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Summer 2002

CS Events of Week 7/8

Fall 2002 Course Announcement

Dr. Daugherity, Department of Computer Science, will be teaching Introductory Quantum Computing again with Dr. Church (Physics). The course is cross-listed as ELEN 689-607 and PHYS 689-601.

Pay Tuition and Fees Online

Students can now pay registration and other student account charges on-line with an e-check from their personal checking account or a credit card using MasterCard, Discover or American Express. A small convenience fee will be charged at the time of payment.

Institute for Pacific Asia (IPA)

RESOURCES FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS contains information on funding available for activities in Asia. For more information, contact Richard H. Nader at 979-845-3099.

Monday, July 8

First term final examinations. No 10-week semester classes.
Last day to register for the second term and pay fees.

The Global Issues Forum continues at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum with a discussion of U.S./China relations. The forum will take place in the Museum's Orientation Theater at 7:00 p.m. The cost of participation is $7.50 per person. For further information, call 260-9552, ext. 221.

Tuesday, July 9

First day of second term classes.

Wednesday, July 10

Thursday, July 11

First term final grades due in Registrar's Office, noon.
Last day to drop courses with no record for the second term.

Film at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
"Gilda," starring Rita Hayworth;
Music and Mystery at the Library Film Series;
7 p.m., Presidential Conference Center, free;
For further information, call 260-9552, ext.271.

Friday, July 12

Last day for adding new courses for the second term.
Last day to apply for all degrees to be awarded in August for students completing degree requirements in the second term or 10-week semester.

CS Events of Week 7/15

BJARNE STROUSTRUP ACCEPTS ENDOWED CHAIR

World-renowned computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup has accepted the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M University. Dr. Stroustrup, the designer and original implementer of C++, was named one of "the 20 most influential people in the computer industry in the last 20 years" by BYTE magazine in 1995.

DISTANCE EDUCATION OFFERS NEW CS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The Department of Computer Science has developed a 12 hour Certificate Program focused towards industry with specialization in Software Engineering, Telecommunications and Network Security, and Interaction Design. For more information contact Bertha Martinez at bertha@cs.tamu.edu  or 979 845-0608.

KUO ELECTED TO PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY

Dr. Way Kuo, the executive associate dean at Texas A&M University's Look College of Engineering, associate vice chancellor for engineering and assistant agency director at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), was elected a member of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's premier academic institution, by the 25th Convocation of the Academy held July 1-4 in Taipei. In its biannual meeting, the academy elected eight members for the Physical and Mathematical Science Section, seven members for the Biological and Medical Science Section and five members for the Social Science and Humanities Section.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPACE-RELATED PROJECTS

"Look to the Future" display at George Bush Presidential Library features space vehicle testing, brain cell research, and a model of the International Space Station. The display is in the International Center's exhibit hall in the Presidential Conference Center building. The International Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Monday, July 15

Tuesday, July 16

Wednesday, July 17

SEMINAR

Dr. Albert A. Cannella Jr., Director of CNVE
"The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE): A VISION FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY"
To register, e-mail your name and department to abrundeen@tamu.edu or call (979) 847-8682.
For more information, visit the Technology Licensing Office.
11am--1pm, rm 701 Rudder Tower

Thursday, July 18

Friday, July 19

PhD Dissertation Defense of
Byung Kyu Choi
"RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SCALABLE QUALITY OF SERVICE"
4pm, rm 516 HRBB

CS Events of Week 7/22

GRADUATE STUDENTS WIN BEST PAPER

Silvius Rus, a graduate student in Texas A&M University's Department of Computer Science, took best student paper for "Hybrid Analysis: Static & Dynamic Memory Reference Analysis," at the 16th Annual Association for Computing Machinery International Conference on Supercomputing (ICS '02) held in New York City in June. Fellow graduate student Steven Saunders tied for best student paper and best student presentation for "A Parallel Communication Infrastructure for STAPL," at the Performance Optimization via High-Level Languages and Libraries (POHLL-02) workshop. Their faculty advisor is Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, associate professor of computer science.

ANDRUID KERNE MODERATES SIGGRAPH PANEL

On Tuesday (7/23) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Ballroom C3 of San Antonio Convention Center Ballroom, Andruid Kerne, assistant professor of computer science at Texas A&M, will moderate the SIGGRAPH panel, Extending Interface Practice: An Ecosystem Approach. Other participants include Michael Matteas (CMU), Wolfgang Strauss (Fraunhofer Institute Media Communication), Thecla Schiphorst (Simon Fraser University), and Will Wright (Maxis Software).

Interface ecology is an emerging meta-disciplinary approach in which creation of rich interactive experiences spans many disciplines, including computer graphics, mathematics, gaming, visual art, performance, and cultural theory. Interfaces extend beyond interactive artifacts, activities, and social spaces, forming intricate ecosystems. Interfaces are the catalytic border zones where systems of representation meet, mix, and recombine. Through this recombination, interface ecosystems generate fundamental innovations of form, experience, knowledge, and technology. This panel brings together a diverse range of practitioners who work from concept to experience to interconnect multiple systems within the whole.

WELCOME VISITORS

Dr. Iyad Kanj, assistant professor of computer science at DePaul University, is visiting our department through August 14. Dr. Kanj and Dr. Jianer Chen, his faculty host, are doing cooperative research on parameterized computation.

Dr. Hyeon-Cheol Lee, who received his Ph.D. from the department of electrical engineering here at Texas A&M, is doing post doctoral research in vision and neuroscience with Dr. Yoonsuck Choe, his faculty host. Dr. Lee plans to be with us until December, 2003.

TEXAS A&M HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ONLINE IN AUGUST

The Online Employment Service will make the entire process quicker and easier for anyone seeking a job with the university and faster for hiring managers. For more information visit Online Employment Service or call the Human Resources Department at 845-5154. The Employment Office will be closed Thursday and Friday (July 25-26) to train its employees on this new system.

FRESHMAN WELCOME DAY - 2002

The Department of Residence Life is forming teams of volunteers to assist students and parents in moving personal belongings into residence halls on Wednesday, August 28. If you or your student organization would like to volunteer in this effort, please fill out a volunteer registration form and return it no later than Friday, August 9.

Volunteers will be provided with free parking in the Southside Parking Garage and a distinctive Freshman Welcome Day T-shirt. If you have questions, please call the Department of Residence Life at 862-3158 or e-mail housing@tamu.edu.

Monday, July 22

Tuesday, July 23

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: Daniel Reed, professor and head of the computer science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meet with professional staff of TEES, TEEX, TTI
3:30 to 5:15 p.m., room 104B Zachry
Reception for faculty, staff, and students
5:15 to 6 p.m., outside room 204, Zachry

SIGGRAPH 2002
Dr. Andruid Kerne moderates SIGGRAPH panel
EXTENDING INTERFACE PRACTICE: AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH
3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Ballroom C3 San Antonio Convention Center Ballroom

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the 10-week semester (Q-Drop).
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for the 10-week semester.

Wednesday, July 24

FORUM
Willis Marti of the CIS Network Group and senior lecturer in the department of computer science will discuss current and potential campus wireless solutions as well as the security considerations that stem from wireless access and access points.
3:00 p.m., Room 457 Blocker

SIGGRAPH 2002
Dr. Andruid Kerne presents
INTERFACE ECOSYSTEM, THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF INFORMATION-AGE ECOLOGY
10:55 to 11:55 a.m., San Antonio Convention Center

WORKSHOP
"Course Objectives and Classroom Assessment"
Dr. Russ Pimmel, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alabama, will lead the session.
The workshop is free to engineering faculty.
The deadline to register for the workshop is Monday (July 22). For more information or to register, contact Lori Cardenas at lori@tamu.edu.
9:00 to 11:30 a.m., Room 104-A Zachry Engineering Center

Thursday, July 25

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: Daniel Reed, professor and head of the computer science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meet with professional staff of TEES, TEEX, TTI
8:45 to 9:455 a.m., room 106 Richardson
Meet with College of Engineering assistant professors
10 to 10:45 a.m., Room 106 Richardson

Project Defense of
Murat Ucuncu
MOBILE WIRELESS INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
3:00 p.m., Room 307 HRBB

"The Band Wagon," starring Fred Astaire
Music and Mystery at the Library Film Series;
7:00 p.m., George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, free; 260-9552

Friday, July 26

CS Events of Week 7/29

DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING STUDENT PROGRAMS SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF WEPAN

Jan Rinehart, director of engineering student programs at Texas A&M has been elected president of the Women in Engineering Program and Advocates Network (WEPAN).

Monday, July 29

THESIS DEFENSE OF
GANESH RAJAGOPALAN
"MOPAC: MOTIF FINDING BY PREPROCESSING AND AGGLOMERATIVE CLUSTERING FROM MICROARRAYS"
1:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB


MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: G. Kemble Bennett, director and associate vice chancellor of engineering for the Texas Engineering Extension Service
Meet with college of engineering assistant professors
10:00 to 10:45 a.m., room 106 Richardson
Presentation to and open meeting with the college of engineering faculty members
3:30 to 5:15 p.m., room 106 Richardson
Open reception for faculty, staff, and students of the college of engineering
5:15 to 6 p.m., first floor lobby Richardson


CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE JACK E. BROWN ENGINEERING BUILDING
The building is named after Jack E. Brown '46, who, with his wife, Frances, donated $5 million for construction. Presiding at the ceremony will be Dr. C. Roland Haden, Texas A&M vice chancellor and dean of engineering and director of TEES. Speakers include Brown; Dionel Aviles, vice chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents; Howard Graves, A&M System chancellor; and Texas A&M President Ray Bowen.
--2:00 p.m., lawn adjacent to the Cyclotron Building on Spence Street--

LAST DAY FOR
all students to drop courses with no penalty for the 10-week semester (Q-Drop)

LAST DAY TO
officially withdraw from the University for second term.

Tuesday, July 30

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: G. Kemble Bennett, director and associate vice chancellor of engineering for the Texas Engineering Extension Service
Meet with professional staff of TEES, TEEX, TTI
2:30 to 3:15 p.m., room 106 Richardson
Meet with college of engineering students
3:15 to 4:00 p.m., room 324 Wisenbaker

Wednesday, July 31

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: Mark J. Kushner, Founder Professor of Engineering, department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meet with college of engineering assistant professors
11:00 to 11:45 a.m., room 342 Zachry
Presentation to and open meeting with the college of engineering faculty members
3:30 to 5:15 p.m., room 106 Richardson
Open reception for faculty, staff, and students of the college of engineering
5:15 to 6 p.m., first floor lobby Richardson

ANNUAL BENEFIT ENROLLMENT DEADLINE TODAY
Should a Texas A&M University System employee have benefit questions, s/he should refer to his/her information packet or go online at Annual Enrollment.

Thursday, August 1

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: Mark J. Kushner, Founder Professor of Engineering, department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Meet with professional staff of TEES, TEEX, TTI
8:15 to 9:15 a.m., room 106 Richardson
Meet with college of engineering students
10:30 to 11:15 a.m., room 324 Wisenbaker

Friday, August 2

PH.D. DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
YONG GUAN
"A STUDY ON COUNTER MEASURES OF TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ATTACKS"
10:30 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

CS Events of Week 8/5

COMPUTER SCIENCE ANNOUNCES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

The Department of Computer Science Undergraduate Awards Committee (UAC) recently announced winners of the Becker, Accenture and Galloway endowed scholarships for the 2002-2003 school year. The eight recipients will receive $500 to $1,000 scholarships. All award recipients are undergraduate computer science or computer engineering students. Denise Francher, Justin Graham and Arnold Binas were awarded the Jeffrey John Becker '82 Scholarship, established in 1989 by his wife Luan Becker '83. Jonathan Deonarine and Christopher McDonald will receive the Accenture Scholarship, established in 1992 and awarded to students who are involved in extracurricular activities and demonstrate leadership capabilities. Tanya Nguyen, Colby Stevens and Aaron Cadle were awarded the Marie and Jim Galloway '29 Scholarship, established in 1993 by Marie Galloway.

GRANT WRITING SEMINAR TO BE HELD AUGUST 21-22

Dr. Richard E. Ewing, Vice President for Research, is sponsoring grant writers' seminars and workshops to assist faculty by providing them with grant-writing skills that are necessary to maximize their abilities to secure funding for their research ideas. These concurrent workshops will take place August 21 (8:30-4:30) and August 22 (8:30-12:00) , and will accommodate individuals from across the University. One session is geared for faculty members who usually write needs-based applications (liberal arts, social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences and engineering), and the other session would be for those who write hypothesis-driven proposals (medical and biological sciences, social and behavioral sciences and some in physical sciences and engineering). The cost of the seminar is paid for by the VP's office. However, participants are expected to purchase the $50.00 grant-writing workbook that is the text for the seminar. Furthermore, a small number of the participants will have the opportunity to participate in a much more intensive workshop over the course of the year.

Deadline for registration is Monday, August 12.
Participants must register to receive seminar materials.

LOOK COLLEGE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CAREERS IN ENGINEERING

Recognizing the value of multilingualism and exposure to foreign cultures, Texas A&M University's Dwight Look College of Engineering through the Engineering Academic Programs Office in conjunction with the Department of Modern Languages has created a program that allows all engineering students to better prepare for global careers in engineering. For the second year, the German Certificate Program for engineering students has provided students the skills companies look for in new graduates. The 15-hour program consists of courses in German culture, language and an international experience. Students may opt to participate in a foreign exchange, study abroad, intern with a multinational company or volunteer abroad. Enrollment is open to all students, and financial assistance is available.

Monday, August 5

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: John L. Junkins, Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Mechanics and Control at Texas A&M.
Meet with college of engineering assistant professors
10:00 to 10:45 a.m., room 324 Wisenbaker
Presentation to and open meeting with the college of engineering faculty members
3:30 to 5:15 p.m., room 106 Richardson
Open reception for faculty, staff, and students of the college of engineering
5:15 to 6 p.m., first floor lobby Richardson

Tuesday, August 6

MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Engineering
Candidate: John L. Junkins, Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Mechanics and Control at Texas A&M.
Meet with professional staff of TEES, TEEX, TTI
2:30 to 3:15 p.m., room 106 Richardson
Meet with college of engineering students
3:15 to 4:00 p.m., room 324 Wisenbaker

Wednesday, August 7

Thursday, August 8

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum present a Classic Film Series showing of "Laura" in the Presidential Conference Center. Otto Preminger directed this 1944 film noir which features Gene Tierney in her signature role.
Music and Mystery at the Library Film Series
7:00 p.m.; free; 260-9552, ext. 271

Friday, August 9

CS Events of Week 8/12

 LOCKHEED MARTIN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

Reshma Ananthakrishnan and Armando Solar Lezama are the winners of the Lockheed Martin Foundation Scholarships. The Department of Computer Science Undergraduate Awards Committee (UAC) awarded the $1,000 scholarships to the two computer science undergraduates for school year 2002-2003.

CSG HELP DESK HOURS

The CSG Help Desk and Computer Labs will be operating shortened work shifts from August 16th until September 2nd (the start of the fall semester). The operating hours are listed below:

Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The Help Desk and Computer Labs will not be open on weekends.

Monday, August 12

Last day of classes.

Last day to register for the GRANT WRITING SEMINAR.
Participants must register to receive seminar materials.

Global Issues Forum
Discussion of U.S./Russia Relations
7:00 p.m., Bush Museum's Orientation Theater
Cost: $7.50 per person; Call 260-9552, ext. 221

Tuesday, August 13

Second term and 10-week semester final examinations for all students.

Wednesday, August 14

Second term and 10-week semester final examinations for all students.

Thesis Defense of
NAUZAD ERACH SADRY (rescheduled for 9/3/02)
Delayed TCP Response Protocol in Presence of Channel Errors
10:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Donald Friesen
                          

Thesis Defense of
JASON A. PATRAO (rescheduled for 9/6/02)
Consistency Maintenance in Peer-to-Peer System
2:00 p.m., Room 408 HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Du Li, Dr. Richard Furuta

Thursday, August 15

Grades for degree candidates due from departments.
Noon, Room 112 Heaton Hall

Friday, August 16

Last day for undergraduate degree candidates graduating in August to apply for a $1,000 tuition rebate.

