http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu Thoughts about CS education, profession, and research Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:00:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OK. Not in football, unfortunately. We can dream though, right? This #1 ranking comes from Aviation Week & Space Technology, which ranked Virginia Tech first for industry workforce recruiting based on an annual survey of companies in the aerospace and defense industries. Chris Hall, Department Head ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=33 If you want a sense of the huge variety of things that computer scientists are working on these days, a great place to look is the collection of videos posted by the Computing Research Association (CRA), taken at the symposium sponsored in March by the CRA, "Computing Research that Changed ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=32 If there's a common theme to my posts over the last couple of years on this blog, it's that computer science is a fascinating, dynamic, world-changing discipline. I see examples of this almost every day, but resist the temptation to blog about every one of them. (You're welcome.) ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=31 Want to make a difference in something important? How about the planet? That's pretty important. Here's an interesting article from researchers in the UK who nicely summarize four broad ways in which computing can help us build a sustainable future: optimizing the digital infrastructure to achieve maximum ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=30 I talk a lot to prospective computer science majors about the great opportunities for creative people in computing. Thinking outside-the-box is highly rewarded in so many CS application areas. If you eavesdrop on a team of software designers who are building something for popular use, you would not ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=29 I've always believed that computing is a wonderful career option for women. There are tons of obvious reasons why we need women to be strongly represented in computing, not the least of which is that half of the people in the world are female, so it's a real shame ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=28 The Wharton School of Business recently convened a panel of experts to answer the question, "what are the top 30 innovations of the last 30 years?". The article "A World Transformed" summarizes their conclusions. Not many surprises in there I guess. But it is striking how many ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=27 By one measure, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web. And the guy who was there at the beginning, Tim Berners-Lee, says we are still at the beginning! In his talk yesterday, he's quoted as saying "The web is not all done; this is just ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=26 Despite all the press reports, people are still hiring — at least in our small corner of the world, and based on talking to company reps who attended our just completed spring career night. Last year at this time we had seventeen companies represented at the spring career event. ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=25 One of the most frequently asked questions from high school students interested in computing is on the difference between computer science and computer engineering. There are many similarities, of course, including the chance to solve world-changing problems, the dynamism and creativity of the field, and great job opportunities. ... http://www.blog.cs.vt.edu/?p=24