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curriculum report SCS , P. 17 News from the School of Computer Science Issue 5.1 / Fall 2010 UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF CMU’S Inside Intel SUCCESSFUL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP ALSO INSIDE: GORDON BELL: THE GAMBLER TWEET POLLING, SEI@25, CLASSROOM DIPLOMACY C alendar of E vents All events to be held at the Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted. Dates and locations are subject to change without notice. Visit calendar.cs.cmu.edu for a complete and current listing of events. The Link provides a mosaic of the School of Computer Science: presenting issues, analyzing problems, offering occasional answers, giving October 7–8 October 20 November 11-13 exposure to faculty, students, researchers, staff Science2010: Transformations “The Boss is Watching: Robust Fine International Conference and interdisciplinary partners. The Link strives 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Alumni Hall, Obstacle Detection for the on Gigapixel to encourage better understanding of, and 4227 Fifth Avenue, University of DARPA Grand Challenge” Imaging for Science involvement in, the computer science community. Pittsburgh Robert Fisher, Machine Learning Department November 24–26 Editor-in-Chief October 7 2 p.m., Gates Center 4101 Thanksgiving recess: University Randal E. Bryant SCS Distinguished Lecture closed Series: “Rethinking Architectural October 22 Managing Editor/Writer Research and Education” LTI Colloquium: “Class-Based December 3 Jason Togyer Chuck P. Thacker, Microsoft Contextualized Search” Last day of classes, fall term Research Paul Bennett, Microsoft Research Seminar: Computational Contributing Writers 4:30 p.m., Rashid Auditorium 2:30–4 p.m., Wean Hall 7500 Tina Carr, Ken Chiacchia, Mark Dorgan, Karen Modeling and Analysis for Hoffman, Meghan Holohan, Tom Imerito, October 8–10 October 25 Complex Systems Byron Spice Carnegie Mellon Family Weekend Seminar: Computational Christel Baier, University of (SCS Presentation with Jacobo Modeling and Analysis for Dresden Photography Carrasquel, 10:45 a.m., October 9, Complex Systems 2 p.m., Hillman Center 6501 Ken Andreyo, Bachrach Photography, Glenn Gates & Hillman Centers) Sreeranga P. Rajan, Fujitsu December 11 Brookes, Tim Kaulen, Patrick Kelley, Renee Laboratories SCS and ECE Alumni Holiday Rosensteel, Jessica Silay October 9–10 Gates & Hillman Centers The Pittsburgh Perl Workshop Brunch Graphic Design Gates & Hillman Centers November 3 New York City Melissa Stoebe pghpw.org CSD Faculty Meeting January 20 Communications Design & Photography Group 3:30 p.m., Gates Center 6115 October 14 Student Activities Fair 4:30–6:30 p.m. Office of the Dean Alumni Network Event: November 5–6 Gates Center 5113 New York Homecoming 2010 February 2 Carnegie Mellon University Hosted by Pricewaterhouse CSD Faculty Meeting Coopers November 6 5000 Forbes Avenue Microsoft College Puzzle 3:30 p.m., Gates Center 6115 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 New York City Challenge 2010 February 4 Randal E. Bryant, dean CSD Login Ball 1–11 p.m., Rashid Auditorium, Alumni Network Event: Pittsburgh Tina Carr (HNZ’02), director of alumni 6 p.m., Grand Concourse Hillman Center relations Station Square March 3 Philip L. Lehman (CS’78,’84), associate Homecoming Football Game Alumni Network Event: dean for strategic initiatives October 15 Carnegie Mellon vs. University Washington, D.C. Byron Spice, director of public relations Mid-Semester Break: No Classes of Chicago Jason Togyer (HS’96), writer/editor Gesling Stadium, 1 p.m. Phone: 412-268-8721 Email: [email protected] Web: link.cs.cmu.edu F eedback L oop Facebook: tinyurl.com/linkscs Twitter: twitter.com/SCSatCMU Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey in the last issue. It wasn’t scientific, and the response rate was low, but your feedback was interesting nevertheless. Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and Carnegie Mellon University is required not to discriminate in admission, Responses came from alumni (about 32 percent), faculty and staff (28 percent) and current students employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in violation of (21 percent), but visitors, friends and a few people with no affiliation with CMU also replied. The top Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of three career fields reported were, in order, “educator/researcher,” “student” and “IT/CS professional.” 