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Markell, Picard, And Tipperman Earn KPCB Fellowships, Setting A Brown CS Record

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Click the link that follows for more content related to the KPCB Engineering Fellows Program.The Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) Engineering Fellows Program is one of technology’s most prestigious fellowships, with only 54 students chosen in 2017 from a pool of 2,000. This year, participation from Brown University's Department of Computer …

Sorawee Porncharoenwase Wins The Randy F. Pausch Computer Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award

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Click the link that follows for more content on the Randy F. Pausch '82 Computer Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award.The Randy F. Pausch '82 Computer Science Undergraduate Summer Research Award, given this year to Sorawee Porncharoenwase, recognizes strong achievement from young students and offers them the opportunity to partner with faculty and …

Peter Wegner Receives A Recognition Award For His Work With The Faculty Bulletin

Click the link that follows for more content on Peter Wegner.At yesterday's faculty meeting, Professor Emeritus Peter Wegner of Brown University's Department of Computer Science (Brown CS) received a recognition award that celebrates his sustained and dedicated work as editor of the Brown University Faculty Bulletin, which began in 1988. The honor follows closely after …

Tim Kraska Receives A Sloan Research Fellowship

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For more content about Tim Kraska, click here.Picture yourself in a meeting with colleagues, looking up at a conference room wall. Not far in the future, Assistant Professor Tim Kraska of Brown University's Department of Computer Science (Brown CS) expects it to be equipped with an interactive whiteboard that will enable domain experts and data scientists …

Ian Gonsher, Jeff Huang, And Stefanie Tellex Win OVPR Seed Awards

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Click the links that follow for more content about OVPR Seed Awards (CS News), Ian Gonsher (CS Blog), Jeff Huang (CS Blog and CS News), or Stefanie Tellex (CS Blog and CS News).Lecturer in Engineering and Adjunct Lecturer in Computer Science Ian Gonsher and Assistant Professors Jeff Huang and Stefanie Tellex of Brown University’s Department of …

Lauren Clarke Wins A Brown University Excellence Award

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Lauren Clarke, Academic and IP Programs Manager for Brown University's Department of Computer Science (Brown CS) has just received one of the highest honors for members of Brown staff, a Brown University Excellence Award. "The biggest challenge in putting together Lauren's nomination," says Department Chair Ugur Cetintemel, "was to make her contributions …

Eli Upfal Receives The President's Award For Excellence In Faculty Governance

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Following a strong year of research, Professor Eli Upfal of Brown University's Department of Computer Science (Brown CS) has just been honored in another area: service to Brown. Yesterday, he received the President’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Governance, which was established by President Simmons in 2007-08 to celebrate faculty contributions, …

SignMeUp Helps The Issue Of Long Lines During TA Hours

SignMeUp was originally created by Brown CS students Dhruv Rawat, Anamta Farook, and Mohsan Elahi as part of a cs132 project. Brown CS student, Atty Eleti, has since continued to improve and maintain SignMeup. This webapp allows teaching assistants to post their office hours, and students can then sign up for them and …

George Konidaris Wins An AFOSR Young Investigator Research Award

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Barely a month after his arrival at Brown University's Department of Computer Science (Brown CS), Assistant Professor George Konidaris has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research award.The objective of the Young Investigator Research program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early …