SEMINAR
Dr. Marye Anne Fox
Chancellor, North Carolina State University
Chromophore-laden Dendrimers as Vehicles for Light Harvesting and Multiple Electron Catalysis
3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 2104 Chemistry Building
A reception for Dr. Marye Anne Fox will be held prior to the seminar.
3-3:30 p.m., Foyer in front of Room 2104 Chemistry Building

COMMENCEMENT
Speaker: Dr. Walter V. Wendler, Chancellor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale;
Graduates and Undergraduates in Architecture, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Geosciences, Liberal Arts, Science, and Graduates in Medicine; Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of North Carolina State University, will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree at this ceremony.
7:30 p.m., Reed Arena

CS Events of Week 8/19

WELCOME WEEK 2002

Students begin moving back into residence halls for the fall semester on Sunday, August 25, and new freshmen are encouraged to arrive during "Fish Move-In" on Wednesday, August 28. "Fish Move-In," is designed to welcome all freshmen and their parents and help them move personal belongings into the residence halls. For additional information contact the housing assignments office toll-free at 888-451-3896. The department also can be reached electronically or on the Internet.

NOW AT THE CUSHING MEMORIAL LIBRARY

"Intended for All: 125 Years of Women at Texas A&M"
"...every step forward toward the inclusion of women as students and in other roles at Texas A&M was the result of a struggle by determined women and their supporters..."
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

CSG HELP DESK HOURS

The CSG Help Desk and Computer Labs will be operating shortened work shifts until September 2nd (the start of the fall semester). The operating hours are listed below:

Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The Help Desk and Computer Labs will not be open on weekends.

Monday, August 19

Final grades for second term and 10-week semester due in Registrar's Office, noon.

Tuesday, August 20

Advising meeting for CPSC and CECN new graduate students.
1:00pm to 3pm, Room 113 HRBB

Wednesday, August 21

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum present a Classic Film Series showing of "An American in Paris." Vincente Minnelli directed this 1951 classic that features the dancing of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, a tremendous score by George Gershwin, and the romantic setting of Paris. For further information, call 260-9552, ext. 271.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Thursday, August 22

GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION

The Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) orientation is for graduate students who are joining the computer science program at Texas A&M starting this fall. Course, registration, and mentoring information questions will be answered by CSGSA members.
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

Friday, August 23

Advising meeting for CPSC and CECN new graduate students.
11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

Welcome party for new international students.
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Clayton Williams Alumni Center

Saturday, August 24

TRANSITIONS 2002

Transitions is an additional orientation for new undergraduates over the age of 24 and new graduate students.
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Memorial Student Center

CS Events of Week 8/26

 CSG HELP DESK HOURS

The CSG Help Desk and Computer Labs will be operating shortened work shifts until September 2nd (the start of the fall semester). The operating hours are listed below:

Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The Help Desk and Computer Labs will not be open on weekends.

Monday, August 26

Thesis Defense of
AVITAL ARORA
Walden's Path Quiz: System Design and Implementation
2:30 p.m., Room 408 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Richard Furuta

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION, conducted by the Office of the Dean of Faculties.
For questions or more information, call Ann Pittman or Penny Hervey in the Dean of Faculties Office at 845-4274.
7:30 a.m., Presidential Conference Center

Tuesday, August 27

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION, conducted by the Office of the Dean of Faculties.
8:00 a.m., Clayton Williams Alumni Center

Wednesday, August 28

REGISTRATION for fall semester.

FRESHMAN WELCOME DAY, Residence Hall Move-In

GIG 'EM WEEK Starts

Thursday, August 29

REGISTRATION for fall semester.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
MICHEL KOUADIO
Accounting Architecture and Asymmetric Multicast Cost Allocation in Differentiated Networks
3:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Udo Pooch

TEES ORIENTATION FOR NEW ENGINEERING FACULTY members or researchers.
Contact Doris Clark at d-clark@tamu.edu to reserve space for the orientation.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., For location, also contact Doris Clark.

RECEPTION HONORING DR. C. ROLAND HADEN, retiring vice chancellor and dean of engineering and director of TEES. Presentations will be given at 4 p.m. 3:30 to 5 p.m., Texas A&M's J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries

Friday, August 30

LAST DAY to register for fall semester classes and pay fees without penalty.

NEW GRADUATE STUDENT PAYROLL ORIENTATION
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Fall 2002

CS Events of Week 9/2

Monday, September 2

WELCOME TO COMPUTER SCIENCE!
First day of fall semester classes.

Thesis Defense of
SREEKANTH REDDY SAMBAVARAM
High Performance Parallel Algorithms for Incompressible Flows
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Vivek Sarin

New Graduate Student Orientation
presented by CSGSA
4:10 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Room 124

LABOR DAY

Tuesday, September 3

Thesis Defense of
NAUZAD ERACH SADRY
Delayed TCP Response Protocol in Presence of Channel Errors
2:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Donald Friesen, CPSC; Dr. A.L. Narasimha, ELEN

Wednesday, September 4

New Graduate Student Orientation
presented by CSGSA
Dr. Childs will discuss details regarding the graduate programs that were not fully covered on Monday Sept 2.
4:10 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Room 124

Thursday, September 5

Last day for dropping courses with no record.

Friday, September 6

Last day for adding courses for the fall semester.

SEMINAR
Manoranjan Satpathy
Department of Computer Science
The University of Reading
Reading, England
Optimizing Power Consumption Through Lazy Activation Records
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a. m., Room 113 HRBB

Thesis Defense of
JASON A. PATRAO
Consistency Maintenance in Peer-to-Peer System
2:00 p.m., Room 408 HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Du Li, Dr. Richard Furuta

CSGSA Happy Hour
Get-together with faculty and grad students
4:00 p.m., Third Floor Reception Area HRBB, hosted by Nancy Amato

CS Events of Saturday 9/7

HAROLD DWIGHT LOOK, 80, died Thursday (9/5) at his home in Brenham. Look, for whom the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M is named, graduated from Texas A&M in 1943. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. today (9/7) at First United Methodist Church in Somerville. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery in Somerville. Visitation is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday (9/6) at Strickland Funeral Home in Somerville.
Memorials may be made to the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.

BOOSTING ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (BEST) NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
BEST is looking for volunteer mentors. A kickoff rally for BEST is scheduled today at 9 a.m. in Texas A&M University's Zachry Engineering Building. BEST uses an exciting sports-like robot competition to show high school students that engineering, science and technology can be fun.

CS Events of Week 9/9

CS ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
The Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M announces the following faculty promotions effective September 1: Dr. Donald K. Friesen, acting department head; Dr. Jennifer L. Welch, professor; Dr. Jianer Chen, professor; Dr. Thomas R. Ioerger, associate professor; and Dr. Lawrence "Pete" Petersen, senior lecturer.

EVANS LIBRARY TOURS FOR SEPTEMBER
A tour guide will meet participants in the front lobby of the Evans library and conduct a brief tour of the 1st and 2nd floors followed by a short classroom session on basic services, resources, and the online catalog (LibCat).

Monday, September 9

STATE FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTION OF TEXAS A&M FACILITIES BEGINS
This enormous undertaking is expected to take several months to complete.

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
Harry S. Truman and Morris Udall Scholarships
(Careers in Government, Law, Public Service, Military)
For more information, contact the Office of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships 845-1957.
4:00 p.m., Room 404 Rudder Tower

Tuesday, September 10

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
Rhodes and British Marshall Scholarships
(Careers in Government Business, Research)
For more information, contact the Office of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships 845-1957.
4:00 p.m., Room 404 Rudder Tower

THE REED ARENA JOB FAIR
Many local business will attend looking to hire, including Texas A&M.
Dress for an interview and bring plenty of resumes.
For more information, call 862-1018
2pm-6pm, Reed Arena

SILVER TAPS CEREMONY
Blackout at all residence halls, buildings and streetlights surrounding the Silver Taps Memorial in front of the Academic Building.
10:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 11

REMEMBRANCE

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION WORKSHOPS
Barry Goldwater and Natioanl Science Foundation Scholarships
(Careers in Research)
For more information, contact the Office of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships 845-1957.
4:00 p.m., Room 404 Rudder Tower

GRADUATE ORIENTATION II
Faculty and their research
Research opportunities
Pizza & poster session
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, September 12

Friday, September 13

LAST DAY to apply for all degrees to be awarded in December

REGISTER NOW FOR A FREE ONLINE SEMINAR
Texas A&M faculty and staff are invited to a free seminar, "Elluminate - Software for the Virtual Classroom and Virtual Office Hours" today at 2:00 p.m. All participants will join in from their offices. A computer with sound card and microphone are needed (headset preferred). Connections must be tested ahead of time. This software runs on both the MAC and Windows operating system.
If you wish to participate, contact Anne Turner at anne@science.tamu.edu and instructions will be e-mailed to you.

CS Events of Week 9/16

FALL PICNIC 2002
The Fall Picnic 2002 for department of computer science faculty, staff, and students sponsored by Microsoft will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 27. This year's picnic will be held at Southwood Park located at 1600 Rock Prairie Road in College Station. Please keep this date open. More information will be published next week.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY, CULTURE, GEOGRAPHY AND POLITICS
Don't miss this timely and user-friendly web site - SAGE
SAGE is housed in the Center for International Business Studies (CIBS), part of Texas A&M's Mays College of Business.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE ON CAMPUS
University Emergency Medical Services (EMS), dial 9-911.

Student Health Services at the A.P. Beutel Health Center, 845-1511.
Immediate Care area (not an emergency room) available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Dial-A-Nurse, 845-2822, evenings and weekends.

The Student Counseling Service, 845-4427, ext. 165, (no appointment is needed) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, Room 104 Henderson Hall.

Student Counseling HelpLine at 845-2700.

Monday, September 16

Tuesday, September 17

 TEXAS A&M COMPUTING SOCIETY MEETING
Representatives from Lockheed Martin will discuss Aeronautical Simulators at the first fall 2002 meeting of the Texas A&M Computing Society.
Refreshments include burritos from Freebirds World Burrito.
This meeting is open to anyone with interest; for more information, please contact Paul Bogen at plb@tamu.edu.
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

BUSH MUSEUM STORYTELLERS GUILD
"Gone to Texas"
The historical docu-musical drama of Gen. Sam Houston is told through the eyes of his wife, Margaret Lea, with appearances by President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief Oo-loo-teka, Senator Thomas Jefferson Rusk, and Joshua, Houston's servant.
Phone Amanda Urrutia at 260-9552, ext.221, to make reservations for this free event.
10:30 a.m., Auditorium A, Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, September 18

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Andreas Klappenecker
Assistant Professor
CS Department, Texas A&M University
"Challenges in Quantum Computing"
4:10pm, Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, September 19

SEMINAR
The Honorable Steve Ogden
Texas State Senator, District 5
"Science & Technology Issues in the 78th Legislative Session"
To register, e-mail abrundeen@tamu.edu or call 847-8682.
11:00 a.m. to Noon, Room 301 Rudder;

Friday, September 20

 FIRST YELL WEEKEND WARMUP

SEMINAR ON USING CAMTASIA
"Tips and Techniques on Using Camtasia"
Camtasia is a program for capturing audio and video of on-screen activity from any application. Applications include capturing entire classes; short tutorials on software usage; and short demonstrations. This seminar is free to Texas A&M faculty and staff.
If you wish to attend, please contact Anne Turner at anne@science.tamu.edu.
1:30 p.m., Room 161 Blocker

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Yu Chen
CS Department, Texas A&M University
"Self-stabilizing Mutual Exclusion Using Tokens in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks"
3:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students -
aka People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. John Keyser
4:30 p.m., Third Floor Reception Area HRBB

CS Events of Week 9/23

Monday, September 23

DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SEMINAR
Dr. Sorin Istrail
Celera Genomics
"Inferring Gene Transcription Networks: The Davidson Model"
Reception hosted by CSGSA
3:15 p.m., Room 301 HRBB
Seminar
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, September 24

THE FALL PICNIC RSVP DUE TODAY

Wednesday, September 25

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Goong Chen
Mathematics Department, Texas A&M
"The Quantum Counting Problem"
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

TAMU FACULTY WORKSHOP
Dr. Ben Welch, director of the Center for Executive Development
Dr. Karan Watson, dean of faculties
"How to Manage Your Time More Effectively"
Lunch will be served. There is no charge for this program. Persons interested in attending should send an e-mail to p-hervey@tamu.edu.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 201Q Wehner

Thursday, September 26

Friday, September 27

 SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
CS Department, Texas A&M University
"A Biologically-plausible Computational Architecture for Sensor-based Machine Olfaction"
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

THE FALL PICNIC
The Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) along with TACS, AWICS and UPE will be hosting the Annual Computer Science Fall Picnic starting at 5:30 p.m. at Southwood Athletic Park, 1600 Rock Prairie Road, College Station.

The picnic is free to all Department of Computer Science students, faculty, staff and their guests. Microsoft is sponsoring the picnic as well as donating prizes and books.
PLEASE RSVP and INDICATE YOUR CHOICE OF BOOK BY WEDNESDAY (9/25).
Remember to use your Computer Science login. Also, please vote from a machine within Texas A&M campus. You will receive an e-mail to confirm your response.

Transportation: Rides to Southwood Athletic Park will be available from the HRBB front door from 5:30 p.m. till 6:30 p.m. Rides from Southwood to HRBB will be available from 7.45 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

CS Events of Week 9/30

Monday, September 30

Tuesday, October 1

BEAT THE HELL OUTTA STRESS
Free ice cream, soda, snacks and massages will be available.
Participants can play with dogs and cats from the animal shelter, play computer games, watch humorous videos, play games and win prizes.
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Rudder Fountain area and the Memorial Student Center Flag Room

THRIVING IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
Topics include teaching assistantships, obtaining funding, getting on the right track for Cumes and Prelims...
Everyone is welcome.
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please contact Nancy Magnussen at 845-5587 or nancy@science.tamu.edu.
4:30 p.m., Room 342 Zachry

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Appala Scholarship and International Education Study Grants is due today, and the Shibata International Memorial Scholarship is due on November 1. International Student Services encourages international students to apply early for future international scholarships and grants.

SILVER TAPS TONIGHT
Two Texas A&M University students will be remembered at Silver Taps tonight. April Lorraine Van Hecke, a freshman psychology major from Atascosa, died as a result of an automobile accident 9/2. The second student, Russell Bruce Ward, a graduate student in history from Austin, died 9/3 of natural causes.
10:30 p.m., Academic Building Plaza

Wednesday, October 2

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS DAY
National Instruments (NI) will be at Texas A&M University's Technology Open House. The event will feature innovative technologies, free food and prizes.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Zachry Engineering Center

NI will host an information session. Engineering and computer science majors are welcome.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Zachry Engineering Center

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
CS Department, Texas A&M
Engineering Functional Quantum Algorithms
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Bjarne Stroustrup
CoE Endowed Chair in Computer Science
CS Department, Texas A&M University / AT&T Labs - Research
Standard-Library Exception Safety
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, October 3

2002 ACADEMIC CONVOCATION
During the convocation, Robert M. Gates will be installed as the 22nd president of Texas A&M. Following his installation, Gates will present an inaugural address. The university community is invited to join Gates in the Rudder Exhibit Hall for a reception immediately following the convocation.
10:00 a.m., Rudder Auditorium

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING
Development Council is a group of interested supporters of our department and its related professions. Members are industry professionals representing Accenture, Valtech, Motorola Hewlett Packard, National Instruments, Raytheon, and ExxonMobil.
1:30 p.m., HRBB

Friday, October 4

COMPUTER SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting will adjourn at noon.

Thesis Defense of
YIPING SHEN
On Anti-eavesdropping Group Communications Protocols
1:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Jyh-Charn Liu

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Mohammad Jaradat
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
Line Map Construction Based On Small-Scale Mobile Robot Using Single-Sonar Navigation
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students -
aka People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Welch
4:30 p.m., Third Floor Reception Area HRBB

"OPEN REHEARSAL" CONCERT
The Texas A&M Singing Cadets will have an "Open Rehearsal" that will include a variety of patriotic and Aggie songs.
Everyone is invited.
5:00 p.m., Memorial Student Center Flag Room

Saturday, October 5

Sunday, October 6

TEXAS A&M SYMPHONIC AND CONCERT BANDS PERFORM
The Free Concert will feature music from around the world as well as the realm of fantasy.
3:00 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

SITAR CONCERT
Indian classical music will be performed by Purbayan Chatterjee (Sitar) and Abhijit Banerjee (Tabla).
Free Concert
6:00 p.m., Room 201 Memorial Student Center

CS Events of Week 10/7

KUDOS TO OUR FACULTY
The recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Information Technology Research (ITR) grant of $200,000 goes to Dr. Richard Furuta and Dr. Frank Shipman of Texas A&M's department of computer science to benefit research into Long-Lived Information Artifacts Based on Short-Lived Administratively- Decentralized Source Material. A second grant, this time from NSF National Science Digital Library (NSDL) for $425,000 to Dr. Frank Shipman will benefit research into Using Spatial Hypertext as a Workspace for Digital Library Providers and Patrons.

