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Summer 2006

CS Events of Week 8/21/06

Monday, August 21

Tuesday, August 22

GIG'EM WEEK FESTIVITIES
All new and returning Aggies are invited to Catch the Aggie Spirit during Gig'Em Week.

Aggiefest, food and games
3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Simpson Drill Field

Gig'Em Yell Practice
8:00 p.m., front lawn of the president's home

Wednesday, August 23

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
Listen to Engineering Works! on the radio to learn more about the whimsical, unusual or just little-known sides of engineering. It's broadcast at 7:32 a.m. on Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9). Or visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.

AUGUST GRANT WRITING SEMINAR REGISTRATION ENDS TODAY
The Office of Proposal Development is sponsoring a one-day grant writing seminar to help researchers enhance their grant writing skills. Faculty, research scientists, post docs, and professional staff are invited to register at http://opd.tamu.edu/ for this Friday's seminar. The seminar cost is $20. For questions or additional information, contact Libby Childress at (979)845-1811 or libbyc@tamu.edu.

GIG'EM WEEK FESTIVITIES continue...
Ice Cream Carnival
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Academic Plaza

Night at the Movies screening of Failure to Launch. Bring your own blankets, popcorn is free.
9:00 p.m., Simpson Drill Field

Thursday, August 24

Friday, August 25

AUGUST GRANT WRITING SEMINAR
Participants will learn how to develop an idea and assess its appeal to funding agencies, approach and interact with program officers to promote advocacy for their ideas, evaluate a request for applications to ensure full compliance with application instructions, gain insight into the grant review process, and prepare all required sections of a competitive grant application. For more information, contact Libby Childress at (979)845-1811 or libbyc@tamu.edu.
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Room 110-111 Koldus

Last day to register for fall semester classes and pay fees, 5:00 p.m.

CS Events of Week 8/14/06

Monday, August 14

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

Tuesday, August 15

SYLLABUS WORKSHOP
This workshop explores how the syllabus can inspire, motivate and engage students from the first day of class. It is open to all faculty and graduate students with course teaching responsibilities. Bring a current syllabus (or someone else's for inspiration), a laptop and creativity. Refreshments will be available. Prudence Merton and Debra Fowler of the Center for Teaching Excellence will facilitate the workshop. For more information or to register, visit http://cte.tamu.edu/events/rsvp or call (979)845-8392.
9:00 a.m. to noon, Room 448 Blocker

Wednesday, August 16

Thursday, August 17

THESIS DEFENSE OF
HARI MUDDANA
TITLE: Integrated Biomechanical Model of Cells Embedded in Extracellular Matrix
Advisor: Dr. Bruce H. McCormick
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, August 18

CS Events of Week 8/7/06

Monday, August 7

Last day of second term and 10-week semester classes.
Pick up begins for online and rental cap-gowns at the MSC Bookstore.

Tuesday, August 8

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

Wednesday, August 9

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

Thursday, August 10

THESIS DEFENSE OF
VIJAY BALASUBRAMANIAN
TITLE: Variance Reduction and Outlier Identification for IDDQ Testing of Integrated Chips (IC) using PCA
Advisor: Dr. Duncan M. (Hank) Walker
10:00 a.m., Room 516 HRBB

Grades for degree candidates from departments due in Office of the Registrar by noon.

SUMMER 2006 CS GRADUATION RECEPTION
Dr. Valerie Taylor, Royce E. Wisenbaker Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science, will host a reception in honor of the department's summer 2006 graduates in computer science and computer engineering. The reception is open to family and friends of the summer 2006 graduates as well as department faculty and staff. Refreshments will be served.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 301 HRBB

Friday, August 11

COMMENCEMENT
Chairman of the A&M System Board of Regents, John D. White, will speak to graduates and undergraduates of the Dwight Look College of Engineering at today's graduation ceremonies. Mr. White, a second generation Aggie, is an attorney whose emphasis has been in the energy and environmental industry.
9:00 a.m., Reed Arena

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
SHENGQUAN WANG
TITLE: Utilization-Based Delay Guarantee Techniques and their Applications
Advisor: Dr. Wei Zhao
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS AND TO ALL WHO MADE IT SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THIS SUMMER SEMESTER.

CS Events of Week 7/31/06

Monday, July 31

Tuesday, August 1

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME PARTY
The Department of Residence Life and the University Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit will host a gathering for residents of the University Apartments to celebrate the neighborhood-police community partnership in the fight against crime. For more information concerning National Night Out, contact Sgt. Allan Baron (Texas A&M University P.D.) at (979)862-8125.
6:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., University Apartments Community Center

Wednesday, August 2

LAMIYA ZAHIN MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATION
A reception in Rooms 1 and 2 of the University Apartments Community Center will follow the dedication of the Lamiya Zahin Memorial Park. In 2004, 4-year-old Lamiya Zahin died two days after an explosion in her apartment.
10:00 a.m., University Apartments playground

TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING SEMINAR
Conrad Masterson
Founder, Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas Inc.
TITLE: Tulsa or Silicon Valley: An Update on Nano in Texas
Information Contact: Deji Coker at (979)845-3907
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 256, Jack E. Brown Engineering Building

Thursday, August 3

Friday, August 4

UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH POSTER EXHIBIT
Undergraduate students from universities and colleges around the world who attended this summer's research programs held by the College of Engineering in general and the Department of Computer Science in particular will exhibit posters of their summer research. This event is open to all Texas A&M students, faculty and staff. For more information, contact Kourtney Gruner at (979)862-3405
9:00 a.m. to noon; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Lobby of the Zachry Building

UWC HOSTS 2ND GRAMMAR WORKSHOP
The University Writing Center is hosting a second grammar workshop to accommodate demand for its faculty workshop on teaching and grading grammar. This version, titled What We Have In Comma: Grammar Redux, will focus on a review of key grammar rules and a discussion of how those rules evolve. The workshop also will provide instruction on resources writers can use to answer their own grammar and punctuation questions. Faculty, staff and graduate assistants are welcome to attend, but registration is required. To register, click to http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/grammarworkshop. For information, contact Brady Creel at (979)845-2110.
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 1.208 Evans Library

CS Events of Week 7/24/06

Monday, July 24

Tuesday, July 25

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Tomoyuki Nishita
University of Tokyo
TITLE: Rendering Methods for Various Natural Phenomena
Seminar Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the second term (Q-drop). 5:00 p.m.
Last day to change Kinesiology 198/199 grade type for second term. 5:00 p.m.
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for second term. 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 26

Thursday, July 27

FINAL CTE JULY WORKSHOP SESSION
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) presents the final session of its new workshop series. The series is designed to aid faculty in preparing to teach new courses and to revise and renew existing courses; it consists of four 3-hour-sessions, over a 4-week period. Each session is presented as a stand alone and participants do not need to register for all sessions. For more information on this session and to register, go to http://cte.tamu.edu/events/rsvp.
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 448 Blocker

Friday, July 28

CS Events of Week 7/17/06

Monday, July 17

Tuesday, July 18

Wednesday, July 19

THESIS DEFENSE OF
FELIPE NOGUEIRA
Title: Development of an Infrared Absorption Spectroscope Based on Linear Variable Filters
Advisor: Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the 10-week semester (Q-drop). 5:00 p.m.
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for 10-week semester. 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 20

OUTSIDE STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Computer science staff members from the accounting and computing services groups are hosting an appreciation luncheon with a "Picnic" theme for staff from other areas of Texas A&M and the community. The luncheon is open to invited guests and all computer science department heads and staff. Contact Margaret Dunaway at (979)845-1858 for more information.
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CTE JULY WORKSHOP'S THIRD SESSION
What in-class and out-of-class activities lead to student achievement of outcomes? is the title of the third session in the Center for Teaching Excellence's (CTE) new workshop series, Designing Courses for Significant Learning. The series is designed to aid faculty in preparing to teach new courses and to revise and renew existing courses; it consists of four 3-hour-sessions, over a 4-week period. Each session is presented as a stand alone and participants do not need to register for all sessions. For more information contact Dr. Prudence Merton at (979)458-0387.
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 448 Blocker

Friday, July 21

CS Events of Week 7/10/06

Monday, July 10

Last day for adding/dropping courses for the second term. 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 11

Wednesday, July 12

Thursday, July 13

CTE JULY WORKSHOPS SECOND SESSION
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) offers the second session of the new workshop series, Designing Courses for Significant Learning, a program to assist faculty in course development. This series is designed to aid faculty in preparing to teach new courses and to revise and renew existing courses; it consists of four 3-hour-sessions, over a 4-week period. Each session is designed as a stand alone and participants do not need to register for all sessions. For more information on individual sessions and to register, go to http://cte.tamu.edu/events/rsvp.
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 448 Blocker

Friday, July 14

CS Events of Week 7/3/06

Monday, July 3

First term final examinations.
No 10-week semester classes.
Last day to register for the second term and pay fees, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 4

4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
The George Bush Presidential Library and Texas A&M University hosts the College Station Noon Lions Club's annual 4th of July Celebration, I Love America. The concession stands will open at 5:00 p.m. The live entertainment and games for the children will all begin at 5:30 p.m. The evening will culminate with a spectacular fireworks display and concert by the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra. People are encouraged to come early and bring their lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. Admission to the museum on the 4th of July is free for everyone all day.

Faculty and staff holiday.

Sterling C. Evans Library and Annex will be open 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with usual services.

Wednesday, July 5

First day of second term classes.

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Soo-Young Lee
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
TITLE: Artificial Brain and OfficeMate Based on Brain Information Processing Mechanism
Seminar Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Thursday, July 6

CTE JULY WORKSHOPS BEGIN
The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) begins a new workshop series, Designing Courses for Significant Learning, a program to assist faculty in course development. This series is designed to aid faculty in preparing to teach new courses and to revise and renew existing courses; it consists of four 3-hour-sessions, over a 4-week period. Each session is designed as a stand alone and participants do not need to register for all sessions. For more information on individual sessions and to register, go to http://cte.tamu.edu/events/rsvp.
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 448 Blocker

Friday, July 7

First term final grades due in Office of the Registrar, noon.
Last day to apply for degrees to be awarded in August for students completing degree requirements in the second term or 10-week semester, 5:00 p.m.

CS Events of Week 6/26/06

Monday, June 26

Tuesday, June 27

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Mauro Bianco
University of Padova, Italy
TITLE: A Static Parallel Multifrontal Solver for Finite Element Meshes
Seminar Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, June 28

ENGINEERING INSIGHTS GROUPS VISIT CS
High school juniors and seniors from Texas, Virginia, Arizona, Louisiana and Oklahoma will visit the computer science department as part of a four day tour of Texas A&M Engineering's 12 departments. For more information, contact Kourtney Gruner, (979)862-3405.

Thursday, June 29

REU BROWN BAG LUNCH
TOPIC: Grad Student Panel
Contact Kourtney Gruner at (979)862-3405 for details.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, June 30

Last day of first term classes.

CS Events of Week 6/19/06

Monday, June 19

Last day for all students to drop courses with no penalty for the first term (Q-drop)
Last day to change Kinesiology 198/199 grade type for first term.
Last day to officially withdraw from the University for first term.

Tuesday, June 20

GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY
Texas Governor Rick Perry will be the keynote speaker at a Ground Breaking on Texas A&M Health Science Center's Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine. The campus community is invited and parking will be available in Lot 24. For more information, contact Bernerdett King at (979)458-6000.
9:30 a.m., at the corner of Raymond Stotzer Parkway next to the Large Animal Clinic

Wednesday, June 21

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year.

