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Carlos Guestrin Named to Popular Science “Brilliant 10″

Peter Lee @ October 14, 2008 # One Comment

Carlos Guestrin, faculty member in Machine Learning and Computer Science, has been selected as one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science. This distinction recognizes Carlos as one of the most creative and important young researchers in the country.
Popular Science describes Carlos as the “information wrangler,” who “develops new ways to get the most information […]

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Jeannette Wing Honored as Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

Peter Lee @ October 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Yesterday, Jeannette Wing was named by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and First Lady Judge Marjorie Rendell as one of seven Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. We all know Jeannette as the incredibly dynamic leader and accomplished scholar, a senior professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. She is also a great public servant, on leave […]

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