Vol. 3, No. 1 • Winter 2004–05

AA GatewayGateway ICTCICTC toto TomorrowTomorrow Vol. 3, No. 1 WINTER 2004–05

Table of Contents Dean’s Message ...... 1 Around the School ...... 2 Faculty Research ...... 6 Faculty News ...... 8 Feature: Something Phishy in Cyberspace ...... 11 Feature: From Concept to Reality: An Overview of the ICTC at IUPUI ...... 12 Feature: New Informatics Complex Marks Gateway to IUPUI Campus ...... 16 Feature: IRI CLIOH Project Team Travels to Macedonia ...... 18 Student News ...... 20 From the Development Offi ce ...... 22 Alumni Notebook ...... 23 Vision and Mission of the IU School of Informatics ...... 28 Class Note Coupon ...... 28 Worldwide Network ...... inside back cover

The IU School of Informatics offers an academic path for students from diverse backgrounds who are seeking careers that combine information technology with another area is published by the Indiana of study. Just as the discipline of informatics operates in a University Alumni Association, in cooperation with the variety of contexts, the School of Informatics has programs School of Informatics, and is mailed to all alumni of the School of Informatics. For information about IUAA on a growing number of IU campuses. The curriculum membership or activities, call (800) 824-3044 or focuses on both the technical and human aspects of problem e-mail [email protected]. solving and emphasizes innovation and teamwork. The school understands the role of research in building a world- class faculty and in recruiting and educating outstanding School of Informatics students, but also places a primacy on its role in creating Dean ...... J. Michael Dunn new knowledge and technologies for the betterment of Executive Associate Dean ...... Darrell L. Bailey people everywhere. The school also is fi rmly committed to Assistant Dean and Editor ...... Susan Quinn collaboration with industry and government in order to hold Assistant Dean ...... W. Mark McCreary up its side of the “three-legged stool” that supports economic News Editor ...... Molly Rondeau growth and progress. Indiana University Alumni Association President/CEO ...... Ken Beckley Director of Alumni Programs ...... Nicki Bland Cover: The new Informatics Communication Techology Complex at night. Photo by Beth Lykins. Editor, Constituent Periodicals ...... Julie Dales Back cover: Art by Diana Tychsen. Five years of growth poises school for future impact dean’s message

ive years ago, Darrel Bailey, Susan Quinn, and I attended a historic meeting of the Indiana FCommission for Higher Education. It was Nov. 12, 1999, when the state formally approved the infor- matics degree programs for IU’s Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. After the commission’s unani- mous vote to approve informatics, we left the meeting feeling as though we should celebrate with tickertape and fanfare. We were among only a handful of people who knew that something great was under way. At that time, 180 students were enrolled in the New Media Program. They would now become the fi rst students in the School of Informatics. We were located in a handful of offi ces in the Mary Cable Building (IUPUI) and Memorial Hall (Bloomington). In what seems like one miracle after another, the school was fi rst given annual funding by the General Assembly and then that funding was more than dou- bled, and we were able to begin building programs in Bloomington, Indianapolis, and South Bend. We are extremely grateful to the state and its leadership. In a near repeat of that fi rst founders day, this past October the Indiana Commission for Higher Education once again approved informatics degree programs, this time on four more IU campuses: East, Kokomo, Northwest, and Southeast. With funding Informatics has added degree programs and a that IU is now seeking from the General Assembly for building, but most important for the future of the these campus programs, we will be able to better serve school, we have successfully completed a landmark students throughout Indiana. hiring initiative. We welcomed 22 new tenure-stream In October, we marked another major milestone faculty to the School of Informatics. These stellar when we joined with Indiana University President teachers and researchers are already bringing world- Adam W. Herbert and the trustees to dedicate the wide recognition to our young school. (You’ll fi nd the new Informatics and Communications Technology names and interests of all our tenure-stream faculty, Complex in Indianapolis. Herbert described the ICTC new and old, threaded throughout this issue.) building as a gateway that will help create the future Five years ago, the Indiana Commission for Higher of information technology. The building, at Michigan Education approved the School of Informatics. On and West streets, does literally mark the entrance to that occasion IU’s then President Myles Brand gave the IUPUI campus — but I prefer to think of this me a bottle of champagne. This is probably the time building as the kind of gateway we think of in com- to pop the cork. puting, a router that enables communication between computer networks. As the home of University Infor- With best wishes for 2005, mation Technology Services at IUPUI (including the network operations centers for Internet2), the School of Informatics, the Pervasive Technology Labs, the School of Music, and the School of Journalism, the ICTC is indeed a gateway that provides communica- : tion and connection for IUPUI and the wider world. Winston Churchill once said, “We shape our buildings, and thereafter they shape us.” We certainly hope so, given this wonderful new Informatics and Communications Technology Complex. But we might add that the people and activities we share our build- ings with also shape us, for we have some wonderful companions.

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 1 As informatics grows, IU helps set ‘research agenda’ eading informaticians from the United of data now outstrips our capacity to deal with States, Sweden, and the United Kingdom it,” said Indiana University School of Informatics Lcame to the IU Bloomington campus last Dean J. Michael Dunn. “Informatics is taking this September as part of a conference, “Informatics: seemingly unmanageable fl ood of data and trans- Defi ning the Research Agenda,” to decide where forming it into information that helps solve key their fi eld should be going. problems in fi elds like medicine, genetics, chemis- Daniel Reed, director of the Institute for Re- try, Internet security, and engineering.” naissance Computing at the University of North “Already,” Dunn said, “informaticians have sped Carolina at Chapel Hill and a member of President up the analysis of terabytes of Human Genome Bush’s Information Technology Advisory Com- Project data and have written software that cor-

around the school around mittee, delivered the meeting’s keynote address, rectly predicts the chemical structures of effective “Computing: An Intellectual Lever for Multidisci- pharmaceutical drugs.” plinary Discovery.” The conference featured talks by prominent As an academic fi eld, it’s still very young. But experts on the latest developments in cybersecu- informatics — the study of information technol- rity, medical informatics, bioinformatics, chemi- ogy and its use — has already had a palpable effect cal informatics, human-computer interaction, on people’s lives. information technology in developing countries, “In recent decades, technology has so enhanced international communication networks, and the our ability to gather data that the sheer volume use of computers in analyzing the aesthetic quali- ties of music.

State approves informatics on four more IU campuses t their meeting on Oct. 8, 2004, the Indiana Commission for A Higher Education voted to approve the bachelor of science in informatics as a degree that can be offered by Indiana Universi- ty’s East, Kokomo, Northwest, and Southeast campuses. Infor- matics is already available at Bloomington, Indianapolis, and South Bend. In keeping with its mission to provide technology-re- lated education to all of Indiana, the School of Informatics will seek to launch the degree programs as soon as pos- sible. IU is asking the state to provide the funding for these programs in its next budget request.

Faculty bring diverse research interests to IU A number of new faculty joined the School of William Aspray, professor of informatics and Informatics this year, bringing our number to adjunct professor of computer science, infor- 55 tenure-stream faculty in all. This thread will mation science, and history and philosophy of introduce you to their research interests. You science; PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madi- will fi nd them exploring technology across the son, 1980. Social and organizational informat- spectrum of disciplines, from physics to music. ics. (Bloomington)

2 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 New media produces animated commercial for Pacers Foundation he future of 2-D animation in the School of tiontion tteameam couldcould havehave imagined.imagined. AllAll Informatics’ New Media Program at IUPUI ofof the ststudentsudents oonn the projectproject T may well have been born during a Techpoint agreed it was the most com- meeting last year on how to incorporate technology in prehensive,prehensive, most diffi cult, and commercials. From this meeting the kernel of an idea most exhausting project they bloomed into a major project for several New Media hadhad eeverver bbeeneen ininvolvedvolved with,with, butbut Program faculty and students, not only creating a theythey also agagreeree that the eexperi-xperi- wonderful learning experience, but also forging a ence was invaluable. bridge to the community that could pave the way for Commonly referred to as many more collaborative opportunities. the “sleep deprivation ex- An animation team, headed by John B. Ludwick, ercise,” the creation of the visiting lecturer, New Media Program, worked in 30-second animation re- collaboration with Melanie Audette of the Indiana quired almost fi ve months Grantmakers Alliance and Dale Ratermann of the of work from participants. Pacers Foundation to create “The Youth Philanthropy When asked how the Initiative/Pacers Foundation Animation Project.” The project compared to real- 30-second spot, which features an animated Ron Art- world studio work, Ludwick est doing a good deed for a fellow pedestrian in true said that it was harder than Pacers style, plays on the Jumbotron in Conseco Field studio work: “We had to do House during the Fever and Pacers’ seasons this year. everything ourselves.” This Dale Ratermann of the Pacers Foundation, the “everything”“everything” includedincluded comingcoming organization that generously funded the venture, said up withwith an ididea,ea, roughingroughing it out,out, the project exceeded his expectations. Not only did storyboardingstoryboarding it, timingtiming eeveryvery the animation exceed Ratermann’s expectations, but secondsecond ofof aaction,ction, crcreatingeating an an- it proved to be a bigger project than even the anima- imatic,imatic, presentingpresenting the animaticanimatic toto the clientclient and making adjust-adjust- mentsments accordingly,accordingly, researchingresearching motionmotion momodelsdels (w(whichhich incincludedluded videotapingvideotaping sosomeme ooff the aactionction sequences),sequences), drawingdrawing eaeachch frameframe by hand, inking the frames in Freehand,Freehand, creatingcreating 3-D modelsmodels forfor certaincertain ccomponentsomponents ofof the anima- tion,tion, constructingconstructing the animatanimationion in Flash, recordingrecording audio,audio, synchroniz-synchroniz- ing and compositingcompositing eeverything,verything, creatingcreating the fi nal version,version, and, fi nally,nally, puttingputting it allall ontoonto a DVD.DVD. (continuedcontinued on ppageage 4)

Left: Rob Shaw works on an animation of Ron Artest.

Right: A still shot of the Ron Artest animation.

