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CS Colloquium: Rajiv Gandhi (Rutgers University-Camden) - From Potential to Promise - Developing Scholars, one Eureka moment at a time

Speaker: Rajiv Gandhi , Rutgers University-Camden

Talk Title: From Potential to Promise - Developing Scholars, one Eureka moment at a time

Series: CS Colloquium

Abstract: In this talk, I will tell the story of our work with some truly remarkable undergraduate students at Rutgers-Camden, who despite many odds have achieved success that is unprecedented for the Camden campus. I will discuss the various challenges that we faced and some ideas that have worked very well (and some that have not) for us. We have been applying some of these ideas in our work with high school students and students at other institutions. Additional information can be found at the website for the Program in Theoretical CS: http://rajivgandhics.wordpress.com (website constructed and maintained by high school students)

Biography: Dr. Rajiv Gandhi is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Rutgers University-Camden. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2003. His research interests lie in the broad area of theoretical computer science. Specifically, he is interested in approximation and randomized algorithms, distributed algorithms, and graph theory. He has published papers in these areas in leading journals and conferences. He has been the recipient of several teaching excellence awards -- at Rutgers and at other universities. He was also the recipient of the Chancellor's award for Civic Engagement at Rutgers-Camden in 2013. He was a Fulbright Fellow from Jan-June 2011, during which he worked with students in Mumbai. Since 2009, he has also been working with high school students as part of the Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking.

Host: Leana Golubchik

Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Assistant to CS chair