermann Retires
- Duke takes 3rd place in ACM Programming Contest
- Grant Will Fund Wireless Environmental Sensor Network
- Duke Hosts Regional “Battle Of The Brains” Programming Competition
October 2005
- Missed class? Try a podcast
- Landon Cox: The Economics of Peer-to-Peer Networks
- Duke CS to Host Mid-Atlantic Regional Programming Contest
- Alexander Hartemink Receives Grant for “Neural Flow Networks in Songbirds”
- Owen Astrachan Speaks at University of Washington CSE Distinguished Lecturer Series
September 2005
- PluggedIn: Technology that took on a hurricane
- Podcasting Symposium at Duke Sept. 27-28
- Duke's policy opens doors to assist eligible students from institutions closed by Hurricane Katrina
- Departmental Meeting and Picnic
- Grad student awards presented for 2004-2005
August 2005
- Amber DeFusco Takes the SmartCommute Challenge
July 2005
- Computer Scientists Test Voice Recognition System with Duke Phone Directory: Researchers to patent the system
- Jeffrey Forbes Coaches Team at Spelman College Computer Science Olympiad
June 2005
- The Heat Is Off: Data centers keep cool
- Speedy Security: Making safe data transmission faster
- Timing Text: Mobile messaging on cue
- 'Alice' Can Teach You How to Program
- JFLAP Allows Students to Explore Formal Languages and Automata Theory
May 2005
- Technology Enlivens Classroom, Delivers Content to Mobile Students
- Duke Scientists Use DNA in Computing and More
- IBM, colleges: More top students needed
- Susan Rodger Receives Award from NSF
- Carla Ellis to Receive the National Science Board's Public Service Award on Behalf of CRA-W
April 2005
- Herbert Edelsbrunner Elected Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Spring Picnic 2005
- Duke CS Competes in World Finals and Masters Code
- Duke University to Continue iPod Program
March 2005
- Diane Riggs Receives Meritorious Service Award
- Thom LaBean Promoted to Associate Research Professor
- "Oracle" Computer Could Have All the Answers Built In
- Alex Hartemink Receives Sloan Fellowship for Work in Molecular Biology
- Professor Carla Ellis Elected to the Executive Committee of Computing Research Association (CRA)
February 2005
- Duke University Programmers Take On The World
January 2005
- TRN's Top Picks: Technology Research Advances of 2004
- Paper trail may become part of election: State leaders discuss alternatives to prevent lost ballots, sabotage
- Letta Barnhill Completes Research Costing Compliance (RCC) Certification Program
December 2004
- Congratulations to our September/December Graduates
- King of Music Players: As Apple's iPod capitalizes on a shift in the way people enjoy entertainment, many believe its popularity will endure
November 2004
- Duke Ties for First Place in ACM Mid-Atlantic Regional Programming Contest
- Duke robotics students teach middle schoolers
- iPod People
- DNA Machines Take a Walk
October 2004
- Annual Department Meeting
- Duke Receives NSF Grant in Collaboration with Top Institutions
September 2004
- Nanotram: a DNA fragment moves along a self-organized DNA track
- Grad student awards presented for 2003-2004
August 2004
- Tools design DNA-nanotube logic
- Owen Astrachan Receives IBM Faculty Award
- Congratulations September Grads!
- Jeffrey Chase Receives IBM Faculty Award
- Astrachan works with Duke's program to hand out iPods to freshmen
July 2004
- Reif, LaBean, Yan Nominated for the 2004 Foresight Institute Feynman Prize for Theoretical and Experimental Molecular Nanotechnology
June 2004
- Pankaj Agarwal: New Chair of the Computer Science Department
- Carlo Tomasi Recognized as Full Professor
May 2004
- Nanotechnology and the Double Helix
- Frontiers Conference Targets Research Possibilities
- President Honors CRA-W for Mentoring Students
April 2004
- DNA 'computer' to detect, treat cancer
- Alumna, Joyce Chai Receives NSF CAREER Award
- David Arthur Ranks 9th in the Nation
- Duke CS Team "FitNet" Advances to Phase III Social Enterprise Track
March 2004
- Jeff Phillips and David Arthur Awarded NSF Fellowship
- Susan Clear Awarded Meritorious Service Award
February 2004
- Nanoscience Certificate Approved
- Computer Science Department Receives Best Recycling Department Award
- Hartemink Receives NSF Award
January 2004
- Lars Arge Promoted to Associate Professor of Computer Science
- Nature's tiny helping hands
- Scientists Turn DNA Tubes into Nanowires
December 2003
- Ethan Eade: 2004 Outstanding Male Undergraduate Award Runner-Up
- Congratulations Graduates!
