VITERBI NEWSWIRE - May 16, 2006
COMMENCEMENT
Extensive coverage of the USC Viterbi School Class of 2006' grand exit from the scene, including two photo galleries.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060512.htm
4 x 3 = EXCEPTIONAL USC ACHIEVEMENT
The Viterbi School honors four who are members of three national academies at Tutor Hall reception.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060505.htm
TWO VITERBI FACULTY ELECTED TO TOP ACADEMIES
Leonard Adleman and Robert Hellwarth elected to AAAS, and Adleman adds NAS honors.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060425.htm
GAMEPIPE LABORATORY ENGINEERS FUTURE GAME DEVELOPMENT
Industry reps visit USC May 9 to observe work of student game designers
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060508.htm
ANALYZING MUSICAL EXPRESSION
Elaine Chew's students can't compute exactly how sad Schnabel's performance of the Moonlight Sonata is - yet.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060510.htm
BOC MEMBER HONORED
The Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering honors BOC member Sonny Astani with a Distinguished Alumnus Award.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_2006050433582.htm
VITERBI SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH CHINESE ACADEMY
Center for Software Engineering, headed by Prof. Barry Boehm, has reached an agreement with the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Science.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060426.htm
EBERHARDT RECHTIN (1926-2006)
An emeritus professor and USC honorary degree recipient, Rechtin started the Viterbi School's Systems Architecture and Engineering
Program.
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060424.htm
THE GIFT OF E-COMMERCE
Computer science students present the African Millennium Foundation with a fully interactive 'micronet' website for online fundraising
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060502.htm
THE NEXT 100 YEARS ESSAY CONTEST
Top Two Essays Are Published in USC Viterbi Engineer
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/news_20060419.htm
ILLUMIN
The newest issue Illumin, a webzine published by USC Viterbi students, can be found at:
http://illumin.usc.edu/
IN THE NEWS
o The Dawn of the Computer Age (Prof. Irving Reed)
http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/EandS/articles/LXIX1/reed.pdf (PDF)
o Gentlemen Start Your Engines (Formula SAE Racecars)
http://www.dailytrojan.com/media/storage/paper679/news/2006/04/27/News/Gentlemen.Start.Your.Engines-1879921.shtml
o It's Real - (IMSC's Geospatial Decision Making)
http://viterbi.usc.edu/tools/download/?asset=/assets/002/33210.pdf&name=MSNBC.pdf (PDF)
o Emotional Intelligence for Interactive Media
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/index_20060513.html#e3