Mu-Hyun “Mookie” Baik, assistant professor of informatics and chemistry; PhD, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 2000. Chemical informatics; computational, inorganic, bioinorganic, and physical chemistry. (Bloomington) Darrell Bailey, professor of informatics and associate professor of music, executive associate dean of the School of Informatics, director of new media; EdD, University of Illinois, 1989. Computer-based music instruction. (Indianapolis)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 3 Pacers Foundation animatic, they changed their minds. This decision allowed the team to work directly with Artest and (continued from page 3) the Fever’s Niele Ivey, adding an element of realism Even with all the work involved, Ludwick would to the animation that would have been very diffi cult like to see the New Media Program search for to achieve otherwise. With this permission granted, projects that would allow for longer Todd Kirk and Jeff Gladden helped to record video animations. He was for animation reference that could then be used by especially pleased the animators to analyze the action and get a feel for with the artistic how the characters should move. freedom the team was allowed on The new media team this project and • John B. Ludwick, animation director hopes to be able • Dan Baldwin, art director to continue in this • Clint Koch, 3-D director vein.vein. HeHe said that • Rob Shaw, story, ink, and paint the clientsclients initiallyinitially • Devi Haripal, style direction, ink and paint would not allow • Danielle Sevestianos, color assistance, ink, and paint the new media • Jolene Kernick, ink and paint team to work • Matt Bell, 3-D models and animation directly with any • Markus Creasy, head compositor of the talent from • Ricardo Laranja, sound design the PacersPacers oror Fever,Fever, To view the fi nal animation, go to butbut afterafter seeingseeing the http://newmedia.iupui.edu/projects/106/index.html.

A student’s-eye view of the Pacers Foundation project hen Professor Dan Baldwin, during an N101 porting them into Flash. He also worked on creating Wlecture, announced an opportunity for some of the 3-D elements used in the background students to participate in a major new project that of the animation. Shaw’s 3-D handiwork can be seen would involve the Pacers, new-media student Rob in two of the cars that zoom through the animation. Shaw was intrigued. Backed by faculty recommen- This was of particular interest for him because he dations, he followed up on Baldwin’s invitation and is currently interested in pursuing 3-D as his area soon found himself in a real interview situation. He of focus in the New Media Program. He found it submitted his portfolio for review and was shortly fascinating that he could use his interest in 3-D in called back for a second interview. Before a 2-D animation. Shaw also had an opportunity to he knew it, Shaw was part of the animation work on some of the post-production compositing team working on the Youth Philanthropy of the various elements of the animation. In total, he Initiative/Pacers Foundation Animation worked on this project over the course of one semes- Project. Not bad for a student in his fi rst ter plus the fi rst month of the summer and received new-media class. credit as an independent study class for his efforts. Shaw, class of 2006, became a vital Shaw says that the best part of the project was member of the animation team; it was his the opportunity to work with a very professional original story idea that was chosen for the group in a real-world setting. He values the con- animation, and it became his job to help structive criticism he got along the way and feels bring that story to life. The fi rst task he had that the experience will give him a competitive edge Rob Shaw was to help rough out the storyboards and by preparing him for intense projects in the future. cut the story down to 30 seconds — a daunting feat When he fi rst signed on to the project he thought, by any standard. Over the course of this part of the “A 30-second animation with us all working on it project, Shaw learned valuable editing skills that will — this will be a piece of cake.” He now says, “I was carry with him throughout his college career and wrong!” He was surprised to learn how much time beyond. and effort goes into a project of this scope and the All the while, he worked closely with the project value of preproduction was repeatedly proven to manager, John. B. Ludwick, and was able to learn him. He considers that and the group experience to industry animation practices from a professional be the two most valuable skills he learned from this animator who also just happens to be one of the in- project. Shaw’s workfl ow on school projects refl ects structors in the New Media Program. Shaw’s normal this new attitude, and he recommends that students workfl ow consisted of converting Ludwick’s original budget their time and don’t wait to get started on drawings to vector images in Freehand before im- projects.

4 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Summer campers experience technology at Bloomington ast June, 10 high school juniors and seniors from around Indiana received scholarships to Lparticipate in the fi rst Informatics Summer Camp on IU’s Bloomington campus. Campers came from diverse backgrounds and levels of experience with information technology, but all shared a curios- ity about computing and the new fi eld of informatics. Informatics campers worked on real problems and learned by doing. Informatics faculty and student counselors worked alongside campers to guide them through project-based sessions. Campers were intro- duced to basic computing technology, 2-D animation, data mining, Web site development, data visualiza- tion, and human-computer interaction. The camp was designed to highlight the use of technology across a wide variety of problem domains. This breadth-wise approach to the introduction of technology is a hallmark of the informatics discipline and was interpreted by the students as extremely positive. They were excited to learn that working with Master’s student Ben Murphy, and Lindsay Beigle, BS’04 (informatics), information technology was “not just programming.” assisted with the Informatics Summer Camp. “Our goal for the camp was to attract students who have historically been underrepresented in the residence halls and were able to immerse themselves information technology fi eld. Such students include into the college atmosphere. But it wasn’t all work women, minorities, and fi rst-generation college stu- — campers also had free time for swimming, movies, dents,” said Dennis Groth, camp director and assis- bowling, a cook out, and a talent night. tant professor of informatics. “We were successful in The next summer camp will be June 13–17, 2005, achieving our initial goal for the composition of the and all Indiana high school students are invited to camp with the majority of our campers coming from apply. Join us for camp and underrepresented groups. Our goal for future camps • Develop problem-solving skills using information is to increase the total number of participants to 20 technology; students next year and 40 the following year.” • Learn how information technology is used in sci- Camp was a perfect place for the students to make ence, art, and visual communications; and new friends, learn from enthusiastic faculty members, • Have fun with computers! and, of course, investigate information technology. For more information about Informatics Summer Campers lived and ate in the Bloomington campus Camp, contact Beth Terrell, co-director, Informat- ics Summer Camp, Indiana University, Informatics Building, 901 E. 10th St., Bloomington, IN 47408; by Dunn named vice chair phone at (812) 856-5754; by fax at (812) 856-4764; or by e-mail at [email protected]. Also, be sure of the CRA’s IT Deans to visit our Web site at www.informatics.indiana. At their meeting in July, the Computing edu/summercamp. Research Associations “IT Deans” group : elected J. Michael Dunn (dean, IU School of Informatics) as their vice chair. Robert Schnabel (University of Colorado) was named chair. Dan Baldwin, assistant professor of informatics; MFA, Savan- The IT Deans Group was established in 2000 nah College of Art and Design, 2000. Evolution of storytelling, the in an effort to provide leadership and com- relationship between narrative painting and viewer interaction via munity to emerging and established colleges of interactive multimedia. (Indianapolis) computing and interdisciplinary “IT” schools. Eli Blevis, assistant professor of informatics and cognitive science; More that 40 institutions from several coun- PhD, Queen’s at Kingston, 1990. Human-computer interaction, cre- tries participate in the IT Deans group. The ative reasoning systems, interactive learning. (Bloomington) group is organized around schools of comput- Jean Camp, associate professor of informatics and adjunct associ- ing, schools of information, and/or schools of ate professor of computer science and telecommunications, associ- information technology with heads that report ate director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research; PhD, directly to the provost or chief academic offi cer Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. Cybersecurity, social informatics. at a university. (Bloomington)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 5 Rogers to explore pervasive technologies as PTL fellow vonne Rogers has been named a fellow of the informal and formal learning contexts, to enable Pervasive Technology Laboratory, where she students (and the general public) to broaden and con- Ywill collaborate on a project that will explore nect their understandings, refl ections, and hypotheses the design and application of pervasive technologies when in both real-world and classroom settings. A to promote novel forms of learning that move beyond particular aim is to encourage students to carry out the classroom. Ubiquitous computing and mobile scientifi c enquiry in the context of their discovering technologies provide much scope for designing inno- and exploring of an environment, system, or process. vative learning experiences that can take place in a va- The research will be carried out in collaboration with riety of outdoor (e.g., parks, city centers, woodlands) ongoing environmental, educational, and outreach and indoor settings (e.g., museums, learning centers, programs at PTL, IUB, and IUPUI.

faculty research labs, home). While learning activities already occur in Rogers joined IU last summer (her former position these contexts, pervasive technologies can enable such was director of the Interact Lab and professor of com- activities to be more integrated and collaborative. puter science and AI at Sussex University, England) as Outdoor fi eldtrips and computer-based indoor learn- a professor in informatics, information science, and ing activities are typically performed separately; for cognitive science. Throughout her fi rst year here, she example, students may go on a fi eld trip and observe has been forging links with a number of researchers at and collect data that, on another occasion, they will IU and throughout the United States. This has culmi- input into a software simulation package back in the nated in the submission of interdisciplinary research classroom. This separation of what are interlinked grant applications to the NSF, NIH and 21st-Century activities can make it diffi cult for students to see and Fund in the areas of pervasive technology, learning, understand the connections between what are es- and interaction design. She has also been awarded sentially the same representations and processes being a state-of-the art interactive tabletop from MERL studied but in different contexts. (Mitsubishi Research Labs) to conduct research into The project goal is to investigate how pervasive collaborative working. It is timely for her now to be a environments (wi-fi and sensor-based technologies), PTL fellow. The opportunities afforded by the fellow- combined with mobile and stand-alonestand-alone computational ship will provide the connecting “glue” to bring her devices, can be designed to bridge more effectively current and projected avenues of research together with ongoing related research projects at PTL. It could also provide a catalyst for beginning new proj- ects with members of PTL and other research units that are interested in bridging informal and formal learning experiences in novel ways, through designing and building pervasive technologies, conducting real- world user studies, and fostering outreach programs. Rogers plans to capitalize on her considerable expertise and experience in masterminding, steering,

Chung-Kuo Chang, associate professor in informatics and adjunct associate professor of computer and information science; PhD, Uni- versity of Texas–Austin, 1987. Mobile comput- ing and wireless networks. (Indianapolis) Jake Chen, assistant professor of informatics, computer and information science, associate member, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, member, Indiana Univer- sity Cancer Center; PhD, University of Minne- sota, 2001. Bioinformatics. (Indianapolis) Mehmet Dalkilic, assistant professor of informatics, adjunct assistant professor of computer science, group leader in the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics; PhD, Indi- ana University, 2000. Data mining, database, machine learning, bioinformatics, software engineering, data modeling, genomics. (Bloomington) Yvonne Rogers

