Professor & Department Chair - Industrial Engineering - The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA, 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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Willow Garage's Last Days
In 2006, Scott Hassan, a prolific software engineer, started a research lab dedicated to robotics called Willow Garage.
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The Political Science of Cybersecurity III—How International Relations Theory Shapes U.S. Cybersecurity Doctrine
U.S. cybersecurity officials have been much more skeptical about international cooperation than their Cold War counterparts were.
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The Rags-To-Riches Tale of How Jan Koum Built Whatsapp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby
Jan Koum picked a meaningful spot to sign the $19 billion deal to sell his company WhatsApp to Facebook earlier today. Koum, cofounder Brian Acton and venture capitalist...
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Satya Nadella, Chief of Microsoft, on His New Role
Q. What leadership lessons have you learned from your predecessor, Steve Ballmer?
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Forget Its Hotels, Sochi's Tech Has Been p For the Olympic Challenge
The scale and grandeur of the Winter Olympics in Sochi is estimated to have cost Russia an astronomical $46 billion.
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As Military Robots Increase, So Does the Complexity of Their Relationship With Soldiers
For a glimpse at the future of human-robot interactions, it might be better to look at what's happening in the United States military than analyzing Her, in which...
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Visiting Mauna Kea, the World's Best Spot For Stargazing
I was recently having lunch at a lovely and only slightly overpriced cafe overlooking the Pacific in the historic resort region of Kailua-Kona on the dry side of...
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Starman
It was a mild October day in Hollywood, but a trace of artificial snow remained on the ground as Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, at...
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Networking Nature
Conservation is for the first time beginning to operate at the pace and on the scale necessary to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable...
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Can 'robotic' Pills Replace Injections?
The adage "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" is destined for a futuristic makeover.
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Reporting From the Web's nderbelly
In the last year, Eastern European cybercriminals have stolen Brian Krebs's identity a half dozen times, brought down his website, included his name and some unpleasant...
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Netflix Is Building an Artificial Brain sing Amazon's Cloud
Nothing beats a movie recommendation from a friend who knows your tastes.
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Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing
New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago.
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Avalanche Science: ncovering Snow's Deadly Secrets
Dr Alec Van Herwijnen has buried microphones under the deep snow in order to listen for avalanches.
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How Airbus Is Debugging the A350
A few times a month, Airbus Flight Test Engineer Patrick du Ché stands up from his desk, takes off his jacket and tie, walks to the coat rack in the corner of his...
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Obama's Big Plan to Protect Businesses from Cyberattack
It's been a long time coming, and some experts say it isn't enough.
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Inside the Google Earth Satellite Factory
Behind a long rectangular window, in a high white room tended by ghostly figures in masks and hats, a new satellite is taking shape.
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A Peek at Google's M&a Ambitions
Don Harrison became Google's head of mergers and acquisitions about a year ago.
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In the Middle East, Arabic Wikipedia Is a Flashpoint—And a Beacon
Rami Tarawneh knew something was wrong when security in a Middle Eastern airport made him wait for three hours.
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Yahoo Expands Research Labs in Search of Personalized, Mobile Experiences
There are many conflicting opinions about what troubled Web giant Yahoo must do to turn itself around, but critics and company leaders at least agree on one thing...
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