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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.

Birth of Sarah Allman

January 2, 2007
Congratulations to Mark Allman of the Networking Group on the birth of his daughter, Sarah. Sarah was born on January 2nd. She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. Sarah is the Allmans' second daughter.

Peter Lieve Stolcke

November 8, 2006
Congratulations to Liz Shriberg and Andreas Stolcke of the Speech Group on the birth of their son, Peter Liev Stolcke, on November 8th. Peter was 6 pounds 13 ounces at birth and 19.5 inches long. Peter's four older brothers are excited to finally complete their basketball team.

Professor Richard Karp Quoted in New York Times

October 31, 2006
Professor Richard Karp, head of the ICSI Algorithms Group, was quoted in an October 31 New York Times article by Steve Lohr. Karp's presentation at the recent "2016" symposium clearly made an impression on Lohr, who writes, "[Karp] presented a fundamental explanation for why computing has had such a major impact on other sciences, and Dr. Karp himself personifies the trend. His research has moved beyond computer science to microbiology in recent years. An algorithm, put simply, is a step-by-step recipe for calculation, and it is a central concept in both mathematics and computer science".

XORP Featured in a Podcast

October 26, 2006
Mark Ashida discussed XORP, ICSI's eXtensible Open-source Router Project, in a podcast posted on the Port 25: Communications from the Open Source Lab @ Microsoft website on Thursday, October 26.

Professor Paul Kay Interviewed in Nature

October 16, 2006
Professor Paul Kay of ICSI's AI Group was interviewed for an October 16 Nature magazine article reporting on a recent study by scientists at Ohio State University on universals of color naming. The current study uses data from the World Color Survey to make a strong statistical case in support of ideas long held by Kay and his colleagues on color naming.

ICSI Hosts Annual Research Review

October 13, 2006
ICSI hosted its annual Research Review on October 13th, along with a book signing party honoring Professor Jerry Feldman's new book, From Molecule to Metaphor. Professor Feldman was also honored by ICSI's Board of Trustees with the 2006 Distinguished Service Award during the Board of Trustees Meeting that morning. He was recognized for the guidance and expertise he provided during 10 years as ICSI's first Director, and his continued service to the Institute as a scientist in the AI Group.

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