Big ups to
@SCSatCMU
's very own
@heathercmiller
and
@cmeik
on being awarded a coveted 2020
@amazon
Research Award for their work on Filibuster - a tool for systematically identifying resilience bugs in microservice applications. Learn more:
Alright, enough teasing! Today we are very excited to announce that the Institute for Software Research will now be known as the Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D). Check out this short video to learn a little bit more about why:
We are pleased to announce that Jim Herbsleb has been selected as the new director of ISR. Jim brings decades of experience leading research and educational programming to the position. We couldn't be more excited! Congratulations, Jim! Learn more:
This time next week we are going to be dropping some of the biggest news to come out of our department in a long, long time. It’s going to be massive and we are beyond excited to share it with the world! Stay tuned here +
@scsatcmu
, Sept 22!
We've always thought our REUSE students are some of the coolest, smartest, most creative around. But then they went and did one of the most awesome fence paintings we've ever seen in honor of their mentor and REU Co-Director
@joshsunshine
.
Planning a
#hackathon
? Researchers from
@SCSatCMU
@unitartu
have got you covered. Together, they have launched a web-based resource to help hackathon planners navigate the numerous design and planning decisions to make their event a success.
The Statement of Purpose may be the toughest part of the
#gradschool
application. Join
#SoftwareEngineering
PhD director
@ponk
to talk about your SOP during his Nov 19 Grad School Q&A session on Zoom (5-6pm) Learn more + Register (required) at
From the role
#disinformation
plays in
#political
process to how
#AI
agents shape societal structures, network science
#researchers
at
@scsatcmu
are tackling some of the most pertinent modern challenges we face. Join us. Tenure-track hiring now open:
Brilliant young
#softwareengineering
#researchers
. Promising future
#technology
professionals. Connoisseurs of fine funny hats. Our
@SCSatCMU
REUSE students have got it all. While we know they have bright futures ahead of them, we will miss them nonetheless!
A hearty congratulations to
@SCSatCMU
@isrcmu
's David Garlan, on being named as the new Associate Dean for Master's Programs in the School of Computer Science!
There's moments we share w/ the world and those that we only share w/ our nearest & dearest. Can social platforms like
@Snapchat
facilitate both? Work by
@CyLab
&
@SCSatCMU
's Hana Habib addresses just that. And won honorable mention at
@sig_chi
to boot!
Are you applying to join one of
@SCSatCMU
's top-ranked PhD programs? SCS students want to help. If you submit by Nov. 9, these mentors will provide feedback on your application materials no later than Nov. 16. More details:
Navigating the maze of
#computerscience
related
#gradschool
programs is nerve wracking! We want to help with that and more! Join
@scsatcmu
’s
@moarbugs
Nov 8, 5-6PM, for a Grad School Q&A session on Zoom. Learn more + Register (required) at
ICYMI: Manual
#anomaly
detection and ranking is so last year. New work from
@SCSatCMU
's Hemank Lamba is taking it to the next level with an on-the-job learning approach! It even took home Best Paper at
@TheSIAMNews
SDM 2019 this past month!
Congratulations to
@s3datcmu
's
@zstevenwu
on being tapped for a prestigious Meta award. The team aims to deploy new solutions to safeguard companies' collected, processed, and shared data.
Shut it down. It's over.
@davidthewid
,
@AfsoonAfzal
and all the other ISR PhDs just set a bar so high that every
@SCSatCMU
student prank is going to struggle to overcome for generations!!
Congratulations to
@isrcmu
's own IT powerhouse, Tom Pope, on receiving this years
@SCSatCMU
Staff Recognition Award for Teamwork. There is absolutely NO WAY we could do what we do without you and your team!
