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BFOIT Accepting Applications for Summer Institute

March 1, 2007
The Berkeley Foundation for Opportunities in Information Technology (BFOIT) is accepting applications for its Summer Institute for middle school and high school students. The Summer Institute trains underrepresented minority students in computer science and helps prepare them for college and careers in technical fields. For information on how to apply or to become a volunteer, please visit the BFOIT website.

Scale Vector-Thread Microprocessor Prototype Winner of ISSCC/DAC Student Design Contest

February 28, 2007
The Scale vector-thread microprocessor prototype, developed by a team from MIT including recent ICSI visitors Professor Krste Asanovic and his students Ronny Krashinsky and Chris Batten, was completed in February. The device was a winner in the 2007 ISSCC/DAC (International Solid State Circuits Conference/Design Automation Conference) student design contest, and will be presented at the upcoming DAC conference this summer.

Seeking ICSI Director Applicants

February 20, 2007
ICSI is seeking applications for the position of Director, to begin in Fall 2008. Job description and application information

BEARS Open House

February 15, 2007
Feature Presentation by Nick Weaver of ICSI's Networking Group: Haptic Keys: A Novel Approach to User Authentication

Please join us for our annual BEARS open house on Thursday, February 15 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. ICSI scientists will be on hand throughout to discuss and demonstrate their latest research in networking, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, speech and natural language processing.

Birth of Yanai Halperin

January 29, 2007
Congratulations to Eran Halperin of the Algorithms Group and his wife Leticia. Their son Yanai was born on January 29th. Yanai weighed 7.3 pounds and was 20.5 inches long at birth.

Paul Kay Interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered"

January 27, 2007
ICSI's Paul Kay, of the AI Group, was interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered" on Saturday, January 27th. An audio file of the story, "Developing a Vocabulary of Color", is available from NPR's website.

Birth of Maria Radoslavov

January 24, 2007
Congratulations to Pavlin Radoslavov of the Networking Group and his wife Kazuyo on the birth of their daughter Maria on January 24th. Maria was 6 pounds, 11 ounces at birth and 19 1/2 inches long.

Creation of Fund Honoring Norbert Szyperski

January 20, 2007
In honor of Norbert Szyperski on his 75th birthday, ICSI has created a fund in his name. Szyperski contributed to the founding of ICSI and his personal efforts over the years on behalf of the institute are remarkable. It was his vision and his sustained endeavor that made the success of the Institute possible. ICSI is now accepting contributions to the fund, which may qualify as tax-deductible within the U.S.

Color and Language Research Featured in the Economist

January 18, 2007
ICSI research made the news at www.economist.com on January 18th. An article in the science and technology section titled "How grue is your valley?" discusses recent research by ICSI's Paul Kay of the AI group, ICSI alum Terry Regier (now at University of Chicago) and their colleagues on the relationship between color and language in the human brain.

Vern Paxson Named a Fellow of the ACM

January 8, 2007
Vern Paxson of the Networking Group is now a Fellow of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). A January 8, 2007 press release from the ACM named Paxson as one of 41 fellows for 2006. He was recognized for his contributions to Internet measurement and intrusion detection.

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