SEMINAR ON NSF's REU
A Seminar on NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program for PIs will be presented by Lucy Deckard, Office of Proposal Development (OPD), and Bob Webb, associate dean for undergraduate research. It will include a discussion of NSF REU program requirements and guidelines; characteristics of successful REU proposals; and infrastructure available through the Office of Undergraduate Research to support REU sites and supplements. The due date for all REU Site proposals (except for those to the Antarctic Program) is August 17. To register for this free seminar, send an e-mail to OPD at OPD@tamu.edu with the subject line "REU" and include your name and department in the body of the e-mail.
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room 310 Administration Building

Thursday, June 22

REU BROWN BAG LUNCH
TOPIC: Technical Writing
Contact Kourtney Gruner at (979)862-3405 for details.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, June 23

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
NAN ZHANG
TITLE: Privacy-Preserving Data Mining
Advisors: Dr. Wei Zhao and Dr. Jianer Chen
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 6/12/06

Monday, June 12

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
JYH-MING LIEN
TITLE: Approximate Convex Decomposition
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Amato
1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
YINGWEI YU
TITLE: Computational Role of Disinhibition in Brain Function
Advisor: Dr. Yoonsuck Choe
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, June 13

THESIS DEFENSE OF
SAMEH SHERIF SHARKAWI
TITLE: Performance Analysis of the Parallel Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) Application
Advisor: Dr. Valerie E. Taylor
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, June 14

FLAG DAY...
...is a celebration of the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress adopted the "Stars and Stripes" as the official flag of the United States.

Thursday, June 15

REU BROWN BAG LUNCH
TOPIC: Grad Student Panel
Contact Kourtney Gruner at (979)862-3405 for details.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, June 16

CS Events of Week 6/5/06

Monday, June 5

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Jacques Richard
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Lattice Boltzmann Model (LBM) of Magneto-Hydro-Dynamic (MHD) Plasma Jet Flows
Seminar Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
2:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, June 6

Wednesday, June 7

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
HEEJIN LIM
TITLE: Facilitatory Neural Dynamics for Predictive Extrapolation
Advisor: Dr. Yoonsuck Choe
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Thursday, June 8

OUTSIDE STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Computer science staffs from administration and advising are hosting an appreciation luncheon with a "Beach Party" theme for 16 staff from other areas of Texas A&M and the community. The luncheon is open to invited guests and all computer science department heads and staff.
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

THESIS DEFENSE OF
CHARLES W. LIVELY III
TITLE: Performance Analysis and Modeling of GYRO
Advisor: Dr. Valerie E. Taylor
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, June 9

SPECIAL OPEN SEMINAR*
Dr. Guy T. Almes
Chief Engineer, Internet2 Project
currently serving a two-year rotation at the Office of Cyberinfrastructure
National Science Foundation
TITLE: Thoughts on Campus Cyberinfrastructure
Staff Contact: Kathy Flores, kflores@cs.tamu.edu
3:30 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
* This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Computer Science, the Academy for Advanced Telecommunications and Learning Technologies, and the Office of the Vice President for Research

THESIS DEFENSE OF
SAURIN SHAH
TITLE: Improvements in Distribution of Meteorological Data Using Application Layer Multicast
Advisor: Dr. Scott Pike
4:15 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 5/29/06

Monday, May 29

MEMORIAL DAY
We remember those who have died in our nation's service.

Faculty and staff holiday

Tuesday, May 30

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

CS@TAMU SUMMER PROGRAMS BEGIN
The computer science department welcomes undergraduate research students participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Undergraduate Summer Research Grants (USRG), and the Distributed Mentor Project (DMP) programs at Texas A&M. Among the universities these students represent are Gonzaga, Austin College, Purdue, Trinity, and Xavier.

Wednesday, May 31

THESIS DEFENSE OF
JACOB BEAUDOIN
TITLE: Rendering Animated Trees
Advisor: Dr. John Keyser
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

Thursday, June 1

Friday, June 2

Last day for adding/dropping courses for the first term and the 10-week semester.
Last day to apply for degrees to be awarded in August for students completing degree requirements in the first term.

Spring 2006

CS Events of Week 5/22/06

Monday, May 22

Tuesday, May 23

PARASOL SEMINAR
Herb Sutter
Chair of the ISO C++ Standards Committee
Software Architect at Microsoft
TITLE: Software and the Concurrency Revolution
Seminar Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, May 24

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
WANGQI QIU
TITLE: Fault Simulation and Test Generation for Small Delay Faults
Advisor: Dr. Hank Walker
2:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, May 25

Residence Halls open for the Summer Session.

Friday, May 26

Last day to register for first term and 10-week semester and pay fees.

SPECIAL OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Guru Parulkar
Program Director
Division of Computer & Network Systems
National Science Foundation
TITLE: The GENI Initiative
Faculty Contact: Dr. Riccardo Bettati, bettati@cs.tamu.edu
10:30 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

CS Events of Week 5/15/06

Monday, May 15

Final grades of all students due in Office of the Registrar, noon.

Tuesday, May 16

COMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY RETREAT STARTS

Wednesday, May 17

COMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY RETREAT ENDS

Thursday, May 18

TEXAS A&M FACULTY/STAFF APPRECIATION DAY
Faculty and staff are invited to Texas A&M University Appreciation Day in Historic Downtown Bryan. Express buses will be running continuously (15 minute intervals) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to and from campus (closest stop to HRBB: Ross and Spence). To kick off this year's event, Bryan Mayor Ernie Wentrcek will host a welcome coffee at the Palace Theater at 10 a.m., and walking tours will leave the Palace Theater at half-past every hour. Economic development professionals, historians and design professionals will be conducting these tours of lofts, historic buildings, public art and meeting venues. Catering, decorating, entertainment and event ideas will be on display. Merchants will be offering 12 percent discounts to all Texas A&M faculty and staff, and a list of participating merchants can be picked up at the Palace Theater. Contact Cindy Peaslee at the LaSalle Hotel, (979)822-2000, for more information.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Palace Theater on Main Street in Downtown Bryan

Friday, May 19

CS Events of Week 5/8/06

Monday, May 8

Spring semester final examinations for all students.

EXAM RELIEF BOOTH
Microsoft is sponsoring an Exam Relief Booth during Finals, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) members are operating the booth. The idea is to promote UPE and supply CS/CE students with free snacks, drinks, scantron, and pencils. It's a treat for your hard work this semester. If you have any questions about Exam Relief, contact UPE President Shilpa Agarwal at atwinklestar@gmail.com.
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., First Floor (in front of room 124) HRBB

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
RUI LI
TITLE: Operational Transformation-Based Consistency Maintenance in Group Editors
Advisor: Dr. Du Li
9:00 a.m., Room 408H HRBB

Tuesday, May 9

Spring semester final examinations for all students.

NANSA INAUGURAL SEMINAR
The Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Student Association (NANSA) will debut with a kick-off seminar presented by Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas. Dr. Lagoudas is the John and Bea Slatter Chair of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research involves the design of multifunctional systems at nano, micro, meso and macro levels with appropriate methods developed to bridge the various length scales.
2:00 p.m., Room 256 Jack E. Brown Building

To receive NANSA information, contact Deji Coker at coker@tamu.edu.

Wednesday, May 10

Spring semester final examinations for all students.

Thursday, May 11

THE NEXT TRADITION
The Association of Former Students invites all new former students and family and friends to a getting-to-know-you party.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center (505 George Bush Drive)

Friday, May 12

SPRING 2006 CS GRADUATES RECEPTION
Dr. Valerie Taylor, Royce E. Wisenbaker Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science, will host a reception in honor of the department's spring 2006 graduates in computer science and computer engineering. The reception is open to family and friends of the spring 2006 graduates as well as department faculty and staff. Refreshments will be served.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room 301 HRBB

Saturday, May 13

COMMENCEMENT
Speaker of the Texas A&M Faculty Senate, Dr. John Fike, will speak to graduates and undergraduates of the Dwight Look College of Engineering at today's graduation ceremonies. Professor Fike is a 14-year member of Texas A&M's Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Department and, as speaker of the Faculty Senate, the university's top-ranking faculty member this year in matters of shared governance.
9:00 a.m., Reed Arena

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GRADUATING DEGREE CANDIDATES AND TO ALL WHO MADE IT SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THIS SPRING SEMESTER.

CS Events of Week 5/1/06

Monday, May 1

Dead day, classes meet but no major exams.

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Jaakko Järvi
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Associated Types and Constraint Propagation — Improving Object-Oriented Generics
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, May 2

Last day of spring semester classes.
Redefined day, students attend their Friday classes.
Dead day, classes meet but no major exams.

DISSERTATION DEFENSE OF
MICHAEL S. MILLER
TITLE: A Framework for Knowledge-Based Training
Advisor: Dr. Richard Volz
9:00 a.m., Room 320 HRBB

THE ASSOCIATION AWARD CEREMONY
The Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony will recognize Texas A&M faculty and staff contributions. There will be a reception in the Rudder Exhibit Hall following the ceremony.
1:30 p.m., Rudder Theatre

Wednesday, May 3

Reading day, no classes.

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, May 4

Reading day, no classes.

Friday, May 5

Spring semester final examinations for all students.

PARASOL SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

VIZA GO GO XIII
Viza-Go-Go is a student run production featuring the works of the Visualization Laboratory at Texas A&M. Students in Visualization Sciences specialize in electronic visualization, including image synthesis, animation, digital photography, videography, compositing, and software development.
7:00 p.m., Rudder Theatre

AGGIE NIGHTS
Saw'em Off Film Fest sponsored by the Telecommunication Media Association. Check out their website for more details: http://tma.tamu.edu/shortsfilmfest
Also enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 4/24/06

Monday, April 24

ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK
This worldwide annual event was organized 54 years ago. Today in the United States, it is celebrated by more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative assistants and 8.9 million people working in various administrative support roles. On April 27, some of the computer science staff will be attending Color Me Professional, a professional development lecture series sponsored by the local chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals.

THESIS DEFENSE OF
FRANCIS DANG
TITLE: Speculative Parallelization of Partially Parallel Loops
Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, April 25

TEXAS A&M DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
Dr. Mark Holtzapple
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Sustainable Energy and Transportation: Engineering the 21st Century
Dr. Holtzapple is the first engineering faculty member selected for this lecture series in 30 years. Dr. Kem Bennett encourages the Look College of Engineering students, faculty and staff to join him in supporting this prestigious honor by attending. Tickets are required and are available free of charge in Dr. Bennett's office — 301 Wisenbaker Engineering Research Center.
7:30 p.m., Annenberg Presidential Conference Center

Wednesday, April 26

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Salah A. Aly
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Quantum Network Coding
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, April 27

Friday, April 28

PARASOL SEMINAR
ICRA Practice Talks
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 4/17/06

Preregistration for the 2006 first term, second term, 10-week summer semester and fall semester at Texas A&M continues through Friday, April 21.