Honored this week at the Engineering Fall Meeting are department of computer science faculty Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, Dr. Vivek Sarin, and Dr. Riccardo Bettati. The Engineering Program at Texas A&M selected Dr. Rauchwerger as a TEES Fellow, Dr. Sarin as a TEES Select Young Faculty, and Dr. Bettati as the recipient of the BP Amoco Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence. These honors are based on their continued outstanding performance and their significant academic contributions to the College of Engineering . The awards carry a monetary benefit to be used to enhance research programs and professional development. These professors will formally receive their awards on Friday October 11 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 102 Zachry.

NEW CS HELP DESK WEB SITE!

Monday, October 7

AGGIE ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS

Tuesday, October 8

CLASSIC FILM SERIES AT BUSH LIBRARY
The Library and Museum presents a showing of Billy Wilder's classic, "The Apartment." Free admission and refreshments. For further information, call 260-9552, ext.271
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, October 9

 QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Philip Hemmer
Physics, Texas A&M
Spin-based Lattice-gas Quantum Computers in Solids Using Optically Addressed Spins
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Dmitri Loguinov
Assistant Professor
CS Department, Texas A&M University
Adaptive Scalable Internet Streaming
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
TAMULUG SECOND MEETING
The Texas A&M Unix and Linux Users Group's topic this evening is Samba as an Active Directory Domain Controller presented by Anthony Liguori and Greg Havens.
Everyone is welcome. Pizza and soft drinks provided.
For more information, contact Greg Havens at gkh0827@cs.tamu.edu
8:00 p.m., Room 131 HRBB

Thursday, October 10

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION WORKSHOP
Today is the deadline to register for the free Workshop on Policies and Procedures in Processing Research Proposals offered to faculty, research scientific staff and students involved in submitting proposals to sponsors outside the university. The workshop will be presented by Greg Foxworth, director of the Office of Sponsored Projects, and Jane Zuber, manager of pre-award services at the Research Foundation from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, October 15, in Room 206 Memorial Student Center.
MEETING PLANNERS SHOWCASE
This come and go event enables people who help plan meetings, conferences, or special events to find out what services and facilities are available. Free Admission. For more information, contact Brenda Andrews at 260-9898 or brenda@bcscvb.org.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Reed Arena
Thesis Defense of
SREEKANTH REDDY SAMBAVARAM
High Performance Parallel Algorithms for Incompressible Flows
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Vivek Sarin
MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS
Student Financial Services, area banks and other financial service providers will present a money management workshop that includes budgeting, debt reduction, maintaining good credit and the credit industry and how it works. Refreshments and door prizes.
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Room 601 Rudder Tower

Friday, October 11

ENGINEERING FALL MEETING
Faculty Awards; New Faculty Introductions; and Dr. Kemble Bennett, Texas A&M vice chancellor and dean of engineering, will speak.
2:00 p.m., Room 102 Zachry
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Dr. Yoonsuck Choe
CS Dept, Texas A&M
An Analogical Framework for Understanding Brain and Intelligence
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students -
aka People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Vivek Sarin
4:30 p.m., Third Floor Reception Area HRBB

Saturday, October 12

COMMUNITY COMPUTER COLLECTION
Free collection of unwanted monitors, CPUs, printers, keyboards, word processors, networking hardware and cabling open to the public and limited to two personal systems per vehicle. For more information, call (979) 268-8320 or e-mail dgilman@appcomp.com.
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Texas A&M Purchasing and Stores Building on Agronomy Road

CS Events of Week 10/14

 AWARDS GARNERED BY CS FACULTY
On January 1, 2003, Dr. Dick B. Simmons will achieve the status of Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of the many years of loyal membership and support of the activities of the IEEE. Dr. Simmons is a professor in our department and is recognized for his contributions to the development of software models, metrics, and agent-based tools for software project management.

Dr. John Keyser, an assistant professor with our department was recently presented with a $497,705 grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Information Technology Research (ITR) Program. The grant was received for Dr. Keyser's research proposal, "Accurate and Robust Operations on Curved Geometry."

USA TODAY UNDERGRADUATE PROMOTION
USA Today is searching for undergraduates who excel at leadership and scholarship. There is a cash reward as well as a feature ariticle in USA Today.
CAREER CENTER CALENDAR

Monday, October 14

COLUMBUS DAY
2002 LOHMAN LECTURE
James E. Stice
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Texas
Engineering Education: Effective Teaching Methods
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Room 201 MSC

Tuesday, October 15

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WORKSHOP
This workshop provides an in-depth knowledge of the policies, procedures, and forms needed to submit a research proposal to an external sponsor. Those registered for the workshop will meet from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Room 206 MSC.

Wednesday, October 16

NATIONAL BOSS DAY
Celebrate that critical member of your team this week -- the boss, the coach.
WORLD FOOD DAY
A teleconference from the from the campus of George Washington University will be shown. Michael Lipton, head of the Poverty Research Unit at Sussex University in England, will discuss "Hungry Farmers: A National Security Issue for All." Bill Thomas, director of the Brazos Food Bank, will speak on "The Food Bank System: How It Works and How It Has Changed." The final hour of the teleconference will be dedicated to questions and answers.
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder Tower
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. M. Suhail Zubairy
Physics Department, Texas A&M
A Cavity QED based Quantum Phase Gate with Applications
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. A.L. Narasimha Reddy
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University
Network Elements Based on Partial State
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, October 17

Thesis Defense of
VINOD REDDY MELAPUDI
Fair Capacity Sharing in Multiple Aperiodic Servers
11:00 a.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Udo Pooch
Thesis Defense of
PHANI GOPAL V. ACHANTA
Partial State Routers: Design, Analysis & Experiences
3:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Riccardo Bettati (CPSC), Dr. A.L.N. Reddy (ELEN)

Friday, October 18

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
TAO WANG Fault Tolerance of Multi-Computer Networks: A Probabilistic Approach
8:30 a.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Jianer Chen
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Jinsuck Kim, Roger Pearce
PARASOL Lab, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Optimal Motion Planning with Constraints and Mobile Robot Navigation
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students -
aka People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
4:30 p.m., Third Floor Reception Area HRBB

CS Events of Week 10/21

Monday, October 21

MID-SEMESTER GRADES DUE
Noon, Office of the Registrar

Tuesday, October 22

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR "YOU" LATELY?
Handling stress is the focus of tonight's presentation by the Student Counseling Service.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m., A-1 Lounge

Wednesday, October 23

JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
This wellness fair is open to everyone on and off campus and is coordinated by Health Education. Free health screenings and services such as weight and blood pressure checks, HIV testing, chair massage, body fat measurement, and more will be offered along the MSC walkway, Rudder Fountain area, and in the Flag Room. For more information, contact Christy Ahrens at 847-8910.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Memorial Student Center
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Chia-Ren Hu
Physics Department, Texas A&M
Family of Sure-success Quantum Algorithms for Solving a Generalized Grover Search Problem
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, October 24

Thesis Defense of
JOSEPH MICHAEL SIMS
Use of Partner Agents in Training Systems for Complex Tasks
9:30 a.m., Room 320 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Thomas R. Ioerger
Thesis Defense of
JUNJIE BU
On the Design and Implementation of a Content-based Image Database Management System
1:00 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Jyh-Charn (Steve) Liu
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
CHRISTOPH W. BORST
Haptic Feedback for Virtual Environments Using a Combination of Passive Haptics and Active Force Feedback
2:30 p.m., Room 307 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Richard Volz
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
HYUK-JOON OH
Computer Aided Selective Color Processing via Automatic Color Segmentation
3:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker (CPSC), Dr. Nasser Kehtarnavaz (ELEN)
HALLOWEEN PARTY
MSC Hospitality presents this party for children of Texas A&M Faculty, Staff and Students. Admission is free. MSC Hospitality will also be collecting new and used books for its Literacy Awareness Book Drive. For more information, call 845-1515.
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Room 201 Memorial Student Center

Friday, October 25

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Jyh-Ming Lien, Burchan Bayazit
PARASOL Lab, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Better Group Behaviors in Complex Environments
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students -
aka People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Hank Walker
4:30 p.m., Third Floor Departmental Lounge HRBB

Upcoming Event on Monday, 10/28

ENGINEERING FACULTY WORKSHOP
The workshop, Developing an Assessment and Evaluation Plan for EC 2000, is being offered free to engineering faculty and will be led by Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, director of academic development in the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Please contact Lori Cardenas at lori@tamu.edu to register or to receive more information.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room 342 ZACH

CS Events of Week 10/28

 SIGMA XI STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GALVESTON
Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, is holding a National Student Research Conference from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. More than 250 science and engineering students will compete for cash prizes in poster presentations. This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to present research at a national level. For questions about the event, contact Dr. Edward Funkhouser at ed-funkhouser@tamu.edu.

Monday, October 28

GREEK WEEK 2002
ENGINEERING FACULTY WORKSHOP
The workshop, Developing an Assessment and Evaluation Plan for EC 2000, is being offered free to engineering faculty and will be led by Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, director of academic development in the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Please contact Lori Cardenas at lori@tamu.edu to register or to receive more information.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Room 342 ZACH

Tuesday, October 29

YOGA, STRETCH YOUR LimbITS
This program is sponsored by Asian Cultures Education (MSC ACE) and will feature a guest instructor who will give the audience an introduction to yoga. For more information, visit the web site at http://ace.tamu.edu or contact Stella Chiu, MSC Asian Cultures Education, 845-1515 or chewie686@yahoo.com.
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries
GET STRESS TO WORK FOR YOU
Distinguishing between motivational and overwhelming stress is the focus of tonight's presentation by the Student Counseling Service.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m., A-1 Lounge

Wednesday, October 30

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
CS Department, Texas A&M
ON THE MONOMIALITY OF NICE ERROR BASES
"Two basic constructions of unitary error bases are known: An algebraic construction by Knill, which yields nice error bases, and a combinatorial construction by Werner, which yields shift-and-multiply bases. An open problem posed by Schlingemann and Werner relates these two constructions and asks whether each nice error basis is equivalent to a shift-and-multiply basis." This talk is based on joint work with Martin Rötteler.
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
Assistant Professor
CS Department, Texas A&M University
A SELF-ORGANIZING MODEL OF CHEMOTOPIC CONVERGENCE FOR OLFACTORY CODING
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, October 31

 MENTORNET DEADLINE
Today is the deadline to sign up for MentorNet, an electronic mentoring network for women in engineering and science. The program pairs undergraduate and graduate women students with professionals working in corporations and government throughout the world. To sign up for the program, go to http://www.MentorNet.net.
CSGSA HALLOWEEN PARTY
Costume Contest! Snacks and Drinks!
Fun Get-together for Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff!
TIME CHANGE: 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Third Floor Lobby and Reception Area
HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN NIGHT
Meet Texas A&M Men's and Women's Basketball Teams.
Free. For more information, call 845-4531.
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Reed Arena

Friday, November 1

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
NO SEMINAR TODAY
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
4:30 p.m., LOCATION CHANGE: First Floor in front of Room 131 HRBB

CS Events of Week 11/04

 SIGMA XI STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GALVESTON NEXT WEEK
Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, is holding a National Student Research Conference from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. More than 250 science and engineering students will compete for cash prizes in poster presentations. This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to present research at a national level. For questions about the event, contact Dr. Edward Funkhouser at ed-funkhouser@tamu.edu.

Monday, November 4

Tuesday, November 5

ELECTION DAY
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/elections/index.senate.html
This web site provides a "LOCAL RACES" web page; just put your zip code in the homepage data box on the left entitled "ELECTION GUIDE."

Wednesday, November 6

FREE FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS AT RUDDER
Topics presented are "Managing your Money in Uncertain Times," "Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Overview," and "Social Security Benefits."
Starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through the day.
See http://www.tamu.edu/hrd/benefits/workshop.pdf for times and location at Rudder Tower.
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Goong Chen
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M
A ONE HOUR CRASH COURSE ON SHOR'S ALGORITHM
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
BUSH LIBRARY CELEBRATES FIFTH
(click Events at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/)
There will be cake, ice cream, balloons and door prizes to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the opening of The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
Free; bring the children...
11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Museum's Rotunda
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Charles Lefurgy
Research Staff Member
IBM Austin Research Lab
SUPER-DENSE SERVERS: AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPROACH TO LARGE-SCALE SERVER CLUSTERS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
TAMULUG THIRD MEETING
The Texas A&M Unix and Linux Users Group's topic this evening is High Performance Cluster Computing presented by Mr. A.R. Leifeste.
Everyone is welcome. Pizza and soft drinks provided.
For more information, contact Greg Havens at gkh0827@cs.tamu.edu
7:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB

Thursday, November 7

AGGIE RING DELIVERY
Festivities begin an hour before ring distribution. Please bring your pink receipt or student ID and driver's license.
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Clayton W. Williams Jr. Alumni Center

Friday, November 8

LAST DAY TO Q-DROP
Before 5:00 p.m. today: last day to withdraw and last day to change KINE 199 to S/U grades on Bonfire for Fall 2002.
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Dr. Haytham Mahmoud
West Texas A&M University
MARS ASSESSMENT ROBOTIC SETTLEMENTS (MARS)
"The mission to assess and explore Mars will be the way towards the human settlement of this planet..."
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
4:30 p.m., First Floor in front of Room 131 HRBB

CS Events of Week 11/11

 SIGMA XI STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GALVESTON THIS SATURDAY
Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, is holding a National Student Research Conference from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. More than 250 science and engineering students will compete for cash prizes in poster presentations. This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to present research at a national level. For questions about the event, contact Dr. Edward Funkhouser at ed-funkhouser@tamu.edu. Dr. Funkhouser is with the Texas A&M Honors Programs.

Monday, November 11

VETERANS DAY 11 a.m. - Texas A&M Corps of Cadets will lay a second wreath at the West Gate Memorial while an Aggie Band bugler plays "Taps."

3 p.m. - Texas A&M's new commandant of cadets, Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne, will speak during College Station Middle School's afternoon Veterans Day program.

5-7 p.m. - Commandant Van Alstyne will participate in the dedication of the new veterans memorial at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex on Hwy 30, east of Hwy 6. the Ross Volunteer Firing Squad will fire a 21-gun salute.

Tuesday, November 12

DAN UPDEGROVE FINAL LECTURE
"Informational Technology: Supporting Innovation With Infrastructure"
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited so tickets are required. Tickets are available through the MSC Box Office at (979) 845-1234. For more information, contact the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Academic Services at (979) 845-3210.
7 p.m., Room 201 Memorial Student Center

Wednesday, November 13

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Viswanath Ramakrishna
Math and Science Programs, UT-Dallas
CONTROL OF TWO SPIN SYSTEMS WITHOUT NEGLECTING J-COUPLING
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
BIOINFORMATICS CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Dr. Li Zheng
Syngenta Biotechnology Inc.
Research Park, North Carolina
HUNTING FOR NEW BLOCKBUSTER FUNGICIDES IN THE ERA OF GENOMICS
Cookies and coffee at 3:30 p.m., Room 112 Peterson
4:00 p.m., Room 113 Peterson
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Chengzheng Sun
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
INTERNET-BASED COLLABORATIVE COMPUTING AND THE REDUCE PROJECT
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, November 14

Early registration for 2003 spring semester starts.
Project Defense of
BRYAN E. STRICKLAND
Analysis of Perceived Web Page Change and Notification Desire for Walden's Path
1:00 p.m., Room 307 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Richard Furuta

Friday, November 15

LAST DAY TO PICK UP MICROSOFT BOOKS
Claim your Microsoft book today. A list of books requested during the Fall Picnic can be found at http://www.cs.tamu.edu/news/items?id=64. Unclaimed books will be distributed to interested students.
ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS
The Texas A&M Third Annual Assessment Conference this coming February offers an opportunity for our faculty and staff to speak out about the work they have done in assessment. Proposals may be submitted at http://www.tamu.edu/ode/assessment/rfp2.htm.
HAIL* SEMINAR
Dr. Robert Dimpsey
IBM Network Computing Software Division - Austin, Texas
JAVA SERVER PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF BUILDING EFFICIENT, SCALABLE JVMs
1:30 p.m., Room 227A ZACH

High Availability Infrastructure Laboratory (HAIL) is an interdisciplinary collaborative effort among the departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Statistics. It is funded by the Texas Information Technology and Telecommunications Fund and focuses its work on computer and network infrastructure availability and security. The Department of Computer Science contact for HAIL is Dr. Riccardo Bettati.