1973 or other federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. In addition, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in More than 70 percent of respondents “agree or strongly agree” that The Link has “interesting writ- admission, employment or administration of its programs on the basis of religion, creed, ancestry, belief, age, veteran status, ing” and a “wide variety of stories,” and also agreed The Link is “attractive” and uses “high quality sexual orientation or gender identity. Carnegie Mellon does not discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive photos and art.” But about half of respondents disagreed when asked if The Link is “provocative” and orders. However, in the judgment of the Carnegie Mellon Human Relations Commission, the Presidential Executive Order directing more than 20 percent said they either don’t enjoy the magazine, or rarely read it. the Department of Defense to follow a policy of, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue,” excludes openly gay, lesbian and bisexual stu- dents from receiving ROTC scholarships or serving in the military. Nevertheless, all ROTC classes at Carnegie Mellon University are Asked which subjects they prefer to read about, almost all respondents said “faculty research,” and a available to all students. large majority said they enjoy stories about alumni and “general topics in computer science.” Inquiries concerning application of these statements should be directed to the Provost, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-6684 or the Vice Other comments: “The Link gives the impression of SCS as a very male place, which is probably President for Campus Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2057. accurate. This is perhaps more a criticism of SCS than The Link.” One writer asked for “more stories Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security report describing the university's security, alcohol and drug, and about the state of the CS field,” and “an historical perspective” on computer science. sexual assault policies and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the campus during the preced- ing three years. You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie A respondent asked whether The Link is distributed to all students and questioned whether that was Mellon Police Department at 412-268-2323. The security report is available through the World Wide Web at www.cmu.edu/police/. a “waste of resources … I think providing a stack of magazines for each department is more reason- Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by able.” (Currently, all SCS faculty, staff and students who have departmental mailboxes receive a copy calling 412-268-2000. of The Link, while extras and leftovers are distributed around campus.) And someone simply wrote, Produced for the School of Computer Science by the Communications Design & Photography Group, October 2010, 11-205. “Wonderful magazine … (the) last issue was by far the best,” which was a very nice thing to say. ©2010 Carnegie Mellon University, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the Office of the Dean, School of Computer Your comments, criticisms and suggestions are always welcome. Write to [email protected], call Science. 412-268-8721, or drop by my office, Gates Center 5101. —Jason Togyer (HS’96), managing editor C ontents Issue 5.1 / Fall 2010 2 / From the Dean 3 / On Campus Two CMU researchers say tweets can provide an accurate barometer of public opinion. Software Engineering Institute celebrates 25 years of setting the stan- dards for information technology. Synthetic Interviews are fun, educational and have commercial potential. And the Institute for Software Research is building diplomatic bridges between the U.S. and Asia. 10 / In the Loop Justine Cassell, the new director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute, went from studying literature and linguistics to developing virtual humans. 17 / Research Notebook 7 / Inside Intel SCS is revolutionizing the way that undergraduates get their first education in computer science. Randal Bryant, Klaus Sutner and Mark Stehlik explain why. Intel Labs Pittsburgh—the on-campus research partnership between Carnegie Mellon and 20 / Alumni Director’s Message semiconductor giant Intel Corp.—turns 10 in It’s been a very busy summer for Tina Carr (HNZ’02) and SCS alumni. Take a 2011. Dating back to the early days of Mellon look at some of the highlights. Institute, CMU’s had many collaborators with private industry. What makes this relationship 21 / Giving Back unique? And what does the success of Intel Labs Jonathan Betz (CS’99) on why he remains connected to Carnegie Mellon. Pittsburgh teach us about partnerships between academia and the corporate world? 22 / Alumni Snapshots By Jason Togyer Catch up with Aaron Eppolito (CS’99, A’99) and Thomas Howard (CS’06,’09). On the Cover: “Many hands make light work,” wrote the English
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