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November 26, 2018
Students reflect on COS 126, one of the most popular University courses
The Office of the Registrar added spring semester classes to its list of course offerings on Nov. 8, giving students the opportunity to pour over the webpage while procrastinating on work for their current classes. Course selections begins Dec. 5, when seniors choose courses, and staggers with each class, ending with first-year course selection from Dec. 12 to 14.
November 19, 2018
Robert Sedgewick is awarded the 2019 Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
The 2019 Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition is awarded to Philippe Flajolet (posthumously) of INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique) and Robert Sedgewick of Princeton University for their book Analytic Combinatorics, an authoritative and highly accessible compendium of its subject, which demonstrates the deep interface between combinatorial mathematics and classical analysis.
November 16, 2018
Jennifer Rexford ’91 speaks about Reinventing the Internet
On Friday, October 5, Jennifer Rexford ’91, Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor of Engineering, Professor of Computer Science and Computer Science Department Chair spoke at She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton about internet infrastructure, self-driving networks and privacy on the web.
November 12, 2018
Kernighan discusses ‘Millions, Billions, Zillions: Defending Yourself in a World of Too Many Numbers’
Brian Kernighan, a professor of computer science, wants to help everyone, regardless of their math background, navigate the dazzling array of numbers flung around by journalists, advertisers and politicians every day.
November 9, 2018
COS, Wilson School professor Edward Felten on election security, intersection of tech and policy
Edward Felten is the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs. He is the founding director of the University’s Center for Information Technology Policy.
November 8, 2018
Gift expands impact of Center for Information Technology Policy
Princeton will establish a new technology and democracy program within the University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP), a leading authority on issues related to artificial intelligence, internet privacy and security, big data, cryptocurrencies, and the impact of digital technologies on society.
October 26, 2018
New tool streamlines the creation of moving pictures
It’s often easy to imagine balloons soaring or butterflies fluttering across a still image, but realizing this vision through computer animation is easier said than done. Now, a team of researchers has developed a new tool that makes animating such images much simpler.
October 24, 2018
Can voting machines be hacked? Andrew Appel says yes
With the 2018 midterm elections quickly approaching, voter security is more important than ever. However, New Jersey still uses paperless touch screen voting machines which Professor Andrew Appel has demonstrated are hackable.
October 18, 2018
Computer Science experts criticize New Jersey's election security
With midterm elections approaching, New Jersey is still using technology which leaves voting results vulnerable to hacks. At a panel Wednesday evening about election security, computer science professor Andrew Appel highlighted the fact that New Jersey and four other states exclusively use computer-based ballots, which makes detecting hacks and recounting votes impossible.
October 17, 2018
Yi Wang *09 and his company Liulishuo has its IPO at the NYSE
On September 27, 2018 Yi Wang *09 and his company Liulishuo had its Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Professors Jennifer Rexford and Kai Li were in attendance for the celebration.
October 12, 2018
Felten confirmed as member of U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The U.S. Senate confirmed on Thursday the appointment of Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs Ed Felten to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, a bipartisan agency within the executive branch.
October 6, 2018
Best Paper Award at ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing
The paper “Endorsements on Social Media: An Empirical Study of Affiliate Marketing Disclosures on YouTube and Pinterest” by CS graduate student Arunesh Mathur along with Research Scholar Marshini Chetty and Associate Professor Arvind Narayanan was selected for a best paper award at the top tier ACM conference Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) for their work on measuring the prevalence of and user perceptions of endorsement disclosures on YouTube and Pinterest.
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