6 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 and succeeding on multisite, multidiscipline col- laborative projects, especially those concerned with designing extensive learning experiences using per- vasive technologies (for example, see http://machen. mrl.nott.ac.uk/Projects/Digitalplay/INDEX.HTM). In particular, she sees much scope for collaborating with Kay Connelly, Polly Baker, Lenore Tedesco, Geoffrey Fox, and a number of others from IU on real-world educational applications that will create and evalu- ate integrated learning experiences concerned with environmental restoration, e-science, and health informatics. Such opportunities will also provide the seeding for attracting additional external funding. The Ambient Wood Project ThisThis ambambitiousitious indindoor/outdoorsoor/outdoors projectproject providedprovided a learninglearning eexperiencexperience in wwhichhich ststudentsudents exploredexplored a physicalphysical woodlandwoodland wwhilehile aaccessingccessing rrelevantelevant soursourcesces ofof digdigitalital infinformation.ormation. TThehe pprojectroject ffocusedocused oonn the deliverydelivery and interactioninteraction ofof digdigitalital infinformationormation ababoutout ecologyecology bbothoth ououtdoorstdoors and indoors.indoors. StudentsStudents werewere encouragedencouraged ttoo talk withwith oonene anotheanotherr and a rremoteemote specifi ed times received and interacted with differ- facilitator.facilitator. A numbernumber ofof interconnectedinterconnected mobilemobile and ent forms of digital information. Subsequently, they pervasivepervasive devicesdevices wwereere designed,designed, throughthrough whichwhich returned to a makeshift den area in the woodland digitaldigital infinformationormation apappearedpeared at vvariousarious lolocationscations to refl ect upon, revisit, and interact with their probe in the physicalphysical environment.environment. TheseThese includedincluded PDAs,PDAs, readings as personalized visualizations on a shared probes,probes, a digitaldigital horn,horn, and a periscope.periscope. PairsPairs ofof chil-chil- display and through using tagged tokens to represent drendren exploredexplored differentdifferent areasareas ofof the woodlandwoodland and at biological processes. :

Joseph Defazio, assistant professor of informatics, adjunct as- sistant professor of computer technology; MS, Ball State University, 1993. Multimedia production and distance education, music and recording technology, and Web development research. (Indianapolis)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 7 McDaniel named American Academy of Nursing fellow n August 2004, the American Academy of Nurs- Dr. McDaniel building our new program in health ing announced the selection of Anna McDaniel, informatics.” IDNS, RN, as one of its 63 new fellows. McDaniel McDaniel also has been honored regionally is director of the Health Informatics Graduate Pro- and nationally for health communication and has gram in the Indiana University School of Informatics been awarded more than $350,000 in grants for her and an associate professor in the IU School of Nurs- research and demonstration projects by the Indiana ing. McDaniel was inducted into the AAN during the State Department of Health and the Robert Wood AAN 31st Annual Meeting and Conference on Nov. Johnson Foundation, among other organizations. faculty news 13, in Washington, D.C. Throughout her career, McDaniel has served in McDaniel, who is also evaluation director for the leadership roles in professional organizations such IU National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, as the Indiana State Nurses Association; Sigma Theta was selected based on her creativity and ability to Tau International, the nursing honor society; and the translate research and theory into practical applica- Midwest Nursing Research Society. She also is senior tions for health promotion in tobacco control and faculty member in the “Big Ten” Clinical Nursing and cessation. For example, she designed a computer Health Informatics Consortium, a cooperative created game, titled “Escape from Nicotinia,” specifi cally tar- in 2001 of nursing informatics leaders and world- geted to pre-teen girls to help educate them in ways to class research institutions committed to enriching resist the social forces to begin smoking. She designed the health of individuals, families, and communities computerized decision support systems for staff through the design, deployment, and evaluation of nurses and physicians to help patients quit smoking. advanced information technologies. “Dr. McDaniel continues to do pioneering work in AAN was established in 1973 to provide visionary health informatics, consumer health, and translation leadership to the nursing profession and the public in science,” said Darrell Bailey, who as executive associate shaping future health-care policy and practice. The dean of the School of Informatics heads the informat- academy currently comprises 1,700 fellows, who are ics programs at IUPUI. “She is a master teacher with a nursing leaders recognized nationally and interna- long history of leadership in the academy and profes- tionally for their contributions in the areas of educa- sional organizations. We are very fortunate to have tion, management, practice, and research.

Last fall, Gary Wiggins spent part of his sabbatical Chemical informatics news leave in Europe, attending the Sheffi eld Conference David Wild has been hired as a visiting assistant on Chemical Informatics and the Beilstein-Institut’s professor of chemical informatics. He received a PhD international workshop, “The Chemical Theatre of from the University of Sheffi eld and later worked for Biological Systems.” He also delivered three lectures at Pfi zer before starting his own consulting business in the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Bel- Ann Arbor. Wild took over the graduate Chemical grade. He and his wife, Mia, spent a wonderful week Information Technology course and is developing a touring Milan, Florence, Rome, and Venice before Programming for Chemical Informatics course. He ending up at Bolzano for the Beilstein workshop. A has started an active research program, with partici- high point of the Bolzano trip was visiting the South pants from both the Indianapolis and Bloomington Tyrol Museum of Archaeology to see Utzi, the Ice- campuses. man. Upon his return, Wiggins led two symposia on chemical informatics that he had arranged for the Central Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Michael Dunn, professor of informatics, Society in Indianapolis. He also delivered a paper at computer science and cognitive science, Oscar the ACS meeting and another at the Biennial Confer- Ewing Professor of Philosophy, and dean of the ence on Chemical Education in Ames, Iowa. School of Informatics; PhD, Pittsburgh, 1966. Algebraic logic, proof theory, nonstandard To learn more about our faculty, visit logics (especially relevance logic), relations between logic and computer science. (Bloom- http://informatics.indiana. ington and Indianapolis) edu/people/faculty.asp Anthony Faiola, associate professor of new media and associate director, human-computer interaction graduate program; MA, Ohio State, 1984. User-centered design theory and practice of interactive products. (Indianapolis)

8 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Aspray serves on task force to assess global impacts of IT outsourcing illiam Aspray, Rudy Professor of Informatics at Indiana University, Wis serving as executive consultant and a member of a high-level task force of internationally recognized computer scientists, industry leaders, economists, and social scientists to examine global job-migration trends resulting from the outsourcing and offshoring of IT jobs. The Association for Computing Machinery’s Job Migration Task Force will assess the major forces shaping the movement of IT jobs globally, with a focus on software and systems research, development, and services. Its goal is to provide a more informed context for making professional career decisions, setting future educational requirements, and understanding future employment trends. Co-chaired by Moshe Y. Vardi of Rice University and Frank Professor Sun Kim Mayadas of the Sloan Foundation, the group includes representatives from North America, Europe, India, China, Japan, and Israel. Multidisciplinary life “The job migration issue is very much on the minds of ACM mem- sciences project targets bers and the broader computing and IT community,” said ACM President David Patterson. “We see the work of the task force as discovery study by ovarian, breast cancers experts who share ACM’s commitment to advancing broad understanding Researchers at Indiana University, Ohio State of the fundamental forces driving outsourcing and offshoring of IT em- University, and the University of Missouri have ployment opportunities. As a leading voice in the fi eld, ACM has set high begun a fi ve-year, $8 million project that will standards for this group, including a comprehensive study that is balanced help doctors better understand the damage in perspective and global in scope.” caused by breast and ovarian cancers. (continued on page 10) Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the project will bring together clinical and basic Ariel Fernandez, professor of informatics, adjunct professor of science cancer researchers at the IU School of biochemistry, molecular biology, and computer science and research- Medicine and the IU Cancer Center in India- er in the INGEN Center for Computational Biology and Informatics; napolis and the Medical Sciences Program in PhD, Yale, 1984. Algebra, representation theory, statistical mechanics, Bloomington, as well as IU biostatisticians and chemical physics, polymer physics, dissipative systems, molecular biomedical informaticians who specialize in biophysics, interactive proteomics and bioinformatics. (Indianapolis) organizing biological and medical information. Alessandro Flammini, assistant professor of informatics, adjunct Informatics professor Sun Kim is among assistant professor of physics, affi liated researcher in the Biocom- researchers working on the project. plexity Institute; PhD, International School for Advanced Studies, “The purpose of this project is to capitalize 1993. Fractal structures, complex systems, simulation and modeling, on all the human genome data and powerful bioinformatics. (Bloomington) bioinformatics approaches out there,” said IU Geoffrey Charles Fox, professor of informatics, computer sci- cancer biologist Kenneth Nephew, who is lead- ence, and physics and distinguished scientist in the Laboratory for ing one of the cancer project’s four parts. “We Community Grid Technology; PhD, Cambridge, 1967. Computa- believe our work will lead to better therapies for tional physics, currently focusing on earthquake science; object Web ovarian and breast cancer patients.” technologies. (Bloomington) The researchers will study the genetic and Dennis P. Groth, assistant professor of informatics and cogni- molecular consequences of DNA modifi cations tive science, adjunct assistant professor of computer science; PhD, for the purpose of developing better predictive Indiana University, 2002. Information visualization for databases, models for ovarian and breast cancer. database query formulation and processing, human-computer inter- Ovarian cancer, despite its relative rarity, is action, data interaction, data mining, technology education, infor- the fi fth-leading cause of cancer death in wom- mation modeling. (Bloomington) en. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of Esfandiar Haghverdi, assistant professor of informatics and math- cancer death in women. To speak with Kenneth ematics; PhD, University of Ottawa, 2000. Linear logic, mathematical Nephew or other IU project researchers, please foundations of computing, semantics of programming languages, to- contact Mary Hardin, IU School of Medicine pological aspects of computing, quantum computing, hybrid and em- Public & Media Relations, at (317) 274-7722 or bedded systems, logical methods in continuous models, game theory, [email protected]. market-based methods in distributed computing. (Bloomington) David Hakken, professor of informatics, adjunct professor of an- thropology; PhD, The American University, 1978. Social informatics, automated information. (Bloomington)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 9 Sara Anne Hook, professor of informatics and associate dean of Aspray named special academic affairs and undergraduate studies; JD, Indiana University, adviser for IU 1994. Application of intellectual property law to informatics. (India- William Aspray will take on a new role as special napolis) adviser for federal and IT professional relations in the Edgar Huang, associate professor of informatics; PhD, Indiana Offi ce of the Vice President for Research at Indiana University, 1999. Media convergence, online journalism, documen- University. He will be responsible for leadership in tary photography. (Indianapolis) cultivating and reviewing federal appropriations proj- Jeffrey Huang, assistant professor of informatics and computer ects and priorities, developing professional relations and information science; PhD, George Mason, 1998. Hybrid com- with IT professional organizations, and representing putational modeling for bioinformatics, digital video indexing and IU to federal organizations to explore opportunities retrieval. (Indianapolis) for collaborative research projects. John Huffman, director, Informatics Research Institute, senior Aspray is the Rudy Professor of Informatics and scientist in chemistry, director, Indiana Molecular Structure Center an adjunct professor of computer science, history and adjunct professor of informatics; PhD, Indiana University, 1974. and philosophy of science, and information science. Structure analysis, molecular visualization, analysis and visualization He was the former executive director of Computing of instrument-driven data. (Bloomington) Research Association, an educational nonprofi t that Markus Jakobsson, associate professor of informatics, adjunct represents the doctoral-granting computing-related associate professor of computer science, associate director of the academic organizations and industrial and govern- Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research; PhD, University of Cali- ment computing research laboratories in North fornia–San Diego, 1997. Cybersecurity and cryptographic protocols. America. The CRA is the nation’s premier organiza- (Bloomington) tion for computing research. Aspray holds an MA in Josette Jones, assistant professor of informatics and of nursing; mathematics from Wesleyan University and an MA PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2002. Social impact of and PhD in history of science from the University of information technologies. (Indianapolis) Wisconsin–Madison. Sun Kim, assistant professor of informatics, adjunct assistant His previous experience includes teaching at Wil- professor of computer science, InGen investigator in the Center for liams College, Harvard University, and Rutgers Univer- Genomics and Bioinformatics, affi liated researcher in the Biocom- sity, and research and management positions with two plexity Institute; PhD, Iowa, 1997. String pattern matching tech- organizations of international standing: the Charles niques, shotgun sequence assembly, data mining, machine learning, Babbage Institute (a historical research center) and the combinational search, and bioinformatics. (Bloomington) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has published widely on both historical and contemporary issues facing the computing research Task force community, including The Supply of Information (continued from page 9) Technology Workers in the United States ((1999,1999, withwith The task force will provide information to help Peter Freeman), John von Neumann and the Origins of ACM members and the wider computing community Modern Computing ((MITMIT PPress,ress, 1990),1990), andand Computer: make realistic career decisions that take into account A History of the Information Machine ((BasicBasic BBooks,ooks, global trends. The study is also designed to enable 1996, with Martin Campbell-Kelly, commissioned by educators to effectively shape the future of education the Sloan Foundation). in computing and computer science in the context : of a global workforce. The task force’s fi nal report will allow industry to fairly assess the impact of Youn-kyung Lim, assistant professor of in- migrating tasks across global boundaries. formatics and cognitive science; PhD, Institute Scheduled for release in the second half of of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 2005, the ACM study is expected to be a valuable 2004. Design representations. (Bloomington) resource for understanding the global trends Steve Mannheimer, professor of informatics; impacting the IT worker. MFA, Washington (St. Louis), 1975. New-media business concepts, imaging in digital media, art This article is excerpted from “ACM to As- journalism. (Indianapolis) sess Global Impacts of IT Outsourcing,” which Anna McDaniel, associate professor of infor- appeared in the September 2004 issue of Mem- matics and associate professor at the School of berNet. Copyright ACM, reprinted by permis- Nursing, director, Health Informatics Program, sion. The complete article may be found at and director, Evaluation for the National Center http://campus.acm.org/public/membernet/storypage_ of Excellence in Women’s Health; DNS, Ball 2.cfm?ci=September_2004&story=2. State University, 1991. Use of technology to support smoking cessation and nicotine depen- dence treatment. (Indianapolis)

