A paper by Prof. Ricardo Bianchini and
collaborators was selected as one of IEEE Micro's annual
"Top Picks in Computer Architecture". These papers are
chosen from those published this year that the committee
feels is most likely to have long-term impact on the field.
The paper, "MemScale: Active Low-Power Modes for Main
Memory", proposes a scheme for making memory access on
servers more energy efficient. The authors are Q. Deng,
D. Meisner, L. Ramos, T. Wenisch and R. Bianchini. - January 16, 2012
Prof. Ricardo Bianchini was one of 49
researchers worldwide added to the Association for Computing
Machinery's list of Distinguished Scientists for 2011. The
designation was in recognition of his significant impact on
the computing field. - December 18, 2011
Prof. Rich Martin commented on NPR on the
recent decision of the National Transportation Safety Board
to recommend banning cell phone use by drivers. - December 18, 2011
Prof. Rebecca Wright was honored by Rutgers
Athletics for her distinguished service. She received an
honorary football and had her picture projected up on the
Jumbotron. - December 12, 2011
Godel-prize winning theorist Daniel A. Spielman was our
Distinguished Lecture speaker for December. He talked
about "Algorithms, Graph Theory, and the Solution of
Laplacian Linear Equations". - December 10, 2011
Internet Pioneer David Farber was our
Distinguished Lecture speaker for November. He talked
about "The Technical and Political Evolution of the Internet". - December 5, 2011
Mark Guzdial of Georgia Tech was our first
Distinguished Lecturer of the 2011-2012 year. He spoke on
"Technology for Teaching the Majority about Computer
Science". - October 20, 2011
Rutgers is hosting a workshop on Green High
Performance Computing, Monday October 17. Rutgers CS
Prof. Ricardo Bianchini is one of the organizers. - October 10, 2011
This past summer brought a handful of
outstanding undergraduates to campus to participate in the
Perceptual Science REU (Research Experience for
Undergraduates). Students carried out original research in
topics ranging from strategic decision making to shape understanding.
Prof. Matthew Stone, in conjunction with collaborators from
the Cognitive Science Center, runs the program. - October 5, 2011
Sen. Al Franken and Sen. Christopher A. Coons
co-authored a letter to OnStar concerning their decision to
record and possibly sell location information about former
customers. Their letter cites the
work of Prof. Marco Gruteser of CS's graduate faculty and
his student Baik Hoh. In response, OnStar contacted the
senators to let them know they reversed their decision. - October 3, 2011