Monday, April 17

CS DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES
Dr. Don Towsley
Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
TITLE: Combined Multipath Routing and Congestion Control: a Robust Internet Architecture
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Dmitri Loguinov
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
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OPEN RECEPTION FOR DR. Don Towsley
Hosted by the Computer Science Graduate Student Association
3:15 p.m., Room 301 H. R. Bright Building

AWICS SPECIAL SEMINAR
Dr. Heather Hinton
Senior Security Architect
IBM/Tivoli Systems
TITLE: Moving from Academe, to Industry, to Academe, and back again
AWICS Contact: Valerie Hajdik at vhajdik@tamu.edu
Refreshments provided.
6:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, April 18

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Jennifer Wong
PhD Candidate
University of California, Los Angeles
TITLE: Design of Embedded Systems Using Data-Driven Statistical Techniques
Faculty Host: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, April 19

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR Update: No seminar today
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR Update: Seminar Canceled
Xuxian Jiang
PhD Candidate
Department of Computer Science
Purdue University
TITLE: Enabling Internet Malware Investigation and Defense Using Virtualization
Faculty Host: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Eun Jung Kim
Assistant Professor in computer science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Secure Cluster Design
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, April 20

EIGHTH 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. Computer Scientists Dr. Jeff Rickel, BS '85 , (1963-2003) and Dr. Guylaine Pollock, PhD '85, will receive the Department of Computer Science Distinguished Former Student Awards. Student, faculty and staff awards will be presented for excellence in leadership, teaching, research, and service. Dancing will follow the banquet and awards presentation. Bus transportation will be available between Wisenbaker and Briarcrest from 5:00 p.m. Contact the administration office at (979)845-5534 for further information.
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Briarcrest Country Club in Bryan TX

Friday, April 21

MUSTER
Aggies gather together on April 21 in more than 300 places worldwide in celebration of their days at Texas A&M. See the calendar of campus events located at http://muster.tamu.edu/muster.aspx.

EARLY RELEASE
Dean Kem Bennett on behalf of Chancellor Robert McTeer and President Robert Gates has authorized the closing of the College of Engineering and TEES offices beginning at 12:00 noon today in appreciation of the hard work and dedication of its employees.

AGGIE NIGHTS
Aggie Nights is suspended on in honor of Muster.

CS Events of Week 4/10/06

Preregistration for the 2006 first term, second term, 10-week summer semester and fall semester at Texas A&M continues through Friday, April 21.

Monday, April 10

AWICS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
The Aggie Women in Computer Science workshop panel includes Danna Rother, IBM; Susan Rosenbaum, Schlumberger; and Theresa Maldonado and Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M. The panel moderator is Nancy Amato, Texas A&M. The first topic to be discussed is Leadership: What, Why, and How?. This panel discussion will include lunch. What can you do to make a difference? will be the lead topic in the afternoon session. All students are welcome to attend the workshop. For more information, contact Reetal Pai at reetalp@cs.tamu.edu.
First Panel Discussion and Lunch: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Afternoon Session: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
Invited Talk: 4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

2006 EMANUEL AND CAROL PARZEN PRIZE FOR STATISTICAL INNOVATION PRESENTATION AND LECTURE
Recipient and Lecturer: ALAN E. GELFAND
Professor of Statistics and Decision Sciences
Duke University
TITLE: Looking Back on 15 Years of MCMC: Its Impact in the (and Broader) Research Community
3:45 p.m., Room 301 Rudder Tower

Tuesday, April 11

Wednesday, April 12

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Arch D. Robison
Intel Corporation
Title: C++ Library for Multi-Core Programming, or Why Threads Are a Bad Way to Thread a Program
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, April 13

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Hongwei Zhang
PhD Candidate
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Ohio State University
TITLE: Dependable Messaging in Sensor Networks
Faculty Host: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, April 14

Reading day, no classes.

TREY ROSE '05 AND DR. WALTER DAUGHERITY ON STAGE
Former computer science student Trey Rose, as Jesus, and computer science professor Dr. Walter Daugherity, as Pontius Pilate, perform in the Covenant Family Church presentation of The Messiah: A Musical Drama. Performances are free and open to the public. For all performance dates and location, see http://www.covenantfamily.com.
7:00 p.m., Covenant Family Church

AGGIE NIGHTS
Aggie Nights are suspended on April 14 (reading day) and on April 21 (in honor of Muster)

"This Week" News Archive

If you have news and events that you would like to share with students, faculty, and staff, please contact Kathy Flores, (979)458-4412.

CS Events of Week 4/3/06

Monday, April 3

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Dr. Gregory Aist
Postdoctoral Fellow, Project LISTEN
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
TITLE: Interactive and Intelligent Systems for Conversation and Learning
Faculty Host: Dr. Frank Shipman
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

OPEN FORUM ON CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
Students, faculty and staff are invited to an Open Forum to discuss the recommendations of the Transportation Construction Committee and other topics of concern regarding upcoming construction; specifically, the impact it will have on parking and the significant disruptions to campus life. Contact Vickie Cook, (979)458-4286, for additional information.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Rudder Theatre Complex Forum

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Xiliang Liu
City University of New York
Title: Bandwidth Estimation Using End-to-End Packet-Train Probing: Stochastic Foundation
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Dmitri Loguinov
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, April 4

PAULA DEWITTE '89 ON CYBERSECURITY
In a program sponsored by the Texas A&M University Integrative Center for Homeland Security, cybersecurity consultant and former Texas A&M computer science student Dr. Paula deWitte will present a lecture titled There's a Stranger in the House: How to Protect Your Privacy in This Age of Cyberterrorism. Both the reception and lecture are free and open to the public.
RECEPTION: 6:00 p.m., Presidential Library Rotunda
LECTURE: 7:00 p.m., George Bush Presidential Library Orientation Theater

SILVER TAPS
Oscar David Vasquez, a junior sports management major from Rio Grande City, and Nicole D. Broussard, a freshman biology major from Cedar Park, will be remembered during the solemn ceremony.
10:30 p.m., Academic Building

Wednesday, April 5

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, April 6

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Xiaotong Zhuang
PhD Candidate
Systems Group, College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
TITLE: Compiler Optimizations for Network Processors
Faculty Host: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, April 7

FIRST FRIDAY LECTURE WITH VALERIE TAYLOR
Valerie E. Taylor, department head and Royce E. Wisenbaker Professor, Department of Computer Science, presents Computational Grids: Analyzing the Performance of Applications at the First Friday Lecture. The Lecture Series is a program of the African American Professional Organization sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Lunch will be provided to registrants. To register, visit http://vpr.tamu.edu/registration. For more information, contact Anita Dotson, (979)845-1812.
11:45 a.m., Room 206 MSC

DR. HANK WALKER HONORED AT CoE SPRING MEETING
Dr. Hank Walker, associate professor of computer science and graduate advisor, will be honored as a Dwight Look College of Engineering Faculty Fellow for 2006-2007 at the 2006 Spring Faculty Meeting. Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, will speak and new faculty will be recognized at the annual meeting.
2:00 p.m., Room 102 Zachry Engineering Center

PARASOL SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Celebrate an Evening of the Arts! This is a great night for a date or to bring your parents for Parents' Weekend! Show them the best Aggieland has to offer! Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

PARENTS' WEEKEND
On Saturday, the Student Engineers' Council (SEC) will host the CoE's Parents' Weekend Brunch. Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, dean of the College of Engineering (CoE), will speak about relevant issues pertaining to the college. There will be informational tables about engineering societies, as well as an optional charity silent auction. T-Shirts also will be sold for $10 each. Visit the SEC website at http://sec.tamu.edu/programs/parentsweekend/default.asp for more information
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Civil Engineering Lawn

CS Events of Week 3/27/06

Monday, March 27

STUDENT RESEARCH WEEK AT TEXAS A&M
The Graduate Student Council and the 2006 SRW planning committee kick off this week's Student Research Week (SRW) events with opening ceremonies from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Stark Galleries at the Memorial Student Center on campus. Immediately following will be a reception and booksigning for Dr. Jorge Cham, author of PhD comics. A reception for student researchers also is planned for today at the Stark Galleries and will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information on the week's events, visit http://srw.tamu.edu.

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Alexandros Ntoulas
PhD Candidate
University of California Los Angeles
TITLE: Crawling and Searching the Hidden Web
Faculty Host: Dr. Hank Walker
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, March 28

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Christian Grothoff
PhD Candidate
University of California Los Angeles
TITLE: Type Systems for Distributed Arrays
Faculty Host: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

MINORITY FACULTY TEACHING IN WHITE INSTITUTIONS
The Office of the Dean of Faculties presents Ethnic Minority Faculty Teaching in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities. This session features Dr. Christine A. Stanley, associate dean of faculties, and Dr. Karan L. Watson, dean of faculties and interim vice president and associate provost for diversity. To register, call the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at (979)845-4274.
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Room 701 Rudder

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SEMINAR
The Texas A&M chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society presents Why (and How) Texas A&M Should Get More Involved in K-12 Education by Dr. Bill Klemm, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. In his talk, Dr. Klemm will cover how faculty can get help in meeting NSF's grant requirements for "broader impacts." Refreshments will be served.
4:00 p.m., Room 292 A&B MSC

Wednesday, March 29

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Jinxiang Chai
PhD Candidate
Carnegie Mellon University
TITLE: Interfaces for Controlling Human Animation
Faculty Host: Dr. Nancy Amato
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, March 30

Friday, March 31

PARASOL SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 3/20/06

Monday, March 20

STUDENT RESEARCH WEEK REGISTRATION
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit their research abstracts and posters for Student Research Week even though registration closed officially on February 26. Visit http://srw.tamu.edu and click on the Registration link. Faculty members may contribute to this event by viewing research posters and oral presentations in Rudder Tower March 28 and 29 or by bringing classes to view posters. A schedule will be posted at http://srw.tamu.edu. Student Research Week events will take place from March 27 through March 31.

MS DEFENSE OF
TAO HUANG
TITLE: Parallel Prefix Sums Algorithms and Applications on STAPL
Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger, associate professor in computer science
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Dr. Gabriel Dos Reis
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Parasol Lab
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Structures in Generic Programming: Concepts
Faculty Host: Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Dezhen Song
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: Robot Cameras for Rediscovery of Ivory Billed Woodpecker
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, March 21

SALARY EVALUATION AND NEGOTIATION
In this workshop, the Career Center at Texas A&M presents a basic benefits package and guidelines for analyzing the total package in an effort to help workshop participants make the best decision about a job offer.
5:15: p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Room 111 Koldus

Wednesday, March 22

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Xifeng Yan
PhD Candidate
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TITLE: Mining and Searching Massive Graph Databases
Faculty Host: Dr. Thomas Ioerger
11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Laszlo Kish
Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Totally Secure Classical Networks by Classical Telecloning of Classical Bits with 100% Fidelity
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, March 23

14TH ANNUAL RUBBER DUCK RACE!
Win tons of great prizes at this MSC OPAS sponsored event, including gift certificates to restaurants and other area businesses. Sponsor a duck and cheer it to victory. Duck sponsorships are 1 for $3 or 2 for $5 and may be purchased at Rudder Fountain. For more information, contact MSC OPAS at (979)845-1661.
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Rudder Fountain

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Tracy Hammond
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TITLE: Active Learning Using System Generated Near-Misses to Generate Sketch Recognition User Interfaces
Faculty Host: Dr. Frank Shipman
11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, March 24

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Jingang Yi
Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Autonomous Motorcycle: Vision-based Motion Planning and Trajectory Tracking Control
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 3/13/06

Monday, March 13

SPRING BREAK FOR STUDENTS
Have Fun and Come Back Safely. We look forward to seeing you again on Monday, March 20.