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Dr. Swaroop Darbha
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
MOTION PLANNING ALGORITHMS FOR A COLLECTION OF VEHICLES
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 113 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Dmitri Loguinov
4:30 p.m., First Floor in front of Room 131 HRBB

CS Events of Week 11/18

 MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING CENTER REOPENS
On November 15, the Microscopy and Imaging Center at Texas A&M was formally reopened. Vice Chairman Dionel Aviles commented that "This is the only center of its kind in the entire United States providing microscopy and imaging services in both the life and materials sciences." He further stated that "The discoveries made here will be used to make new medicines, to find new solutions to problems in the areas of human health, engineering, ecology and countless other disciplines."
The center is located in the Biological Sciences Building-West.

Monday, November 18

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
BONFIRE REMEMBRANCE
 At 2:42 a.m., the Albritton Tower Carillon will play "The Spirit of Aggieland" followed by the bell tolling 12 times in observance of the Bonfire collapse, which occurred close to 2:42 a.m. on this date in 1999. The collapse claimed the lives of 12 Aggies.

Tuesday, November 19

Wednesday, November 20

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Walter Daugherity
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
MATHEMATICA AND QUANTUM COMPUTING
Refreshments provided.
10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Orran Krieger
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
THE K42 RESEARCH OPERATING SYSTEM
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM (ISP) RECEPTION
As part of the activities for International Education Week, Dr. Christopher Sprecher, Texas A&M assistant professor of the Political Science Department and Dr. Timothy N. Walters of Zayed University in United Arab Emirates will be guest speakers at the ISP reception, which is free and open to the public. The lectures will begin at 6:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Forsyth Center Galleries in the MSC

Thursday, November 21

HAIL* SEMINAR
Dr. Maarten Jansen
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
EDGE ADAPTIVE MULTISCALE DECOMPOSITION OF PIECEWISE SMOOTH DATA
4:00 p.m., Room 227A ZACH

* High Availability Infrastructure Laboratory (HAIL) is an interdisciplinary collaborative effort among the departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Statistics. It is funded by the Texas Information Technology and Telecommunications Fund and focuses its work on computer and network infrastructure availability and security. The Department of Computer Science contact for HAIL is Dr. Riccardo Bettati.

THIRD ANNUAL Feed the Hell Outta t.u.
In the spirit of friendly rivalry before the Big Game on November 29, Aggies will be collecting food between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. outside the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center on campus. This week is also National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week and all food donations will go to the Brazos Food Bank.

Friday, November 22

PROPOSALS DUE TODAY FOR THE 2003 WOMEN'S SPIRIT MONTH
BOOK SALE!
Incredible bargains on books and audio cassettes at the A&M Press warehouse today and tomorrow only. And get a free color map of Texas A&M with your purchase.

Fri Hours: 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sat Hours: 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The warehouse is in the John H. Lindsey Building on the Texas A&M campus, one block off George Bush Drive between the golf course and the alumni center. For further information, contact Wendy Lawrence at 979-458-3982 or w-lawrence@tamu.edu.
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Agustin Gutierrez
CS Department, Texas A&M
HABITUATION IN THE KIII OLFACTORY MODEL USING GAS SENSOR ARRAYS
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Dick Volz
4:30 p.m., First Floor in front of Room 131 HRBB

CS Events of Week 11/25

 UPDATE 11/25/02: ALL MICROSOFT BOOKS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AWAY. "UNCLAIMED" MICROSOFT BOOKS
For information on picking up a book, contact Hemant Mahawar, CSGSA President, at mahawarh@cs.tamu.edu. The following books are available first come, first serve: Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking (MS Press) (book #1); Inside C#, Second Edition (MS Press) (book #3); Introducing Microsoft .NET, Second Edition (MS Press) (book #4); Microsoft Visual C# .NET (Core Reference) (MS Press) (book #5); Microsoft Visual C# .NET Deluxe Learning Edition (MS Press) (book #6); Microsoft Visual C# .NET Step by Step (MS Press) (book #7); Microsoft(R) Visual C++(R) .NET Language Reference (book #9); Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administrator (book #10); Developing XML Solutions (MS Press) (book #12); Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition (book #13)

Monday, November 25

Thesis Defense of
JOHN WISINGER JR.
Title: FPGA Based Image Processing with R-functions and the Curvelet Transform
11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Rabi Mahapatra
FARMERS FIGHT FESTIVAL
This festival is a campus and community wide event with free food, games, music and a yell practice. Local bands will play to 8 p.m., then the Texas A&M Yell Leaders and Fightin' Texas Aggie Band will lead a yell practice to prepare for the Texas A&M-Texas football game. Cory Morrow and Stroke 9 will perform following yell practice. For more information, contact Andy Herreth at a-herreth@hotmail.com.
4:00 p.m. to midnight, Simpson Drill Field (by the Albritton Bell Tower)

Tuesday, November 26

Wednesday, November 27

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
No Seminar. Thanksgiving.
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
No Seminar. Thanksgiving.

Thursday, November 28

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF US!
Why do we stop to celebrate and count our blessings on the fourth Thursday of each November? Explore the answers on Thanksgiving on the Net.

Friday, November 29

BIG GAME
Texas A&M University vs. University of Texas
11:00 a.m., Austin, Texas
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
No Seminar. Thanksgiving Holiday
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Happy Hour Resumes Next Friday.

CS Events of Week 12/02

 CHRISTMAS IN AGGIELAND THIS SUNDAY
Texas A&M University's Singing Cadets, Women's Chorus, Century Singers and Reveliers present "Christmas in Aggieland" this Sunday, December 8.
Tickets are $5.00 each at the MSC Box Office.
3:00 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

Monday, December 2

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Hermann Härtig
Dresden University of Technolgy
Title: SECURITY ARCHITECTURES REVISITED
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, December 3

ANNUAL HOLIDAYS IN THE ROTUNDA STARTS TODAY
Please choose "Events" on the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum website for program dates and times.
"Holidays" will feature entertainment by local choirs, musicians and dance troupes as well as craft activities for children in the Museum Classroom. Free refreshments.
This event is made possible by the generous contributions of TXU.

Wednesday, December 4

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
NOTE: No seminar today

Thursday, December 5

HOLIDAYS IN THE ROTUNDA CONTINUES
Please see "Tuesday, December 3" above.

Friday, December 6

CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN WASHINGTON D.C. LECTURE: U.S.-Polish Relations in the Post 9/11 World
Dr. Przemyslaw Grudzinski, Ambassador of Poland to the United States
Free; but reservations are necessary. Please contact Amanda Urrutia, 260-9552, ext. 221.
Noon, Orientation Theater, Bush Presidential Library and Museum
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
NOTE: No seminar today
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Bruce McCormick
4:30 p.m., First Floor in front of Room 131 HRBB
FACULTY AND STAFF ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY
6:30 p.m. social hour followed by dinner and dancing at Pebble Creek Country Club
Maps available at Administration Front Desk, Room 301

CS Events of Week 12/9

 CONGRATULATIONS TO FACULTY AND STAFF!
At the annual holiday party for faculty and staff last Friday (12/6), Yami Hill was awarded the Fall 2002 Staff Award for high dedication to her job, superior effectiveness and efficiency in performing her defined tasks, exemplary attitude in interaction with customers, sincere effort in team-playing, and significant contribution to the mission of the department. Yami is staff assistant for purchasing, receiving, and facility services.

Susan Spears was awarded the TAMU 20 Years of Service pin and Sherry Escalante was awarded the TEES 15 Years of Service pin during the festivities Friday evening. Those not present for the awards but also receiving Years of Services pins are Mac Lively (TEES 30 years); John Leggett, John McClain, and Michael Quick (TEES 25 years); Salih Yurttas (TAMU and TEES 20 years); Walter Daugherity (TEES 15 years); Glenda Elledge and Daren Wajdak (TEES 10 years).

Monday, December 9

Redefined day: students attend Friday classes.
Dead day: classes meet but no major exams.

Tuesday, December 10

Last day of fall semester classes.
Redefined day: students attend Thursday classes.
Dead day: classes meet but no major exams.
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
 CS graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to a holiday luncheon in honor of our graduate students. Gift certificate door prizes and cookie decorating embellish the celebrating.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 301 HRBB
HOLIDAYS IN THE ROTUNDA
"Holidays" will feature entertainment by local choirs, musicians and dance troupes as well as craft activities for children in the Museum Classroom. Free refreshments. Please choose "Events" on the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum website for program dates and times.
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Rotunda

Wednesday, December 11

Reading days: no classes.
HOLIDAY RECEPTION
The Engineering Program Holiday Reception for engineering friends and colleagues will honor the recipients of the Outstanding Support Staff Achievement Awards and Years of Service pins.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Zachry Engineering Center Lobby.
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
No Seminar. Semester ending.

Thursday, December 12

Reading days: no classes.
SPECIAL SEMINARS
Dr. Bill Tetzlaff
Visiting Industrial Fellow at UC Berkeley and a
Distinguished Engineer at IBM Almaden Research Center
Title: The N Things I Wish I Knew Before Grad School
1:30 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Title: The N Things I Wish I Knew Before the Ph.D. Job Search
3:30 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Friday, December 13

Fall semester final examinations for all students.
HOLIDAY COFFEE
Faculty and staff are invited to the annual Holiday Coffee given by the president and vice presidents of Texas A&M University. The President's Meritorious Service Awards will be presented at 10:30 a.m. in Room 201 MSC.
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Rooms 224 and 226 MSC
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
No Seminar. Semester ending.
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Friday Happy Hour resumes in January.

CS Events of Week 12/16

 HOLIDAY MAIL SERVICE ON CAMPUS
During the upcoming University holidays, the University Mail Service Center customer service window will be open to handle incoming and outgoing U.S. mail from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on the following days:

December 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31

Departmental bundles of mail will be available for pickup by a departmental representative any time the customer service window is open.

Contact: Mr. John Stanislaw, University Mail Service Center Manager, 845-4666.

Monday, December 16

Fall semester final examinations for all students.
POTLUCK LUNCHEON
Staff celebrates the holidays with a potluck lunch and gift exchange.
11:30 to 1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, December 17

Fall semester final examinations for all students.

Wednesday, December 18

Fall semester final examinations for all students.
Masters Thesis of
STEVEN SAUNDERS
Object-Oriented Abstractions for Communication in Parallel Programs
4:00 p.m., 501A HRBB
Advisors: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, Dr. Nancy Amato

Thursday, December 19

Friday, December 20

Final grades for all students due in Registrar's Office, noon.
Last day for undergraduate degree candidates for December to apply for $1000 Tuition Rebate, 5:00 p.m.
DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT
 Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander will speak to graduate degree candidates and undergraduate degree candidates in engineering and science and graduate degree candidates in the Bush School of Government and Public Service.
2:00 p.m., Reed Arena
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL DEGREE CANDIDATES AND TO ALL WHO MADE IT SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THIS FALL SEMESTER.

PEACE AND HAPPINESS TO EACH OF US IN THE NEW YEAR!

Spring 2003

CS Events of Week 1/6

Monday, January 6

Undergrad tuition payment due by 5:00 p.m., room 119, Pavilion
New international student mandatory orientation

Tuesday, January 7

New international student mandatory orientation
FINANCIAL AID ONLINE CHAT
under Site Menu / Features / Chat Events
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 8

Graduate tuition payment due at 5:00 p.m., room 119, Pavilion
Residence halls open
Parking permits available for pickup at Koldus Building

Thursday, January 9

Registration for spring semester classes
MY FAIR LADY
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum presents the classic film "My Fair Lady" starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn (Warner Bros., 1964, 175 minutes) directed by George Cukor.
Free admission and refreshments.
For further information, call 260-9552, ext. 271.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Friday, January 10

Last day to register for spring semester classes and pay fees
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Seminar resumes January 17.

CS Events of Week 1/13

 To Faculty, Students, and Staff: HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME BACK! GLAD YOU'RE HERE!!

SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

MICROSOFT SCHOLARSHIPS
Microsoft is excited to be offering full tuition scholarships totaling over a half million dollars for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, January 31, 2003.

Additionally, our department is accepting applications for departmental scholarships that recently became available. See http://www.cs.tamu.edu/academics/scholarships.

LIFE SCIENCES TASK FORCE PROGRAM
Approximately $1.5 million will be available, and it is anticipated that a minimum of three grants will be awarded to full time faculty members, including research scientists, who are eligible to serve as principal investigators (PIs) on federal research grants. Pre-Proposals are due by Tuesday, February 18, 2003.

The Request for Applications is online at http://lifesciences.tamu.edu under "Fiscal Year 2003" or you may contact Julie Barker at j-barker@tamu.edu, (979)862-2835.

CONACYT
This Collaborative Research Grant Program provides financial support up to $25,000 to develop advance inter-institutional cooperation in science, technology and scholarly activities through the complementary efforts of full-time Texas A&M tenured and tenure-track faculty members and scientists and scholars from Mexican institutions.

Letters of intent are due Friday, February 28 at 5 p.m. Full proposals are due Tuesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. The online request for applications is available at http://conacyt.tamu.edu. For more information, contact Gilda John at (979)845-8585 or g-john@tamu.edu.

SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE TITLED "CONFIDENTIALITY"
This teleconference program will explore issues of confidentiality and is recommended for principal investigators, research administrators, research faculty, and graduate students involved in or concerned with responsible research. This free program will be held on Thursday, January 23, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in room 401 of Rudder. Register online at http://rf-web.tamu.edu.

Lunch and refreshments for conference attendees will be provided at 11:30 a.m. For more information contact Sandra Chavarria at 845-8670 or schavarria@rf-mail.tamu.edu, Emese Gall at 845-8669 or egall@rf-mail.tamu.edu.

CENTERED ON LEARNING
This new online newsletter keeps faculty and students informed on teaching and learning at Texas A&M. The next issue will have an answer to this question from students to faculty: What qualities in a student do you find impressive?

Monday, January 13

First day of spring semester classes

Tuesday, January 14

Wednesday, January 15

Thesis Defense of
BARANIDHARAN RAMAN
Enhancing Inductive Learning with Feature Selection and Example Selection
1:00 p.m., Room 320 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Ioerger
FRANKENSTEIN EXHIBIT OPENING LECTURE AND RECEPTION
Texas A&M University Libraries host "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature" from January 8 - February 21. The exhibit explores Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and it's impact on the social and scientific revolution of the 19th century. Tonight's lecturer is Dr. Susan Egenolf. Contact Adelle Hedleston at 862-4574 or adelle-h@tamu.edu for more information.
Free and open to the public
7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Evans Library - Whitley Suite, 1st floor

Thursday, January 16

Last day for dropping courses with no record

Friday, January 17

Last day for adding courses for the spring semester
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
TBA
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Upcoming Events on Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Faculty and staff holiday

Upcoming Events on Tuesday, January 28

SEC Engineering Career Fair
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Reed Arena

CS Events of Week 1/20

 ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN TEMPE, ARIZONA
Online registration is available for Share the Future IV Conference to be held in Tempe, Arizona, March 16-18. The Foundation Coalition at Texas A&M University is one of the engineering education coalitions hosting the event.
To register or for more information on the conference, see http://www.foundationcoalition.org/stf4.

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Faculty and staff holiday

Tuesday, January 21

CAMPUS WITH A DREAM KICK-OFF
This event will continue through Saturday (1/25) with various cultural awareness programs. The goal of the week-long celebration is to commemorate the birth and ideals of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while increasing cultural diversity awareness on campus.
Free food and entertainment.
Noon, Rudder Fountain (Rain: MSC Flag Room)
DR. DAVID CHU LECTURE
Dr. David Chu, undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness at the Defense Department, will speak on the state of our military and the challenges that face our nation.
Free and open to the public.
6:30 p.m., Rudder Theatre
CAREER CENTER
Various registrations, workshops, and orientations are planned for this month.
Check the Career Center calendar for more information about these events.