#gradschool
decisions are a big deal. But
@scsatcmu
@isrcmu
faculty and students want to help! We're hosting a series of Grad School Q&A sessions for the next few weeks. Bring your questions, concerns, or curiosity. All are welcome. Check it out:
Seriously passionate about
#privacy
? We aren’t playing around. Our program is the first and foremost
#graduate
program dedicated ENTIRELY to Privacy Engineering. Ready to get serious? Learn more:
Congratulations to
@SCSatCMU
#REUSE
alums Lindsay Popowski and Reed Oei for taking home top honors in the 2020
@CRAtweets
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award! Learn more:
A decade ago,
#bugs
were an annoyance. Now they are a catastrophe waiting to happen.
#SoftwareEngineering
’s Eunsuk Kang is perfecting modeling techniques to ensure the systems that can’t fail won’t fail. Learn more:
Congrats again to
@lorrietweet
and ISR Societal Computing alum, Blase Ur, on their awards at
@sig_chi
. Lorrie took home the Social Impact Award while Blase received an Outstanding Dissertation Award!
CMU researchers will use nearly $3 million in funding from the
@NSF
to help develop intelligent, resilient and reliable next-generation (NextG) networks.
Disinfo, bots, + many other aspects of social media tech shape both the digital landscape + society at large. Want to tackle systemic challenges w/ social network analysis and/or network science? We're looking to hire tenure-track faculty like you! Apply:
Despite being at it for only a couple of months, our brilliant
#REU
students produced some truly remarkable
#SoftwareEngineering
#research
this summer. Here they are last week, showing the world what they can do. As they head home, we want them to know: You will be missed!!
Getting your
@scsatcmu
#gradschool
#application
ready? Our grad students want to help you put your best foot forward. Sign up today + get feedback on your materials from someone w/ a deep understanding of the
#admissions
process. Learn more and Sign Up:
Associate Research Professor, Nicolas Christin (
@nc2y
) will be giving testimony before congress today on cybercrime, the Darkweb, cryptocurrencies, and more.
@SCSatCMU
@CyLab
@CMU_EPP
First came
@b_vasilescu
's Holiday Hippo. Then there was
@heathercmiller
's Lightup Llama. Now the seasonal decorations around
@isrcmu
are taking a turn for the nerdy. Let it never be said that we don't know how to have a little fun around here!!
Aurelia Augusta, a Ph.D. student in societal computing in
@SCSatCMU
who is co-advised by
@CyLab
/
@isrcmu
’s
@LorrieTweet
, works to improve online experiences.
“Intersectionality is important to me in all areas.”
Learn more:
ICYMI:
@isrcmu
@SCSatCMU
's
@lorrietweet
was awarded
@sigchi
's Social Impact Award. Societal Computing PhD alumnus Blase Ur also taking home the group's Outstanding Dissertation Award. Outstanding work and very much deserved!! Learn more:
#IoT
to detect failing machinery or that a dementia patient is having symptoms they can't remember? from
@isrcmu
and
@cmuhcii
's Yuvraj Agarwal,
@hciprof
, Sudershan Boovaraghavan, Chen Chen,
@gierad
,
@yangzh7
is doing just that!
Happy to share that I will be joining
@SCSatCMU
as an Assistant Professor this fall, working with the wonderful people in
@isrcmu
! Many thanks to my advisor
@devanbu
and the many others who have mentored and supported me during my PhD.
The most dire challenges our society faces can’t be solved in silos. Our
#SocietalComputing
#PhD
students bridge disciplinary gaps and expand our notion of computing’s potential. APPLY TODAY! Watch: Learn more:
ICYMI: We're dropping some real big news tomorrow. Want to know what the fuss is all about? Tune in Tomorrow, 9/22, at 5pm. --- and no, we're not getting a pool. Yet. ;)
CS, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Robotics, CompBio. The list of
#computing
disciplines is intimidating. Join
@JAldrichCMU
to talk about your options + more at his 11/24 Grad School Q&A session on Zoom (3-4pm) Learn more + Register (required) at
The most dire challenges our society faces can’t be solved in silos. Our
#SocietalComputing
#PhD
students bridge disciplinary gaps and expand our notion of computing’s potential. Interested? Watch: Learn more: