');document.writeln(' Questions of Semantics');document.writeln(' (March 2007)
');document.writeln(' Senior constellation professor of the Tetherless World Constellation, James Hendler, is interviewed by PC Magazine. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Computer Science Department To Host Workshop on Geometric Computing');document.writeln(' (October 2006)
');document.writeln(' On Friday, Oct. 20, the Computer Science Department will host its first annual “Computer Science Day” in the auditorium of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. The one-day workshop, which features four internationally recognized computer scientists, will include lectures and panel discussions about geometric computing. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Alliance Aims To Rethink Network Computing and Communications');document.writeln(' (September 2006)
');document.writeln(' As part of a newly formed alliance of international scientists, Rensselaer researchers will be exploring advanced technologies for wireless sensor networks in urban environments. The consortium, which is funded through the United States Army Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, will receive up to $138 million over the next 10 years to rethink network computing and communications. Boleslaw Szymanski, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking at Rensselaer, will lead a team supported by $1.85 million of the total project funding. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Computer Science Faculty Awarded Grants');document.writeln(' (September 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Office of Research has announced the Computer Science research awards for April, May, and June 2006. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Computer Scientists Lay Out Vision for a “Science of the Web”');document.writeln(' (August 2006)
');document.writeln(' Researchers need a clear agenda to harness the rapidly evolving potential of the World Wide Web, according to an article in the Aug. 11 issue of the journal Science. Calling for the creation of an interdisciplinary “science of the Web,” a group of computer scientists led by a Rensselaer researcher suggests the need for new approaches to tap the full richness of this powerful tool, while ensuring that it develops in a way that benefits society as a whole. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' School of Science Research Awards for February and March ’06');document.writeln(' (June 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Office of Research announced the research awards ($50,000 and above) for February and March \'06. School of Science awards include: ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Department of Computer Science Bestows Awards');document.writeln(' (May 2006)
');document.writeln(' The Department of Computer Science conferred a series of awards and honors at their annual Commencement Luncheon on May 19, 2006. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Petros Drineas Receives NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (March 2006)
');document.writeln(' Petros Drineas, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Drineas will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to investigate novel computational algorithms for analyzing complex datasets with applications in health and medicine, computer science, and social sciences. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Virtual Patient Models');document.writeln(' (August 2005)
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer is leading a team of researchers awarded a three-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop 3-D virtual patient models that will more accurately compute radiation doses for CT imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation treatment of cancer patients. The grant is funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of NIH. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Undergraduate Research and Innovation Flourishes at Rensselaer');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' Undergraduates of Rensselaer\'s Class of 2005 are already making their mark to help shape the future in cancer research, nanotechnology, astronomy, and environmental science. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Graduating at 18, Time To Start a Company');document.writeln(' (May 2005)
');document.writeln(' While most 18-year-olds were making final decisions this spring about where to attend college, Ryan Trinkle was in the midst of completing final projects for a dual bachelor\'s degree in computer and systems engineering and computer science at Rensselaer. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' New Mathematical Model Predicts Ecological Invasion, Explains How Invasive Species Thrive');document.writeln(' (March 2005)
');document.writeln(' Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University at Albany have proposed a new mathematical model that predicts the survival of invasive biological species upon introduction to an ecosystem. The model analyzes the struggle for space between clusters of invasive species and native species to predict which species will survive. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela Selected for NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Varela will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to design and implement computer programming technology for use in solving complex scientific problems through high-performance grid computing. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Rensselaer Professor Carlos Varela Selected For NSF Career Award');document.writeln(' (February 2005)
');document.writeln(' Carlos Varela, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Varela will use the projected five-year, $400,000 grant to design and implement computer programming technology for use in solving complex scientific problems through high-performance grid computing. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' The Vanguard of Pervasive Computing');document.writeln(' (January 2004)
');document.writeln(' Computers in jewelry. Robots that search rescue sites for survivors. Vast virtual networks that link dozens of people in complex business transactions. It used to be science fiction. It’s now a discipline with its own name — and, at Rensselaer, its own center. ');document.writeln('
');document.writeln(' Keeping Seniors Safe in Their Homes');document.writeln(' (May 2003)
');document.writeln(' Most senior citizens prefer to live independently for as long as possible. The risks of in-home falls and injury, however, prevent many seniors from remaining self-sufficient. Vera Kettnaker, assistant professor of computer science at Rensselaer, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the NSF to develop a video monitoring system that may someday offer seniors a way to receive help automatically. ');document.writeln('