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COMPUTER SOCIETY CONNECTION
Microsoft and IEEE have announced
a collaboration that aims to
increase the number of students
engaged in technical pursuits. The IEEE
Computer Society, which has long
očered its student members access to
free Microsoft software, is participating
in the collaboration.
“As an information provider to technical
professionals, this collaboration
with Microsoft will give us an expanded
ability to introduce students to more
internships, scholarships, and contests,”
said Violet Doan, the Computer Society’s
membership director.
“Engineers make tremendous contributions
to society by creating technologies
that drive global economic
growth,” said Walid Abu-Hadba, vice
president of developer and platform
evangelism at Microsoft. “The Microsoft-IEEE
collaboration will provide
aspiring engineers around the world
undergraduate education through
teaching and the organization of
programs to promote excellence in
undergraduate teaching.” Burd is
the leader of Durham’s Technology
Enhanced Learning Research Group.
Her most recent grant, supported by
the Teaching and Learning Research
Program, focuses on investigating
the use of multitouch software in
classrooms.
Call for Papers | General Interest
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EEE Micro seeks general-interest submissions
for publication in upcoming issues. These
works should discuss the design, performance,
or application of microcomputer and microprocessor
systems. Of special interest are articles on
performance evaluation ion and
workload character-
COMPUTER
MICROSOFT AND IEEE COOPERATE
TO SUPPORT STUDENTS
with tools and resources to convert their
innovative thinking into marketplace
innovation by equipping today’s technical
students for tomorrow’s jobs.”
Microsoft and IEEE will work together
to provide IEEE student members
with access to Microsoft servers,
development tools, and eLearning,
including privileged access to more
than 300 software titles as part of the
MSDN Academic Alliance, a subscription
service traditionally available only
through educational institutions. An
added benećt is the opportunity for
science, technology, engineering, and
math students to explore job opportunities
with Microsoft partners and
customers through the Microsoft Students
to Business program.
Learn more about IEEE Computer Society
student activities at www.computer.
org/portal/web/studentactivities/
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TAYLOR L. BOOTH
AWARD
Recipients of the Taylor L. Booth
Award are presented with a bronze
medal and $5,000 honorarium in
recognition of an outstanding record
in computer science and engineering
education. A successful candidate
must meet at least two of the following
criteria in the computer science
and engineering field:
ization. Summaries of work in progress and descriptions
of recently completed works are most
welcome, as are tutorials. Micro does not accept
previously published material.
Check our author center (www.computer.org/mc/
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mi cro/author.htm) for word, fi gure, and reference
limits. All submissions pass through peer review
co consistent istent with
other professional-level technical
pu publications, ublications, and eediting
for clarity, readability, and
co conciseness. Contac Contact IEEE Micro at _____ micro-ma@
computer.org with aany
questions.
Achieving recognition as a
teacher of renown.
Writing an influential text.
Leading, inspiring, or providing
significant education content
during the creation of a curriculum
in the field.
Inspiring others to a career in
computer science and engineering
education.
Michael Heath
Michael Heath, chair of computer
science at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, was selected
in 2009 “for contributions to computational
science and engineering
education, curriculum and scholarship.”
Heath is director of both the
computational science and engineering
program and the Center for
Simulation of Advanced Rockets at
UIUC. He was named an ACM Fellow
in 2000.
James P. Cohoon
and Jack W. Davidson
James P. Cohoon and Jack W.
Davidson of the University of
Virginia were recognized as winners
in 2008 “for sustained effort
to transform introductory computer
science education through
lab-based multimedia pedagogy
coupled with examples that attract
a diverse student body.” Cohoon’s
research involves algorithms, probabilistic
search, genetic algorithms,
simulated annealing, and diversity
in computer science education.
Davidson performs research in
programming languages, computer
security, embedded systems, and
computer architecture.
Taylor L. Booth founded the
University of Connecticut’s
Booth Engineering Center
for Advanced Technology and was a
candidate for IEEE Computer Society
president at the time of his death in
1986. For more information on Computer
Society awards, visit ____
www.
computer.org/portal/web/awards.
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