Stories indexed under: Computer sciences

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• Database architect wins IEEE award July 30, 2009 David DeWitt, professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been honored for his work with database systems.
• Software tool helps Web developers identify seizure-causing content July 22, 2009 In 1997, an episode of the popular Pok�mon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon or the subsequent news coverage of it.
• Five big ideas to fill out Wisconsin Institute for Discovery portfolio June 30, 2009 Capping an intensely competitive process, five proposals from University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty have been selected to form the intellectual heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID).
• Those with interdisciplinary tastes should sample MALBEC April 8, 2009 An interdisciplinary seminar will feature scientists who use computational approaches to understand the behavior, learning and perceptions of people and machines.
• Four faculty awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships Feb. 20, 2009 Four members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty are among 118 scientists, mathematicians and economists from around the country who have been awarded prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships.
• UW-Madison computer scientist named to national engineering academy Feb. 12, 2009 A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is among 65 engineers and nine foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2009. Gurindar (Guri) Sohi, John P. Morgridge professor and E. David Cronon professor of computer sciences, has been ranked among the most distinguished engineers in the nation, peer-elected for their exceptional contributions to engineering research, practice or education.
• World’s largest computing grid ready for data Oct. 3, 2008 The technological advancements surrounding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the new particle accelerator near Geneva, Switzerland - are not just about the physics.
• SEMATECH donates cutting-edge lab equipment to UW-Madison Aug. 18, 2008 Students in Mechanical Engineering Professor Roxann Engelstad's lab, sought after in industry for their problem-solving experience, now can graduate even more well-versed in cutting-edge technology.
• New ‘urban research park’ offers jolt of electricity to Madison high-tech startups Aug. 4, 2008 After three decades of almost exponential commercial growth on Madison's west side, the University Research Park (URP) will pursue an opportunity to sink roots downtown with an innovative "urban research park" targeting high-technology entrepreneurs.
• UW’s computing research prowess brings Microsoft to Madison April 23, 2008 Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, will open an advanced development laboratory in Madison later this spring, helping expand on a highly productive 20-year research and alumni relationship between the company and the University of Wisconsin-Madison computer sciences department.
• UW-Madison graduate programs fare well in annual U.S. News rankings April 2, 2008 A number of graduate programs and specialties at UW-Madison scored high marks in the 2009 "Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News and World Report.
• Computer programming team places first in regional competition Dec. 19, 2007 The UW-Madison computer programming team "Red No. 40" beat 198 other teams to place first in the North Central Regional Competition of the International Collegiate Programming Competition in early November, qualifying the team to compete in the World Finals in April.
• Computer scientist forges new line of defense against malicious traffic Nov. 5, 2007 Paul Barford has watched malicious traffic on the Internet evolve from childish pranks to a billion-dollar "shadow industry" in the last decade, and his profession has largely been one step behind the bad guys.
• Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus ‘cold war’ May 24, 2007 First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.
• Two faculty named American Academy fellows April 30, 2007 Two faculty members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been elected Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.