Wednesday, January 22

LIBFEST AT EVANS LIBRARY
Bring your camera and have your picture taken with Reveille 10:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. Enjoy snacks, win door prizes at this open house being held to promote library services.
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Evans Library (Dorothy G. Whitley Suite on the first floor)
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN OPEN FORUM
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend this forum to express thoughts, opinions and desires regarding the Texas A&M campus and its character.
4:00-6:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder

Thursday, January 23

Friday, January 24

Last day to apply for all degrees to be awarded in May.
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
TBA
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Rabi Mahapatra
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Events on Tuesday, January 28

SEC Engineering Career Fair
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Reed Arena

CS Events of Week 1/27

Monday, January 27

OPEN FORUM ON PROPOSED UAT INCREASE
The University Authorized Tuition (UAT) for this fall may be $46 per credit hour. Texas A&M President Robert M. Gates has scheduled an open forum for students, faculty, staff, and the public to discuss the proposed increase.
3:00 p.m., Room 292 Memorial Student Center

Tuesday, January 28

SEC ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Reed Arena
DR. DANIEL DRUCKMAN COLLOQUIUM
Dr. Druckman of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, will present "Puzzles in Search of Researchers" as part of ISTPP's "Program on Conflict and Dispute Resolution."
The talk is free and open to the public.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room 504 Rudder
PRESIDENT GATES ON HELPING STUDENTS WITH THEIR WRITING
The University Writing Center Open House will be held today from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. President Gates is scheduled to appear at 3:00 p.m.
Room 1.214, Evans Library (second floor through the periodicals)

Wednesday, January 29

Thursday, January 30

 QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Goong Chen
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M
Title: "From Quantum Dots to Quantum Computer Gates"
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
REGISTER EARLY FOR THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE
Attendees of Texas A&M's third Annual Assessment Conference next month can take advantage of a $10 savings if they register before tomorrow (1/31). The conference, "Measuring for Success," will focus on developing and using student learning outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs, to guide improvements in educational processes and to measure Texas A&M's success against that of comparable universities.
To register or for more information, visit the conference web site

Friday, January 31

SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Hemant Mahawar
Dept. of Computer Science, Texas A&M
Title: "Novel Algorithms for Inductance Extraction"
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Hank Walker
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

CS Events of Week 2/3

Monday, February 3

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Vivek Sarin
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: MULTIPOLE-BASED HIERARCHICAL TECHNIQUES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, February 4

UURF INFORMATION SESSIONS
University Undergraduate Research Fellows information sessions will be held at
4:30 p.m., Room 225 MSC
SILVER TAPS
Silver Taps is held for a graduate or undergraduate student who passes away while enrolled at Texas A&M. Students to be honored at the unique ceremony are Brandon Charles Fails, a freshman general studies major from Euless (11/25); Kishore Shivdas Naik, a graduate student in aerospace engineering (12/22); Gokul Lakshman, a graduate student in petroleum engineering (12/22);Jacqueline Roquemore from Sugar Land, a freshman in the College of Education majoring in teaching, learning and culture (12/29); Rajiv Saha, a graduate student in chemistry from India (12/25).
10:30 p.m., plaza in front of the Academic Building

Wednesday, February 5

UURF INFORMATION SESSIONS
University Undergraduate Research Fellows information sessions will be held at
7:00 p.m., Room 225 MSC
AMERICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Works of Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington, along with new works by Robert Nelson and Peter Lieuwen--Texas A&M composer-in-residence, will be presented in "A Concert of American Music."
Free and open to the public.
7:30 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

Thursday, February 6

 QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Ashok Muthukrishnan
Department of Physics, Texas A&M
TITLE: MULTILEVEL ATOMIC IMPLEMENTATION OF SHOR'S ALGORITHM
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
UURF INFORMATION SESSIONS
University Undergraduate Research Fellows information sessions will be held at
11:00 a.m., Room 225 MSC

Friday, February 7

UURF INFORMATION SESSIONS
University Undergraduate Research Fellows information sessions will be held at
1:00 p.m., Room 212 MSC
SEMINAR, AI AND ROBOTICS
Osman Burchan Bayazit
Dept. of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: SOLVING MOTION PLANNING PROBLEMS BY ITERATIVE RELAXATION OF CONSTRAINTS
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Monday, February 10

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE
The conference, "Measuring for Success," will focus on developing and using student learning outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs, to guide improvements in educational processes and to measure Texas A&M's success against that of comparable universities. To register or for more information, visit the conference web site at http://www.tamu.edu/ode/assessment.

Upcoming Event on Wednesday, February 12

ANNUAL FINANCIAL PLANNING "MINI" FAIR
"Managing your money in uncertain times" is only one of the topics to be covered at the Fair. Sessions are free and open to all Texas A&M System employees and the public. For additional information, call Jerry Gray, Fair Coordinator, at (979) 862-7543. A complete class schedule may be downloaded from the fair's official website.
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Rudder Tower

Upcoming Event on Saturday, February 15

NETAPP (ASPENGROVE) OFFLINE
Our Computer Services Group plans to take NetApp off line for approximately ten hours. Configurations done during this time will make ready the final move off the old file server. Please let Dr. John McClain know by this week (2/3) if the 15th is not a good time for you.
5K KICKS OFF ENGINEERING WEEK
Registration forms are available on the web and in room 344, Zachry, for the "Thinking Outside the Gears" 5K.

CS Events of Week 2/10

 CONGRATULATIONS TO YAMI HILL!
Yami was recently promoted to Administrative Assistant for Facilities Support, reporting to Dr. John McClain, senior lecturer and director of Computing Services and Facilities Support. Yami received the departmental Fall 2002 Staff Award for Excellence in her former role as staff assistant.
CSGSA FUN FOTOS

Monday, February 10

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE STARTS TODAY
The conference, "Measuring for Success," will focus on developing and using student learning outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs, to guide improvements in educational processes and to measure Texas A&M's success against that of comparable universities.

Tuesday, February 11

Wednesday, February 12

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Dirk Helbing
Managing Director Institute for Economics and Traffic
Dresden University of Technology
TITLE: TRAFFIC SIMULATION AND ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOR
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
ANNUAL FINANCIAL PLANNING "MINI" FAIR
"Managing your money in uncertain times" is only one of the topics to be covered at the Fair. Sessions are free and open to all Texas A&M System employees and the public. A complete class schedule may be downloaded from http://finfair.tamu.edu the fair's official website.
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Rudder Tower

Thursday, February 13

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Goong Chen
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M
TITLE: FROM QUANTUM DOTS TO QUANTUM COMPUTER GATES: THE CONTROLLED-NOT GATE
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum's Classic Film Series presents "An Affair to Remember" starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
Free admission and refreshments. For more information, call 691-4038.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Friday, February 14

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

INVITATION FROM TEES COMMUNICATIONS

Second installment tuition payment due.
REGISTRATION FOR INNOVATION ISSUES FREE LUNCH SEMINAR
Registration for "Business Plans for Tech-Based Start-ups," from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Room 301, Rudder Tower ends today. To register, e-mail your name and department to abrundeen@tamu.edu or call (979) 847-8682.
WOMEN'S STATUS IN SCIENTIFIC ACADEMIA LECTURE
Debra Rolison, head of Advanced Electrochemical Materials, Surface Chemistry Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. and a leading figure in nanotechnology, will present "Time to Thrive, Not Just Survive: Accumulating Advantage for Women in Science. The National Science Foundation Gender Equity Project at Texas A&M is hosting this event. For more information, contact Kim Covington at kcovington@tamu.edu or (979) 845-3827.
2:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder Tower
AI AND ROBOTICS SEMINAR
Guang Song
Dept. of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: A MOTION PLANNING APPROACH TO PROTEIN FOLDING
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
Fun! Food! Fellowship!
Sponsor: Drs. Pete Petersen and Walter Daugherity
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Saturday, February 15

 NETAPP (ASPENGROVE) OFFLINE
Our Computing Services Group will be taking NetApp off line for approximately ten hours. Configurations done during this time will make ready the final move off the old file server.
ENGINEERING WEEK KICK OFF
"Thinking Outside the Gears" 5K Run is hosted by the Society of Women Engineers and the Student Engineers' Council. Check-in and registration begins at 7:00 a.m. and the Run begins at 8:00 a.m. Runners and Spectators will meet at the Gazebo between the Kleberg Center and Rosenthal Meat and Science Technology Center, close to the intersection of Olsen and Kimbrough.
NATIONAL ENGINEERS' WEEK STARTS TOMORROW (2/16)

Upcoming Event on Wednesday, February 19

INNOVATION ISSUES LUNCH SEMINAR
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 301 Rudder

Upcoming Event on Friday, February 21

UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE
Participants in the 10-week program work closely with Texas A&M faculty on current research projects and receive a $3,500.00 stipend. For an application or more information, see http://eapo.tamu.edu/usrg or e-mail Teresa Wright at t-wright@tamu.edu

CS Events of Week 2/17

Monday, February 17

PRESIDENTS' DAY
NATIONAL ENGINEERS' WEEK
A calendar for the week's events at Texas A&M is available at http://sec.tamu.edu/programs/eweek/.
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
Noon, Rudder Fountain
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Jennifer Welch
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M TITLE: RANDOM WALK FOR SELF-STABILIZING GROUP COMMUNICATION IN AD-HOC NETWORKS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, February 18

TAC HOSTS NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
Nicole McGarry, Cristina Johnson, and Philip Carmichael from National Instruments will present "NI Products and Job Opportunities."
Pizza and sodas will be provided.
7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
CANCELED! - Dr. Kilby is unable to appear due to illness. (posted 2/18, 3:30pm) FATHER OF MICROCHIP DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
Nobel Prize-winning engineer Jack St. Clair Kilby, father of the microchip and former Texas A&M professor, presents "Turning Potential into Realities: The Invention of the Integrated Circuit."
Tickets are free and available at the MSC Box Office in Rudder Tower.
7:30 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, February 19

WIRELESS INTERNET AND INFORMATION THEORY LECTURE
Vijay K. Bhargava, professor of electrical and computer engineering and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communications at the University of Victoria, will present a lecture, "From Marconi to Wireless Internet: The Wireless (R)evolution."
A 10:00 a.m. reception will precede the lecture.
10:45 a.m., Room 206 MSC
BUSINESS PLANS FOR TECH-BASED START-UPS
Innovation Issues presents a free lunch seminar, "Business Plans for Tech-Based Start-ups." Jim Mullens, chairman of the Capital Development Advisory Board for the North Texas Enterprise Center and director of North Dallas Investor Group, will give an introduction to writing business plans focusing upon the individual investor.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 301 Rudder Tower.

Thursday, February 20

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Philip Hemmer
Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M
TITLE: QUANTUM COMPUTING IN DIAMOND
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
SEMINAR TO FEATURE CENTRA SOFTWARE
For information on "The Virtual Classroom Is Here" seminar, contact Jennifer Holle at 845-7361 or jholle@science.tamu.edu.
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 457 Blocker.

Friday, February 21

UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE
Participants in the 10-week program work closely with Texas A&M faculty on current research projects and receive a $3,500.00 stipend. For an application or more information, see http://eapo.tamu.edu/usrg or e-mail Teresa Wright at t-wright@tamu.edu.
AI AND ROBOTICS SEMINAR
Hao Yu
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: ADAPTIVE RUN-TIME PARALLELIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION FOR IRREGULAR APPLICATIONS
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with faculty and grad students...
Fun! Food! Fellowship!
Sponsor: Dr. Valerie Taylor
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Friday, February 28

TEXAS A&M STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF YEAR NOMINATIONS DUE
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 28, at Room 219 Pavilion (1252 TAMU). Nomination forms and guidelines are available at http://financialaid.tamu.edu. For more information, contact the Department of Student Financial Aid, Student Employment Office at 845-0686.
WOMEN IN TIME LUNCHEON AND AWARDS CEREMONY
The keynote address, "Life is Change. Growth is Optional. Choose Wisely," will be given by world renowned speaker Karen Kaiser Clark. Tickets are $15 per faculty/staff/guest and $10.00 per student. Ticket orders are available online at http://www.tamu.edu/womenintime and must be received by Friday, February 21.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Duncan Dining Hall

CS Events of Week 2/24

 CONGRATULATIONS, DR. TAYLOR!
Valerie E. Taylor, head of the Dwight Look College of Engineering's Department of Computer Science at Texas A&M University and holder of the Stewart and Stevenson Professorship II, has accepted the Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment (MOBE) Influencers and Innovators of the Internet and Technology (IT) Award. The award recognizes some of the most accomplished African American influencers and innovators of the Internet and technology. Dr. Taylor will receive the award at the 2003 MOBE IT Conference April 4-9 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Monday, February 24

INTERNATIONAL WEEK OPENING CEREMONIES
The "The Global Neighborhood" ceremonies will include speakers and performers who will give the audience a taste of some of the activities planned for the rest of the week. Included in today's events are booths representing different countries with examples of their music, art, games, and costumes. The booths will be set up in the MSC tomorrow (2/25), also.
Free and open to the public.
11:30 a.m., MSC Flag Room
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
OSMAN BURCHAN BAYAZIT
"Solving Motion Planning Problems by Iterative Relaxation Constraints"
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Amato

Tuesday, February 25

LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR "Last Day" changed to midnight this Friday 2/28. CSGSA SPORTS 2003
This event is open to all students, faculty, and staff. See you on the courts!
PROFESSIONAL HISPANIC NETWORK BROWN BAG LUNCH
The Professional Hispanic Network (PHN) will hold a general membership meeting for faculty and staff members who are interested in Hispanic issues at Texas A&M University. Members and non-members are welcome. For more information, e-mail phn@tamu.edu.
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Room 404 Rudder
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
AARON B. CLEVENSON
"Increased System Reliability through Improved Validation of Knowledge in Expert Systems with Single Domain Expert Development Teams"
2:00 p.m., Room 425A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Dick B. Simmons

Wednesday, February 26

INTERNATIONAL BUFFET
Wonderful, simple and elaborate, dishes from all continents will be especially prepared by the members of the international clubs present at Texas A&M. There will also be a wide variety of live entertainment while feasting.
Admission: $10.00; or a combination ticket for both the buffet tonight and the talent show on Friday (2/28) is available for $13.00
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Second Floor MSC

Thursday, February 27

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Philip Hemmer
Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M
TITLE: PART II - QUANTUM COMPUTING IN DIAMOND
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

Friday, February 28

STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF YEAR NOMINATIONS DUE BY 5:00 P.M.
The Student Employee of the Year Award is to honor an outstanding Texas A&M student employee for the contributions he or she has made to the university and community over the past year. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Friday February 28 to Room 219 Pavilion, 1252 TAMU. Nomination forms and guidelines are available at http://financialaid.tamu.edu. For more information, contact the Department of Student Financial Aid, Student Employment Office at 845-0686.
WOMEN IN TIME LUNCHEON AND AWARDS CEREMONY
The keynote address, "Life is Change. Growth is Optional. Choose Wisely," will be given by world renowned speaker Karen Kaiser Clark.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Duncan Dining Hall
AI AND ROBOTICS SEMINAR
Guang Song
CS Department, Texas A&M
TITLE: A MOTION PLANNING APPROACH TO PROTEIN FOLDING
"More information regarding our work, including movies, can be found at http://parasol.tamu.edu/dsmft/." -Guang Song
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
Fun! Food! Fellowship!
Sponsor: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB
INTERNATIONAL WEEK TALENT SHOW AND DRESS PARADE
Our Department of Computer Science has quite a group of students participating in this event. I hope all of us take the opportunity to enjoy the evening with them.
Tickets are $5.00 per person and available at the MSC Box Office.
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

Upcoming Event on Monday, March 3

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Samuel Midkiff
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
TITLE: THE PENSIEVE PROJECT: COMPILING FOR MULTIPLE MEMORY MODELS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
Faculty Contact: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger (rwerger@cs.tamu.edu)

Upcoming Event on Wednesday, March 5

OPEN FORUM FOR CS GRAD STUDENTS WITH DR. VALERIE E. TAYLOR
This forum is hosted by CSGSA.
4:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 3/3

 WOMEN IN TIME WEEK CALENDAR

Monday, March 3

Mid-semester grades due in Registrar's Office by noon.
CHINA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION TODAY
Those interested in attending a planning session for this conference, should register on-line at http://vpr.tamu.edu/registration/.
SEMINAR Ye Xia
Ph.D. Candidate
University of California, Berkeley
TITLE: ANALYSIS ON PACKET RESEQUENCING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
9:30-10:30am, Room 302, H.R. Bright Building
Faculty Contact: Dr. Riccardo Bettati, bettati@cs.tamu.edu
Staff Contact: Ms. Elena Catalena, elena@cs.tamu.edu
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR
Gyana R. Parija
e-Business Optimization Research
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, New York
TITLE: ON DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY
A discussion will follow in room 342 Zachry for graduate students interested in learning more about IBM.
3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., Room 203 Zachry
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dr. Sam Midkiff
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
TITLE: THE PENSIEVE PROJECT: COMPILING FOR MULTIPLE MEMORY MODELS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
Faculty Contact: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, rwerger@cs.tamu.edu

Tuesday, March 4

CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS AT RUDDER
Come grab free beads, masks, coins, and Spring Break Survival Kits.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Rudder Fountain
TAC HOSTS APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
Dreux Ste. Marie, system engineer with Apple for 15 years, will discuss OS X, Apple's UNIX based operating system, the open source Darwin layer of the OS, Apple's recent move to embrace KHTML, development tools available to students and online developers including downloadable development tools, CHUD tools to examine code, and project builder.
Pizza and sodas will be provided.
7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
TROTTER LECTURE FEATURES TWO WORLD-CLASS PHYSICISTS
Alan Guth, the Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at MIT, and the Rev. Dr. John Polkinghorne, formerly professor of mathematical physics and president of Queens' College, Cambridge, will appear together at the second annual Trotter Lecture and Prize. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mark Minton, Communications Specialist, Texas A&M University College of Science (979) 862-1237; mminton@science.tamu.edu.
7:00 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

Wednesday, March 5

OPEN FORUM FOR ALL CS GRADUATES WITH DR. VALERIE E. TAYLOR
This forum is hosted by CSGSA.
4:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Thursday, March 6

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
will resume after Spring Break.
2003 CHINA CONFERENCE AT TEXAS A&M
Texas A&M faculty members currently involved in collaborative research with Chinese scholars or those who are interested in doing so are invited to attend a planning session.
For further information, contact Julie Barker in the Office of the Vice President for Research, 845-8585 or j-barker@tamu.edu.
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., fourth floor of Rudder Tower.