10 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Something Phishy in Cyberspace Identity thieves’ ‘phishing’ attacks could soon get a lot nastier BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The number of people who suc- advantage of the fact that many users confi gure their e-mail cumb to identity thieves’ “phishing” e-mails could go way up if clients to display pictures and text formatting within the mes- immediate action isn’t taken to preempt the next generation of sages. This makes it possible for phishers to show users the name attacks, according to Markus Jakobsson, an Indiana University of a legitimate domain name within the body of their e-mails School of Informatics researcher. — while linking to a differently named Web site. A report by cybersecurity expert Jakobsson describing worst- Phishing messages that appear to be sent by such trusted case phishing scenarios was recently cited by Howard Schmidt, companies as eBay, Citibank, and others are currently duping 3 chief information security offi cer for eBay Inc., during his testi- percent of the people who receive them, according to a recent mony before a U.S. Congressional subcommittee on government survey by Gartner Inc. Aware of the threat, members of Con- reform. The report has also been presented to members of the gress are currently debating passage of the Internet Spyware Pre- U.S. Government Accountability Offi ce and the Cyber Security vention Act, which would provide the Justice Department with Industry Alliance, based in Washington, D.C. $10 million to apprehend phishers and other online scam artists. “I came up with the worst kind of attacks I could think of Jakobsson said preliminary data suggest that savvier, “con- and then worked on how to defend against them,” said Jako- text-aware” phishing attacks could have success rates as high as bsson, who is associate director of IU’s Center for Applied 50 percent. Context-aware attacks, as Jakobsson envisions them, Cybersecurity Research. “Phishers haven’t invented these attacks would take advantage of users’ unique circumstances or personal yet, but the phishing attacks that are happening now are getting relationships. more and more sophisticated.” One kind of context-aware attack Jakobsson describes tricks Today’s phishing e-mails are already pretty tricky. Many eBay bidders into giving out identifying information by leading spoof legitimate companies’ domain names by linking not to bidders to believe they’ve won an auction. He also explains how legitimate domain names, such as “ebay.com,” but to mislead- eBay sellers can be victimized by context-aware attacks in which ing domain names, like “secure-ebay.com,” which are owned false payments lure sellers to give out their passwords. by phishers. Some users, encountering fake Web sites that look In another kind of context-aware attack, a potential victim real, unwittingly give away vital personal information such as might receive a message from a known person — for example, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, access codes, a friend or loved one — asking him or her to go to a Web site usernames, and passwords. Another version of phishing takes to update banking information. But how would a phisher know who was related to whom and how? “There are personal and business networking Web sites out there, such as orkut.com, where users’ relationships are easily seen,” Jakobsson said. “A phisher can fi nd out whether a person in your ‘personal net- work’ list is a wife, a husband, a sister, or a business associate, and take advantage of that.” In a third kind of context- aware attack, the phisher fi rst creates a believable (but fi cti- tious) problem with a user’s online account and then asks for a user’s personal infor- mation to fi x it. By analogy, current e-mail attacks are like phone-repair personnel show- ing up out of the blue, claiming a potential victim’s phone lines aren’t working, when the victim can easily tell they are. “But now imagine I, the attacker, ac- tually cut your telephone lines,” Jakobsson explained. “I wait for (continued on page 23)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 11 From concept …

n 1997, Indiana University Vice President for Informa- tion Technology Michael McRobbie formed University An overview of the new Information Technology Services, the organization Informatics and that provides IT infrastructure and support for the whole of Indiana University. As it grew at IUPUI, Communications IUITS was spread across the campus in substandard basement accommodations that were diffi cult to access and that did not Technology Complex take full advantage of this critical resource. McRobbie began (continued on page 14) at IUPUI Skip Comer TOP: Artists’ rendering of Informatics and Communications Technology Complex. BOTTOM: Attendees celebrate during reception following the dedication ceremony on Oct. 13, 2004. RIGHT: Conference rooms surround the center atrium of the ICTC.

12 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 … to reality Beth Lykins

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 13 At the same time, then-IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko was planning for a new classroom building to replace the aging Mary Cable Building. This pro- posed building would provide a major auditorium and classrooms for general instruction at IUPUI — all equipped with the most advanced multimedia facilities. From the beginning, the new structure was envisioned to be an IT-intensive building that would also house some major academic programs at IUPUI, such as the newly emerging School of Informatics, the development of which was a major part of IU’s strategy to become a national leader in IT. Other programs that were heavily IT-oriented and therefore were included in the newly proposed idea were journalism and music. And so the vision for the ICTC building was born. In an Internet article about the groundbreaking for the new building, William Plater, executive vice Construction on the fi rst-fl oor staircase of the ICTC chancellor and dean of the faculties at IUPUI, said, From concept to reality “We began working on a new classroom building to replace the Mary Cable Building over 18 years ago. Since then, music technol- (continued from page 13) ogy, journalism, and informatics have all emerged as new aca- planning for a new building for IT at IUPUI soon after arriving demic disciplines. To have a building designed for these exciting in 1997. His vision was of a state-of-the-art technology build- new fi elds — as well as modern, well-designed learning environ- ing that would bring together all of the university’s IT assets ments and classrooms for all students — is a milestone in IUPUI’s at IUPUI in a central location that would be close to science, emergence as one of the world’s great urban universities.” engineering, and the library. On Oct. 16, 2001, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new building, which, at that point, was referred to as the Communications Technology Complex and Informatics From the beginning, the new structure was envisioned to be an IT-intensive building that would also house some major academic programs at IUPUI, such as the newly emerging School of Informatics. Skip Comer Beth Lykins Michael A. McRobbie View from the top of the inside stairwell 14 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Informatics and Communications Technology Complex facts at a glance: • Oct. 16, 2001 — Groundbreaking ceremony • November 2001 — Construction commenced • August 2004 — Construction completed • August 2004 — Opened for classes • Oct. 13, 2004 — Building dedication • 208,316 gross square feet with approximately 123,815 assignable square feet • Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP, lead architect; Ratio Architects Inc., associate architect; Fink Roberts and Petrie Inc., structural/civil engineer; and Circle Design Group Inc., mechanical/electrical engineer • IU Project Architect: Jerry Stuff • The exterior of the building is Indiana limestone • A fi ve-story atrium that connects the academic and information technology wings • 33 classrooms • Two auditoriums • 19 conference rooms • A 24-hour Student Technology Center lab • Many more program-specifi c rooms and labs • $43.6 million total cost, of which the Indiana Legislature contributed $36 million over two budgetary cycles • Building occupants: • IU School of Informatics • IU School of Journalism • IU School of Music Program at IUPUI • Pervasive Tech Labs at Indiana University, University Information Technology Services

