- January
- Colloquium Series presents Prof. Samir Khuller, "Greedy Algorithms and Linear Programming - a two pronged attack on NP-Completeness" on February 8, 2010.
- Calendar
- February
- Uzi Vishkin to give a Parallel@Illinois Distinguished Lecture and a Computer Science Colloquium, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 15, 2010, entitled: "Using Simple Abstraction to Guide the Reinvention of Computing for Parallelism".
- Ben Shneiderman will be presented an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Castilla-LaMancha on February 9, 2010 in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Archive
Colloquium Series presents Prof. Samir Khuller
Professor Samir Khuller kicks off the 2010 Spring Colloquium Series with a lecture on "Greedy Algorithms and Linear Programming - a two pronged attack on NP-Completeness".
- Date: February 8, 2010
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: CSIC 1115
Approximation algorithms are essentially heuristics with a guaranteed performance behaviour. In the first part of the talk I will outline the major goals and objectives of this research area, and will give a flavour of the kinds of results that we will discuss in a full course (CMSC 858Y) this spring. In the second part of the talk, we will discuss some advances in optimization problems arising in the area of scheduling. We will illustrate how linear programs can be used to develop approximation algorithms, and will also illustrate how they can be used in conjunction with greedy algorithms. Read more...
Research Spotlight: Computer Vision Laboratory
Computer Vision at the University of Maryland has a history of more than 40 years. The Computer Vision Laboratory was established by Prof. Azriel Rosenfeld in the 1960's. He is widely regarded as the father of the field, having written the first textbook on the subject, established the first scientific journal (Computer Graphics and Image Processing), and founded the first international conference (International Conference on Computer Vision). He published over 500 journal and conference papers on almost all aspects of computer vision and image processing.
Over 100 computer science students have received their Ph.D.'s in computer vision since the Laboratory was established, while a number of alumni have gone on to great success around the world.
Uzi Vishkin to give Prallel@Illinois Distinguished Lecture
Uzi Vishkin to give a Parallel@Illinois Distinguished Lecture and a Computer Science Colloquium, at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 15, 2010, entitled: "Using Simple Abstraction to Guide the Reinvention of Computing for Parallelism".
Ben Shneiderman presented an Honorary Doctorate from UCLM
Ben Shneiderman will be presented an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Castilla-LaMancha on February 9, 2010 in Ciudad Real, Spain.
Faculty Positions - Apply by October 15, 2009
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA has several openings for faculty positions effective July 1, 2010 or earlier. Applicants will be considered for joint appointments between the Department and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). We invite applications from junior and senior candidates to fill the following positions:
- Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Computational Biology (1 position):
This is a joint hire with the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Interested candidates can learn more about CBCB at: http://cbcb.umd.edu.
- Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence / Database Systems (1 position):
Candidates with background in social networks are especially sought.
- Assistant Professor - Natural Language Processing (1 position):
Preference given to candidates at the interface of NLP and machine learning.
- The Jack and Rita G. Minker Professorship:
Exceptional junior and senior level candidates will be considered. Junior candidates must have at least 3 years of experience to be eligible for this position. This is an endowed professorship in computer science with a joint appointment in UMIACS. Candidates in all areas of computer science will be considered with special attention to those applicants working in new or innovative areas of the discipline. The professorship honors the pioneering contributions of Rita Minker in the early development of computer science, and Jack Minker for his research in AI and his work in support of human rights for scientists.
Applications from women and minority candidates are especially welcome.
Please submit your application (curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and research summary) for positions online at: hiring.cs.umd.edu and have your references upload their letters to that site. At least three letters assessing research and one assessing teaching are required. The review of applicants will be on-going; therefore, we encourage your early application. Applications completed by October 15, 2009, will receive full consideration.
Additional information about the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.cs.umd.edu and at http://www.umiacs.umd.edu.
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