Friday, March 7

PARASOL SEMINAR
Cheng Shao
CS Department, Texas A&M
TITLE: DETERMINISTIC AND RANDOMIZED DISTRIBUTED DATA STRUCTURES
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
Fun! Food! Fellowship!
Sponsor: Dr. Mac Lively
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Saturday, March 8

 STEPHEN HAWKING TO LECTURE AT TAMU
Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist whose best-selling books A Brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell have sold millions of copies around the world, is renowned as a scientist with the uncommon ability to communicate complex science in a way that touches people. Dr. Hawking will present "Gödel and the End of Physics."

Before Dr. Hawking's talk, the public is invited to attend an exhibition of hands-on science displays representing work from various departments at Texas A&M. The exhibition will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in rooms 225-226 of the Memorial Student Center. The exhibits will feature popular science that is accessible to all ages.

Tickets are available for Dr. Hawking's presentation: $3 for students and children, and $5 for others. Tickets may be purchased at the Memorial Student Center Box Office (979-845-1234 or toll-free at 888-890-5667).
4:00 p.m., Rudder Auditorium

CS Events of Week 3/10

Monday, March 10

SPRING BREAK FOR STUDENTS
Have Fun and Come Back Safely. We look forward to seeing you again on Monday, March 17.

CS Events of Week 3/17

 KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA OFFERS FREE BABYSITTING
Kappa Kappa Gamma will sponsor a "Faculty Baby-sit" night on Saturday, March 22. Sorority members will be available for free babysitting for the Texas A&M faculty and staff at any requested time of Saturday night. If interested, please contact Kristin Haag, KristinHaag@hotmail.com.

Monday, March 17

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Tuesday, March 18

 TACS HOSTS THE IBM SOFTWARE GROUP
Eric Dunn, Senior Programming Manager, and Ron Allan, Advisory Software Engineer, will present "e-business on demand." The TACS meeting is open to students, faculty, and staff.
Pizza will be served.
7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Wednesday, March 19

 Thesis Defense of
CHEE LOONG NG
Title: "Parameters Estimation in Ordinary Differential Equations"
1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Bart Childs
Thesis Defense of
SANGEETA BHATTACHARYA
Title: "Randomized Location Service in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks"
3:30 p.m., Room 501A HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Welch
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Marc Najork
Researcher
Microsoft Research Silicon Valley
TITLE: HIGH-PERFORMANCE WEB CRAWLING
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
Faculty Contact: Dr. Riccardo Bettati (bettati@cs.tamu.edu)

Thursday, March 20

FIRST DAY OF SPRING
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
M. Suhail Zubairy
Department of Physics, Texas A&M
TITLE: ATOM MICROSCOPY AND MEASUREMENT OF ATOM WAVE FUNCTION
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Michelle Mills Strout
University of California at San Diego
TITLE: PERFORMANCE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR IRREGULAR APPLICATIONS
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger (rwerger@cs.tamu.edu)
CANCELED; APPLICATION WITHDRAWN RECEPTION FOR PROVOST CANDIDATE
The university community is invited to attend a reception with Dr. Cutberto Garza, professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, the second of four candidates to interview for the position of Executive Vice President and Provost at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Garza will make brief remarks at 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Forsyth Center Gallery

Friday, March 21

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Dr. Nirupama Bulusu
University of California at Los Angeles
TITLE: DESIGNING SELF-CONFIGURING, ADAPTIVE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Hank Walker (walker@cs.tamu.edu)
PARASOL SEMINAR
Andrew Ladd
Rice University
TITLE: BINGO GAMES FOR SPACE COVERING WITH PRM
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: TBA
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Tuesday, March 25

INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH GAIL NISHIMURA
The Department of Computer Science will host Gail Nishimura, Portables Product Manager for Apple Computer, in informal discussions with students, faculty and staff on Apple portables products. This is an opportunity to participate in an open forum roundtable discussion on Apple's current direction in portables, technology directions for laptop and mobile products, and to provide feedback to Apple.
  • Faculty and Staff
    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Accenture Conference Room 302, HRBB
  • Students
    10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Accenture Conference Room 302, HRBB

CS Events of Week 3/24

 STUDENT FINANCIAL AID HAS NEW WEB ADDRESS

Monday, March 24

STUDENT RESEARCH WEEK (SRW) KICK-OFF
The SRW will kick off with a program titled "CSI: College Station." All students and faculty members are welcome to attend the program, beginning with refreshments at 6 p.m. The program starts at 7 p.m. in Room 201 of the Memorial Student Center
CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Dimitris Nikolopoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
The College of William & Mary
TITLE: BUILDING ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL SENSING OF EXECUTION CONDITIONS
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato (amato@cs.tamu.edu)

Tuesday, March 25

 INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH GAIL NISHIMURA
The Department of Computer Science will host Gail Nishimura, Portables Product Manager for Apple Computer, in informal discussions with students, faculty and staff on Apple portables products. This is an opportunity to participate in an open forum roundtable discussion on Apple's current direction in portables, technology directions for laptop and mobile products, and to provide feedback to Apple.
  • Faculty and Staff
    9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Accenture Conference Room 302, HRBB
  • Students
    10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Accenture Conference Room 302, HRBB
RECEPTION FOR PROVOST CANDIDATE
The university community is invited to attend a reception with Dr. Jane Close Conoley, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University, who is interviewing for the position of Executive Vice President and Provost at Texas A&M University. Dr. Conoley will make brief remarks at 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., J. Wayne Stark Gallery.

Wednesday, March 26

CPSC 681 GRADUATE SEMINAR
Stefan Szeider
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Computer Science (Theory Group)
University of Toronto
TITLE: PARAMETERIZED SAT: SOLVING THE SATISFIABILITY PROBLEM BY THE SLICE
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
Faculty Contact: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger (rwerger@cs.tamu.edu)

Thursday, March 27

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Andreas Klappenecker
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: QUANTUM SOFTWARE REUSABILITY
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
HUMANITIES INFORMATICS
This public lecture series presents Clifford Lynch, director of the Coalition for Networked Information in Washington D.C. The subject of Lynch's presentation is "Scholarly Communication in a Digital World."
3:00 p.m., Room 204E, Evans Library
HARDWARE SOFTWARE CODESIGN SEMINAR
Dr. Nasib Naser
Synopsys
TITLE: CODESIGN USING COCENTRIC TOOLS
4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, March 28

TEXAS A&M LAUNCHES NEW FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN
The One Spirit One Vision Campaign supports Texas A&M's Vision 2020 project that resulted from a two-year study by more than 250 students, former students, faculty, staff, local residents, representatives of the corporate community and other friends of the university.
PARASOL SEMINAR
Libo Yang
TITLE: THE SAMPLING-BASED NEIGHBORHOOD GRAPH: AN APPROACH TO COMPUTING AND EXECUTING FEEDBACK MOTION STRATEGIES
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Welch
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

CS Events of Week 3/31

Monday, March 31

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty (Q-Drop).
Last day to change Kinesiology 198/199 to S/U grade on BONFIRE.
Last day to officially withdraw from the University.

Tuesday, April 1

APRIL FOOL'S DAY
SILVER TAPS CEREMONY
 Adam Keith Knott of Athens, who was a junior engineering technology major at Texas A&M University, will be remembered at Silver Taps. An honor guard from the Ross Volunteer Company will march across campus from the Corps of Cadets area to the plaza where its members will present a 21-rifle salute. Buglers from the Aggie Band will play a special arrangement of "Taps." The tolling of Albritton Tower bells will signal the end of the ceremony.
10:20 p.m., plaza in front of the Academic Building

Wednesday, April 2

LUNCH WITH DR. JOHN KEYSER
All students are invited to a TACS sponsored lunch with Dr. John Keyser. Dr. Keyser is an assistant professor in our department. His research interests include graphics, geometric and solid modeling and computer algebra. Dr. Keyser teaches several undergraduate and graduate computer graphics classes. If you would like to attend, please email Bharat Sandhu, TACS president, at bss5793@cs.tamu.edu before 10:00 a.m. today.
CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS AS A DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DR. ALEXANDER STEPANOV
Principal Scientist at Adobe Systems
LECTURE: GREATEST COMMON MEASURE: THE LAST 2500 YEARS
4:10 p.m., Wednesday April 2, 2003
Room 124, H.R. Bright Building
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3:15 P.M. RECEPTION
ROOM 301 HRBB
HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION

Thursday, April 3

 QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Andreas Klappenecker
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: MUTUALLY UNBIASED BASES
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

Friday, April 4

AWICS DISTINGUISHED LECTURER
Dr. Banu Ozden
Bell Laboratories
TITLE: QoS SUPPORT IN OPERATING SYSTEMS
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. w/Q&A, Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Jennifer Welch (welch@cs.tamu.edu)
2003 GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE (GDC) REVIEW
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch and learn about the latest developments in game design. Paul Edmondson and Jacob Foshee will describe the events and topics they found interesting while attending the GDC last week in San Jose, California. This review is sponsored by Dr. John Keyser, keyser@cs.tamu.edu.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
PARASOL SEMINAR
Sreekanth Juttu
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M
TITLE: A NEW MATRIC BASED HIERARCHICAL ALGORITHM FOR FAST POTENTIAL EVALUATION
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Jianer Chen
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

CS Events of Week 4/7

 HONORS WEEK IN AGGIELAND
NATIONAL GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT APPRECIATION WEEK

Monday, April 7

CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS AS A DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DR. KESHAV PINGALI
Professor, Computer Science
Cornell University
LECTURE: INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
4:10 p.m., Monday April 7, 2003
Room 124, H.R. Bright Building
Faculty Host: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, rwerger@cs.tamu.edu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3:15 P.M. RECEPTION
ROOM 301 HRBB
HOSTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
SPACE EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH
and its future is the topic of a panel discussion held as part of Honors Week events. The panel includes Roland Allen, professor of physics; John Valasek, assistant professor, aerospace engineering; Suma Datta, associate professor, biochemistry and biophysics; and Robert Effinger, a University Undergraduate Research Fellow. Free pizza will be available for those attending.
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Room 701 Rudder

Tuesday, April 8

Wednesday, April 9

 FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Christina Nita-Rotaru
PhD Candidate
Johns Hopkins University
TITLE: SECURE GROUP COMMUNICATION
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Jennifer Welch, welch@cs.tamu.edu

Thursday, April 10

$500 TACS AWARD ESSAYS DUE TODAY
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester, and fall semester by classification starts today and ends Thursday, May 1.
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
M. Suhail Zubairy
Department of Physics, Texas A&M
TITLE: ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SHOR'S ALGORITHM
Refreshments are provided.
10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB
FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Yan Chen
PhD Candidate
University of California at Berkeley
TITLE: EFFICIENT AND ADAPTIVE REPLICATION USING CONTENT CLUSTERING
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Riccardo Bettati, bettati@cs.tamu.edu

Friday, April 11

PARENTS' WEEKEND
PARASOL SEMINAR
Darren Kerbyson
Performance and Architectures Lab, Los Alamos National Laboratory
TITLE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EARTH SIMULATOR AND OTHER TOP 5 MACHINES IN THE TOP 500 LIST
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Tuesday, April 15

FIFTH ANNUAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARDS BANQUET
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS, CSGSA, TACS, UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science. Awards will be presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, and service.
6:30 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

CS Events of Week 4/14

 NATIONAL CREDIT EDUCATION WEEK
Free seminars will be offered during National Credit Education Week, Tuesday- Thursday, April 15-17, at Texas A&M. The Student Seminar will teach strategies for managing money wisely while in school; the Senior Seminar will help prepare students for employment, help them live within their means, and reinforce their loan-repayment options, responsibilities and obligations. There will be free giveaways and participants could win a free copy of their credit report. These seminars are sponsored by the Department of Student Financial Aid, Student Financial Services and others. See the web site at http://finance.tamu.edu/sfs/resources/students/Credit_Week_02.pdf for times and locations.

Monday, April 14

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Eun Jung Kim
PhD Candidate
The Pennsylvania State University
TITLE: HIGH PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT CLUSTER INTERCONNECTS
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, rwerger@cs.tamu.edu

Tuesday, April 15

DEAN KEM BENNETT VISITS CS DEPARTMENT
Smile! Yes, you are on "candid" camera.
SPRING 2003 SPORTS EVENTS
Winners of the sports matches can be found at http://csgsa.cs.tamu.edu/Sports2003.
The winner and runner-up in each category will be awarded at the FIFTH ANNUAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARDS BANQUET to be held this evening at the Conference Center in the George Bush Presidential Museum and Library complex. See you at 6:30 p.m. for the social!
NOTE: RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, 4/17/03 FIFTH ANNUAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AWARDS BANQUET
The awards banquet is organized by AWICS, CSGSA, TACS, UPE, and the faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science. Awards will be presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, and service.
6:30 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, April 16

681 SEMINAR
Mike Perez
Vice President of Engineering and General Manager at Compaq Computer Corporation, retired
SEMINAR: LEADERSHIP ROLES FOR TODAY'S HIGH-TECH ENGINEERS
4:10 p.m., Room 124, Bright Building

Thursday, April 17

 FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Sean Hallgren
Post Doctoral Fellow
California Institute of Technology
TITLE: EXPONENTIAL SPEEDUPS USING QUANTUM COMPUTATION
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Faculty Host: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker, klappi@cs.tamu.edu
QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Emina Soljanin
Bell Labs, Lucent Technology
TITLE: FRAMES IN QUANTUM AND CLASSICAL INFORMATION THEORY
Refreshments are provided.
(PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE.) 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

Friday, April 18

Reading day: no classes or examinations.
PARASOL SEMINAR
No Seminar: Reading day (no classes).
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
No Happy Hour: Reading Day (no classes).
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Monday, April 21

AGGIE MUSTER
Roll Call for the Absent will be held Monday April 21 in Reed Arena at 7:00 p.m.
The doors of Reed Arena will open at 5:00 p.m.; please plan to arrive early if you have a large group that would like to sit together.

CS Events of Week 4/21

 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK (formerly National Secretaries Week)

Monday, April 21

AGGIE MUSTER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Roll Call for the Absent will be held Monday April 21 in Reed Arena at 7:00 p.m. The doors of Reed Arena will open at 5:00 p.m.; please plan to arrive early if you have a large group that would like to sit together.)

