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IEEE election for President-elect
by clu＠vt.edu 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Dear Colleagues and Graduate Students, Professor Saifur Rahman from the ECE department is a Petition candidate for IEEE President-elect. IEEE has set up the online voting platform, which is now open for Petition signatures. Please consider supporting Prof. Rahman’s candidacy by signing the petition at www.ieee.org/petition <http://www.ieee.org/petition> . If he is successful, he will be the first VT faculty member to become IEEE President in the Institute's 135-year history. Prof. Rahman's website www.srahman.org <http://www.srahman.org/> and Facebook page www.facebook.com/SrahmanPES <http://www.facebook.com/SrahmanPES> have more information, if you are interested. C.T. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Chang-Tien Lu, Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science CS Program Director, National Capital Region Virginia Tech 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA22043 Phone: (703) 538-8373 Email: ctlu(a)vt.edu Home page: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~ctlu --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [Gradstudents] faculty candidate seminar - Annie Ross - Thursday 12 noon
by Douglas Bowman 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Annie Ross’s faculty candidate seminar begins in a few minutes. Hope to see you there! Link is below. > On Jan 6, 2021, at 8:18 PM, Douglas Bowman <dbowman(a)VT.EDU> wrote: > > Colleagues, > > Annie Ross’s seminar can be accessed at: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/s/84760116264 <https://virginiatech.zoom.us/s/84760116264> > > Again, this is for Thursday at 12 noon. Full details on her seminar "Mobile Application Accessibility for the Disabled” are here: https://cs.vt.edu/News/Seminars/anneross.html <https://cs.vt.edu/News/Seminars/anneross.html> > > Hope many of you can make it for the seminar! > > —Doug > >> On Jan 6, 2021, at 5:12 PM, Douglas Bowman <dbowman(a)VT.EDU <mailto:dbowman@VT.EDU>> wrote: >> >> Dear colleagues, >> >> Tenure-track faculty candidate Annie Ross <https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~ansross/> will give a seminar TOMORROW, Thursday Jan. 7, at 12 noon via Zoom. >> >> The abstract and bio are below. I don’t have the Zoom information yet, but will reply to this email with that once it’s set. I just wanted to get the seminar on your radar before the end of the day. >> >> If you are available, please try to attend, both to make a good impression on our candidate and to be able to give your feedback after the visit. >> >> Updated information will be posted on our facsearch site: https://hosting.cs.vt.edu/facsearch/ <https://hosting.cs.vt.edu/facsearch/> >> >> Best, >> Doug >> >> Bio: >> Anne Spencer Ross is a PhD Candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in Computer Science at the University of Washington. She is passionate about removing barriers people with disabilities face when using and creating technology. Her work exploring mobile app accessibility has been published in top-tier venues including the CHI and ASSETS conferences, and the TACCESS journal; receiving multiple Best Paper nominations. Anne has put her expertise into practice with industry colleges at Microsoft Research and Google, including making substantial contributions to Google's open-source Accessibility Test Framework for Android and Microsoft’s Soundscape app. She is also an active member of organizations working to make academia more accessible including AccessSIGCHI and SIGACCESS. >> >> Abstract: >> Mobile applications can be inaccessible for people who have disabilities or use assistive technologies. Many efforts to improve app accessibility focus on the role of developers in making their own apps accessible. While this component is important, a larger ecosystem of factors can influence app accessibility on a population scale (e.g., code libraries, company policy). >> To structure this expanded view on app accessibility, I created a conceptual framework inspired by epidemiology. Epidemiology is the study of disease in a population. My epidemiology-inspired framework poses app accessibility barriers as “diseases” in a “population” of apps. This perspective highlights the value of studying accessibility from a population perspective within the context of an ecosystem of influential factors. >> I will discuss my work on understanding apps by (1) characterizing app accessibility at a population level, and (2) identifying factors that may impact the accessibility of many apps. I will also discuss my work improving app accessibility through (1) techniques for supporting developers in creating accessible apps, (2) tools for professional accessibility testers, and .(1) third-party repair techniques. I situate my work within my epidemiology-inspired framework to demonstrate the value of approaching app accessibility through a large-scale, multi-factor lens. >> >> -- >> Doug A. Bowman >> Frank J. Maher Professor, Computer Science >> Director, Center for Human-Computer Interaction >> Senior Fellow, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology >> Virginia Tech >> dbowman(a)vt.edu <mailto:dbowman@vt.edu> >> Personal: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/ <http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/> >> Group: http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/ <http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/> >> Center: http://hci.vt.edu/ <http://hci.vt.edu/> >> Twitter: @CHCI_VT >> > > -- > Doug A. Bowman > Frank J. Maher Professor, Computer Science > Director, Center for Human-Computer Interaction > Senior Fellow, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology > Virginia Tech > dbowman(a)vt.edu <mailto:dbowman@vt.edu> > Personal: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/ <http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/> > Group: http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/ <http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/> > Center: http://hci.vt.edu/ <http://hci.vt.edu/> > Twitter: @CHCI_VT > -- Doug A. Bowman Frank J. Maher Professor, Computer Science Director, Center for Human-Computer Interaction Senior Fellow, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech dbowman(a)vt.edu Personal: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/ Group: http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/ Center: http://hci.vt.edu/ Twitter: @CHCI_VT