Complex. For more information about the ground- breaking ceremony, visit http://www.iupui.edu/ news/ctcic.htm. In November 2001, construction on the building started; it was completed in August 2004. The total cost of the building was $43.6 million. The Indiana Legislature provided $36 million over two budget- ary cycles to help fund the building. In August 2004, the building, now called the Informatics and Com- munications Technology Complex opened to classes for the fall semester. On Oct. 13, 2004, the ICTC building was the site of the ceremony for its own dedication to a crowd of more than 200 people. The ITCT serves as a hub for telecommunications and I-Light, the optical fi ber infrastructure that links IUPUI, IU Bloomington, and Purdue University to each other and to the Internet. IU also manages nationwide networks such as the Internet2 network — an advanced research and education network used by more than 200 U.S. university, industry, organizational, and government members. It also The south face of the ICTC. manages global higher-education network connections from the United States to the Asian Pacifi c and other countries. Through these major projects and the ongoing development of “smart devices” to enhance teaching, learning, and other industries, IUPUI and IU Bloomington have positioned themselves as a leading technology corridor. : INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 15 New informatics complex marks gateway to IUPUI campus resident Adam Herbert and the Indiana Uni- versity board of trustees formally dedicated the P new Informatics and Communications Tech- nology Complex on the IUPUI campus last October. Frederick F. Eichhorn Jr., president of the IU board of trustees, received the building from architect Robert A.M. Stern, senior partner of Robert A.M. Stern Archi- tects of New York. IU President Adam W. Herbert, presiding over the ceremony, called the building a gateway to the IUPUI campus that will “help create the future of information technology.” His words were echoed by Charles R. Bantz, vice president for long-range planning and chancel- lor, IUPUI, who noted the strong relationship between IUPUI and the city of Indianapolis. “This building is a key step in IUPUI’s coming of age,” he said. The ICTC advances Indiana University’s commit- ment to higher learning, research, development, and exploration in fi elds of informatics, new media, journal- ism, and music, while providing the resources to build the state’s reputation as a leader in information tech- Beth Lykins

nology and telecommunications. More than a physical gateway, the building is also a technology gateway, serving as a single point of access to IT training, tools, and sup- John Herrin port services to IUPUI students, staff, and fac- IU President Adam Herbert welcomes guests to the dedication. ulty. Michael A. McRob- bie, vice president for research and information technology, described the facility as “among the fi nest of its kind in the country” and said that it will “provide a remark- able environment for students to experience the very best in IT and instructional resources.” The keynote address was delivered by Scott A.

Skip Comer Skip Comer Jones, chair of Gazelle William Platter, left, and Dean J. Michael Dunn Keynote speaker Scott Jones TechVentures, chair of 16 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Gracenote, and chair of the Indiana University Infor- mation Technology Advancement Council. During his keynote address, Jones said that the ICTC will help to “bring people together who can innovate and create.” He called the facility an “important invest- ment in our future” and concluded, “I believe the people who work out of this building will change the world.” The dedicatory music, El Decameron Negro (1981), composed by Leo Brouwer, was presented by Bret Hoag, classical guitarist from the Indiana Uni- versity School of Music Program at IUPUI. Skip Comer

Robert A.M. Stern, right, presents the key to the ICTC to IU trustee Frederick F. Eichhorn Jr. Included in the program was a 3-D visualization, “Painting with Electrons,” created by Albert William, vis- iting research associate, School of Informatics IUPUI. The visualization celebrates art, science, health, and technol- ogy. Under the technical direction of Rob Stein, Indiana University School of Informatics, the new-media presen- tation includes original music — Hermes, composed by Ricardo Laranja, visiting lecturer, New Media Program — and is narrated by Joy William. The selection was particularly relevant, as the sandal of Hermes is central on the School of Informatics crest. Attending as distinguished members of the platform party were Darrell L. Bailey, executive associate dean, IU School of Informatics, and director of the New Media Program, IUPUI; IU trustee Erin Haag Breese; James W. John Herrin Brown, executive associate dean, IU School of Journalism; Bret Hoag performs “El Decameron Negro” (Brouwer, 1981). Trevor R. Brown, dean, IU School of Journalism; J. Terry Clapacs, vice president and chief administrative offi cer, IU; IU School of Informatics’ trustee Jeffrey S. Cohen; J. Michael Dunn, university dean, IU School of Informatics; Stephen L. Ferguson, vice president of technologies, resources the IU trustees; G. available in ICTC building David Peters, di- rector, IU School • Seven PC computer labs of Music Program • Mac computer lab featuring G5 computers at IUPUI; Gwyn • Large 200-seat auditorium with 3-D stereoscopic projec- Richards, dean, IU tion technology and theater-quality 7.1 surround sound School of Music; • Human-computer interaction lab IU trustee Patrick • Classroom dedicated entirely to Health Information A. Shoulders; and Administration IU trustee Sue H. • New-media gallery Talbot. • Bioinformatics lab About 450 • Informatics Research Institute offi ces and lab guests, students, • New-media audio/video production suite and staff attended • Access to the virtual-reality theater, in collaboration with the ceremonies University Information Technology Services and took tours • Informatics access grid room with capabilities for syn- of the building chronous and asynchronous multimedia videoconferenc- as part of the ing to remote locations celebration. • Equipment checkout room : • Informatics technology support services Some guests view • Student services the ceremony on • Faculty offi ces fl at screens in the

John Herrin ICTC lobby. INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 17 by Susan Tennant, photographs by Skip Comer he IUPUI Informatics Research Institute team has trav- The collection and online virtual museum will be globally ac- eled to many interesting places in an effort to digitally cessible from a portal on the museum’s Web site and on the IRI’s document signifi cant cultural heritage. Their most re- CLIOH project Web site: http://clioh.informatics.iupui.edu. cent trip to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia comple- Through their prior experience in cultural heritage preser- mented previous expeditions but introduced a new technology vation efforts of Uxmal, Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico), and to the mix. Traveling to this centrally locat- ed Balkan country surrounded by Greece, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bulgaria, members of the IRI visited Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, to acquire 3-D digi- tally scanned photographic samples of ar- tifacts at the Museum of Macedonia. Most notable among the Macedonian members of the team are Kosta Balabanov, professor IRIof archaeology, CLIOH and Vladimir ProjectRadevski, team travels to Macedonia vice dean of communication sciences and technologies at the South East European University. The team from IUPUI, work- ing with the Institute of Informatics of Ss Cyril, the Methodius University, and the communication and science technology faculty of the South East European Uni- versity (all of Macedonia), undertook the fi rst phase of a multiyear project that will digitize many of the museum’s artifacts, including pottery, icons, and sculptures dating to the Neolithic period. The project Fig. 2. Archaeological site of Heraclea Bitola leader, Mathew Palakal, director of the IRI, and team members Skip Comer, research associate, and Susan Angel Mounds (Indiana), the IRI team has developed crucial Tennant, clinical assistant professor from the School of Infor- expertise and experience in this fi eld. In addition to acquiring matics, captured digital scans of artifacts in the museum’s per- 3-D digital scans of artifacts from the Museum of Macedonia, manent collection with an OPTIX 400M 3-D scanner, producing the team traveled to the original site of the scanned artifacts to 3-D representational digital models of the artifacts. The digital digitally capture and connect each artifact with its historic envi- acquisitions will result in stereographic 3-D images stored in a ronment (see fi gs. 2 and 3). searchable and indexed archive for showcasing this important Supported by the IUPUI International Development Fund, cultural treasure through an online 3-D digital museum. this collaboration will provide a digital perspective of a signifi - T cant cultural treasure and the opportunity to discover the natural beauty and extraordinary antiquities of this hidden jewel. The mission of the IDF is to en- hance the international focus of the IUPUI academic mission by providing venture capital to stimulate international activity. Diverse in demographics, landscape, and heritage, the subtle infl uence of bordering cultures, includ- ing Orthodox Christianity and Islam, have produced Fig. 1. 3-D scan of ceramic water bottle from the Middle Neolithic Period a distinctive culture in Macedonia that deserves The Digital Museum of Macedonia will offer a global world recognition. Macedonia is a mix of medieval monasteries, audience the opportunity to virtually explore this signifi cant crowded bazaars, Orthodox churches, and reconstructed 1950s representation of southeastern European culture. Without this communist architecture. It is also rich in archaeological sites, technology, this archive would remain largely inaccessible to the artifacts, and artisans as well as delicious Turkish-style, Mace- general public and unexplored even by the people of Macedonia. donian and Balkan delicacies. Arriving in Skopje on a Sunday, The user will be able to navigate among the artifacts of the col- the day of the week devoted exclusively to family, the IRI team lection, manipulate each 3-D digital artifact by rotation (see fi g. found all stores and most restaurants closed, but parks and pub- 1), and retrieve contextual information in multiple languages lic places were fi lled with people of all ages. This was the fi rst of (English, Macedonian, Albanian, Greek). many extraordinary experiences that became part of the IUPUI

18 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Stobi (see fi g. 4), Krivi Palanka, and Ohrid (a UNESCO protect- ed site). The collaboration was made possible through the efforts of Vladimir Radevski, vice dean of communication sciences and technologies at the South East European University, who assisted in translating for the team at the archaeological sites and in the selection of artifacts from the museum’s collection. During this visit, the IRI team worked closely with their Macedonian counterparts to lay the foundation for future data collection, language translation of annotations, database and interface designs, and creation of the digital museum. This col- laborative effort will • Enable museum visitors to enjoy a high-quality, vivid, vir- tual experience that promotes user interest about the subject of Macedonian cultural heritage; • Encourage further curiosity and sustain interest that leads to increased attendance at the Museum of Macedonia; Fig. 3. Clay icon from Museum in Skopje • Enable a user to browse a collection to which they would Macedonian 3-D scan and digital documentation story. The not otherwise have access, whether due to physical limitations, country is geographically diverse and breathtakingly gorgeous; geographical constraints, time, or budget; its people are hospitable and welcome visitors. Macedonia, • Expand the museum’s viewable collections to include aug- described as the “pearl of the Balkans,” has a population of two mented information and superimposed media-rich content; and million people, occupying 25,333 square kilometers. According • Provide the Museum of Macedonia with the opportunity to Olivera Trajkova, minister of Culture and head of the Sector to digitize, catalog, and create a 3-D representational virtual for International Affairs, “Macedonia is particularly important museum and indexed archive of their collections. (from an) archaeological viewpoint since archaeological sites The funds from IDF enabled the IRI team to travel to from prehistory up to the late Middle Ages have been preserved Macedonia to establish this important collaborative research in its territory.” There are many archaeological sites throughout and development project that will be benefi cial to a great many the country, some still undiscovered, according to archeologist individuals. The Informatics Research Institute wishes to ac- Cone Krstevski, who accompanied the IRI team as they docu- knowledge and thank the IUPUI IDF, without whose support mented archaeological sites at Skopje, Isar, Kale, Heraclea Bitola, this initial effort could not have been made. :