Tuesday, April 22

SEMINAR
Sandip Kundu
Principal Engineer
Intel Corporation
TITLE: ANALYSIS OF POWER SUPPLY GRID OF MICROPROCESSORS
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
TAMULUG OPEN DISCUSSION
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to an open discussion on security models for Linux presented by Danna Rother and Emily Ratliff of IBM. For more information, contact William Reading, billr@tamu.edu, or Brett Willman, bmw@tamu.edu.
7:00 p.m., Room 104 HRBB
VALERIE TAYLOR TO SPEAK AT TACS MEETING
The Texas A&M Computing Society (TACS) presents Dr. Taylor, cs department head, whose talk will include department activities. This meeting is open to students, faculty, and staff.
Free Pizza!
7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Wednesday, April 23

HUMANITIES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Gregory Crane of The Perseus Project at Tufts University will present, "Humanities and Information Technology." This is the final lecture for Spring 2003 in the Humanities Informatics public lecture series. For more information, please contact James Rosenheim, director of The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University, 979/845-8328.
7:00 p.m., Room 204E Evans Library

Thursday, April 24

6th ANNUAL OFFICE PRODUCTS EXTRAVAGANZA
2003 office products catalogs, new product applications, office product samples, and refreshments will be available at the 6th Annual Office Products Extravaganza hosted by Texas A&M Stores and Today's Office Solutions.
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Rooms 224, 225, & 226, MSC

Friday, April 25

PARASOL SEMINAR
Ergun Akleman
Associate Professor, Visualization Laboratory
College of Architecture, Texas A&M
Title: Tiled Textures
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Richard Volz
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Upcoming Event on Sunday, April 27

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA!
Texas A&M's MSC Committee for the Awareness of Mexican-American Culture will host Fiesta 505, a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include live music, crafts, food, games and a jalapeno eating contest. Students will also gain free admission to the Bush Museum.
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., George Bush Museum Plaza

CS Events of Week 4/28

 NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP ONLINE
ITS-Noyce Scholarships are $7,500/year, competitive, and renewable once, for a total of two years of scholarship support. It is offered to undergraduate students who will be of junior or senior classification; enrolled at Texas A&M University; majoring in mathematics, engineering, or science; and enrolled at least 3/4 time in an educator certification program.
More information and the application form are available at http://its.tamu.edu/documents/TAMU_ITS_NoyceScholarshipApplication.doc

Monday, April 28

Dead day, classes meet but no major exams.
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester and fall semester by classification.

Tuesday, April 29

Last day of spring semester classes.
Redefined day, students attend their Friday classes.
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester and fall semester by classification.

Wednesday, April 30

Reading days; no classes or examinations
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester and fall semester by classification.

Thursday, May 1

May Day
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester and fall semester by classification.
COUNCIL FORUM
An update by the chairs for each of Texas A&M's four newly formed councils - research, finance, educational environment, and built environment - will be presented on each council's activities and recomendations. There will be a question and answer session after each council presentation.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 159 Wehner
NOTE: CHANGED TO THURSDAY THIS WEEK ONLY
CSGSA HAPPY HOUR
Get-together with grad students and faculty...
People! Fun! Food!
Sponsor: Dr. Yoonsuck Choe and Dr. John Keyser
4:30 p.m., First Floor HRBB

Friday, May 2

Spring semester final examinations for all students today through Wednesday, May 7.
Preregistration for the 2003 first and second summer terms, 10-week summer semester and fall semester by classification.
NOMINATIONS FOR CS STAFF AWARD DUE TODAY
Computer science faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate a deserving staff member for this distinguished award. Nomination forms are available at the front desk in room 301 HRBB. Please submit nominations to Dr. Taylor (marked "confidential") by 5:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event on Monday, May 5

CPSC DEPARTMENT'S 7TH ANNUAL BAKE SALE
All proceeds will benefit Hospice Brazos Valley in memory of Peggy Fields, former department staff member. Hospice will provide a receipt upon request.
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 1st floor (by the elevators) HRBB
NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES FACING THE UNITED STATES
Robert M. Gates, President, Texas A&M University
Reservations: Amanda, 691-4015
6:30 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Upcoming Event on Tuesday, May 6

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) DISCUSSIONS
Host: Vasundara Varadan
NSF division director for electrical and communications systems
TOPIC: NSF ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
All interested students and faculty are invited to attend.
9:45 a.m., Room 106 Richardson
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Co-Hosts: Valerie Taylor, computer science department head at Texas A&M; and Chanan Singh, electrical engineering department head at Texas A&M
TOPIC: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Room 310 Jack K. Williams Administration
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Co-Hosts: Dan Davis, director of operations for the Texas institute for intelligent bio-nano Materials and Structures (TiiMS); and Don Naugle, professor in the physics department at Texas A&M
TOPIC: ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3:15 to 4:15 p.m., Room 310 Jack K. Williams Administration
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Seating for the afternoon discussions is limited; please contact Phyllis McBride at 979-862-4183 or p-mcbride@tamu.edu.

CS Events of Week 5/5

Monday, May 5

Spring semester final examinations for all students
CPSC DEPARTMENT'S 7TH ANNUAL BAKE SALE
All proceeds will benefit Hospice Brazos Valley in memory of Peggy Fields, former department staff member. Hospice will provide a receipt upon request.
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 1st floor (by the elevators) HRBB
NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES FACING THE UNITED STATES
Robert M. Gates, President, Texas A&M University
Reservations: Amanda, 691-4015
6:30 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Tuesday, May 6

Spring semester final examinations for all students
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) DISCUSSIONS
Host: Vasundara Varadan
NSF division director for electrical and communications systems
TOPIC: NSF ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
All interested students and faculty are invited to attend.
9:45 a.m., Room 106 Richardson
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Co-Hosts: Valerie Taylor, computer science department head at Texas A&M; and Chanan Singh, electrical engineering department head at Texas A&M
TOPIC: COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1:15 to 2:15 p.m., Room 310 Jack K. Williams Administration
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Co-Hosts: Dan Davis, director of operations for the Texas institute for intelligent bio-nano Materials and Structures (TiiMS); and Don Naugle, professor in the physics department at Texas A&M
TOPIC: ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
3:15 to 4:15 p.m., Room 310 Jack K. Williams Administration
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Seating for the afternoon discussions is limited; please contact Phyllis McBride at 979-862-4183 or p-mcbride@tamu.edu.

Wednesday, May 7

Spring semester final examinations for all students

Thursday, May 8

Friday, May 9

Last day for undergraduate degree candidates for May to apply for $1000 Tuition Rebate, 5:00 p.m.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!!

Commencement - graduate and undergraduate degrees in Dwight Look College of Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. The commencement speaker is Mr. H. Bartell Zachry (http://www.hbzachry.com/).
9:00 a.m., Reed Arena

Saturday, May 10

Commencement, Commissioning, and Final Review

Sunday, May 11

MOTHER'S DAY
In the United States, Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe wrote the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

CS Events of Week 5/12

 FINANCIAL AID HAS A NEW WEBSITE!
The Department of Student Financial Aid's new website offers a new graphic design; a comprehensive event and important date calendar; an improved site searching tool; and the ability to browse only the information that is important to the viewer. Visit the new site at http://financialaid.tamu.edu.

Monday, May 12

Final grades for all students due in the Registrar's Office, noon

Tuesday, May 13

HUB ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FORUM
A Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Economic Opportunity Forum sponsored by TAMUS will be held from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2nd floor Memorial Student Center
ANNUAL STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Department of Computer Science faculty and staff are invited to attend.
11:30 a.m., Clementine's Cafe (202 S. Bryan Ave.)

Wednesday, May 14

Spring Work Study Ends
ONE SPIRIT. ONE VISION. ONE-HALF CHICKEN!
TAMU Human Resources is sponsoring a BBQ Chicken Plate Lunch benefiting the TAMU Campus Community Campaign on Wednesday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 1111 Research Parkway.

For $5.00 per plate, you'll get a half a chicken, buttered potatoes, beans, and trimmings. Ricky Mantey's catering of Somerville will provide the meal. Desserts also will be for sale for $1.00.

Advance tickets must be purchased by May 16. (No sales the day of the lunch.)
Call now for your tickets: Kathy at 845-4153 or Elizabeth at 845-0357.

Thursday, May 15

Students may begin using their Summer Work Study Award.

Friday, May 16

LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR ONE SPIRIT. ONE VISION. ONE-HALF CHICKEN!
(Please see Wednesday, May 14, above for more details.)
CS LAB TOURS
Open to faculty, staff and graduate students. The goal of the tour is to provide an opportunity for everyone in the department to learn about each other's lab in an informal manner. A definitive schedule will be posted. Please contact Kathy Flores at kflores@cs.tamu.edu or 979-458-4412 for more information.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., HRBB
Thesis Defense of
PAUL EDMONDSON
"Hierarchical Occlusion Culling for Arbitrarily-Meshed Height Fields"
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. John Keyser

Summer 2003

CS Events of Week 5/19

 COUNTDOWN TO NOON, JUNE 24
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced program guidelines, including due dates, for the 2003 Advanced Research Projects/Advanced Technology Projects/Technology Development Transfer (ARP/ATP/TDT) Projects. The program guidelines are available at http://www.arpatp.com/ProgramAnnouncements.pdf. These guidelines provide investigators lead time for proposal preparation. All phases of this round of competition are to be submitted electronically at http://www.arpatp.com and will include funding for studies to determine the impact on Texas of the ARP/ATP/TDT programs since their inception.
NEW COMPLIANCE RULES FOR TEES COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Department heads and center directors will be asked to review all computers under their control to certify compliance with the new TEES Rule 21.99.10.E1 for an information technology internal audit during the next fiscal year. To access TEES Rules, go to the TEES website, choose "About TEES," and click on "Rules and Procedures."

Monday, May 19

Tuesday, May 20

SPRING 2003 BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORKSHOP
For a workshop schedule and online registration, visit http://www.tamu.edu/csba. There is a special afternoon session at 1:30 p.m. featuring Jim Baker, president of Baker Technologies, Inc. Fraud detection is the subject of Mr. Baker's presentation.
8:00 a.m. to noon, Harrington Classroom Building

Wednesday, May 21

ONE SPIRIT. ONE VISION. ONE-HALF CHICKEN!
TAMU Human Resource's BBQ Chicken Plate Lunch benefiting the TAMU Campus Community Campaign is today from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. If you purchased a ticket through the computer science administration office, lunch will be delivered to your office by noon.
ENGINEERING WORKS! DEBUT
Ever wonder what goes into the design of a roller coaster, how a digital camera works or even how Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are being used and what's behind the technology? These are just a sampling of the topics covered by the new Engineering Works! radio series...The weekly program is sponsored by the Texas A&M Engineering Program and produced by TEES Communications and KAMU. The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. -from Aggie Engineering Weekly (5/16/03)
7:30 a.m., Texas A&M's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, May 22

Friday, May 23

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Maria Jesus Garzaran
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TITLE: TRADEOFFS IN BUFFERING MEMORY STATE FOR THREAD LEVEL SPECULATION IN MULTIPROCESSOR
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 5/26

Monday, May 26

MEMORIAL DAY
Faculty and staff holiday
PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Alon Efrat
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science, The University of Arizona
TITLE: TOURING A SEQUENCE OF POLYGONS
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, May 27

Department of Computer Science senior faculty retreat

Wednesday, May 28

Department of Computer Science senior faculty retreat

Thursday, May 29

Friday, May 30

 Registration and drop/add for first summer term and 10-week semester.
Last day to register for first summer term and 10-week semester and pay fees.
PARASOL SEMINAR
Cristiana Amza
Department of Computer Science, Rice University
TITLE: CONFLICT-AWARE REPLICATION FOR DYNAMIC CONTENT WEB SITES
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 6/2

 WELCOME COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS TO SUMMER 2003 COURSES!
FINANCIAL AID HAS A NEW WEBSITE!
The Department of Student Financial Aid's new website offers a new graphic design; a comprehensive event and important date calendar; an improved site searching tool; and the ability to browse only the information that is important to the viewer. Visit the new site at http://financialaid.tamu.edu.
COUNTDOWN TO NOON, JUNE 24
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced program guidelines, including due dates, for the 2003 Advanced Research Projects/Advanced Technology Projects/Technology Development Transfer (ARP/ATP/TDT) Projects. The program guidelines are available at http://www.arpatp.com/ProgramAnnouncements.pdf. These guidelines provide investigators lead time for proposal preparation. All phases of this round of competition are to be submitted electronically at http://www.arpatp.com and will include funding for studies to determine the impact on Texas of the ARP/ATP/TDT programs since their inception.

Monday, June 2

First day of first term and 10-week semester classes.

Tuesday, June 3

Wednesday, June 4

Last day for dropping courses with no record for the first term and 10-week semester.
ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, June 5

Last day for adding courses for the first term and the 10-week semester.
Thesis Defense of
KEVIN THOMAS GUPTON
Title: "Improved Vertex Cover Algorithms for Fixed Genus Graphs"
2:00 p.m., Room 307
Advisor: Dr. Jianer Chen

Friday, June 6

Last day to apply for degrees to be awarded in August for students completing degree requirements in the first term.

CS Events of Week 6/9

 COUNTDOWN TO NOON, JUNE 24
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced program guidelines, including due dates, for the 2003 Advanced Research Projects/Advanced Technology Projects/Technology Development Transfer (ARP/ATP/TDT) Projects. The program guidelines are available at http://www.arpatp.com/ProgramAnnouncements.pdf. These guidelines provide investigators lead time for proposal preparation. All phases of this round of competition are to be submitted electronically at http://www.arpatp.com and will include funding for studies to determine the impact on Texas of the ARP/ATP/TDT programs since their inception.

Monday, June 9

Tuesday, June 10

Wednesday, June 11

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, June 12

Friday, June 13

PARASOL SEMINAR
Takao Yamanaka
Department of Physical Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology
TITLE: ODOR RECORDER: ODOR REPRODUCTION SYSTEM USING ODOR SENSING SYSTEM
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Saturday, June 14

FLAG DAY (USA)
Flag Day - the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 - was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.

Sunday, June 15

FATHER'S DAY
On June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington. The rose was selected as the official Father's Day flower, and some suggest that people wear a white rose to honor a father who is deceased, and a red one for a father who is living. In 1972, Richard Nixon signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day.