CS Events of Week 3/6/2006

Monday, March 6

CS DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIES (DLS) AND
AGGIE WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE DLS PRESENT
Dr. Leah Jamieson
Interim Dean of Engineering
Ransburg Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
TITLE: EPICS: Integrating Engineering Education and Community Service
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Valerie Taylor
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB
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OPEN RECEPTION FOR DR. LEAH JAMIESON
Co-Hosted by AWICS & Computer Science Graduate Student Association
3:15 p.m., Room 301 H. R. Bright Building

Tuesday, March 7

PARASOL SEMINAR
Dr. Yaoxue Zhang
Professor Department of Computer Science and Technology
Tsinghua University
TITLE: A New Computing Paradigm: Transparent Computing
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

UPE MEETING
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) will have representatives from Mays Business School, Viz Lab, and the computer science graduate school at the meeting to present the various options available at Texas A&M after graduation. For all those who love being an Aggie and would like to spend some more time at A&M, this could be a great opportunity to interact with the different representatives. There will be pizza rolls available. For more information, contact Shilpa Agarwal, UPE president, at atwinklestar@gmail.com
7:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, March 8

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
Listen to Engineering Works! on the radio, online to learn more about the whimsical, unusual or just little-known sides of engineering. It's broadcast at 7:32 a.m. on Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9). Or visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu.

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Pradeep Sen
PhD Candidate, Electrical Engineering
Graphics Laboratory
Stanford University
TITLE: Dual Photography
Faculty Host: Dr. John Keyser
11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, March 9

Friday, March 10

AGGIE NIGHTS
There will be no Aggie Nights on March 10 or March 17 for Spring Break!!

CS Events of Week 2/27/2006

Monday, February 27

INTERNATIONAL WEEK KICK-OFF
Self Reflections is the theme of the International Student Association's International Week at Texas A&M. During the week, more than 40 international organizations will celebrate, educate and share their respective cultures with the entire community. For a schedule of events, visit http://www.iweek2006.com.
11:00 a.m., MSC Flag Room

DISTINGUISH YOURSELF AT THE COMPANY VISIT
Distinguish Yourself at the Company Visit is presented by the Career Center. Participants will learn what to wear, what to say, and what questions to ask during an on-site visit and job interview.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Room 110 Koldus

TROTTER PRIZE WINNERS LECTURE
William D. Phillips, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics and a research group leader at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Freeman J. Dyson, a professor emeritus of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton will present their views of faith, science and society as part of Texas A&M's fifth annual Trotter Endowed Lecture Series. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a reception in Rudder Exhibit Hall.
7:00 p.m., Rudder Theatre

Tuesday, February 28

INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES PROGRAM (IAP) SPRING MEETING
Give a hearty Howdy to IAP representatives from Adobe, Chevron, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, National Instruments, Raytheon, Schlumberger, HP, Knowledge Based System, Inc., Sun Microsystems, 21st Century Technologies, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, ARM, ConocoPhillips, Managed Network Solutions, Inc., The Metha Family Foundation, and STARTech Early Ventures who will be visiting the computer science department today and tomorrow. The spring meeting will bring our IAP members up-to-date on department curriculum and research.
9:30 a.m., Room 301 HRBB

Wednesday, March 1

GRANT WRITING SEMINAR SIGNUP
Today is the registration deadline for the March 3 Grant Writing Seminar for graduate students. Register at http://vpr.tamu.edu/opd. For more information, contact Libby Childress at (979-845-1811) or libbyc@tamu.edu.

IAP SPRING MEETING CONTINUES
9:00 a.m., Room 301 HRBB

LOST AND FOUND AUCTION
MSC Hospitality will hold an auction of lost and found items. Only cash and checks will be accepted. Auction items include gift certificates from local establishments, TI-83 calculators, electronics, name brand jackets/fleeces, sporting goods, clothing, shoes, hats, jewelry, umbrellas, books and much more. For more information, call (979)845-1515.
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., MSC Flag Room.

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Salim Y. El Rouayheb
Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Network Coding: Algorithmic Aspects and Connection to Error Correcting Codes
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Thursday, March 2

WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM
To honor Women's History Month, Texas A&M will hold the second annual Women's Leadership Forum. The theme is Is Sisterhood Enough? Advancing Women's Leadership at Texas A&M. The day will include a luncheon and presentation of the Women's Progress Awards. The luncheon speaker is Marcia Ann Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief, Ms. Magazine. Attendees can register for all or some of the events throughout the day. More information is available at http://www.tamu.edu/women_genderequity/wlf/index.html.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon, Room 301 Reed Arena

MS DEFENSE OF
MANAS SINGH
TITLE: Interlinking Related Diverse Media in a Digital Library
Advisor: Dr. Richard Furuta, professor in computer science
10:00 a.m., Room 408H HRBB

PhD DEFENSE OF
HEMANT MAHAWAR
TITLE: Parallel Algorithms for Inductance Extraction
Advisor: Dr. Vivek Sarin, associate professor in computer science
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

PhD DEFENSE OF
LISA SMITH
TITLE: Display Computers
Advisor: Dr. John Leggett, professor in computer science
3:00 p.m., Room 408H HRBB

Friday, March 3

GRANT WRITING SEMINAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
This one day grant writing seminar provides an excellent overview of the entire grant writing process. A nominal fee of $20 is required to cover the cost of the accompanying workbook.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder Tower

SPECIAL OPEN SEMINAR
Sean Parent
Research at Adobe Systems and
Senior Engineering Manager
Adobe Software Technology Lab
TITLE: A Possible Future for Software Development
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Jyh-Ming Lien
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Aggie Nights will join in the spirit of International Week with an international celebration. Aggies will have the opportunity to use their hands to create different crafts from all the regions of the world and international students will display their cultures in fun and unique ways.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC Flag Room

CS Events of Week 2/20/2006

Monday, February 20

PRESIDENTS' DAY
This is a federal holiday observed the third Monday in February as Presidents' Day (Washington and Lincoln) in 12 states including Texas. Elsewhere, George Washington's Birthday is commemorated by the federal holiday.

NATIONAL ENGINEERS' WEEK
Texas A&M's Student Engineers' Council (SEC) will celebrate National Engineers' Week through Saturday, Feb. 25, with fun and games. The fun and games start today with the Monday Kickoff. The event features an inflatable boxing ring, bungee run and obstacle course, as well as raffles for a handheld DVD player, iPod and Playstation 2. A calendar of events for the week is available at http://sec.tamu.edu/programs/eweek/default.asp.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Academic Plaza

PUBLIC HEARING ON TUITION INCREASE
President Robert M. Gates has scheduled an open forum for students, faculty, staff, and the public to discuss a proposed increase in Designated Tuition for the 2006 fall semester.
3:30 p.m., Rooms 110-111 Koldus Building

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Du Li
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: Collaborative Systems: Some Experiences and Lessons
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, February 21

SMT RECRUITING ON CAMPUS
Houston-based Seismic Micro-Technology (SMT) will be recruiting full-time and intern software developers today. SMT is looking for advanced undergraduates or graduate students with strengths in C++ Programming and Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Scientific Programming, Geometric Modeling and Computation, or Signal Processing. When you go, stop and say hello to CS former student Jacob Foshee BS '01 and MS '04, SMT recruiter.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Geosciences Career Fair in the MSC Flag Room

UPE INDUCTION CEREMONY AND BANQUET
This will be the first ceremony held by Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) at Texas A&M in a number of years. All new and past members will be inducted into UPE in the presence of UPE officers, members and faculty.
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Lecture Room A, The Association building (George Bush Dr. & Houston St.)

Wednesday, February 22

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Zhu Ye
Graduate Assistant - Research, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Network Coding: An Instant Primer
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Time Change, Room 516 HRBB

COMPUTER ENGINEERING GROUP SEMINAR
Dr. Ruoping Wang
Motorola
TITLE: Impact of Reticle Enhancement Technology on IC Process and Design
Staff Contact: Carolyn Warzon
12:40 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 223C Zachry

Thursday, February 23

Friday, February 24

PhD DEFENSE OF
DI WU
TITLE: Layout Optimization in Ultra Deep Submicron VLSI Design
Advisors: Dr. Rabi Mahapatra and Dr. Jiang Hu
4:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza! We have a double feature in store (two movies for the price of one!!) The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro will be in Rudder Auditorium!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 2/13/2006

Monday, February 13

Tuesday, February 14

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY...
is the day to show your friend or loved one that you care...

Wednesday, February 15

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
Listen to Engineering Works! on the radio, online or via podcast to learn more about the whimsical, unusual or just little-known sides of engineering. It's broadcast at 7:32 a.m. on Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9). Or visit the Engineering Works! website at http://engineeringworks.tamu.edu. Or subscribe to Engineering Works! from your iTunes program; click on the "music store" link and search podcasts for "Engineering Works!" (To download iTunes, go to http://www.itunes.com.)

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
TITLE: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Yoonsuck Choe
Director, Brain Networks Laboratory
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: Learning About the Outside World, Trapped Within Your Brain
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, February 16

PREPARING FOR PROMOTION TO FULL PROFESSOR WORKSHOP
Karan Watson, dean of faculties, associate provost and interim vice president for diversity, will present a workshop on preparing for promotion to full professor. This workshop will focus on how to prepare a dossier to be promoted to full professor, when is the right time to think about promotion, what criteria are faculty assessed for promotion to full professor, and what role can mentoring play in the process. To register, call the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at (979)845-4274.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Room 701 Rudder Tower

TEES HOSTS NSF CAREER WORKSHOP
The TEES Office of Strategic Research Development will host a workshop on submitting proposals to the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. Successful awardees will share their experiences with this program. All eligible untenured tenure-track engineering faculty are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Laurie Garton at 979/845-9775.
2:45 p. m. to 4:45 p.m., Room 049 WERC

Friday, February 17

PARASOL SEMINAR
Erik Dirkx
Associate Professor
University of Brussels
TITLE: Scaleable Computer Architecture: a "Natural" Solution
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
AT THE REC CENTER: Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free rock climbing, soda & Domino's pizza! ...also showing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Rudder Auditorium.
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, Rec Center

CS Events of Week 2/6/2006

Monday, February 6

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Clay Williams
Manager, Software Quality and Testing
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Title: Archetest: A Tool for Model-Based Test Generation
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, February 7

SECRETS OF THE SCARY INTERVIEW
Schlumberger and the Career Center sponsor Learn the SECRETS of the Scary Interview and how to give employers the DESIRE TO HIRE YOU!, presented by Laurence Stuart, founder and CEO of College to Career Seminars, author of How to get the job you want! 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Room 224 MSC

VISIT WITH UNIVERSAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Upsilon Pi Epsilon is sponsoring a visit to Universal Computer Systems in College Station. This event is open to all computer science and computer engineering majors. A tour of the facility and a talk with former Aggie and UCS employee, April Patranella '03, is planned. Food is provided by UCS. Meet at the HRBB front entrance no later than 6:20 p.m., or park in the Zachry lot so everyone can carpool and leave by 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Shilpa Agarwal at atwinklestar@gmail.com.