Fig. 4. Archaeological site of Stobi

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 19 School of Informatics announces scholarship recipients ick Noblet, a freshman majoring in informatics tive in the performing arts. He was a member of the Nat IUPUI, was recently named the recipient of a marching band, pep band, and swing band, appeared scholarship through the Bepko Scholars and Fellows in the 2004 spring musical, and performed with the Program. The program is committed to developing Black History Program. engaged scholars who view service and learning as Crowder was also active in the Spanish Club and keys to personal growth as well as the growth and was named to the well-being of the communities in which they live. Ad- National Honor Society mission is based on several factors, including strength in both his junior and

student news of the academic curriculum in secondary school, class senior years. He has rank, standardized test results, and a demonstrated worked as a volunteer commitment to community service. for Prevent Blind- Noblet is a graduate of Speedway High School, ness Indiana and is a where he participated in track and cross-country. As member of the Urban a member of the cross-country team, he was an All League. Conference Finisher, receiving the Hannah Scholastic Crowder is a fresh- award as well as the All-Conference Academic Award. man at IUPUI and is He was named to the National Honor Society in both Jeremy Crowder majoring in informatics his junior and with a cognate in new senior years and media. His career interests include video-game design was a member and advertising. of both the Leon Nowlin, a freshman majoring in new media, Spell Bowl and graduated from Lawrence Central High School. He Academic Super was a member of the track team, Spanish Club, Gos- Bowl teams dur- pel Choir, orchestra, and Key Club. He was also active ing his senior in SUPER — Students, Understanding, Perseverance, year. Education, Rights, and Responsibilities — an organi- Noblet devel- zation whose goals oped an interest include motivating in computer sys- and empowering tems at an early students to excel in age and has been academics and to able to teach encourage commu- Nick Noblet himself enough nity service. Nowlin about the technology to produce some Web sites for was named to the local businesses. During his time at IUPUI, he plans National Honor to focus his study on combining information technol- Society during his ogy with business and the law, and he believes that the senior year. School of Informatics is a perfect fi t for him. An interest Noblet plans to be an active member of the student in movie special body and has many ideas for student life at IUPUI. effects led Nowlin Leon Nowlin He is already involved with the Informatics Student to the New Media Government and the IUPUI Student Government. Program. He is interested in animation and the digital Two other freshman students in the School of creation of special effects and would like to work in Informatics received scholarships from the Diversity the motion picture industry. Scholars Research Program. The program is aimed at Nowlin is enjoying the diversity of the IUPUI stu- attracting academically talented students pursuing an dent body. He is a member of Student African-Ameri- education in the research setting who will contribute can Brotherhood and Circle K. to the diversity of IUPUI. Students in the program are part of a group of undergraduate scholars who Michael McRobbie, professor of informatics, computer science, benefi t from the research activities, and philosophy and adjunct professor of information science individual support, and scholar- and cognitive science, vice president for information technology ship funding. The award is made to and chief information offi cer (Offi ce of the President), and vice students in a variety of majors at president for research; PhD, Australian National, 1979. He is a IUPUI and is highly competitive. member of numerous government, research, and private-sector Jeremy Crowder, a graduate of committees, boards, and advisory appointments nationally and Ben Davis High School, was ac- internationally. (Bloomington and Indianapolis)

20 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 Franz Hernandez: Fulbright Scholar in new media ranz Roberto Borja Hernan- Through the Institute of dez is a Fulbright Scholar International Education Offi ce in Fwho is pursuing an MS Mexico City, Hernandez was able in media arts and science at the to research hundreds of universi- School of Informatics at IUPUI. ties in his search for the perfect A native of Juan Aldama, Za- program. His sponsor, the Ful- catecas, Mexico, Hernandez earned bright Commission, permitted a bachelor’s degree in communica- him to apply to three programs of tions from Universidad Iberoamer- his choosing. He applied and was icana in Torreon, Mexico. Upon accepted to Michigan State Uni- graduating, Hernandez partnered versity, the Rochester Institute of with two colleagues to establish a Technology, and IUPUI. Hernan- communication consulting fi rm, dez says he chose IUPUI because where he managed the electronic of the strong program in his area media division. He has also man- of interest — multimedia projects aged a resort Web site and has worked in the training with an emphasis on user interaction. division at a Coca-Cola bottler, where he developed Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to and implemented the use of multimedia tools for increase mutual understanding between the peoples of employee training. the United States and those of other countries, through In January 2003, Hernandez applied to the the exchange of people, knowledge, and skills. Partici- Fulbright Scholarship Program and was awarded a pants are selected based on leadership potential, earn- grant. He enrolled in a pre-academic program at the ing the opportunity to observe one another’s political, University of Oregon, where, among other things, he economic, and cultural institutions; exchange ideas; took classes in traditional animation, sculpture, and and embark on joint ventures of importance to the global media and culture. general welfare of the world’s inhabitants.

Third Elsevier fellowship in informatics awarded he recipient of the Indiana University School of cal structures. TInformatics’ 2004 Elsevier MDL Excellence in I am looking Informatics Fellowship is Ms. Nidhi. forward to the A native of India, Ms. Nidhi is pursuing a master of opportunities science in chemical informatics at IUPUI. She holds offered by Indi- a bachelor of science in chemistry from Daulat Ram ana University College, New Delhi, India, and a master of science and the chemi- in computer applications from the DAV Institute of cal informatics Management at Faridabad, India. Through industry program.” internships and work experience in India, Nidhi brings The Elsevier extensive computer expertise to her studies here. MDL Excellence “My motivation to enter this graduate program in Informatics stems from my deep desire to apply computation Fellowship is methods to tame chemical data,” Nidhi says. “While awarded annu- pursuing an undergraduate program in chemistry, ally to support there were times when I was overwhelmed by the deserving graduate students specializing in chemical staggering number, variety, and possibilities of chemi- informatics or bioinformatics at IU. :

Filippo Menczer, associate professor of informatics, computer science and cognitive science, adjunct associate professor of Physics; PhD, University of California–San Diego, 1994. Scalable Web text and data-mining applications; Web intelligence; Web IR; distributed information systems; adaptive intel- ligent agents; e-commerce; Internet security; evolutionary computation; machine learning; neural networks; complex systems; social networks; artifi cial life; agent-based computational economics. (Bloomington) Mahesh Merchant, associate professor of informatics; PhD, University of Utah, 1980. Scientifi c data management, bioinformatics, chemical informatics, and GLP validation of laboratory informatics management system. (Indianapolis)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 21 ArvinMeritor creates minority scholarships he School of Informatics announces that the IU School of Informatics to encourage the business ArvinMeritor Inc., a global supplier to the au- community to invest in the technology education of Ttomotive industry, has created two undergrad- Indiana students from underrepresented groups. Fi- uate scholarships for minority students majoring in nancial contributions for these undergraduate scholar- informatics at IU. Joshua Manns, a sophomore at IU ships are matched in part by funds from the school. Bloomington, is the 2004–05 recipient of the award. “The School of Informatics is committed to The recipients of the three-year scholarships will providing educational opportunities to students who be IU sophomores pursuing degrees in informatics on otherwise would not typically pursue technology as the Bloomington campus. The students must have a a fi eld of study,” said J. Michael Dunn, dean of the record of academic excellence, with preference given School of Informatics. “By providing much-needed fi - to students from underrepresented groups. The fi rst nancial assistance to students through the ArvinMeri- ArvinMeritor In- tor Informatics formatics Scholar- Scholarship, ship was awarded The School of Informatics is committed ArvinMeri- in 2004, with the tor advances second following to providing educational opportunities to our strategic in 2007. effort to attract “It has never students who otherwise would not typically and graduate been more critical pursue technology as a fi eld of study. students from from the development offi ce offi the development from to encourage and underrepre- support young sented groups.” people entering the information sciences,” said Perry ArvinMeritor Inc. is a premier $8 billion global Lipe, ArvinMeritor’s senior vice president and chief supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, mod- information offi cer. “It is part of ArvinMeritor’s ules, and components to the motor vehicle industry. 100-year heritage to support education — especially The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, in technology, math, and engineering. These scholar- trailer, and specialty original equipment manufactur- ships not only do that, but also encourage the growth ers and related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, of a talented, diverse workforce. We are proud to have Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 32,000 this opportunity to demonstrate our ongoing com- people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities mitment to making a difference in the communities in 27 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is where we live and work.” traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ArvinMeritor is one of the fi rst companies to ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the respond to a scholarship program that was started by company’s Web site at www.arvinmeritor.com.

