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A user's guide to robotics higher ed

May 28, 2009 A high-profile robotics CEO discusses where prospective college students interested in robotics ought to look--and what they should consider. TAGS: robotics, iRobot Corp., Colin Angle, robot, computer science, college student, hiring, guide, student, CEO

College freshmen less interested in tech

April 22, 2005 Percentage of incoming freshmen saying they'll major in computer science drops significantly. TAGS: freshmen, computer science, women, fall, survey, U.S., information technology

Wooing interns to Silicon Valley

July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: computer science, intern, SafeWeb, student, talent, Silicon Valley, Google Inc., professor, founder, food, Microsoft Corp.

It's back to school for IT

October 26, 2006 perspective Georgetown's M. Brian Blake says IT's changing role in business calls for a big shift in the classroom. TAGS: computer science, IT professional, line of business, information technology, back-to-school, student, programming language, skill, programming

Opening doors for women in computing

February 7, 2005 Harvard president's comments reignite debate over women in computer science, with reformers trying to reverse guy-centric patterns. TAGS: women, computer science, career, computing, president, programming, information technology

Net companies pledge child porn crackdown

June 27, 2006 As Congress considers forcing Internet providers to snoop on their customers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo say they have a better plan. TAGS: United Online Inc., Internet provider, Net company, computer science, Internet company, law, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., function, Yahoo! Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

The wide world of Google

December 15, 2005 Company strikes a chord with Google Music, ponies up for computer science research and touts its enterprise search. TAGS: enterprise search, computer science, Google Inc., enterprise, CD

From math teacher to Turing winner

February 26, 2007 Veteran computer scientist Frances Allen looks back on Ptran, "primitive" computing and what it was like making her way in a man's world. TAGS: Frances Allen, computer science, farm, computing, IBM Corp., teacher, scientist, high-performance, career, women, work, knowledge

Science search made easier in developing nations

December 13, 2005 Search specialists team up to make scientific research more readily available to those with sluggish Web access. TAGS: developing country, computer science, researcher, search engine, project, scientist, Google Inc.

Gates: No magic answer to tech worker shortage

July 18, 2005 Industry hasn't done enough to position itself as exciting, say academics and Microsoft execs. Can Hermione Granger help? TAGS: Bill Gates, researcher, computer science, magic, scientist, chairman, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, camera

IBM opens research to academia

July 13, 2005 Looking to foster ties to universities, IBM will give professors access to research and development technologies on its alphaWorks site. TAGS: computer science, university, IBM Corp., R&D, programming tool, open source, development tool, professor, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

MIT, Quanta cook up devices of tomorrow

April 8, 2005 University's computer science labs and Taiwanese hardware maker ink agreement to design future computing and communications devices. TAGS: Rodney Brooks, Quanta, computer science, hardware maker, goal, agreement, laptop computer

Keyboard clicks can lead to security hacks

September 14, 2005 Do the keys on the keyboard make different sounds? Kind of, UC Berkeley scientists discover. And that's a potential problem. TAGS: computer science, keyboard, character, researcher, key, security, IBM Corp., password

Police blotter: Detecting computer-generated porn?

January 3, 2007 In this week's installment, the FBI claims that one of its analysts can spot computer-generated images just by looking at them. TAGS: Police Blotter, U.S. District Judge, defense, computer science, image, expert, Massachusetts, children, Adobe PhotoShop, photograph

Online library offers 1.5 million works and counting

November 27, 2007 The Universal Digital Library, backed by several major libraries around the globe, is more about preservation and less about getting clicks. TAGS: Barnes & Noble Inc., project, computer science, university, intellectual property, library, e-book, professor, work, Google Inc.

Yahoo hires economics, sociology researchers

May 10, 2007 Yahoo looks for growth opportunities as it hires two scientists to head up its research in online markets and social networks. TAGS: sociology, economics, social media, Yahoo! Inc., social networking, researcher, computer science, degree, research, professor, scientist, McAfee Inc.

Microsoft Research goes to school

December 12, 2006 Technology alone won't solve U.S. tech education woes, says Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft Research. TAGS: university, education, computer science, project, student, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Attack targets Sony 'rootkit' fix

November 16, 2005 Security firm reports Web sites intended to exploit a flaw in a Sony program designed to remedy security problems in copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Websense Inc., rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, flaw, uninstall, computer science, Sony Corp., uninstaller, copy protection, malicious code, digital-rights management, professor, security, Web browser, CD, Firefox

Excitement revving as robot race gets under way

October 8, 2005 The scene at the DARPA Grand Challenge is part tailgate party, computer science fair, car show and schmoozefest. TAGS: Tony Tether, robot, computer science, robotics, race, vehicle, course
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