SILVER TAPS,
William Richard Minor, a junior economics major from Sugar Land who died December 5, and Grant Andrew Patterson, a freshman biology major from Houston who died December 25, will be remembered during the unique ceremony. To honor the memories of these students, the campus will be darkened at 10:20 p.m. Free parking is available in the University Center Parking Garage from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.
10:30 p.m., Academic Building

Wednesday, February 8

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Pradeep Kiran Sarvepalli
Graduate Assistant - Research, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Quantum Algorithms for the Leader Election Problem in Distributed Systems
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Refreshments will be provided.
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

COMPUTER ENGINEERING GROUP SEMINAR
Dr. Dick Simmons
Professor, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Open Standards Shared Software Infrastructure (SSI) Hub
Staff Contact: Carolyn Warzon
12:40 to 1:30 p.m., Room 223C Zachry

Thursday, February 9

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Luo Si
PhD Candidate, Language Technologies Institute
a department in Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science
TITLE: Federated Search of Text Search Engines
Faculty Host: Dr. Frank Shipman
2:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, February 10

PARASOL SEMINAR
Joshua Davis
Graduate Student, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
TITLE: Motion Planning Using Dynamic Programming for a UAV Helicopter
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
The Chronicles of Narnia come to life! Get your tickets now at the MSC Box Office. ($1/student; $2.50/non-student) Movie times are 7:00pm & 9:30pm in Rudder Theater!! Come before or after the show to enjoy FREE bowling, billiards, games, soda & Domino's pizza! Don't forget your Usual Suspects card!!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 1/30/2006

Monday, January 30

TAGD MEETING
Texas Aggie Game Developers are holding a week-long game competition through Monday, February 6 with $200 in prizes. For more information, attend the TAGD meeting tonight. Free Pizza!
7:00 p.m., Room 104 HRBB.

Tuesday, January 31

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR WISE CONFERENCE
The Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) 14th annual career and professional development conference is planned for Saturday, February 18, at the Memorial Student Center. The registration fee is $15 for students and $25 for non-students, and includes a reception at The Association of Former Students Banquet Room on Friday evening (February 17), a conference packet and lunch on Saturday. Free childcare will be provided on request. Register at http://outreach.science.tamu.edu/wise.asp or contact the College of Science Educational Outreach and Women's Programs at (979)845-7363.

WISE is accepting nominations for the Susan M. Arseven '75 Make-A-Difference Memorial Award. Nominees must be women graduate students currently enrolled in a graduate program at Texas A&M who have completed at least one semester of graduate study and are enrolled for at least six hours during the semester they are nominated. Two $1,000 awards will be given. Nominations are due Wednesday, February 8. For more information, visit http://outreach.science.tamu.edu/arseven.asp or contact Nancy Magnussen, WISE director, at (979)845-5587.

Wednesday, February 1

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Salah A. Aly
Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: On a Key Exchange Protocol by Shpilrain and Ushakov
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Michael Gschwind
IBM Master Inventor and Power Architect
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Title: Exploiting Application Parallelism with the Cell Broadband Engine Heterogeneous Chip-Multiprocessor
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Lawrence Rauchwerger
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, February 2

Friday, February 3

PARASOL SEMINAR
Kreshna Gopal
Graduate Assistant Research, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: tbd
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Viva la vie Boheme!! We're showing RENT!! Movie times are 7:30pm & 9:45pm in Rudder Auditorium!! Come before or after the show to enjoy the basics!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 1/23/2006

Monday, January 23

LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR FEB 13 CAREER CENTER INTERVIEWS
The Career Center will be sponsoring more than 100 companies the week of February 13. These companies have job opportunities for many disciplines and degree levels. Some of the companies interviewing this week are Dell, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, and National Instruments. Review the complete list of employers at http://careercenter.tamu.edu/events/recruitingcalendarhome.html.

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Michael Langston
Professor in Computer Science
University of Tennessee
Title: Scalable Algorithms and Implementations, with Application to the Analysis of Gene Co-Expression Data
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, January 24

SEC CAREER FAIR
The Student Engineers' Council presents a premier recruiting event at Texas A&M. Historically as many as 230 companies and over 3000 engineering and industrial distribution students attend the career fair seeking internships, co-ops, and full-time positions. Buses will run from Zachry to Reed on Tuesday starting at 9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Reed Arena

Q&A SESSION FOR TEXAS A&M-CONACyT GRANT PROGRAM
The Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting an informational meeting about the Texas A&M-CONACyT: Collaborative Research Grant Program. This informational meeting will provide faculty and researchers with valuable information about the program and the application process. The request for proposals is available on the Web at http://conacyt.tamu.edu.
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Room 310, Williams Administration Building

UPE FEATURES INTEL PRESENTATION
Upsilon Pi Epsilon invites all computer science and computer engineering students to a presentation by Intel representatives. They also will be accepting résumés. Food will be provided. If more information is needed, contact Shilpa Agarwal, UPE president.
7:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, January 25

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Laszlo Kish
Associate Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Texas A&M University
Title: Protection Against the Man-in-the-Middle Attack for the Totally Secure Classical Communicator Based on Kirchhoff's-Loop and Johnson(-Like) Noise
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

XBOX 360 DEMO DAY
Upsilon Pi Epsilon is sponsoring a Microsoft Xbox 360 Demo Day & Halo 2 Tournament. Prizes. Food. Music. This event is open to all software related majors. Your résumé is your ticket in the door. Contact Shilpa Agarwal if you have any questions.
6:30 p.m., Ballroom 4 Hilton College Station

Thursday, January 26

FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR
Scott Schaefer
PhD Candidate
Rice University
TITLE: Intuitive Methods for 3D Shape Deformation
Faculty Host: Dr. John Keyser
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

CoE THINK BIG OPEN HOUSE
Faculty and staff are invited to a celebration of Think Big, Texas A&M Engineering's new faculty and student recruitment materials. Enjoy free hotdogs, popcorn, and drinks.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 324 Wisenbaker

Friday, January 27

DISSERTATION DEFENSE
OF JIANJIA WU
Title: General Utilization Bound Analysis and Its Applications in Real-Time Systems
Advisers: Dr. Wei Zhao, Professor in Computer Science and Dr. Doug Loh, Associate Professor in Rangeland Ecology & Management
1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Heejin Lim
PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: Facilitatory Neural Dynamics for Predictive Extrapolation
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB (Please note the time change.)

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics!! Bring your usual suspects card for the chance to win $200 gift card on May 5!! Enjoy free games, soda & Domino's pizza!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 1/16/2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME BACK! GLAD YOU'RE HERE!!

Monday, January 16

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY
Faculty and Staff Holiday

Tuesday, January 17

First day of spring semester classes

SEC CAREER FAIR DINNER SIGN-UP
Students must sign up on the web site beginning today to attend the Welcome Dinner held on Monday, January 23, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. Dress is business casual. There is no cost for students to attend the career fair exhibition or the Welcome Dinner.

Wednesday, January 18

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Faith Fich
Professor in Computer Science
University of Toronto
Title: How Difficult Is It to Take a Snapshot?
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, January 19

Friday, January 20

PARASOL SEMINAR
Title: tbd
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Fall 2005

CS Events of Week 12/12/2005

Monday, December 12

Fall semester final examinations for all students.

EXAM RELIEF BOOTH
Microsoft is sponsoring an Exam Relief Booth during Finals, and UPE members are operating the booth. The idea is to promote UPE and supply CS/CE students with free snacks, drinks, scantron, and pencils. It's a treat for your hard work this semester. If you have any questions about Exam Relief, contact UPE President Shilpa Agarwal at atwinklestar@gmail.com.
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., First Floor (in front of room 124) HRBB

SPECIAL SEMINAR
Carolina Cruz-Neira
Professor and Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems
Iowa State University
TITLE: The Balance Between Academic Research and Industrial Uses of VR
Faculty Host: Dr. Valerie Taylor
Staff Contact: Ms. Leah Lewis
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, December 13

Fall semester final examinations for all students.

SYLLABUS WORKSHOP
There will be two presentations of the popular Writing Syllabi that Engage and Motivate Students Workshop, today (Room 135 Blocker) and next Tuesday, December 20 (Room 448 Blocker). The Workshop is open to all faculty and graduate students with course teaching responsibilities. A light breakfast (served at 8:30 a.m.), a packet of resources and time to work on your syllabus will be provided. Bring a laptop or copy of your syllabus. Sign-up early for one of the presentations. To register, e-mail your name, title, department, e-mail address, and phone number to the Center for Teaching Excellence at cte@tamu.edu or call (979)845-8592.
8:30 a.m. to noon

Wednesday, December 14

Fall semester final examinations for all students.

Thursday, December 15

FALL 2005 CS GRADUATES RECEPTION
Dr. Valerie Taylor, Royce E. Wisenbaker Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science, will host a reception in honor of the department's fall 2005 graduates. The reception is open to family and friends of the fall 2005 graduates as well as department faculty and staff. Refreshments will be served.
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

CoE HOLIDAY RECEPTION
Texas A&M Engineering will honor recipients of the Engineering Program Staff Achievement Award, the Engineering Safety Excellence Award, and 10 or more years of service pins at its annual Holiday Reception.
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Lobby of the Jack E. Brown Engineering Building

Friday, December 16

Last day for December undergraduate degree candidates to apply for Tuition Rebate, 5:00 p.m.

COMMENCEMENT
National Academy of Engineering President William A. Wulf, will speak to graduates and undergraduates of the Dwight Look College of Engineering, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Colleges of Geosciences and Science and graduates of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
9:00 a.m., Reed Arena

CS STAFF HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUNCHEON
Bring food, a $10 gift for the Great Gift Stealing party game, and join the holiday merriment of the annual CS staff holiday potluck luncheon.
11:30-1:30 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

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!

CS Events of Week 11/28/2005

Monday, November 28

INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SEMINAR
Darek Ceglarek, Associate Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Title: Time-Based Competition in Product Life Cycle Management: Stream-of-Variation Analysis (SOVA) Methodology
3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., Room 203 ZACH

Tuesday, November 29

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Pradeep Kiran Sarvepalli
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Quantum Algorithms for Pell's Equation (after Hallgren), Part 2
Refreshments will be served.
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

DISSERTATION DEFENSE
OF SOOHYUN CHO
Title: Congestion Control Schemes for Single and Parallel TCP Flows in High Bandwidth-Delay Product Networks
Advisor: Dr. Riccardo Bettati, Associate Professor of Computer Science
5:00 p.m., The Academy #150 (Research Park)

Wednesday, November 30

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Scott Pike
Assistant Professor in Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: How (not) to Crash a Dinner Party
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

HOLIDAYS IN THE ROTUNDA BEGIN
The Bush Museum's Holidays in the Rotunda festivities will be held in front of a 19 foot Christmas tree in the rotunda of the Museum. The Museum's classroom will become Santa's workshop where children will be able to create their own Christmas ornaments. There is no admission for Holidays in the Rotunda. Free refreshments will be provided. A calendar of events is available at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/events.php.
6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 1

WINTER IN AGGIELAND CRAFT FAIR
MSC Hospitality hosts the annual Craft Fair. Shoppers will be able to choose from a huge variety of crafts from over 100 Aggie Mother's Clubs and local vendors. For more information, contact MSC Hospitality at (979)845-1515.
10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., MSC Ballroom

RECHARGING YOUR BATTERIES
Dr. Karan Watson, dean of faculties and associate provost, will conduct a session titled Recharging Your Batteries: Maintaining a Personal Life with the Rigors of Teaching, Research, and Service. To register, call the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at (979)845-4274.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 701 Rudder

Friday, December 2

WINTER IN AGGIELAND CRAFT FAIR continues...

