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Killian Serves as Co-Chair of PYFA

Prof. Charles "Chip" Killian will serve as co-chair for the Purdue Young Faculty Association (PYFA). His fellow co-chair will be Prof. Rachael Kenney. This is a one-year appointment that will begin in fall 2009.

The PYFA arranges social events for members, and provides details on local events and attractions. Killian says, "PYFA has been instrumental in helping my wife and I connect with the community in and around Purdue. I'm excited to help other young faculty get the same benefit, and expand the reach of PYFA by creating a greater online community."

Killian joined CS in 2008 as an assistant professor. His research interests are distributed systems, model checking, programming languages, overlay networks, P2P networks, operating systems, network security, resource management, discrete math, Venn diagrams, and Gray codes.
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CS and Motorola Foundation to Inspire Tomorrow's Innovators

Purdue University Department of Computer Science has received a $30,000 Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Foundation. This grant will fund the Are You Smarter Than Your 5th Grader program. CS developed this program to spark young girls' interest in computer science and encourage them to continue their pursuit and interest in technology.

The Motorola Foundation's Innovation Generation grants support programs that engage students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to build the confidence and skills they need for success both now and in the long-term. In 2009, the Motorola Foundation is providing $5 million in grants to support out-of-school programming, teacher training, curriculum development and other programs that spark students' interest in STEM.

Mindy Hart, K-12 Outreach Coordinator in Purdue Computer Science is enthusiastic about the support for the Are You Smarter Than Your 5th Grader program. She says, "This support from Motorola Foundation will enable the Department of Computer Science to continue and enhance the programs that will build the pipeline of women pursuing technical degrees in many ways."
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Students Earn Bilsland Fellowships

Graduate students Rimma Nehme and Yi Xu each earned a Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship provides support to outstanding PhD candidates in their final year of doctoral degree completion.

Nehme is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Elisa Bertino. She joined the department in 2005 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests include database management systems, data stream management systems, query optimization and adaptive query processing, self-tuning and self-managing databases, innovative interfaces for interaction with information, database security, access control, and privacy.

Xu is a PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Aliaga. He joined the department in 2004 from the University of Alberta. His research interests lie in computer graphics and computer vision, with focus on acquisition, modeling and rendering. He is also interested in interactive computer graphics and computational photography.
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