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CS|Source Announcements
by Julia Costello 07 Jan '21

07 Jan '21

Hi CS Students, Listed below are employment opportunities with companies and upcoming events. View all job listings on Handshake <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> . Announcement #1 SAVE THE DATE! CS|Source virtual spring career fair <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source/cs-source-student-career-fair-resources.html> is Monday, February 8 from 10 am-4 pm. Be sure to update your resumes in Handshake. Announcement #2 Clarkston Technology Solutions of Roanoke has positions available. Flyer attached. Announcement #3 JPMorgan Chase Quantum Computing Summer Associate Program for graduate students. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 15. Visit to apply and for more info: https://careers.jpmorgan.com/in/en/students/programs/quantum-computing-summe r-associate-program. Announcement #4 HackViolet 2021 hosted by Association of Women in Computing is Saturday, January 30, 11 am-Sunday, January 31, 4:30 pm. Flyer attached to register and for more info. Announcement #5 Goodyear Innovation Challenge for Master's degree and undergraduate students over the age of 18. Submit a proposal by February 1. Flyer attached to register and for more info. Julia Costello Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 Phone: 540.231.8945 | Email: <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu CS|Source Website: <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html> https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html CS|Source Portal: <https://cs-source.cs.vt.edu/> https://cs-source.cs.vt.edu CS|Source Portal Auto Emails From: <mailto:cs-source@cssource.cs.vt.edu> cs-source(a)cssource.cs.vt.edu

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Fwd: Hiring CS graduate students
by Cliff Shaffer 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shah, Vijay <vijays(a)vt.edu> Date: Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Hiring CS graduate students To: Shaffer, Cliff <shaffer(a)vt.edu>, Ribbens, Calvin <ribbens(a)vt.edu> Cc: Reed, Jeff <reedjh(a)exchange.vt.edu>, Cliff Shaffer <shaffer(a)cs.vt.edu> Dear Students, Happy new year! Wireless@Virginia Tech in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has few research positions available for MS/PhD students and post-docs, starting this January 2021. The hired personnel will have opportunity to actively participate in applying machine learning to 5G/next-G wireless research projects, contribute to solving challenging problem in Computer Science, Engineering, and Optimization with cutting-edge applications, gain hands-on experience in building systems and experimenting with them, and above all, expand their creative horizon beyond course work. Mentored by passionate faculties, the hired personnel will have opportunity to write scholarly articles to publish their research work in reputed conferences and journals. The research will be conducted under the supervision of Dr. Vijay K. Shah and Jeffrey H. Reed. Following are few potential research projects that the hired personnel will be contributing to - - AI-driven 5G Networks for Enabling Real-time, Online Networked Music Collaboration - Optimizing 5G Communications for Power Grid Systems - 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) enhanced NR-V2X for Autonomous Intersection Management - Intelligent RAN System Design for O-RAN Compatible 5G and Beyond Networks - Millimeter-wave based UAV Communications If you are interested, kindly reach out to Dr. Shah or Prof. Jeff Reed with your updated resume at the earliest. Thanks, Vijay ==================== Vijay K. Shah, Ph.D. | Research Assistant Professor Wireless@VT, Bradley Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech 437 Durham Hall, 1145 Perry St., Blacksburg, VA, USA 24061 Phone: +1 (573) 578-4238 | Website: https://computing.ece.vt.edu/~vijays/ ------------------------------ -- Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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another great result for DAC students and faculty
by Cal Ribbens 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

Congratulations to the students and faculty members from the Discovery Analytics Center who led the "DeepOutbreak" team that won the COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge sponsored by Facebook and other partners, results for which were announced in December. https://www.symptomchallenge.org/ The team included current DAC members Naren Ramakrishnan, Nikhil Muralidhar, and Anika Tabassum, along with former DAC members Aditya Prakash and Alex Rodriguez (now at GT), and Bijaya Adhikari (now at Univ of Iowa). Cal -- Head, Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech https://cs.vt.edu/People/Faculty/cal-ribbens.html https://twitter.com/CalRibbens_VTCS

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