From jkelly at brynmawr.edu Thu Apr 1 15:14:37 2010 From: jkelly at brynmawr.edu (J. Kelly) Date: Thu Apr 1 14:49:27 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Possible BMC unisex CS Sweater Message-ID: Hi Ladies (and gents), Hope you're well! Since spring is fast becoming a reality, a group of Bryn Mawr CS students are looking into ordering Bryn Mawr CS Department Sweatshirts. The sweatshirts are unisex (for sizing reference). If you would like one please e-mail me (jkelly@brynmawr.edu) back with your size. See example below: [image: Retrieve cs2010bmc Now] [image: Retrieve cs2010bmc Now] Yes, the front is code for an infinite loop (in C) that explains a CS student never sleeps. The back has Bryn Mawr College in Binary (thanks to Caitlin!). ~Julia -- Julia Kelly Computer Science Department Office Assistant Bryn Mawr College jkelly@brynmawr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20100401/ee9006a1/attachment.htm From dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 6 10:51:37 2010 From: dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Tue Apr 6 10:26:09 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Computer Science Celebration! Message-ID: <4BBB4A79.7080107@cs.brynmawr.edu> Dear computists, On Thursday, April 15, starting at 3pm and going to about 5pm, we will have a computer science open house and party. We will serve food and drinks, and have some cool robotic and software demonstrations. if you are a senior: consider demonstrating your thesis or project if you are in a CS course: consider showing off your final project, or an interesting project if in the past, you have done a robotics project: consider showing it off elif: come and celebrate! This event coincides with the first annual National Robotics Week: http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org Come see: * the new Bryn Mawr College Humanoid robot * dancing robots * see the best equipped undergraduate robotics lab in the country * interesting projects on the Surface touch table Hope you can make it! -Doug -- Douglas S. Blank Chair, and Associate Professor, Computer Science, Bryn Mawr College http://cs.brynmawr.edu/~dblank (610)526-6501 From msbeard at brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 6 11:30:58 2010 From: msbeard at brynmawr.edu (Michelle Beard) Date: Tue Apr 6 11:05:27 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Surface Table SP1 Upgrade Notice! Message-ID: <84713004.379752.1270567858756.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Hi ladies and gents! We just received the SP1 upgrade for the Microsoft Surface table, so for those who have information on there need to back it up before 1 p.m. today. - Michelle Beard From jkelly at brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 6 11:58:24 2010 From: jkelly at brynmawr.edu (J. Kelly) Date: Tue Apr 6 11:32:55 2010 Subject: [Compsci] BMC CS Department Sweatshirt (Part II) Message-ID: Hi Ladies (and gents), For those of you concerned it might have been an April Fool's day joke, no, sweaters are being contemplated for the Bryn Mawr Computer Science Department in reality. No lies. To those of you who showed interest (all 14, yay!), thanks! Also... they price goes down the more people who sign up for a sweatshirt. As of right now, the price it more toward the 25 USD side; whereas, with double the amount of interest we can get it closer to 20 USD. Anyone who wants to order one can e-mail (jkelly@brynmawr.edu) with a preferred size (handy chart here: http://www.customink.com/items/sizing/129800_lineup/standard.htm), just be aware that the sweatshirt brands you as not only CS geek on the front, but also as a Bryn Mawr fan on the back (it's so un-subtle it becomes subtle)! ~Julia -- Julia Kelly Computer Science Department Office Assistant Bryn Mawr College jkelly@brynmawr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20100406/fd52467a/attachment.htm From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 6 16:16:34 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Tue Apr 6 15:51:01 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Campus visit of Sorelle Friedler Message-ID: Dear CS students, On Thursday 4/22, we are hosting a visitor who is interviewing for an interim position next year. We want you all to participate in the interviewing process and get to know her as much as possible. After all, if things go well, you will be taking classes from her in the fall. Her name is Sorelle Friedler, a Ph.D. candidate from University of Maryland at College Park and a swarthmore alum. Her area of research is computational geometry and algorithms. Right now, we are looking for students to go to lunch with her from 12-2 at Wyndham and I can also schedule additional time to speak to her one-on-one or in a group if you would like. Please send me an email if interested. Dianna -- Dianna Xu Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 526-6502 www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dxu From dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu Fri Apr 9 10:47:32 2010 From: dblank at cs.brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Fri Apr 9 10:23:25 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Fwd: Graduate Assistantship Available Message-ID: <4BBF3E04.2040804@cs.brynmawr.edu> [FYI. -Doug] Dear Computer Science Department: Five West Chester University faculty are recipients of an NSF grant integrating ethics training in the sciences with the use of the on-line virtual world /Second Life/. We are looking for computer science students interested in a fulltime graduate assistantship and tuition reimbursement to pursue a master?s degree in computer science. Please see the attached flyer, and the website below for more information. Please advertise this opportunity to qualified students. Feel free to contact me (reply to this email) with questions. http://www.paedtech.com/eese.html Many thanks, Joan Woolfrey, Ph.D. Chair and Associate Professor WCU Philosophy 610/436-1004 610/436-2841 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Deepak. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SIGCSE-members] CRA-W/CDC undergraduate research programs Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:37:20 -0400 From: Andrea Danyluk Reply-To: Andrea Danyluk To: SIGCSE-members@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU) Application Deadline: May 1st, 2010 Sponsored by CRA's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), the CREU program is aimed toward increasing the number of women and underrepresented minorities who go on to CS&E graduate programs. Students have the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research with a small team (2-4 students) at their home institution during the academic year and optionally the following summer. Formerly administered as two separate programs - CREU and MRO-W - the program includes not only computer science and engineering research, but also collaborative, multidisciplinary research creating and using cyber- infrastructure. Each student from an underrepresented group receives a $3,000 stipend for their work in the academic year and $4,000 for the optional summer extension. Each team can also request an extra $1,500 to be used for supporting materials and activities. See: http://www.cra-w.org/creu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20100412/5f60a859/attachment.htm From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 13 10:53:40 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Tue Apr 13 10:27:42 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Talk by Sorelle Friedler on Thursday 4/22, 4-5pm Message-ID: The CS department invites you to a talk by Sorelle Friedler, candidate for interim position 2010-2011. Ms. Friedler is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland and is also a swarthmore alum. Her research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms for geometric problems, especially problems regarding calculating statistical trends on moving data as a tool for scientic analysis. In addition, she has general interest in algorithms and programming language analysis. Time: Thursday 4/22, 4pm-5pm Location: Park 337 Abstract Finding Nemo: A Sensor-Based Framework for Kinetic Data How can we use the observations of traffic cameras to find congestion? If we know where fish are, can we identify schools as they move through the ocean? How about the migratory paths of birds? Sensor networks observe and record the motion of objects within their detection region. We introduce a framework for storing and processing the data generated by these moving objects, known as kinetic data. We are given a set of sensors, each of which continuously monitors some region of space. We are interested in the kinetic data generated by a finite set of objects moving through space, as observed by these sensors. Our model relies purely on sensor observations; it allows points to move freely and requires no advance notification of motion plans. These sensor networks generate vast quantities of data, which motivates a significant need for data compression. Sensor outputs are represented as random processes, where nearby sensors may be statistically dependent. We model the local nature of sensor networks by assuming that two sensor outputs are statistically dependent only if the two sensors are among the k nearest neighbors of each other. We present an algorithm for the lossless compression of the data produced by the network. We show that, under the statistical dependence and locality assumptions of our framework, asymptotically this compression algorithm encodes the data to within a constant factor of the information-theoretic lower bound optimum dictated by the joint entropy of the system. This is joint work with David Mount. From jkelly at brynmawr.edu Sat Apr 17 09:34:55 2010 From: jkelly at brynmawr.edu (J. Kelly) Date: Sat Apr 17 09:08:42 2010 Subject: [Compsci] CS Sweatshirts 2010 Message-ID: Hi All :D The CS sweatshirts have had final frills and froofery added to the code. The final version is here: [image: Retrieve finalcs201 Now] [image: Retrieve finalcs201 Now] If you could please confirm that you would like a sweatshirt, or that you are interested now that you have seen the hot new look, please send an e-mail with size to Julia (jkelly@brynmawr.edu). Sizing chart found here: http://www.customink.com/items/sizing/129800_lineup/standard.htm If your reply could get to me by Sunday evening, I will be able to get final pricing decisions (as of now, the price is close to $23 per sweatshirt). Best, Julia -- Julia Kelly Computer Science Department Office Assistant Bryn Mawr College jkelly@brynmawr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20100417/48dde8f7/attachment.htm From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Mon Apr 19 09:27:08 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Mon Apr 19 09:00:45 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Talk by Susan Rodger of Duke @ Haverford Message-ID: FLICS talk hosted by Haverford College. Speaker: Susan Rogers of Duke Title: Computer Science Concepts Come Alive Monday, April 19, 2010 4:30 pm (Tea at 4 pm in KINSC H208) Koshland INSC H109 Abstract We describe how to make computer science concepts come alive through visualization and interaction in several computer science courses from introductory computer science to theoretical computer science. We discuss three software tools. JAWAA, a scripting language, aids in creating animations of algorithms and data structures. JFLAP, a tool for automata and grammars, allows for experimentation with theoretical concepts. Alice, a virtual worlds programming environment, visualizes programming concepts in 3D that are accessible for students as young as middle school. We provide examples of how such tools aid students in understanding concepts. Biography Susan Rodger is a Professor of the Practice in the Computer Science Department at Duke University. She received her PhD in computer science from Purdue University. Rodger's research interests include interactive and visual software and computer science education. She developed JFLAP, a tool for experimenting with automata theory. JFLAP is used around the world in automata theory courses, compiler