Computer Science News

- - On Veterans Day, volunteers to transcribe the candid views of World War II soldiers
    The three-day transcribe-a-thon will help capture 65,000 pages of handwritten reflections on everything from the quality of rations to the conduct of commanding officers.
- - Virginia Tech study identifies recurring elements in conspiracy theories to learn what people who propagate them are thinking
    For this research, Tanushree Mitra, assistant professor of computer science and faculty member at the Discovery Analytics Center, and post doc Mattia Samory analyzed more than 200,000 Reddit users and six million comments over a 10-year period, focusing on the key elements of a conspiracy theory.
- - Biocomplexity Institute Interim Executive Director plans to nurture, focus on team science
    Biocomplexity Institute's interim executive director's vision includes transdisciplinary team science and experiential learning.
- - Department of Computer Science welcomes Bimal Viswanath as assistant professor
    Viswanath’s research interests broadly cover security and privacy aspects of data-driven systems. He currently works on topics at the intersection of security and machine learning.
- - Immersive theatrical installation brings the works of Edgar Allan Poe to life
    A theatrical installation in the Cube of the Moss Arts Center titled "Poe's Shadows," opens on Oct. 31 and includes a series of short expert talks on related and complementary topics.
- - Sang Won Lee appointed assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science
    Lee's research exists at the intersection of human computer interaction and media arts and seeks to facilitate empathy through communication and collaboration.
- - Computer science alumna problem-solves policy for children’s mental health
    In 1999 it became clear that Chris Bryan's son was struggling with issues related to mental health, and that set Bryan’s career on a different trajectory. She quit her job to take care of her son full-time. Eventually she found out about Clarity Child Guidance Center and began to volunteer with the organization.
- - Undergrad students named outstanding winners at international MathFest
    Two College of Science students recently were honored as Outstanding Winners in the 2018 Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
- - Women in STEM panel discussions to tackle lack of women in sciences, engineering
    The Virginia Tech College of Science in partnership with Virginia Tech Alumni Association will host two public panel discussions in September focusing on the lack of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- - Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research hosting symposium in Northern Virginia
    The Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research will host its fourth annual Northern Virginia Autism Research Symposium Sept. 21 in Falls Church, Virginia, bringing experts in autism together with individuals with autism and/or their family members for a day of presentations and discussion.
- - Lockheed Martin on campus Sept. 4 and 5, job offers and virtual reality demos
    Lockheed Martin, developing critical technologies to solve global security issues, will be at the Inn at Virginia Tech, to recruit a variety of engineering disciplines, including computer science, aerospace engineering, computer programming, software development, finance, and accounting.
- - Cal Ribbens named interim executive director of the Biocomplexity Institute at Virginia Tech
    Ribbens has been the head of the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering since 2015.

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