News

From Molecule to Metophor

June 1, 2006
From Molecule to Metaphor, a new book by Professor Jerome A. Feldman, ICSI's first Director and current research scientist, was released in June 2006 by MIT Press. The book describes in detail the ICSI NTL group's theory on the neural basis of human language and thought. Early endorsements of the book suggest it may have a profound impact on the field of Cognitive Science.

Sally Floyd Cited as Female Expert in Computing

March 23, 2006
In a letter to Nature magazine and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, a group of senior female technology professors named ICSI's Sally J. Floyd as one of three women who exemplify "outstanding female experts in computing and other fields". Floyd was cited for her work on core Internet technologies.

ICSI Hosted an Open House in Conjunction with BEARS

February 23, 2006
On February 23rd, ICSI hosted an open house in conjunction with BEARS 2006, UC Berkeley's annual EECS research symposium. In addition to posters outlining various research activities at ICSI, there was a demonstration of a speech recognition application that provides market information to Tamil-speaking Indian crop growers, and two featured talks.

Dr. Eran Halperin Returns to ICSI

January 2, 2006
Dr. Eran Halperin, a former post-doc with Dr. Richard M. Karp of the Algorithms Group, returned to ICSI in January to be a full time research scientist. Dr. Halperin will be focusing on bioinformatics, a field that utilizes computational algorithms in biological research. He is particularly interested in genetics, haplotypes and disease association

ICSI Signs MOU with China Scholarship Council

December 15, 2005
ICSI has signed a memo-of-understanding (MOU) with the China Scholarship Council to create a new international visitors' program--"Chinese Scholars at ICSI" (CSI). The CSI program will bring up to ten young and upcoming Chinese scientists to ICSI each year, and will emphasize collaborative research initiatives with sponsoring commercial partners.

Spanish Visitor Program Call for Applicants

December 5, 2005
The 2007 Spanish call for proposals has now been issued (see below), with an application deadline of February 24, 2008. The English language version can be seen here.

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