CHOREOGRAPHIC BUTTONS
Participate in a user study for an interactive art installation sponsored by the Perceptive Sensory Network Lab. Free Food. Music. Party. New Interactive. To sign-up, email cb.userstudy@gmail.com and specify a time between noon and 3:00 p.m.
Noon to 3:00 p.m., Room 907 Richardson

PARASOL SEMINAR
Marco Antonio Morales Aguirre
Parasol Lab
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Evaluating the Quality of Motion Planning Roadmaps
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

HAPPY HOUR
Open to graduate students in computer science and computer engineering and to department faculty and staff.
Hosted by: Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 9th Floor Richardson

AGGIE NIGHTS
MSC Town Hall presents the Battle of the Bands! Drawing for the winner of the $200 gift card to Target!! Don't forget to bring your Usual Suspects card!!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 11/21/2005

Monday, November 21

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Perakath Benjamin
Vice President for Research and Development
Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.
Title: Methods and Tools for Knowledge-Based Applications
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, November 22

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Pradeep Kiran Sarvepalli
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Quantum Algorithms for Pell's Equation (after Hallgren)
Refreshments will be served.
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, November 23

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CLOSES AT NOON
Texas A&M President Gates and Chancellor McTeer authorized the closing of all offices at noon for the Thanksgiving Holiday in appreciation of student, faculty and staff hard work and commitment.

Thursday and Friday, November 24—26

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

CS Events of Week 11/14/2005

Monday, November 14

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
For information about the week and its activities, visit http://iew.tamu.edu.

QUANTUM CONFERENCE
The Conference on Mathematics of Quantum Computation and Quantum Technology is underway at Texas A&M University. One of the goals of the four day event is to attract mathematics students and researchers to quantum computing and technology. The conference schedule is found at http://www.math.tamu.edu/research/workshops/quantum/schedule.html. If you have any questions, contact Cara Barton or call (979)845-2915.
8:00 a.m. through noon on Wed. 11/16, Room 628 Blocker

Tuesday, November 15

CPSC 481 WEBCAST INVITATION
CPSC 481 invites students, faculty and staff to view Some Observations About Broader Societal Issues of Computing Research and Education presented by William Wulf. Dr. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering and vice chair of the National Research Council. The webcast presentation was recorded at the Microsoft Faculty Summit in July 2005. A live discussion will follow the presentation.
CPSC 481 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
9:35 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., Room 124 HRBB

UPE PRESENTS DAVID S. MOYER '82
Computer science and computer engineering students are invited to a talk by David Moyer about his experiences at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). David Moyer is the Space Shuttle Program Mission Evaluation Room Manager at NASA. For more information, contact Shilpa Agarwal, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) president.
7:00 p.m., Room 214 Scoates

Wednesday, November 16

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Timothy Darr
Technical Team Lead
21st Century Technologies, Inc.
Title: Combining Game-Theoretic Techniques and Social Network Analysis for Asymmetric Threat Detection
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

TEES OPEN HOUSE
Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Administrative Services is hosting an open house in their new facilities at the TEES State Headquarters Building. Door prizes. Refreshments. Hot dogs on the patio.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 200 Greens Prairie Road in College Station

Thursday, November 17

Preregistration for Spring 2006 begins (and ends Tuesday, December 6).

GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR
The Office of Proposal Development and the Office of Graduate Studies is sponsoring a seminar for graduate students, post docs and professional staff entitled, How to Write Proposals and Win Research Funding: Strategies for Starting Your Career as a Researcher. There is no charge for this seminar. For more information, see http://vpr.tamu.edu/opd/flyers/graduate_student_flyer.pdf.
1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder

Friday, November 18

BONFIRE 1999 REMEMBRANCE DAY
Today is the sixth anniversary of the 1999 Bonfire accident in which 12 Aggies lost their lives.

HAPPY HOUR
Open to graduate students in computer science and computer engineering and to department faculty and staff.
Hosted by: Dr. Hank Walker
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 9th Floor Richardson

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics! Food, games, billiards and bowling!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 11/7/2005

Monday, November 7

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
joint with HUMANITIES INFORMATICS LECTURES FOR FALL 2005
Dr. Ruzena Bajcsy
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Title: Information Technology in Service to Humanities and Social Sciences
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Richard Furuta
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:00 p.m., Langford Building B Auditorium

FREE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
The University Writing Center will host a free workshop titled, Grading Student Writing: A Method to the Madness, on Thursday, November 9. The workshop is open to any GAT or GANT who is assisting with teaching and who works with student writing. RSVP to Leah Curtis, lcurtis@tamu.edu, today. For information contact Brady Creel, (979)845-2110.

GET THE JOB YOU WANT!
The Career Center and Schlumberger present Laurence Stuart, founder and CEO of College to Career Seminars. Each student attending the seminar will receive a FREE copy of Mr. Stuart's interactive CD book, Get the Job You Want! Plus, students can register to win one of five $100 gift certificates from Jos. A. Bank Clothiers. Call (979)845-7725 for more information
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Room 601 Rudder

Tuesday, November 8

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Guy Battle
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University
Title: The Aharonov-Bergmann-Lebowitz Formula
Refreshments will be served.
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, November 9

FREE WRITING WORKSHOP FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
See Monday above.
Dr. Valerie M. Balester, executive director of the University Writing Center (UWC) and associate professor of English, will cover grammar and punctuation guidelines, style and documentation expectations, and grading with rubrics. The UWC will provide brunch before the workshop begins.
9:00 a.m. to noon, Room 1.208 Evans Library

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Injong Rhee
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Title: tbd
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, November 10

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Thomas R. Ioerger
Associate Professor in Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: TEXTAL: Automated Crystallographic Protein Model Building Using Pattern Recognition
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

Friday, November 11

VETERAN'S DAY
Veteran's Day is a celebration honoring America's service men and women for their sacrifices to preserve our freedom.

EE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
Dr. Robert J. McEliece
Professor of Electrical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
Title: Error-Correcting Codes and the Exploration of the Solar System
2:00 p.m., Room 114 RICH

PARASOL SEMINAR
Vinod Srinivasan
Visualization Laboratory, Texas A&M University
Title: Creating a Digital of Pointe du Hoc
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

HAPPY HOUR
Open to graduate students in computer science and computer engineering and to department faculty and staff.
Hosted by: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics! Food, games, billiards and bowling!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 10/31/2005

Monday, October 31

BLAKE BIRKENFELD HONORED AT PHI KAPPA PHI BREAKFAST
Congratulations to Computer Science Senior Blake Birkenfeld who was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society last Spring. The Phi Kappa Phi breakfast this morning recognizes the Spring 2005 outstanding inductees from each Texas A&M University college. Phi Kappa Phi membership is by invitation and is based on academic achievement.

CS HALLOWEEN PARTY
The Computer Science Graduate Student Association is sponsoring a department Halloween party for students, faculty, staff and their families. Be sure to come in costume for the Halloween Costume Contest. Food and drinks will be provided.
4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Tuesday, November 1

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Energy Efficient Data Management for Wireless Sensor Networks with Data Sink Failure
Refreshments will be served.
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

SILVER TAPS
Lindsay Kirkland Widener of Coppell, an environmental design major at Texas A&M who died Aug. 10, will be remembered at the university's Silver Taps ceremony.
10:20 p.m., Academic Building plaza

Wednesday, November 2

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Santiago Marco
Associate Professor
Department of Electronics, University of Barcelona, Spain
Title: Multi Curve Resolution and Trilinear Methods Applied to Low Cost Chemical Sensing: Options for Blind Source Separation and Drift Correction
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

THE EXTREME BLUE™ PROGRAM
This IBM program is looking for talented computer science and computer engineering students for 2006 summer opportunities. Extreme Blue™ presents an information session this evening at Texas A&M.
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Room 292B MSC

Thursday, November 3

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Title: tba
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Takamichi Nakamoto
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Title: Odor Sensing and Reproduction Technologies
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

SWAAD '05
The Texas A&M Chapter of the Association for India's Development presents a food extravaganza fundraiser. Proceeds from SWAAD '05 support Project Sikshana, a primary school (Ratnagiri), Bilgaon Micro-hydel Power Project, and Hurricane Katrina victims. Student tickets are $10 and available at the MSC Box Office.
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Room 224 MSC

Friday, November 4

PhD DEFENSE OF
AGUSTIN GUTIERREZ-GALVEZ
Title: Coding and Learning of Chemosensor Array Patterns in a Neurodynamics Model of the Olfactory System
Advisor: Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
LADIES' NIGHT!! This year we promise to be bigger and better!! Enjoy a night out with the girls!! Dress up in your best Pink Ladies' gear because we are showing GREASE in Rudder Auditorium...for FREE!!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 10/24/2005

CS FORMER STUDENTS PICNIC AND LAB TOURS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 28
The Department of Computer Science invites its former students to attend the 3rd Annual Computer Science Former Students Picnic and Lab Tours on Friday, October 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The picnic will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the lawn between the Civil Engineering Building and the Wisenbaker Engineering and Research Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station. Lab tours are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the H. R. Bright Building, across the street from the picnic. Everyone gets a "goodie" packet at the sign-in table located on the first floor of H.R. Bright. It's not too late to R.S.V.P. to (979) 845-5534 or email CSAggies@cs.tamu.edu if you can attend.

Monday, October 24

CS DEPARTMENT BAKE SALE
Your donation to the department bake sale benefits Hospice Brazos Valley, Inc. through the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). Enjoy tempting tasty treats for sale in the H.R. Bright Building lobby, or contact Patricia Rudkin, (979)845-6176, if you would like to donate to the SECC without the temptation of luscious baked goods.
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Lobby HRBB

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Bradley Jensen
Microsoft
Title: tba
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

DISTINGUISH YOURSELF AT THE COMPANY VISIT
Participants in this Career Center presentation will learn what to wear, what to say, and what questions to ask during an on-site visit and job interview.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Room 111 Koldus

Tuesday, October 25

Wednesday, October 26

Thursday, October 27

LINUX INSTALL FEST
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their laptops or PCs (monitors/keyboards/mice/cables will be available) to the Linux Install Fest. Be sure to sign-up for a time slot at the front desk in room 301 of the H.R. Bright Building. Food and drinks will be sponsored by IBM, and also, IBM representatives will be on hand to accept resumés and talk about opportunities at IBM. For more information, contact Patricia Rudkin, (979)845-6176.
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Room 307 HRBB

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Title: tba
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

Friday, October 28

CS FORMER STUDENTS PICNIC AND LAB TOURS
Barbeque and all the fixin's will be available at the picnic from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Lab Tours start at 1:00 p.m. and run continuously through 3:30 p.m.
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., H.R. Bright Building

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics! Food, games, billiards and bowling!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 10/17/2005

CS FORMER STUDENTS PICNIC AND LAB TOURS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 28
The Department of Computer Science invites its former students to attend the 3rd Annual Computer Science Former Students Picnic and Lab Tours on Friday, October 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The picnic will begin at 11:30 a.m. on the lawn between the Civil Engineering Building and the Wisenbaker Engineering and Research Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station. Lab tours are scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the H. R. Bright Building, across the street from the picnic. Everyone gets a "goodie" packet at the sign-in table located on the first floor of H.R. Bright. Please R.S.V.P. to (979) 845-5534 or email CSAggies@cs.tamu.edu.