November 2003
- Ethan Eade Wins Marshall Scholarship
- Self-assembling Circuits Using DNA May Represent Next Computer Breakthrough
- Grad student at center of Diebold controversy
- Computer Voting Systems Said to Remain Flawed
- Duke Computer Science Department Hosts the 28th ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest sponsored by IBM
October 2003
- John Reif Receives Rank of AAAS Fellow
- Experimental Systems and Computational Biology Faculty Position
September 2003
- Duke scientists 'program' DNA molecules to self assemble into patterned nanostructures
- Ethan Eade Wins Faculty Scholar Award
- Department Meeting 2003
- Yang Awarded NSF Career Award
- Lebeck and Team Awarded ITR Grant
- Grad student awards presented for 2002-2003
July 2003
- Eli Lilly to Support Summer Outreach Program
- "Travel Agent" and "Remodeling" Software Enhances Scientists' Use of Far-Flung Computer Clusters
- Jeff Chase Receives IBM Faculty Award
- DNA Makes Nano Barcode
- DNA Molecules Arranged to Act Like Infinitesimal Data Display
June 2003
- Researchers power up server clusters
- DNA Paper in Print!
- Grad students find Chakra: balancing academics with competitive athletics
May 2003
- Testing with the mess of reality
- 'Milly Watt' Research Yields New Approach to Managing Computer Electricity Use
- John Reif Named A. Hollis Edens Professor of Computer Science
April 2003
- Duke Computer Scientists Clone the Internet for Software Testing
- Amin Vahdat Receives The David and Janet Vaughn Brooks Teaching Award
- Anup Shetty named UTA for January/February 2003
- David Arthur Wins TopCoder Finals
- Ethan Eade Wins Goldwater Scholarship
- Duke Students Compete in TopCoder Collegiate Challenge
March 2003
- Owen Astrachan wins "Great Coach Award"
- Carla Ellis Elected to Board of Directors of CRA
February 2003
- Ron Parr and Amin Vahdat Selected for Sloan Research Fellowships
January 2003
- Carla Ellis Named Editor-in-Chief
- Adel Gawdat Receives November Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
December 2002
- Congratulations to our September/December 2002 CS Graduates!
- CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Award 2003
November 2002
- Wai-Ping Chim Receives October Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
- ACM Mid-Atlantic Programming Contest
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women 2002
October 2002
- Jessica Smith Receives September Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
- Two CS Undergrads Chosen to Attend CPC
September 2002
- Biology in Bits and Bytes: How Computation Is Changing Research
- Dr. Carlo Tomasi joins the CS team
- Grad student awards presented for 2001-2002
August 2002
- Robert Duvall- Famous?
June 2002
- Alex Hartemink ReceivesThe Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
May 2002
- Congratulations CS 2002 Graduates!
- CS Faculty In The News
April 2002
- Jeff Forbes Named CIT Faculty Fellow for 2002-2003
- The 2003 "Best Graduate Schools" Rankings Are In!
- Owen Astrachan Receives Richard K. Lublin Award
- David Arthur Wins Prestigious Scholarship
March 2002
- Duke Takes 8th Place At The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest 2002
- 2002 Graduation Information
February 2002
- Four Duke Students Head to TopCoder Semifinals
- Darrell Anderson Wins Google Scholarship
- Rachael Brady builds the "CAVE"
December 2001
- Andrew Chatham selected for Honorable Mention in the CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Award for 2002
- Duke takes top two places in Annual ACM Programming Contest
August 2001
- New Additions to Computer Science Faculty: MIT's Alexander Hartemink, Stanford's Carlo Tomasi, and Stanford's Jun Yang
June 2001
- Don Loveland Receives Herbrand Award
May 2001
- Duke University Commencement Weekend
- Brian Cantwell Smith Joins CS Faculty
September 2000
- CS Cashes in Big in new NSF Initiative
July 2000
- Computer Architecture Student Chia-Lin Yang wins Prestigious Intel Fellowship
June 2000
- CS Faculty Vahdat and Kedem Receive NCNI Grants
April 2000
- Four Duke CS Students Chosen for NSF Fellowships
March 2000
- Pankaj Agarwal Named Bass Fellow
February 2000
- Junior Faculty Spell Success C-A-R-E-E-R
- Edelsbrunner and Fu Make Headlines
December 1999
- CS Proposes Major Initiative in Computation and Information Sciences
November 1999
- Two Professors Named ACM Fellows
- Industrial Partners Program Hosts Annual Meeting
August 1999
- High Powered Team Wins Highly Competitive CISE-RI Grant
July 1999
- Edelsbrunner Awarded Distinguished Professorship
June 1999
- Littman Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
May 1999
- Duke Researchers Pit Computer Against Human Crossword Puzzle Players
April 1999
- Duke Team Places Fifth in ACM Internationals
January 1999
- Experimental Break-ins Reveal Vulnerability in Internet, UNIX Computer Security
November 1998
- Duke Team Advances to Finals
- Outstanding Undergraduate Milo Simpson
October 1998
- ESS + NSF + GIS = Research Funding
September 1998
- Herbert Edelsbrunner Accepts Offer from Duke
August 1998
- CS Professor Patrick Receives Distinguished Service Award
- Recent Department Additions
July 1998
- CS Professor Receives Three-Year NSF Grant
- Hewlett Packard Gives Duke Equipment Grant
- Duke CS Awarded GAANN Grant
- Two Duke Graduates Receive IBM Fellowships
October 1997
- New Center for Geometric Computing
September 1997
- Grant from Intel
March 1997
- Duke Department of Computer Science Ranked in Top 25