Assistant Professor of Computer Science (CS) - University of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI
Kingston, RI, United States
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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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Curiosity's Martian Playground Is Technically Located in Pasadena
Seventeen miles from downtown L.A., on the campus of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, there's a small stretch of earth covered in beach sand, decomposed...
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Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately
New software developed at Ohio State University helps in-road traffic detectors count cars more accurately — and save city planners money.
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His Other Car Is on Mars
On Earth, Scott Maxwell drives his red Prius without paying much attention to the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.
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I've Inherited 200k Lines of Spaghetti Code—what Now?
kmote asks: I am newly employed as the sole "SW Engineer" in a fairly small shop of scientists who have spent the last 10–20 years cobbling together a vast code...
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In the Olympics of Algorithms, a Russian Keeps Winning Gold
If Vladimir Putin glances out the Kremlin window at just the right moment, he has a chance of glimpsing the world's best computer programmer in Google's Moscow...
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Brogrammers Wanted
"What is best in life? Is it to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women? Well, that's a pretty good start....
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Computer Scientist Explores Device-Independent Mobile Apps
Eli Tilevich of Virginia Tech has garnered a Microsoft Research Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award to solve the problems of porting applications across...
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Identifying Dolphins With Technology
A computer program developed by students at Eckerd College simplifies the process of manual photo identification of bottlenose dolphins and other species.
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Writing Graphics Software Gets Much Easier
A new programming language for image-processing algorithms yields code that's much shorter and clearer — but also faster.
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Why Investors Willingly Pay Speed Traders Extra Billions
When high-frequency traders defend themselves against criticism that they're screwing up the stock market by distorting prices or making it more volatile, their...
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Startup's Software Simulates Wireless Environments
A Tennessee company, Networcsim, has licensed software from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that will help industries install wireless networks more cost-effectively...
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Visualization Tool Analyzes Large-Scale Data Sets
A research team at the Georgia Tech Research Institute has developed a software tool that enables users to perform in-depth analysis of modeling and simulation...
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College Degrees, Designed By the Numbers
Colleges are starting to tap opportunities inherent in big data, using insights mined from information about students' performance to tailor courses and degrees...
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Will Wright Wants to Make a Game Out of Life Itself
For almost 30 years, Will Wright’s creations have attracted people who would never have played videogames. He's also managed the trick of developing games that...
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Got the Next Great Idea?
Everyone, it seems, has an app or a genius idea for one. Credit the lackluster job market plus facile tools and technology—no Ph.D. in programming required—for...
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.k. Seeks Software Writers with Cyber Security Challenge
It will start as an online treasure hunt but later stages will involve lab-based challenges.
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the .s.?
In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...
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Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head
One evening in the spring of 1999, Marissa Mayer got a recruiting email from a tiny search company. "I was in a long-distance relationship at the time, so I was...
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Autonomous Robot Scans Ship Hulls For Mines
Scientists have enabled MIT's HAUV robot to navigate and view propellers, complex structures, and underwater environments, with a goal of rivaling divers in speed...
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Apple Granted 'the Mother of All Smartphone Software Patents'
Both sides of the smartphone wars agree that the 25 patents granted Apple on Tuesday contain some powerful legal weapons.
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