College of Computing and Informatics

Carla Bendezu, a computer science major in the College of Computing and Informatics, was recognized for her leadership and commitment to underrepresented students in area schools. For her work, she received the Outstanding Corps Student from STARS (Students in Technology, Academia, Research and Service).

Scott Heggen, a Ph.D. student in the College of Computing and Informatics, received a national Presidential Service Award presented by Citizen Schools.  

Ayman Hajja, a Ph.D. student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Object-driven and Temporal Action Rules Mining” at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, in the College of Health and Human Services, Room 426. Zbigniew Ras is the dissertation advisor.

Master’s student Khalia Braswell made the most of an invitation from a friend to participate in the 2013 Focus 100 Global Mobile Hackathon – she turned it into a winning effort.
Braswell, pursing a graduate degree in the College of Computing and Informatics Department of Software and Information Systems, was invited by a friend who attends Clemson University to join her team.

Andrea Nickel, a doctoral student in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Designing Better Exergames: Application of Flow Concepts and the FITT Principle to Full Body Exertion Games and Flexible Challenge Systems” at 1:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Tiffany Barnes is the dissertation advisor.

Khaldoon Dhou, a doctoral student in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Toward Better Understanding of Users’ Perception in Tag Clouds: Size Judgment and Comparison” at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, in the Student Union, Room 340C. Mirsad Hadzikadic is the dissertation advisor.

Emmanuel Bello-Ogunu, a doctoral student in the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), is the 2013-14 recipient of a Google United Negro College Fund  (UNCF) Scholarship. This $10,000 award, funded in part by the UNCF, is presented annually to a select group of African American students pursuing a computer science/engineering degree.

Kyle Kreth, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Studies on Correlated Mutations Algorithms of Proteins Providing Structural, Spatial and Allostery Information from Multiple Sequence Alignments” at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the Bioinformatics Building, Room 105. Anthony Fodor is the dissertation advisor.

Isaac Cho, a doctoral student in computing and information systems in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend ” Stereoscopic Bimanual Interaction for 3D Visualization” at 2:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 26, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Zachary Wartell is the dissertation advisor.

Lane Harrison, a doctoral candidate in computing and information systems, will defend the dissertation “The Role of Emotion in Visualization” at 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Aidong Lu is the dissertation advisor.