The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Computer Science
•from Sitterson Hall
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SPRING 2 0 0 7 • ISSUE THIRTY-EIGHT
In this issue
CHAIRMAN'S CORNER 1
WELCOMES AND FAREWELLS 2
FAMILY MATTERS 2
CONGRATULATIONS TO... 2
GRANTS 2
RECENT PUBLICATIONS 4
ALUMNI NEWS 5
DEPARTMENT NEWS 6
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 7
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Chairman’s corner
It’s another
beautiful spring
here in Chapel
Hill. The flowers
are blooming,
students are
enjoying the
warm and
sunny weather,
the sound of
construction
work fills the air outside of Sitterson
Hall...
Construction on Sitterson South is
imminent With the prep work nearly
finished, footings for the building will
be laid soon, followed shortly thereafter
by steel girders going up. If everything
goes according to plan, the department
will hopefully be occupying the building
in fall 2008, a prospect about which we
arc thrilled.
We have spent the spring semester
interviewing many impressive candidates
for a new faculty position, to be filled
soon. We are also proud to have another
distinguished professor among our
ranks - Ming Lin was recently named
a Beverly W Long Distinguished Term
Professor. Congratulations, Ming!
In other good news, Dr. Michael
Reiter, a leading researcher in computer
security, will join die department this
summer as the Lawrence M. Slifkin
Professor of Computer Science. Michael
is currently Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering and Computer
Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Look for more information about him
in die fall News & Notes.
At the same time, we will soon be
saying farewell to two members of our
faculty. Guido Gcrig, who works with
the MIDAG group, is heading to the
University of Utah. He will, however,
retain a connection to the department
as an adjunct faculty member. Also,
Marc Pollefevs, who works in computer
vision, will be going to ETH-Zurich this
summer.
Our students continue to impress.
As you will read about on page three,
undergraduates Tao Xie, Jared Brothers,
and Philip Kelley, along with Professor
Kevin Jeffay, attended the 31st ACM
Internationa] Collegiate Programming
Contest World Finals in Tokyo, Japan,
over Spring Break, after placing third in
the regionals in October 2006.
We were recendv visited by 32
prospective graduate students for
this year’s Candidates’ Day. Pardv
in preparation for the event, some
improvements were made in Sitterson,
including new carpet and some fresh
paint in the zero level and first floor
lobby areas, as well as new study tables
and chairs. In addition, large pictures
depicting department life now decorate
the first floor hallways and a display
called “Faces of Sitterson,” which
honors our alumni, can be found on the
zero level.
As you can see, exciting things arc
happening in Sitterson Hall, but we
still need your help as we continue
to grow. I hope you will consider
making a donation to the department
to show your support. We will also
be announcing additional giving
opportunities in regards to Sitterson
South in the near future. Finally,
remember that all donations to
the department count toward the
University’s Carolina First campaign.
Your help is most appreciated.
Jan F. Prins