Zotec Solutions donates software to School of Informatics Zotec Solutions, Carmel, Ind., has donated a fully agement that HIA students will need to understand, integrated medical-practice management software such as physician offi ce procedures, insurance regula- suite to the Indiana University School of Informatics tions, privacy laws, and the ways physician records Health Information Administration Program. Zotec differ from records in other settings. is a national leader in medical practice management, “The Zotec software not only gives our students a billing, and electronic patient-records software. The great opportunity to get ‘hands-on’ experience with donation includes Zotec’s Electronic Billing Center all phases of managing a medical practice, but it also practice management software, as well as “ChartzOn- affords them the opportunity to use the very latest line,” an electronic patient-records product. technology in electronic medical-patient records The migration from the traditional paper-based systems,” said Danita Forgey, director of the Health patient record to an electronic system is still new but Information Administration Program and clinical as- represents an emerging trend in patient care. HIA sistant professor of informatics at IUPUI. students will now have access to the latest in medical “The use of the software will have the added billing techniques, insurance compliance, and overall benefi t of giving students experience with scheduling practice management tools. and billing systems in a physician’s offi ce, as well as “Many college-level health information programs the impacts of such sweeping legislation as HIPAA. around the nation struggle to fi nd affordable technology This applies not only to the HIA baccalaureate degree that can be used with their courses, and we’re pleased to program students, but also for students in the coding be able to help out through this donation,” said T. Scott certifi cate program that was recently approved for the Law, president and CEO of Zotec Solutions. Indianapolis campus. And, the donation is enhanced There are many facets of health information man- by the fact that Zotec is a solid Indiana company.” : 22 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 HIA graduate garners national recognition alumni notebook arol Lewis, MPH, RHIA, a 1953 graduate of Latin America the Indiana University Health Information and the Carib- CAdministration Program, has been named a bean. She has recipient of the Champion Award for 2004. The award also been a con- is presented by the American Health Information sultant to the Management Association and honors those whose World Health long-term and enthusiastic support of AHIMA and Organization in the health-information profession has advanced the Geneva and the organization’s capacity to achieve its mission and has United Nations advanced the practice of health information manage- Fund for Popu- ment. lation Activities. Lewis began her professional career as the direc- Lewis has tor of the health information department at LaRue previously been Carter Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. After two recognized by years, she joined the U.S. Public Health Service and AHIMA with has been involved in the work of the health informa- their Distin- tion management profession on both a national and guished Member Award, the highest honor bestowed international level. by the organization. She currently serves as AHIMA’s During her 20 years as a commissioned offi cer in director to the International Federation of Health the USPHS, Lewis held a variety of positions, includ- Records Organizations and is a past president of the ing her work with the Pan American Health Organi- organization. zation in Buenos Aires and Argentina. As the regional Recognized at the international level, Lewis is a adviser in health records (PAHO, Washington, D.C.), professional whose pioneering efforts have infl uenced she served as adviser for the National Health Service and improved the quality of life for countless people and Hospital Authorities in more than 30 countries in in many countries.

Phishing Jakobsson is part of a group at IU that develops technological counter-measures to phishing and other (continued from page 11) types of Internet fraud. Members of the group are you to notice. Then I show up, claiming to be there currently working on authentication software that to fi x the problem. I appear legitimate and everything would protect users from unknowingly entering PINs, seems consistent, so you invite me onto your prop- usernames, and passwords at illegitimate Web sites. erty. Whenever you get e-mails requesting personal information, no matter what the circumstances, be skeptical, even if what you’re seeing appears legiti- Samual A. Falk Milosevich, associate profes- mate.” sor of informatics, interim director of Chemical Jakobsson admitted the scenarios may instill some Informatics Program; PhD, University of Wis- paranoia, but he is joined by eBay’s Schmidt and oth- consin–Milwaukee, 1980. Quantum chemistry, ers in his assessment that such context-aware attacks high-performance computing, computational are inevitable. To combat the problem, Jakobsson chemistry. (Indianapolis) believes users, online businesses, and government Javed Mostafa, associate dean for research in must get involved. the School of Library and Information Science, “A number of us are recommending changes in Victor H. Yngve Associate Professor of Informa- the way eBay and others display online information,” tion Science, associate professor of informatics Jakobsson said. “Personal information should only and cognitive science, adjunct associate profes- be displayed publicly on Web sites if it is absolutely sor of computer and information science (IU- necessary, or if a user gives his or her specifi c assent, PUI); PhD, University of Texas–Austin, 1994. knowing the risks. Government can help by request- Information retrieval and adaptive interaction. ing or requiring these changes. And of course there (Bloomington) must be a public awareness campaign.” Snehasis Mukhopadhyay, associate professor The report, “Modeling and Preventing Phish- of computer and information science and associ- ing Attacks,” is currently being considered for the ate director of bioinformatics; PhD, Yale, 1994. International Financial Cryptography Association’s Intelligent systems, intelligent control, neural annual meeting in February 2005. Copies of the paper networks, multiagent systems, intelligent infor- are available to journalists and scholars only upon mation fi ltering, bioinformatics. (Indianapolis) request. The research was supported by RSA Labora- tories in Bedford, Mass.

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 23 Women from School of Informatics receive Leading Light Award hree members of the School of Informatics providing severity-ad- were honored recipients of the 2004 Leading justed-quality compara- TLight Award for “women of achievement in tive reports for Indiana science education and technology.” The awards were hospitals. Prior to the presented by Women and Hi Tech in seven categories, creation of this database recognizing outstanding achievements in the fi eld of and application of the information technology. severity adjustment • Christine Page West, senior vice president, measures, hospitals Option Six Inc., won “Outstanding Contribution to could only generate Health, Life Science, or Ag-Science Industry.” She is a meaningful quality 2002 graduate of the School of Informatics at IUB. comparative data on a very limited basis. Through • Bernice her efforts, hospitals now have a technological tool Ulrich, BS’72, for organizing and reporting data, providing them registered health with a wider base for comparison. information • Barbara Howery, an undergraduate major in administrator and informatics at IUPUI, won the Ice Miller Un- vice president, dergraduate Student Scholarship. Howery is the Indiana Hospi- founder and two-term president of Informatics’ tal and Health Women’s Organization, an IUPUI student-based Association, won organization devoted to supporting women in the “Distinguished fi elds of informatics, computer science, and com- Use of Technology puter technology. by an Individual Howery is em- for the Govern- ployed by IT Train- ment or Service ing and Education Industry.” She is Bernice Ulrich at IUPUI, where an alumna of the HIA program and is the chair of she is an admin- the HIA Advisory Board. Ulrich has made many istrative assistant notable contributions to the quality of health care and classroom in Indiana. She is responsible for developing the assistant for com- Indiana Hospital and Health Association’s Com- puter workshops. parative Outcome Profi le, a program designed to She will receive a allow data-sharing of quality measures among hos- BS in informatics pitals. A large part of her role in this project was to in May 2005. build a database for the purpose of collecting and Three other Barbara Howrey outstanding women with ties to the School of Informatics were Christine Ogan, professor of informatics and journalism; PhD, nominated for awards: University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1976. Social informatics, • Anna McDaniel, director of the Health Informat- gender issues related to computing. (Bloomington) ics Graduate Program at IUPUI and member of the Matthew Palakal, director, Informatics Research Institute; PhD, Health Informatics Program Advisory Board; Concordia (Montreal), 1987. Digital libraries, intelligent informa- • Polly Baker, associate professor of informatics tion management systems, intelligent structural-damage assessment. at IUPUI and a distinguished scientist in the IPCRES (Indianapolis) Laboratories; and John Paolillo, associate professor of informatics and associate pro- • Julie Meek, president of the Haelen Group and fessor of information science; PhD, Stanford, 1992. Sociolinguistics member of the Health Informatics Program Advisory and language acquisition, computational linguistics, second language Board acquisition, South Asian languages. (Bloomington) Women and Hi Tech was established as a nonprofi t Douglas Perry, professor of informatics, associate dean for gradu- organization in July 2000. The organization was cre- ate studies and research, director of the laboratory informatics ated to address the specifi c needs of women in high- graduate program; PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CUNY, tech industries in central Indiana and to encourage 1991. Laboratory informatics. (Indianapolis) more women to consider careers in technology. Christopher Raphael, associate professor of informatics and cognitive science, adjunct associate professor of music theory; PhD, Brown University, 1991. Probabilistic graphical models, music infor- matics. (Bloomington)

24 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 At work with the Peace Corps Niki Herron uses her new media skills in a new IT program pon graduating from the New Media Program Guyana, meaning “land of many waters,” is nestled in 2001, Niki Herron worked in IT for an In- in South America among Venezuela, Brazil, and Udianapolis real-estate investment fi rm for two Suriname. It also borders the Atlantic Ocean and is years as an information technology specialist. Feeling actually considered a Caribbean country. Roughly unfulfi lled, she decided to fi nd a more altruistic way to the size of England, Guyana is a beautiful country make use of her computer skills and knowledge. whose varied geography includes low coastal areas, After some research, she discovered that the U.S. Peace Corps offers a new IT program in some of its participating countries. Although Herron was a bit hesitant to leave everything and everyone behind for a 26-month stint in a developing country, the program sounded like the opportunity of a lifetime. She had always wanted to live abroad, and so she put her fears aside and completed the initial application. A year later, Herron was accepted into the Peace Corps as an IT community educator assigned to Guyana, South America. She headed for Miami with 20 other people of various ages and backgrounds and, after a two-day staging event, arrived in Guyana on June 4, 2003. Like many, Herron fi rst thought the Peace Corps would involve living in mud huts, existing off the land and perhaps planting vegetables and building houses. What she learned is that, although these living Amazonian rain forests, and mountainous savannahs. conditions and agricultural programs still exist and It is home to many vast rivers that divide and name are crucial to the development of many countries, the most of the country, and it boasts one of the world’s Peace Corps has many different areas of development, highest single-drop waterfalls. Like its geography, including health/HIV awareness, youth outreach the population comprises many different ethnicities, programs, community development, education, small including, African, Amerindians (indigenous people), business, and IT. (continued on page 26)

Edward Robertson, professor of informatics and computer science and associate dean for undergradu- ate studies in informatics; PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1970. Database representations, data models and enterprise architecture frameworks. (Bloomington) Luis Mateus Rocha, associate professor of informatics and cognitive science, adjunct associate pro- fessor of computer science; PhD, State University of New York–Binghamton, 1997. Complex systems, simulation and modeling, bioinformatics, cognitive science. (Bloomington) Yvonne Rogers, professor of informatics, information science and cognitive science; PhD, Wales, 1988. Human-computer interaction, interaction design, computer-supported cooperative work, external repre- sentations, external cognition, ubiquitous computing, pervasive environments, interactive visualizations, interactive learning environments, ethnography. (Bloomington) Pedro Romero, assistant professor of informatics; PhD, Washington State University, 1999. Bioin- formatics. Machine learning techniques for the development of biological sequence-based predictors, systems biology implications of structural characteristics of proteins, structural bases of protein evolu- tion. (Indianapolis) Gunther Schadow, professor of informatics, medical information scientist at the Regenstrief Institute and at the IU School of Medicine; MD, Humboldt University, 1997; PhD, Free University of Berlin, 1999. Medical informatics. (Indianapolis) Santiago Schnell, assistant professor of informatics adjunct assistant professor of physics and biology, associate director of the Biocomplexity Institute; PhD, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 1996; PhD, Univer- sity of Oxford, 2003. Bioinformatics, chemical informatics, complex systems, simulation and modeling. (Bloomington)