courses, and discrete math courses. Rodger developed JAWAA, a scripting language for algorithm animation over the web. She has taught Alice to students from college level to middle school level, and has run Alice workshops for K-12 teachers. She was a finalist in the 2007 NEEDS Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware (for JFLAP) and received an ACM Distinguished Educator award in 2006. From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Mon Apr 19 09:32:48 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Mon Apr 19 09:06:25 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Senior thesis presentation Message-ID: I am writing to invite you all to attend the Computer Science Senior Theses Presentations on Tuesday, April 27 from 4pm until 6pm in Room 231 Park Science Building. The following students will be doing their presentations in the order listed: Ashley Gavin: Portal; Breaking The Barriers Between the Real and Digital Gaming Worlds (Advisor: Dianna Xu) Michelle Beard: Historical, Theoretical and Algorithmic Study of Sudoku (Advisor Deepak Kumar) Caitlin Evans: Tagging in Natural Language Processing (Advisor Deepak Kumar) Mansi Gupta: Visualizing Dance Formations: Dance Studio Version II (Advisor: Dianna Xu) Dianna -- Dianna Xu Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 526-6502 www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dxu From jkelly at brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 20 12:23:56 2010 From: jkelly at brynmawr.edu (J. Kelly) Date: Tue Apr 20 11:57:30 2010 Subject: [Compsci] CS Sweatshirt Final Count Message-ID: Hi Ladies and Gents, Hope you are well! My apologies for spamming this sweatshirt thing. If you could get $23 to Ann Klingensmith (aklingensm@brynmawr.edu) by this Friday (April 23) for the sweatshirts we can order them. Here is a list of people I have heard back from: Tanvi - S Leila - S Caitlin - M, S Sam - S Marissa - S Cara - S Alex - S Shikha - ?? Bethie - S, S Julia - S Mansi - ?? Priscy - M Michelle - L Deepak - XL Dianna - M Doug - L? Jenny - M Didem - S Paisley - M Quinn - M Charlie - M Kathryn - XL Alexandra - M If you are not on the list and would like to be, please get size, quantity and money to Ann Klingensmith by Friday, April 25. If you wish to be removed, again, please let Ann know. Best, Julia -- Julia Kelly Computer Science Department Office Assistant Bryn Mawr College jkelly@brynmawr.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've received the survey results and the winning day/time is: Friday April 30th 4pm to 7pm. Save the date! more info to come soon. Alex Funk'11 From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Tue Apr 27 11:26:01 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Tue Apr 27 10:59:06 2010 Subject: [Compsci] Reminder: Senior thesis presentation, today at 4pm Message-ID: This is a remidner to attend the Computer Science Senior Theses Presentations this afternoon from 4pm until 6pm in Room 231 Park Science Building. The following students will be doing their presentations in the order listed: Ashley Gavin: Portal; Breaking The Barriers Between the Real and Digital Gaming Worlds (Advisor: Dianna Xu) Michelle Beard: Historical, Theoretical and Algorithmic Study of Sudoku (Advisor Deepak Kumar) Caitlin Evans: Tagging in Natural Language Processing (Advisor Deepak Kumar) Mansi Gupta: Visualizing Dance Formations: Dance Studio Version II (Advisor: Dianna Xu) Dianna -- Dianna Xu Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 526-6502 www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dxu _______________________________________________ CompSci mailing list CompSci@emergent.brynmawr.edu http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/mailman/listinfo/compsci From afunk at brynmawr.edu Wed Apr 28 16:12:27 2010 From: afunk at brynmawr.edu (Alex Funk) Date: Wed Apr 28 15:45:27 2010 Subject: [Compsci] END OF YEAR PICNIC DETAILS! Message-ID: <1299127235.32707.1272485547777.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> It's the end of the year Comp Sci picnic and this year we all get to see the natural habit of Doug! We'll be meeting around 3:50pm this Friday at Park Science to organize rides, etc. Please send me an email to let me know if you're coming and if you need a ride. WE DESPERATELY NEED DRIVERS! so if you have a car and can help transport people to Doug's let me know how many people you can take thanks! This facebook event can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122860037727600 invite anyone I forgot! Hope to see you all there! Alex PS> Doug's address is 146 Rockland Road Havertown 19083 From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Wed Apr 28 19:06:02 2010 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Wed Apr 28 18:39:03 2010 Subject: [Compsci] END OF YEAR PICNIC DETAILS! In-Reply-To: <1299127235.32707.1272485547777.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> References: <1299127235.32707.1272485547777.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: Alex, I can take max 4 in my car, but the three in the back might be a bit of a tight fit. Dianna On Wed, 28 Apr 2010, Alex Funk wrote: > It's the end of the year Comp Sci picnic and this year we all get to see the natural habit of Doug! > > We'll be meeting around 3:50pm this Friday at Park Science to organize rides, etc. > > Please send me an email to let me know if you're coming and if you need a ride. > > WE DESPERATELY NEED DRIVERS! so if you have a car and can help transport people to Doug's let me know how many people you can take thanks! > > This facebook event can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122860037727600 > > invite anyone I forgot! > > Hope to see you all there! > > Alex > > PS> Doug's address is 146 Rockland Road Havertown 19083 > _______________________________________________ > CompSci mailing list > CompSci@emergent.brynmawr.edu > http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/mailman/listinfo/compsci > -- Dianna Xu Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 526-6502 www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dxu