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Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Computer Science
Duke University invites applications and nominations for four tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in all areas of computer science, and for two additional joint positions between Computer Science and other departments.
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Brandon Fain Wins the 2019 Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Doctoral candidate Brandon Fain was selected as a 2019 Teaching Award Recipient. This is well-deserved recognition for his outstanding efforts. It's a highly competitive award, and he was chosen from a large pool of university-wide nominees. Congratulations!
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Jeff Forbes Awarded Grant to Develop Computer Science Degree and Career Paths for Minority Students
Jeff Forbes, Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science was recently awarded a substantial grant through a partnership with Siegel Family Endowment. The grant funds a project originating in an October 2018 ACM report, "Lighting the Path: From Community College to Computing Careers.”
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Computer Science Emeritus Professor Bob Wagner Dies
Bob Wagner, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Duke University, passed away in December 2018. Bob joined the Department of Computer Science at Duke in 1978 and retired in 2007. Over the span of three decades, he served the department in multiple capacities. He was well known for his foundational work in algorithms and complexity, especially string algorithms.
Machanavajjhala and Kotsogiannis Present Novel Private Database System at CIDR 2019
Ashwin Machanavajjhala and Ios Kotsogiannis will unveil a revolutionary system to build databases that manage sensitive data about individuals when they present their paper "Architecting a Differentially Private SQL Engine" at the biennial Conference on Innovative Data Systems Research on Jan. 14, 2019.
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Shah and Reif Receive Best Presentation Award at DNA24 Conference
Congratulations to Shalin Shah and John Reif who recently won the 2018 Best Presentation Award for their paper “Temporal DNA Barcodes: A Time-Based Approach for Single-Molecule Imaging” at DNA24: 24th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming.
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