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 25 Peace Corps As a secondary project, Herron has established an Enrichment Club at the college to enhance students’ (continued from page 25) lives both personally and professionally. She also plans Chinese, East Indian, Portuguese, and mixed races. to work with the University of Guyana on various There is a mix of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Web sites and new-media projects, hoping to include traditional indigenous beliefs. some seminars on digital editing. She is making use Herron lives in the capital of Guyana, Georgetown, of her Adobe Photoshop skills on a publication, called a small city with a population of about 40,000. She The Gaff, that is publishedpublished quarterlyquarterly toto updateupdate the is attached to the Cyril Potter College of Education, in-country volunteers on issues pertaining to Guyana and the Peace Corps’ work. A fellow Peace Corps volunteer working in Ruth Schwartz, associate professor of computer and informa- Georgetown is trying to initiate an internship tion sciences, director of informatics; PhD, Temple University, 1993. program with the University of Guyana computer Database management, information resource management, ethics, science seniors, where the students work with various decision support systems, expert systems. (South Bend) nongovernmental organizations to build Web sites Kalpana Shankar, assistant professor of informatics and cogni- and assist with IT needs. Herron hopes to become a tive science; PhD, University of California–Los Angeles, 2002. Social mentor on this project. informatics. (Bloomington) Other Peace Corps IT volunteers work in second- Marty Siegel, professor of informatics, education, and cognitive ary schools, help write the IT national curriculum, science, associate dean for graduate studies and research, director, teach computer seminars at various community Human-Computer Interaction Program; PhD, University of Illinois centers, work as communication specialists for vari- at Urbana–Champaign, 1973. Design of digital learning environ- ous NGOs, work on Web sites, maintain systems and ments, e-learning, new collaborative discussion spaces, visualiza- networks, and offer any IT assistance possible. Cur- tion tools for time- and space-based data, and tools for tracking life rently, there are 64 Peace Corps volunteers in Guyana, events, a kind of alter ego or über-me. (Bloomington) with 11 involved in IT. Most IT volunteers live in Georgetown, while the rest are spread out over the 10 administrative regions of Guyana. a teacher-training college, and works alongside an The people of Guyana often say “jus’ now,” which outstanding IT staff of Guyanese professionals who means that things could get done in fi ve minutes or are mostly University of Guyana computer science fi ve years. Herron would like to see progress being graduates. Students attend the college for three years made at a faster pace, but she has learned that devel- and receive a teaching certifi cate upon completion. opment work is a long and arduous task. She has en- Most students are required to take two years of IT, dured bugs, heat, and lack of material comforts. She and some students choose to major in the subject. has seen the face of poverty fi rsthand and struggled The bulk of Herron’s teaching responsibilities centers to communicate with a people whose background on basic Windows and Microsoft Offi ce, but she also is incredibly different from her own. Through this lectures to the students majoring in IT on advanced experience, Herron has come to a true understand- computer hardware and software programming and ing and appreciation of the now-famous Peace Corps networking. She helps to maintain the college’s Web slogan, “The toughest job you’ll ever love.” As she says, site (http://www.sdnp.org.gy/cpce/), looks after the “The Peace Corps has been the most amazing experi- labs and networks, and assists the college administra- ence of my life, and I truly recommend it to anyone tion with computing responsibilities. interested. There are no regrets, and I feel fortunate to Most of Herron’s students, who live in the interior be part of the Peace Corps community.” Her hope is of Guyana, have never even seen a computer, which that she has infl uenced at least a few students and that offers a new set of challenges every day. However, they will be able to use her as an example to make a Herron fi nds observing their interest in IT and being difference in their own country. a part of their rapid progress personally rewarding. While most Guyanese families do not own a com- A note from Niki puter, more and more Internet and computing centers Fellow alumni, Peace Corps Guyana could really use are popping up all over Georgetown. IT is becom- your help. There are several opportunities for assis- ing very popular and very important in the country. tance, not only fi nancially but with projects as well. If Guyana, primarily through donations, is setting up interested in helping PC Guyana, please fi rst contact computer labs in various pilot schools across the me at [email protected]. Clearing items country. Currently, there are too few skilled in IT to through customs can be tough and costly, so please meet the educational need. The hope is that, through contact me before sending. For more information the IT program at CPCE, the pilot schools will fi nd about the Peace Corps, visit www. www.peacecorps.gov. the support they need to maintain the programs.

26 / INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 New media graduate creates ‘super-secret, super-amazing’ games “This is defi nitely one of the best jobs in the world!” received in digital video editing and audio design while says Gene Rozenburg, who received a BS in media at IUPUI provided him with the skills to secure the arts and science in May 2004 and is now working for position. Electronic Arts as an audio specialist. He was hired in When asked what advice he might offer current July 2004 and is the students, Rozenburg lead audio designer said, “Spend your time for “NFL Street 2.” He Designers will be challenged to developing a good pro- is responsible for the fessional portfolio and creation and imple- constantly ‘raise the bar’ in terms résumé. Many compa- mentation of all audio nies are expanding and assets for all platform of the quality of audio design. welcome new talent. A releases within the good way to get your franchise and works foot in the door is to in a support capacity for such other game titles as search Web sites such as gamasutra.com for job and “Madden NFL Football,” “NCAA Football,” “NAS- project openings,” he said. He also suggested that stu- CAR,” and other, as Rozenburg puts it, “super-secret dents offer their services (even if for free) to amateur and super-amazing game titles.” and professional teams that are in need of extra help. The importance of audio design in video-game Building a list of industry credits is a big plus for a development is becoming increasingly obvious. The beginning audio designer. Above all — study hard video-game industry is a multibillion-dollar business, and get good grades. “It is a common misconception now surpassing even the fi lm and television industries. that companies do not look at grades when making The emerging audio technology present in home en- hiring decisions,” Rozenburg said. “A good academic tertainment consoles is about to provide game industry record and the completion of a degree will defi nitely audio designers with unbelievable creative freedom; help you get a job in the game industry.” : designers will be challenged to constantly “raise the bar” in terms of the quality of audio design. In the near future, the line between cinematic and video-game Durwin Talon, associate professor of informatics; MA, Syracuse, sound will be eliminated, providing game players the 1998. Visual communication, storytelling. (Indianapolis) same aural experience as moviegoers. Rozenburg says, Haixu Tang, assistant professor of informatics and computer sci- “Being there during the very revolution of audio design ence, affi liated researcher in the Center for Genomics and Bioinfor- and composition for the game industry is something I matics; PhD, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, 1998. Bioinformat- am incredibly excited about.” ics. (Bloomington) Even though he was aware of EA’s reputation for Peter M. Todd, professor of informatics; PhD, Stanford University, excellence, Rozenburg has found the caliber and quality 1992. Complex systems, simulation, modeling, music informatics. of its audio department surprising. In the short time Joining faculty 2005–06. (Bloomington) he has spent at EA, he has worked with award-winning Alessandro Vespignani, professor of informatics and cognitive fi lm and game industry audio designers and dealt with science, adjunct professor of physics, affi liated researcher, Biocom- world-renowned recording artists. It is easy to see why plexity Institute, Indiana University; PhD, University of Rome, Rozenburg is so energized by his work. 1993. Complex systems, simulation and modeling, bioinformatics. Rozenburg credits the degree he received in new (Bloomington) media with providing him the necessary qualifi ca- Catherine Wyss, assistant professor of informatics and computer tions to be considered as a candidate for employment, science; PhD, Indiana University, 2002. Database systems and theory, especially since EA prides itself on being a company data mining, information and knowledge representation, supporting with one of the highest percentages of employees who scientifi c informatics with intelligent information systems. (Bloom- are college graduates. He believes the instruction he ington) Larry Yaeger, professor of informatics and cognitive science; PhD. Former member of Apple’s Advanced Technology Group; technical Did you know that Indiana has the fi fth-largest lead in the development of the neural network-based hand-print rec- life sciences economy in the nation? At the heart ognition system in second-generation Newton PDAs and Mac OS X’s of that economy is Indiana University — one of “Inkwell.” Complexity measures of neural architectures and activities the leaders in life sciences. Learn more online at in artifi cial life systems. (Bloomington) Ikuho Yamada, assistant professor of informatics and geography. lifesciences.iu.edu PhD, State University of New York, 2004. Geographic information science and systems, spatial statistics and quantitative methods, urban transportation, public health. (Indianapolis) :

INFORMATICS WINTER 2004–05 / 27 Vision • Lead the nation in the de vel op ment of an in no va tive and successful new curriculum for information technology and Informatics studies the application of information tech- its applications; nol o gy to the arts, sciences, and professions, and its use in • Educate students, including those who might not tra di - organizations and in society at large. The Indiana University tion al ly consider an educational path in tech nol o gy, es pe - School of Informatics has set as its goal to be nationally cial ly women and minorities; rec og nized as the foremost in the country for ex cel lence and • Encourage interdisciplinary research projects in the fi eld leadership in informatics programs, in clud ing un der grad u ate of Informatics, focusing on dis trib ut ed systems tech nol o gy, and graduate ed u ca tion, research, placement, and out reach. in for ma tion theory and in for ma tion man age ment, human factors and Human-Computer In ter ac tion, and study of the Mission social impacts of information technology; • Serve the state of Indiana by way of ed u ca tion, com mu - We believe there is great need and opportunity for pro fes - ni ty participation, and collaborative research part ner ships, sion als trained in state-of-the-art in for ma tion tech nol o gy thereby participating in the growth of an IT culture in the and science with an emphasis on creative human ap pli - state and en cour aging continued economic de vel op ment; ca tions. There is an urgent need in our society for graduates • Produce graduates who become leaders in the growing with education and experience in informatics, par tic u lar ly information economy of Indiana and the world; and with interdisciplinary skills. The School of Informatics will • Develop synergistic relationships with industry to develop be foremost in the country to graduate professionals with and advance research in information technology and its formal preparation in information technology with subject applications. area expertise. To this end, we will:

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