CS FACULTY SWEEP CoE FALL AWARDS
The following computer science faculty were honored at the Look College of Engineering Fall Faculty Meeting held on October 12:

Riccardo Bettati was presented with the Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award distinguishing him as a teacher excelling in scholarly research; his research interest is in distributed real-time systems.
Jianer Chen received an E.D. Brockett Professorship Award recognizing him for his continued display of excellence in both teaching and research. Dr. Chen's current research projects include computational complexity and algorithms, computer graphics, and networking
Dmitri Loguinov won a TEES Select Young Faculty Award identifying him as a top, worldwide researcher in the area of networking.
Lawrence Rauchwerger was presented with a TEES Fellow Award for his leadership of a collaborative team working on SMART Applications for long-running computer programs used to simulate such things as airplanes and weapons.

Monday, October 17

BOSSES DAY
The Department of Computer Science is celebrating Bosses Day on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. There's still time to send a note of appreciation to your favorite boss or mentor.

Mid-semester grades due in the Office of the Registrar by noon.

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Rida Bazzi
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
Title: On the Establishment of Distinct Identities in Overlay Networks
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, October 18

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Lazlo Kish
Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Title: Totally Secure Classical Communication Utilizing Johnson (-like) Noise and Kirchoff's Law
Refreshments will be served.
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

LAST DAY TO ENTER "PICTURE RESEARCH" PHOTO CONTEST
The "Picture Research" photo contest, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, gives Texas A&M students, faculty and staff the chance to show off their photography skills while showing off Texas A&M research. Entries must be received before Wednesday, October 19. All pictures must be original photographs. Amateur photographers only, no professional photographers may enter. For contest rules, prize listing, and the entry form go to http://vpr.tamu.edu/photocontest.html.

Wednesday, October 19

BOSSES DAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
If you are missing a few of your classmates and professors, they may be at the 2005 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Department of Computer Science is a Silver Supporter of the Conference. For more Conference information, go to http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Conferences/Tapia2005.

Thursday, October 20

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Yoonsuck Choe
Director of the Brain Networks Laboratory
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Importance of Temporal Factors in Inferring Network Function from Its Structure: A Lesson from the Thalamocortical Circuit in the Brain
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING HOSTS RECEPTION FOR CAROL CANTRELL
Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering G. Kemble Bennett invites Texas A&M Engineering faculty and staff to a farewell reception for Carol J. Cantrell who will be honored for her 32 years of service. She joined the Texas A&M Office of the Vice President for Research as senior associate vice president for research on September 1.
3:00 p.m., lobby of the Jack E. Brown Engineering Building

Friday, October 21

PARASOL SEMINAR
Heejin Lim
Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Facilitatory Neural Activity for Delay Compensation in the Nervous System
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Come see the summer's biggest hit for only $1...WEDDING CRASHERS are here!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

Saturday, October 22

TEXAS SYSTEMS DAY
Texas Systems Day is an annual one-day symposium devoted to the presentation and discussion of current research in the areas of communications, signal processing, networks, and control at Texas research institutions. Andrew Jiang, assistant professor of computer science, is one of the presenters. Find more information at http://www.ee.tamu.edu/~tsd2005.
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 292 MSC

CS Events of Week 10/10/2005

Monday, October 10

COLUMBUS DAY

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Pattern Recognition for Chemical Sensor Arrays with Neuromorphic Models of the Olfactory System
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

GRADUATE SCHOOL SEMINAR
Title: How to Fund your Graduate Studies: An Overview of Available National Fellowships and How to Compete for Them
Call or e-mail Libby Childress, (979)845-1811, for more information.
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 224 MSC

Tuesday, October 11

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Henry Schenck
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University
Title: Coding Theory and Algebraic Geometry: An introduction via Example
Refreshments will be served.
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

MS DEFENSE OF
SERAJ AHMAD
Title: Towards More Power Efficient IP Lookup Engines
Advisor: Dr. Rabi Mahapatra
2:00 p.m., Room 516 HRBB

Wednesday, October 12

PhD DEFENSE OF
UNIL YUN
Title: New Approaches to Weighted Frequent Pattern Mining
Advisor: Dr. John Leggett
Noon, Room 501A HRBB

MS DEFENSE OF
SHREYAS KUMAR
Title: Patterns in the Presidential Diary of 41st President George Bush
Advisor: Dr. Frank Shipman
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE
IEEE is sponsoring a Grant George, Corp VP Office Test & Ops, presentation "Test Engineering at Microsoft." Prizes and a Freebirds Burrito Bar (open at 5:30 p.m.). Bring your resume to win a Smart Phone.
6:30 p.m., Room 102 Zachry

Thursday, October 13

MS DEFENSE OF
NEAL AUDENAERT
Title: Feature Identification Framework with Applications
Advisor: Dr. Richard Furuta
9:00 a.m., Room 408H HRBB

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Barani Raman
Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Sensor-Based Machine Olfaction with Neuromorphic Models of the Olfactory System
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

Friday, October 14

MS DEFENSE OF
SWAPNIL SINVHAL
Title: Mapping Multiple Textures on 3 D Terrain Surfaces
Advisor: Dr. John Keyser
1:00 p.m., Room 307 HRBB

PhD DEFENSE OF
YI YANG
Title: A Component-Based Collaboration Infrastructure
Advisor: Dr. Du Li
2:30 p.m., Room 408 HRBB

MS DEFENSE OF
ANANTH KINI
Title: Effect of Inquery Term-Weighting Scheme on Query Sensitive Similarity Measures
Advisor: Dr. Paul Nelson
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics! Food, games, billiards and bowling!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 10/3/2005

Monday, October 3

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Ioannis Pavlidis
Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Houston
Title: Interacting with Human Physiology
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, October 4

QUANTUM COMPUTING OPEN SEMINAR
Ashok Muthukrishnan
Department of Physics, Texas A&M University
Title: Global Quantum Searching Using the Quantum Fourier Transform
Refreshments will be served.
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Jie Gao
Stony Brook University, New York
Title: Landmark-Based Routing and Information Brokerage in Sensor Networks
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Wednesday, October 5

MEETING PLANNERS SHOWCASE
The Texas A&M Association of Professional Support Staff (TAPSS) Conference and the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau are co-sponsors of the Meeting Planners Showcase. For more information, contact Cynthia Hurt at (979)845-6691.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Reed Arena

Thursday, October 6

PhD DEFENSE OF
SUNG-OH JUNG
Title: A Quantitative Man-Machine Model for Cyber Security Efficiency Analysis
Advisors: Dr. Steve Liu and Dr. Peter In
9:00 a.m., Room 501A HRBB

SECC BARBECUE CHICKEN FUNDRAISER
Human Resources is sponsoring its Barbecue Chicken Plate Lunch benefiting the 2005 State Employee Charitable Campaign. If you paid Patricia Rudkin for lunch tickets last Friday, your lunch plates may be picked up in room 301 HRBB between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Call Patricia at (979)845-6176 with any questions.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS OPEN SEMINAR
Tiffani L. Williams
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Cooperating Evolutionary Trees
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

EFFECTIVE MENTORING WORKSHOP
The Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost is sponsoring Navigating the Academic Terrain: Effective Mentor-Protégé Relationships. All faculty are invited to participate in the workshop. This session will share appropriate strategies for and resources on seeking and sustaining effective mentoring relationships. To register, call the Office of the Dean of Faculties and Associate Provost at (979)845-4274 or visit online at http://www.tamu.edu/dean_of_faculty.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 401 Rudder

Friday, October 7

MS DEFENSE OF
BIKASH MANDAL
Title: Comparison of Edit Histroy Clustering Techniques for Spatial Hypertext
Advisor: Dr. Frank Shipman
2:30 p.m., Room 307 HRBB

MS DEFENSE OF
BABATUNDE AZEEZ
Title: Reliable Low Latency I/O in 3-D Torus Based System Area Networks
Advisor: Dr. E. J. Kim
3:30 p.m., Room 501A HRBB

CS FALL PICNIC
CSGSA, UPE, TACS, and AWICS invite all computer science department students, faculty, and staff to the CS Fall Picnic. There will be food, music, games, performances by the Aggie Wranglers, and door prizes from Schlumberger. Children and guests are welcome. Transportation will be provided from the Bright Building to the Picnic from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. R.S.V.P. for the CS Fall Picnic at http://csgsa.cs.tamu.edu.
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Southwood Athletic Park

AGGIE NIGHTS
Reveille Ball! Grab a group of friends and get dressed up to enjoy this traditional event!! Plus we'll be showing Batman Begins in Rudder Auditorium!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 9/26/2005

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE
Check out the undergraduate research opportunities at http://ugr.tamu.edu. With the launch of the new website, the Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research announces the inaugural year of the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program. The normal application deadline for qualified students will be in the spring of their junior year, but in this inaugural year, applications will be accepted from seniors already involved in independent research until Friday, October 7. Interested students and faculty should contact Dr. Robert Webb, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research, at ugr@tamu.edu or (979)845-8585.

Monday, September 26

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Andrew Jiang
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
Title: Location-based and Location-free Routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

SIGN UP FOR CAREER CENTER INTERVIEWS
The Career Center will sponsor more than 100 companies the week of October 17. Sign up on or before midnight today for interviews. Some of the companies interviewing are Accenture, Celanese, Cintas, ExxonMobil, Ford, General Electric, Hitachi Consulting, IBM, KPMG, Lockheed Martin, Mustang Engineering, Schlumberger, Texas Instruments, and USG. Review the complete list of employers at http://careercenter.tamu.edu/events/recruitingcalendarhome.html.

Tuesday, September 27

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Guy Battle
Mathematics, Texas A&M University
Title: Designer State Spaces for the Measurement of Generalized Observables
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

GRADUATE TEACHING ACADEMY SEMINAR
Dr. Joanne K. Olson
Assistant Professor of Science Education
Iowa State University
Title: Asking Better Questions in Classroom Discussions
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Room 226 MSC

Wednesday, September 28

Thursday, September 29

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS SEMINAR
Sing-Hoi Sze
Assistant Professor of computer science, biochemistry & biophysics, Texas A&M University
Title: A Polynomial Time Solvable Formulation of Multiple Sequence Alignment
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

Friday, September 30

PhD DEFENSE OF
BARANIDHARAN RAMAN
Title: Sensor-Based Machine Olfaction with Neuromorphic Models of the Olfactory System
Advisor: Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Jyh-Ming Lien
Parasol Lab, Department of Computer Science
Texas A&M University
Title: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
The boys are back in town...Come watch Brad, George, Matt, and the rest in Ocean's 12!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 9/19/2005

TEXAS A&M LIBRARIES OFFERS: ASK NOW
Chat live with a reference librarian through a new service available from the Texas A&M University Libraries. ASK NOW online reference service puts a virtual librarian in your dorm, home or office. Students, faculty, and staff can get quick answers to factual questions, help in selecting the best databases for research and class projects, help in finding a book or journal article, and referrals to subject specialist librarians within 24 hours. ASK NOW is available on the Libraries' Web site at http://library.tamu.edu. Service hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Monday, September 19

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Shay Kutten
Professor of Industrial Engineering
The Technion, Israel
Title: Locality of Fault Tolerance
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

SIGN UP FOR CAREER CENTER INTERVIEWS
The Career Center will sponsor more than 95 companies the week of October 10. Sign up on or before midnight today for interviews. Some of the companies interviewing are Anadarko Petroleum, BP, Caterpillar, ConocoPhillips, Ernst & Young, Occidental Oil & Gas, Raytheon, Shell, and Toshiba International. Review the complete list of employers at http://careercenter.tamu.edu/events/recruitingcalendarhome.html.

