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Birth of Siina Rantala

August 16, 2004
On August 16, 2004, Siina Rantala was born. Siina is the daughter of visiting researcher Juuso Rantala and his wife Eveliina, and the younger sister of Isla. Congratulations to Siina and her family!

Sally Floyd Receives IEEE Award

August 2, 2004
Congratulations to Sally Floyd of ICIR, recipient of the 2005 IEEE Internet Award. This award is presented annually for exceptional contributions to the advancement of Internet technology for network architecture, mobility and/or end-use applications. Floyd was chosen for "contributions to the Internet architecture, particularly in the areas of congestion control, traffic modeling, and active queue management."

Birth of Ryan Ming Zhu

July 24, 2004
Ryan Ming Zhu, second son of Qifeng Zhu and his wife Xuemei Feng, was born on July 24, 2004 at 7:02 a.m. Ryan weighed nine pounds nine ounces at birth and was 21 1/2 inches long. His Chinese name is Zhu MingRun. Congralations to Ryan, his parents, and big brother Howard.

ICSI Foosball Champions Dominate Tournament

July 16, 2004

(Foosball Champions: Pedro Ruiz and Abhishek Kumar)

The first ever ICSI Foosball Tournament concluded on Friday, July 16, 2004. Congratulations to Pedro Ruiz and Abhishek Kumar, ICSI Foosball Champions! Pedro is a visiting researcher from the University of Murci in Spain, and Abhishek is a graduate student at Georgia Tech doing a summer internship with ICIR. Both are now revered for their talent on the foosball table.

(Second Place Team: Dan Gillick and Alberto Amengual)

Birth of Anna Nierhoff

July 12, 2004
Anna Nierhoff, daughter of Till Nierhoff and Andrea Frömbgen and sister of Lisa Nierhoff, was born on Monday, July 12, 2004 at 4:53 p.m. She weighed9 lb 2 oz and was 22.25 inches long at birth. Congratulations to Anna and her family! See a picture of Anna here. >>

ICSI to Host EARS Retreat

July 8, 2004
ICSI is the host of the 2004 EARS Novel Approaches retreat. This year's retreat is at the Bodega Bay Lodge and Spa from August 4-7, 2004.

ICSI Associate to be Director of Institute of International Studies

July 1, 2004
ICSI Faculty Associate Steve Weber was appointed Director of the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley on July 1, 2004. Institute of International Studies home page. >>

Jerry Feldman Appointed to Program Director

June 24, 2004
Jerry Feldman, of ICSI's Artificial Intelligence Group and BCIS, was selected to be the Program Director of Cognitive Science at UC Berkeley starting in July, 2004.

Krste Asanovic Named ICSI External Fellow

June 17, 2004
ICSI alum Krste Asanovic, a member of the Computer Science faculty at MIT, was selected to become an External Fellow of ICSI in June, 2004. Professor Asanovic said that he is delighted to accept the invitation and looks forward to future collaborations with ICSI researchers.

Dr. Barry Chen Receives Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

May 19, 2004
Congratulations to Dr. Barry Chen who received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley in May, 2005. While working toward his doctorate, Barry was also a graduate student researcher with ICSI's Speech Group. Congratulations, Dr. Chen.

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