CS Events of Week 6/16

 COUNTDOWN TO NOON, JUNE 24
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced program guidelines, including due dates, for the 2003 Advanced Research Projects/Advanced Technology Projects/Technology Development Transfer (ARP/ATP/TDT) Projects. The program guidelines are available at http://www.arpatp.com/ProgramAnnouncements.pdf. These guidelines provide investigators lead time for proposal preparation. All phases of this round of competition are to be submitted electronically at http://www.arpatp.com and will include funding for studies to determine the impact on Texas of the ARP/ATP/TDT programs since their inception.
CALL FOR PAPERS
EISTA '03
International Conference on Education and Information Systems: Technologies and Applications
Jointly with International Conference on Computer, Communication and Control Technologies: CCCT '03
July 31, August 1-2, 2003 Orlando, Florida, USA

Monday, June 16

 REGISTER TODAY FOR UPCOMING PROGRAM ON JUNE 18
10 WAYS TO LOSE VALUABLE PATENT RIGHTS
Guest Speaker: Brit Nelson, attorney with Locke, Liddell & Sapp
Please register by e-mailing your name and department to abrundeen@tamu.edu or calling 847-8682.
TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
"American Legacy"
Texas Music Festival Jazz Project directed by Noe Marmolejo, an active jazz and classical trumpet performer in the Houston area.
Student tickets are $5. General Admission tickets are $10.
For more information call 845-1661 or the MSC Box Office at 845-1234.
7:30 p.m., Bush Conference Center

Tuesday, June 17

DIGITAL COLLECTIONS LECTURE
Thor Anderson, director of developer support at IMS Global Consortium in Boston, will speak on "Developing Digital Collections that Support Distributed Learning." Anderson has authored numerous publications related to learning resource metadata and standards for knowledge components. He has held appointments with Oracle, Netscape, and Apple Computer.
All are invited to attend.
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Room 204E Evans Library

Wednesday, June 18

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)
10 WAYS TO LOSE VALUABLE PATENT RIGHTS
Guest Speaker: Brit Nelson, attorney with Locke, Liddell & Sapp
Please register by calling 847-8682.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder
Thesis Defense of
YONGHEE SHIN
"A Maturity Model of Evaluating Requirements Specification Methods"
2:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Hoh Peter In

Thursday, June 19

 JUNETEENTH
PARASOL SEMINAR
Professor Shlomi Dolev
Department of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University
TITLE: MAGNIFYING COMPUTING GAPS
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, June 20

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty (Q-drop).
Last day to officially withdraw from the university for the first term.
Last day to change Kinesiology 198/199 to S/U grade on BONFIRE.
Thesis Defense of
RAGHAV TANDON
"Leader Election in Distributed Networks Using Agent Based Self Stabilization Technique"
11:00 a.m., Room 501 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Hoh Peter In

CS Events of Week 6/23

Monday, June 23

Thesis Defense of
SUVENDU KUMAR DASH to be rescheduled
"Context-Based Metrics for Evaluating Changes to Web Pages"
2:00 p.m., Room 408H HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Frank Shipman
TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL
"American Legacy"
"Splendors Of Poland"
Chamber music by Polish composers performed by Texas Music Festival artist/faculty.
Student tickets are $5. General Admission tickets are $10.
For more information call 845-1661 or the MSC Box Office at 845-1234.
7:30 p.m., Bush Conference Center

Tuesday, June 24

NOON REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR 2003 GRANTS COMPETITION
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced program guidelines, including due dates, for the 2003 Advanced Research Projects/Advanced Technology Projects/Technology Development Transfer (ARP/ATP/TDT) Projects. The program guidelines are available at http://www.arpatp.com/ProgramAnnouncements.pdf. These guidelines provide investigators lead time for proposal preparation. All phases of this round of competition are to be submitted electronically at http://www.arpatp.com and will include funding for studies to determine the impact on Texas of the ARP/ATP/TDT programs since their inception.
Thesis Defense of
RAGHU CHAITANYA AKKAPEDDI to be rescheduled
"Grouping, Annotating and Filtering History Information in VKB"
2:00 p.m., Room 408H HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Frank Shipman

Wednesday, June 25

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)
Thesis Defense of
SIDDHARTH CHOUDHURI
"Energy Characterization and Analysis of File Systems for Diskless Embedded Systems"
3:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. R.N. Mahapatra

Thursday, June 26

Thesis Defense of
ZUBIN J. DALAL
"Solving the Broken Link Problem in Walden's Paths"
1:00 p.m., Room 408H HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Richard Furuta
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of
GUANG SONGrescheduled for July 11

"A Motion Planning Approach to Protein Folding"
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Amato

Friday, June 27

Thesis Defense of
RYAN ROZICH
"A Practical Method for Proactive Information Exchange"
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Ioerger

CS Events of Week 6/30

Monday, June 30

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 2003 KOREAN WAR SCHOLARSHIP
Korean Student Association (KSA) at Texas A&M University
5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 1

CLASSIC FILM SERIES PRESENTS RIO GRANDE
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen star in this 1950 classic film directed by John Ford and presented by The Museum at the George Bush Presidential Library and the MSC Film Society.
Admission and refreshments are free. For more information, call 979-691-4038.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, July 2

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, July 3

Last day of first summer term classes

Friday, July 4

 INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Faculty and staff holiday
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: I LOVE AMERICA
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum will open at 9:30 a.m. and extend their hours until 9:00 p.m. for "I Love America." Admission is free for everyone. Costumed characters such as George and Martha Washington, Abe Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam along with many others will be mingling with the crowd to pose for photographs and answer questions about their distinguished careers.

The concession stands will open at 5:00 p.m. The live entertainment and games for the children will all begin at 6:00 p.m. There will be a live entertainment stage featuring local bands and vocalists. This year's entertainment headliner will be the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra providing a concert of patriotic music. The evening will culminate a spectacular fireworks display and the symphony performing the Overture of 1812. People are encouraged to come early and bring their lawn chairs and blankets.

CS Events of Week 7/7

 POLICY CHANGES TO PARKING CITATIONS AND APPEALS
Citations will now be printed on ticket paper with an explanation that customers may now take advantage of a $10 early payment discount for payments received within 14 days of the date the citation was issued, rather than a $5 late fee applied after 10 working days. For example, the ticket amount reads $40, but the customer may reduce the amount owed to $30 until after the 14th day. The list of citations has been consolidated, renamed and assigned new fines. A new appeals process is in place. This new information is available at http://transport.tamu.edu/parking/appeals.aspx.

Monday, July 7

Final examinations.
No 10-week semester classes.
Last day to register for second term and pay fees.
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR FRED HEATH
Dr. Fred M. Heath, dean and director of the Texas A&M University Libraries, has been named vice provost and director of general libraries at The University of Texas at Austin. The farewell reception will include a 4:00 p.m. presentation. President Robert M. Gates and Executive Vice President and Provost David B. Prior are expected to attend the presentation.
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries

Tuesday, July 8

First day of second summer term classes.

Wednesday, July 9

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, July 10

First summer term final grades due in Registrar's Office, noon.
Last day to drop courses with no record for the second term.

Friday, July 11

Last day for adding courses for the second term.
Last day to apply for all degrees to be awarded in August for students completing degree requirements in the second term or 10-week semester.

CS Events of Week 7/14

 NEW AVENUES IN JOURNALISM EDUCATION AT TEXAS A&M
A department prepares to close..."Developing a plan for closing the Department of Journalism and associated degree programs will involve several stages of review and careful consideration of many issues,..." For the complete text of Dr. Charles A. Johnson's memorandum to the Department of Journalism, see http://clla.tamu.edu/journalism.

Monday, July 14

Tuesday, July 15

Wednesday, July 16

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, July 17

Friday, July 18

CS Events of Week 7/21

Monday, July 21

UNIVERSITY AUTHORIZED TUITION (UAT) HEARING
This hearing on the proposed UAT increase is open to students, faculty and staff.
10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., or 5:00 p.m.; Room 144 Koldus
PARASOL SEMINAR
Glen Nuckolls
Department of Computer Science, University of California at Davis
TITLE: CERTIFYING PUBLISHED DATA FROM SINGLE AND MULTIPLE SOURCES
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, July 22

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the 10-week semester (Q-Drop).
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for 10-week semester.

Wednesday, July 23

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)
ADVISOR INFORMATION DAY II
All student organization advisors, staff and faculty members are encouraged to attend. There will be two sessions that will touch on current trends and advising at Texas A&M, as well as one session of the Advisor Development Seminar (ADS) to fulfill the requirement for the Student Organization Recognition process. Advisors who have already met this requirement may choose to attend an ADS as a refresher. A schedule can be found at http://higheredrm.tamu.edu/specialevents.htm. For more information, contact Chandra Claassen, advisor, Risk Management and Organizational Development, at chandra@stuact.tamu.edu.
11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Room 144 Koldus

Thursday, July 24

Friday, July 25

INNOVATION ISSUES PRESENTS
THE RESEARCH VALLEY PARTNERSHIP
There is a growing high-tech sector in Bryan-College Station. Roland Mower, president of The Research Valley Partnership will discuss how technology developed by Texas A&M researchers can contribute to economic development in the B-CS area.
Seating is limited. Please register by July 25 to reserve a lunch by e-mailing your name and department to abrundeen@tamu.edu or calling 847-8682.

CS Events of Week 7/28

 DOES THIS APPLY TO YOU?
There is an August 1 deadline for all F and J visa holders to be entered into the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Those not in the system by August 1 will lose their legal status in the US, be unable to work, and may be required to leave the US if reinstatements are denied. If you know anyone who has not turned in information for SEVIS (to our accounting office in 309C HRBB), please urge them to do so immediately. We have three days left to deal with this crisis.
SPRING SEMESTER TUITION INCREASE
Texas A&M officials approved a tuition increase of $9 per semester credit hour, beginning with the spring semester of 2004. University President Robert M. Gates held a series of public hearings Monday (7/21) to brief students, faculty and staff regarding the proposed increase that was later approved on Friday (7/25). He showed that Texas A&M lags behind most of its peer institutions in per-student capital support, faculty salaries, teacher-student ratios and class sizes.
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Nanotechnology is making a transition from the laboratory to the classroom at Texas A&M University this fall. Texas A&M is one of the first schools being funded for the Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Project (NUE) with a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. For more, see .

Monday, July 28

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the second term (Q-Drop).
Last day to change Kinesiology 198/199 to S/U grade on Bonfire.
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for second term.

Tuesday, July 29

INNOVATION ISSUES PRESENTS
THE RESEARCH VALLEY PARTNERSHIP
There is a growing high-tech sector in Bryan-College Station. Roland Mower, president of The Research Valley Partnership will discuss how technology developed by Texas A&M researchers can contribute to economic development in the B-CS area.
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 225, MSC

Wednesday, July 30

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, July 31

SHANE, A FAMILY MOVIE
The Museum at the George Bush Presidential Library and the MSC Film Society present "Shane," part of the Classic Film Series. This is a good western starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, and Brandon De Wilde. George Stevens directs. Admission and refreshments are FREE. For more information, call 979-691-4038.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Friday, August 1

DEADLINE FOR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
The Department of Homeland Security requires all J-1 scholars and students and all F-1 students to have SEVIS-issued DS-2019s or I-20s by today. Please bring your new DS2019 to the accounting office (309C HRBB) of Margaret Dunaway in the Department of Computer Science so that she can get a copy for your file.
TEXAS SALES TAX HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS

CS Events of Week 8/4

Monday, August 4

Tuesday, August 5

Wednesday, August 6

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, August 7

Friday, August 8

PARASOL SEMINAR
Jesus Savage Carmona
Department of Computer Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico
TITLE: A SYSTEM FOR THE OPERATION OF VIRTUAL AND REAL MOBILE ROBOTS (ViRBot)
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 8/11

 ADVISING MOVES UP!
The Department of Computer Science graduate and undergraduate advising offices recently moved to room 425 on the fourth floor of the H.R. Bright Building. "We have more space for students and parents...room for student workers to sit on chairs...more room to turn in circles...and I have an office," said a smiling Mrs. Susan Spears, advising's undergraduate counselor, when asked to comment on their new offices.

Monday, August 11

Last day of classes.

Tuesday, August 12

Second term and 10-week semester final examinations for all students.
LUNCH SIGN UP
If you plan to be in the H.R. Bright Building this Friday (8/15), take advantage of DESK DINING by reserving a Chicken Fried Steak Lunch. The lunch benefits Texas A&M's Campus Community Campaign, One Spirit One Vision, and is sponsored by Physical Plant. The $6 plate includes chicken fried steak, potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans, bread, iced tea, and the famous peach cobbler. For tickets, bring $6 per plate to Leah Lewis or Kathy Flores in room 301 HRBB before noon today.

Wednesday, August 13

Second term and 10-week semester final examinations for all students.
ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, August 14

Grades for degree candidates due from departments, Room 112 Heaton Hall, noon.
WESTERN CLASSIC AT BUSH
The Museum at the George Bush Presidential Library and the MSC Film Society present "Winchester 73" as part of the Classic Film Series. This famous 1950 western features James Stewart and Shelley Winters with early appearances by Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis.
Admission and refreshments are FREE. For more information, call 979-691-4038.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Friday, August 15

Last day for undergraduate degree candidates graduating in August to apply for a $1,000 tuition rebate.
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES; WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Jon L. Hagler, a 1958 Texas A&M graduate and recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, will speak to graduates and undergraduates in the Dwight Look College of Engineering's Department of Computer Science.
2:00 p.m., Reed Arena

Saturday, August 16

REC SPORTS FACULTY/STAFF FREE FUN DAY
The Department of Recreation Sports at Texas A&M invites faculty and staff to bring one guest to the Student Recreation Center TODAY for free. Enjoy full access to the Weight & Fitness Room, the Rock Wall, Fitness Classes, the Natatorium, and indoor & outdoor courts. Registration is not required to participate in activities. For more information, contact Drew McMillen at 845-1887.

CS Events of Week 8/18

 TEXAS A&M TO PROVIDE INSURANCE FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
The contribution previously provided by the state for insurance coverage for graduate assistants and their spouses and family members will now be provided by Texas A&M university. To give graduate assistant employees the opportunity to change their level of insurance coverage, Human Resources will provide another open enrollment period from August 18-31. Those wishing to make changes should do so through HRConnect at https://hrc.tamu.edu. This second enrollment period will be open to those graduate assistant employees who, because of cost, may have dropped insurance coverage or not included their dependents during the regular open enrollment period. The change in benefit coverage will be effective September 1.

Monday, August 18

Noon, Final grades due in Office of the Registrar.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SEMINAR REGISTRATION TODAY
Innovation Issues will present a free lunch seminar, "Research as the Foundation to Technology Transfer: How to Increase the Research Base for both the Institution and the Individual Scientist," August 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tower. The seminar will feature a panel discussion with Richard Ewing, Texas A&M vice president for research; Eva Sevick, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry; Steven Curall, director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship; Daryl Boudreaux, director of the Rice University Office of Technology Transfer; and Mitchell M. Griffith, life science executive for Competitive Technologies Inc. The panel will explore ways that technology transfer can support both the research of the individual scientist and the institutional research program.
Please register by e-mailing your name to abrundeen@tamu.edu or calling 847-8682.

Tuesday, August 19

Wednesday, August 20

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SEMINAR
Please see "Monday, August 18" above for seminar description.
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder Tower
PARASOL SEMINAR
Elad Schiller
Department of Computer Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
TITLE: SELF-STABILIZING GROUP COMMUNICATION IN DIRECTED NETWORKS
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Thursday, August 21

WESTERN CLASSIC AT BUSH
The Museum at the George Bush Presidential Library and the MSC Film Society present "Red River" as part of the Classic Film Series. This famous 1948 western features John Wayne with Harry Carey Sr. and Harry Carey Jr. on a massive cattle drive north from Texas to Kansas.
Admission and refreshments are FREE. For more information, call 979-691-4038.
7:00 p.m., Presidential Conference Center

Friday, August 22

CS Events of Week 8/25

 GIG 'EM WEEK 2003
AND WELCOME TO COMPUTER SCIENCE!
GRANT WRITING COURSE
Apply by September 1 to participate in a 15-week grant writing course presented by The Office of Proposal Development at Texas A&M. During the course, participants will prepare a complete grant application - from the executive summary to the budget - and submit the application to the external funding agency of their choice.
For an application and information about requirements or registration, go to http://vpr.tamu.edu/opd. For questions or additional information, contact Phyllis McBride, 862-4183, or p-mcbride@tamu.edu, or Libby Childress, 845-1811, or libbyc@tamu.edu.

Monday, August 25

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION
PRESIDENT'S MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
Nominations begin today for the President's Meritorious Service Awards program that recognizes Texas A&M employees for their meritorious service to the university. The Association of Former Students will fund 20 individual awards at $500 each. One outstanding work team will be recognized and each team member will receive a cash award of $100. Nominations must be received by the Human Resources Department no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 26. For a nomination form, go to the Human Resources Department web site at http://hr.tamu.edu/pmsa.html. Questions concerning staff awards may be referred to Kama Willems at kwillems@tamu.edu or 862-7749.

Tuesday, August 26

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

Wednesday, August 27

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
The program will help people understand more about what engineering is and what engineers do and will show how engineering influences everyday life. To view each week's installment, visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)

Thursday, August 28

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION DINNER
A barbecue hosted by President Gates and a featured slide show on the History of Texas A&M University will be held in the Presidential Conference Center following a reception for new faculty and tour of the George Bush Library.
6:00 p.m., Reception, Rotunda of Bush Library
7:00 p.m., Dinner, Presidential Conference Center

Friday, August 29

Last day to register for fall semester classes and pay fees
PAYROLL ORIENTATION FOR GRADS
This orientation is held for all incoming graduate students with assistantships in computer science. Please bring your picture ID, social security card, visa, I-9, and I-20.
9:00 a.m. to noon, Room 302 HRBB
MIDNIGHT YELL PRACTICE
Kyle Field

Saturday, August 30

GAMEDAY: ARKANSAS STATE
7:00 p.m., Kyle Field

Sunday, August 31

FRESHMAN CONVOCATION
This first Freshman Convocation at Texas A&M will become the official beginning of a new student's entry into the university. President Gates will welcome freshmen to our campus in the 45-60 minute ceremony.
2:30 p.m., Reed Arena


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