Tuesday, September 20

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Zhigang Zhang
Mathematics, Texas A&M
Title: An Introduction to the Fractional Quantum Hall effect and the Anyonic Quantum Computer
Refreshments will be served.
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

RECEPTION FOR DR. BRUCE H. MCCORMICK
Professor Emeritus Bruce McCormick, founding director of the Brain Networks Laboratory and former head of the Department of Computer Science, will be honored for his 22 years of service to the department at a reception at the Forsyth Center Galleries.
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 131 MSC

TIPS & TRICKS FOR GETTING YOUR DREAM JOB...
Tips & Tricks for Getting Your Dream Job with a Technical Employer, sponsored by the Career Center and Microsoft.
5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Room 111 Koldus

Wednesday, September 21

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Kathleen Dollard
Founder and Lead of GenDotNet
Title: Generics in the Real World
This seminar is co-sponsored by DNUG, TAMU and AWICS
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, September 22

AUTUMN BEGINS

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS SEMINAR
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

CS WORKSHOPS
Title: PHP
Instructor: Kevin Walkington
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

Friday, September 23 — Texas A&M closes to prepare for Hurricane Rita

LINUX INSTALL FEST
Watch for fliers with details posted in HRBB and RICH...
Free Pizza Lunch in Room 307 HRBB
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Title: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
War of the Worlds
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 9/12/2005

Monday, September 12

INTERNATIONAL HOUSEKEEPERS' WEEK
Take time to express your appreciation for the quality of work performed by our H.R. Bright Building custodial staff.

WOMEN'S OPEN HOUSE
Find out about resources and services available from departments, student groups, campus programs, community service agencies, and local businesses that will help AGGIE WOMEN flourish! Everyone is welcome.
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., MSC Flag Room

SIGN UP FOR CAREER CENTER INTERVIEWS
The Career Center will sponsor more than 85 companies the week of October 3. Sign up on or before midnight today for interviews. Some of the companies interviewing are Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Halliburton, IBM, Quorum Business Solutions. Review the complete list of employers at http://careercenter.tamu.edu/events/recruitingcalendarhome.html.

TEXAS AGGIE GAME DEVELOPERS MEETING
Invited Guest: Gordon Walton '81
Commercial Game Developer
Specializing in Massively Multiplayer Online Games
7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, September 13

INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES PROGRAM (IAP) FALL MEETING
Give a hearty Howdy to IAP representatives from HP, Microsoft, Anadarko, Adobe, ConocoPhillips, The Metha Family Foundation, Schlumberger, 21st Century Technologies, IBM, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, ARM, and Sun Microsystems who will be visiting the computer science department today and tomorrow. The fall meeting will bring our IAP members up-to-date on department curriculum and research.
9:30 a.m., Room 301 HRBB

CUSTODIAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
One Texas A&M custodial worker from each crew will be honored and one Custodial Employee of the Year will be named. Safety awards also will be distributed. For more information, contact Ginger Melton at (979)845-5441.
9:30 a.m., Rudder Theatre

ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR
The Engineering Career Fair is sponsored by the Student Engineers Council. Visit http://sec.tamu.edu for a calendar of events. Contact Byron Albers, SEC Co-Chair, at (979)847-8567 for more information.
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Reed Arena

IAP DISTINGUISHED LECTURER OPEN SEMINAR
Kevin Cariker
Security Engineering Chief Engineer, Raytheon Garland Division
Title: Security Engineering Challenges
Staff Contact: Kay Jones
2:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Wednesday, September 14

IAP FALL MEETING CONTINUES
9:00 a.m., Room 301 HRBB

ENGINEERING CAREER FAIR
The Engineering Career Fair is sponsored by the Student Engineers Council. Visit http://sec.tamu.edu for a calendar of events.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Reed Arena

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Ismael Lopez-Juarez
CIATEQ, Mexico
Title: Knowledge Acquisition and Learning for Industrial Robots
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, September 15

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS SEMINAR
Title: tba
MCN Seminar Contact: David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

TACS PREPARES FOR PROGRAMMING TOURNAMENT
The Texas A&M Computing Society (TACS) presents a weekly programming tournament to prepare for the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) world competition. All are welcome and encouraged to come. Contact Jeremy Nicholson at jcn5349@neo.tamu.edu with any questions.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Room 229 HRBB

Friday, September 16

SPECIAL SEMINAR
Brett D. Fleisch
Computer and Network Systems Division
National Science Foundation
Title: An Overview of the CISE Directorate of the National Science Foundation
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Riccardo Bettati
10:00 a.m., Room 302 HRBB

PARASOL SEMINAR
Title: tba
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Aggie Nights takes a road trip to the Rec Center!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 9/5/2005

DONATIONS TO BE COLLECTED FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS
Texas A&M faculty, staff and students and the College Station/Bryan community may bring donated items to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina to the MSC--outside G. Rollie White Coliseum at the corner of Houston St. and Joe Routt between 1 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 4. Items include non-perishable food, clothing, and toiletries. All those who contribute will receive a ticket for a drawing to win one of many prizes donated by local businesses. Contact Nirma D. Bustamante, hurricane relief coordinator, at (915)726-0666 or the chair of MSC CAMAC Becky Covarrubias at (979)739-1515 for more information.

Monday, September 5

LABOR DAY

APO SPONSORS BLOOD DRIVE TO AID HURRICANE VICTIMS
Carter BloodCare will be on campus this week for a blood drive to aid Hurricane Katrina victims. The blood drive is sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega. For more information call Katie Olson at (254)855-7244 or email the APO blood drive chairs Lauren Freeman and Leanna Alexander.
Collection will be at Rudder Fountain, SBISA and BioBio

Tuesday, September 6

QUANTUM COMPUTING SEMINAR
Dr. Laszlo Kish
Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M
Title: Stealth Communication: Zero-Quanta Quantum Communication and Zero Signal-Power Classical Communication
CS Contact: Dr. Andreas Klappenecker
11:20 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

COE NEW STUDENT WELCOME
The Engineering Academic Programs Office will host the 2005 Look College of Engineering New Student Welcome. Freshmen will have an opportunity to talk with representatives of student organizations and to familiarize themselves with the various student services available on campus. Popcorn, cotton candy, sodas, door prizes and giveaways. More information available from Misty Vasquez at (979)845-7282.
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Zachry Lobby

SILVER TAPS
The Silver Taps ceremony honors the memories of eight Texas A&M students who have died since late spring.

Andrew David Craft, junior psychology major from Houston died April 4
Brian Christopher Nadeau, sophomore international studies major from San Antonio died April 29; Brian was formerly a computer science major and a member of Texas Aggie Game Developers.
Mary Therese Beasley, executive MBA student in the Mays Business School from Pearland died May 1
David Ramey Gilbert, sophomore business administration major from Arlington died July 16
Soyuz Priyadarsan, graduate mechanical engineering major from India died July 17
Curtis James Fletcher, graduate chemical engineering major from Porter died Aug. 7
Michael Harrison Gamble, graduate civil engineering major from Salado died Aug. 8
Jonathan Clinton "Clint" Wasser, sophomore political science major from Port Neches died Aug. 11

10:30 p.m., front of the Academic Building

Wednesday, September 7

CPSC 681 OPEN SEMINAR
Dr. Tiffani Williams
Computer Science, Texas A&M
Title: New Techniques for Building Large-Scale Evolutionary Trees
CPSC 681 Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
4:10 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

NEW CS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION
Introduction to department resources, contacts, and student organizations. Pizza and Prizes.
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Thursday, September 8

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NETWORKS SEMINAR
David Mayerich
Brain Networks Laboratory, Texas A&M University
Title: Current Advances in the Acquisition and Reconstruction of Large Data Sets Using Knife-Edge Scanning Microscopy
1:00 p.m., Room 302, HRBB

TACS PREPARES FOR PROGRAMMING TOURNAMENT
The Texas A&M Computing Society (TACS) will have a weekly programming tournament to prepare for the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) world competition (last year's Aggie team competed in Shanghai). The weekly tournament will be held on Thursday evenings. All are welcome and encouraged to come. Contact Jeremy Nicholson at jcn5349@neo.tamu.edu with any questions.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Room 229 HRBB

Friday, September 9

ACADEMIC CONVOCATION
An academic procession from Cushing Library to Rudder Theatre will begin at 1 p.m., preceding the Academic Convocation. For answers to specific questions, call (979)845-4016.
1:30 p.m., Rudder Theatre

PARASOL SEMINAR
Alethea Bair
Visualization Laboratory, Texas A&M University
Title: "Perceptually Optimizing Textures for Layered Surface Visualization"
CS Faculty Contact: Dr. Nancy Amato
3:00 p.m., Room 302 HRBB

AGGIE NIGHTS
Enjoy the basics! Food, games, billiards and bowling!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

CS Events of Week 8/29/2005

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS SCHEDULED SEP/2005-AUG/2006
Nov. 24-25, 2005 - Thanksgiving
Dec. 23-30 2005 - Christmas-New Year's
Jan. 16, 2006 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
March 16-17, 2006 - Spring Break
May 29, 2006 - Memorial Day
July 4, 2006 - Independence Day

Monday, August 29

Welcome Back to those of you returning; and a Warm Welcome to those of you new to the computer science department!

First day of fall semester classes

GRADUATE ORIENTATION I
Overview of Department Resources, Degree Programs
MANDATORY FOR NEW GRAD STUDENTS
This meeting will concentrate on the essentials the students will need to settle in. It will include an introduction to departmental administration (staff who's who, payroll, mailboxes, phones), the computing resources (computer use/accounts, printer quotas, lab access/tours), and relevant student organizations (CSGSA). And of course, academic requirements as well!
4:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

Tuesday, August 30

Wednesday, August 31

ENGINEERING WORKS! RADIO PROGRAM
This award-winning program helps 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 engineeringworks.tamu.edu.
7:30 a.m., Bryan-College Station's KAMU-FM (90.9)
NEW
Texas A&M is now podcasting its award-winning radio program Engineering Works! on iTunes. iTunes checks for updates and automatically downloads the subscribed podcasts to the user's computer. Anyone with the latest version (version 4.9) of the iTunes program can subscribe to Engineering Works! from your iTunes program;, click on the "music store" link and search podcasts for "Engineering Works!" (To download iTunes, go to http://www.itunes.com.)

GRADUATE ORIENTATION II
Current Grad & Faculty Panels, Poster Session, & PIZZA!
MANDATORY FOR NEW GRAD STUDENTS and CPSC 681 STUDENTS
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Room 124 HRBB

4:00-4:30pm - Student Panel: Current grad students share tips about how to succeed in graduate school.
4:30-5:00pm - Faculty Panel: Faculty share their ideas about what they are looking for in a graduate student.
5:00-6:00pm - Pizza & Current Student Poster Session: Current grads can meet the new students and get an intro to the research projects.

Thursday, September 1

Friday, September 2

Last day for adding/dropping courses for the fall semester

AGGIE NIGHTS
Welcome Class of 2009!! Come with your Fish Camp DGs, Residence Halls or Sorority Pledge Classes!!
8:00 p.m. to Midnight, MSC

FACULTY OPENINGS

• Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

• In House Postings