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CS015: A Reflection

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by Emma CatlinThere's a lot of talk about how introductory classes discourage minorities, and making classes more "friendly" to those with little prior experience in coding is trending at universities. In one of Brown's introductory computer science classes, CS015, I think a successful effort has been made to encourage women …

Michael Littman Refutes "Doomsday" AI Fears In Live Science

"Let's get one thing straight," explains Professor Michael Littman of Brown University 's Department of Computer Science . "A world in which humans are enslaved or destroyed by superintelligent machines of our own creation is purely science fiction. Like every other technology, AI has risks and benefits, but we cannot …

Faculty Position Applications Accepted Until February 4

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As of Jan 21, we have reopened the Interfolio site for applications. Since we're already well along in the selection process, only exceptional applications will be considered.  After Feb 4, the process will be too far along for us to consider any further applications at all.Job OpeningWe're hiring! The details …

Outstanding Student Work, 2014: Flick, By Gabriel Fernandez

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As a department, how do we evaluate our success? Continued innovation from our students means that we've aimed courses at the field's best opportunities, then taught them with real devotion to our craft. Together, that enables students to produce work that advances the state of the art.In this series, we'll showcase some of …

Gryte Satas Creates Opportunities For Girls To Code

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Described as “a role model” by her new colleagues at Providence, Rhode Island’s Rochambeau Library, Gryte Satas, a PhD candidate at Brown University’s Department of Computer Science, has just made a unique contribution to her community. She’s leading a new Girls Who Code Club, designed to provide young women with …

Eugene Charniak Wins 2015 AAAI Classic Paper Award

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Brown University’s Computer Science Department (Brown CS) congratulates Professor Eugene Charniak, who has just won the 2015 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Classic Paper Award. The award, which was established in 1999 to honor authors of works deemed most influential from a specific conference year, celebrates a …

Algorithm Identifies Networks Of Genetic Changes Across Cancers

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by Kevin Stacey (Science News Officer, Physical Sciences)Using a computer algorithm that can sift through mounds of genetic data, researchers from Brown University have identified several networks of genes that, when hit by a mutation, could play a role in the development of multiple types of cancer. The algorithm, called …

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