`Build season' puts learning into high gear.
Byline: Clive McFarlane COLUMN: CLIVE MCFARLANE In the popular FIRST Robotics Competition, which draws thousands of young people each year to showcase their engineering and computer science ingenuity, there is an initial phase that encapsulates the true spirit of learning. They call it...

NVIDIA Names Stanford's Bill Dally Chief Scientist, VP of Research.
David Kirk Appointed NVIDIA Fellow SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation today announced that Bill Dally, the chairman of Stanford University's computer science department, will join the company as Chief Scientist and Vice President of NVIDIA Research. The company also announced that longtime Chief...

Kayak.com Names Predictive Modeling Expert Giorgos Zacharia as Chief Scientist.
MIT Fulbright Scholar to Further Improve Kayak.com Personalization and Speed NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Kayak.com, the world's largest travel search site, today announces the appointment of Giorgos Zacharia as Chief Scientist. Zacharia, who has a Ph.D. in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

An analysis of books used by computer science and engineering students at Siddhartha Engineering College.
Introduction In developing countries like India, circulation and loan of documents from a library collection is a vital medium for the dissemination of information and knowledge. Circulation of books for home reading maximizes the use of library resources, and helps meet user needs for research, publication, and...

Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.
Co-Chair: Constance Bland, Mississippi Valley State University Co-Chair: Jason Hale, University of Mississippi Vice-chair: Joseph Kolibal, University of Southern Mississippi THURSDAY MORNING Dogwood O9.01 9:00 IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS CHECKLIST IN ELECTRONIC FORM USING XML AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES...

Graphene to be used as next-generation computer memory.
A 10-atom-thick strip of graphene can be broken with a shock of electric current and repaired with another in a continuous manner, forming a switch, according to a team of US researchers at the Rice University, based in Houston, Texas. This strip of graphene could serve as the basic...

Neighbor to Neighbor.
COLUMN: NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan (D-Leominster), whose district includes precincts 1 and 2 in Clinton, Lancaster and Bolton, announced she has joined the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Caucus, a legislative group co-founded by State Senator Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst), Senate president pro tem, and State...

CME Group Announces Annual Corporate Officer Promotions.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced the following Corporate Officer promotions, which were effective February 15: -- Danielle Dycus, 43, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Dycus is responsible for the creation,...

Grantham University Implements New Web-based Learning Software.
Online University Offers the Best Possible Teaching and Learning Experience with ANGEL Learning Management Suite KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Grantham University (http://www.grantham.edu/), an online university, announced that on January 14, 2009, it will implement the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS). ANGEL is a Web-based...

Microsoft Research Helps Novice Musicians Discover Their Inner Songwriters.
Songsmith software automatically composes accompaniment music for whatever tune a singer belts, hums or whistles into a microphone, regardless of skill level. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bruce Springsteen has the E Street Band. For Johnny Cash it was the Tennessee Three. But there are countless...