In the News
Nov '09
Epic Games Giving Away “Unreal Development Kit”, Dr. Michael Young interviewed for TV news report; NBC 17 News, by Chris Cowperthwaite, Nov. 05Unreal Development Kit Available, for Free, No Seriously!, Lists NC State as one of the schools that will deploy Epic Games' free Unreal Development Kit (UDK) into its game development curricula; GamersDailyNews.com, by Christopher Rick, Nov. 04
Researchers Create Hypervisor-Based Tool For Blocking Rootkits, profiles research being performed at N.C. State University to address one of the most insidious types of malware known as a "rootkit," which can effectively hide the presence of other spyware or viruses from the user; DarkReading.com, by Kelly Jackson Higgins, Nov. 03
Oct '09
NCSU's Research Park Continues to Evolve, profiles N.C. State University celebration of the 25th birthday of its innovative Centennial Campus, including a quote from Prasanth Anbalagan, a computer science doctoral student about the benfits of working for internationally prominent companies without ever leaving campus; News & Observer, by Jay Price, Oct. 23Escapist Report: AI Innovation, video report featuring Dr. Michael Young discussing the evolution and innovation in computer game AI; The Escapist, by Team Hollywood, Oct. 20
TGI: Power in the Making, describes the Triangle Game Initiative and mentions NC State as the founding academic partner; The Escapist, by Russ Pitts, Oct. 13
Sep '09
Red Hat CEO Explains Business Model of 21st Century, Benefits of Open Source, profiles Jim Whitehurst's Sept 29th talk as part of the Fidelity Investments "Leadership in Technology", Executive Speakers Series ; Technician, by Heidi Klumpe, Sep. 30Aug '09
Respect, but no love, for hackers; Profiles NC State computer science alumnus, Jeff Crume, one of the area's foremost authorities on computer security, and quotes Ken Tate, director of development & external relations; News & Observer, by John Murawski, Aug. 16Jul '09
Open Source Advocates Rally; Discusses NC State and COSE's involvement in Open Source for America to promote the federal government's adoption of open-source technology; News & Observer , by David Ranii, Jul. 23Industry Hopefuls: Prepare Intelligently!; Gives props to NC State's computer science program and undergraduate game development concentration; Game Career Guide, by Lewis Pulsipher, Jul. 07
Jun '09
Gaming the Blackbeard Shipwreck; Middle schoolers and kids everywhere can explore the wreck of Blackbeard’s purported flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, thanks to the new Blackbeard’s Escape video game developed by NC State design and computer science students; NC Department of Cultural Resources News, by Richard Barton, Jun. 15May '09
NCSU Computer Science Professor Retires Leaving Remarkable Impressions, salutes the career of retiring lecturer Carol Miller; TriangleTechNews.com, by Molly Moore, May. 11WingSwept President Recognized with TBJ’s Top 40 under 40 Award, profiles NC State Computer Science alumnus Jay Strickland; dbusinessnews.com, by staff writer, May. 04
We've got next - Gaming industry's latest generation learns at NCSU, profiles the recent Game Development Showcase; News & Observer, by Luciana Chavez, May. 03
Apr '09
Wake Recruits Video-game Developers, mentions role of NC State and the Digital Games Research Center in helping establish the Triangle area as a video game hub; NewsObserver.com, by David Ranii, Apr. 27Students Roll Out Their Video Games, profiles the games developed by computer science and industrial design students at N.C. State to be featured in the 2009 Game Development Showcase; NewsObserver.com, by Luciana Chavez, Apr. 23
Communication Smart, engaging article by Dr. Wushow "Bill" Chou, Emeritis Professor of Computer Science at NC State University, on the importance of soft skills as IT professional move up the career ladder; computer.org/ITPro, by Dr. Wushow , Apr. 16
Can’t Find a Better Man, profiles former CSC student Jon 'PearlJammer' Turner, the 45th ranked online poker player in the world who recently won over $500K with a 3rd place finish in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker; PocketFives.com, by Dan Cypra, Apr. 15
Mar '09
PS3 Supercomputer Illustrates Innovative IT Cost Savings, blog lists Dr. Frank Mueller's success in creating a low-cost supercomputing cluster using eight Sony PS3 systems; TechRepublic, by Bill Detwiler, Mar. 04Issues in Computer Security, blog posting featuring key points made by Dr. Annie Antón during her keynote at a two-day summit on "Grand Challenges" for the future posed by the National Academy of Engineering; DukeResearch.blogspot.com, by Monte Basgall, Mar. 03
We’re in Good Hands, blog posting by CSC alum about student trip to Silicon Valley as part of the Engineering Entrepreneur’s Program; johnsteensen.wordpress.com, by John Steensen, Mar. 03
A Pirate's Life for You, NCSU industrial design and computer science students are developing a video game to join a new four-month 'pirate's life' exhibition at the N.C. Museum of History; News & Observer, by Luciana Chavez, Mar. 01
Feb '09
Translate this: NCSU researchers develop software tool for coding translation, details the work of Dr. Tao Xie, who has created a tool that translates embedded code faster and more easily, making it easier for users to overcome challenges to selling products in different markets; Localtechwire.com, by staff writers, Feb. 24Poker: The New Game In Secure Application Development, profiles work of Dr. Laurie Williams, who has developed a new risk management tool called "Protection Poker” to help software developers identify security vulnerabilities in their programs early in the planning process; DarkReading.com, by Kelly Jackson Higgins, Feb. 24
Playstation 3: A Discount Supercomputer?, "Science Out of the Box" segment on NPR's "All Things Considered" featuring the work of Dr. Frank Mueller, who created one of the world's first academic PS3 clusters; NPR, by Jacki Lyden, Feb. 21
NCSU working with Cisco, Red Hat to tighten software, details collaborative efforts involving Dr. Laurie Williams, to enhance the security of software and reduce the number of times businesses and individuals have to download fixes; Triangle Business Journal, by James Gallagher, Feb. 20
Jan '09
Open Education: A New Paradigm, discusses the IBM / NC State Virtual Computing Initiative and cloud computing partnership; UniversityBusiness.com, by Michael King, Jan. 23Dec '08
Artificial Intelligence: Robots Rule When It Comes to Holiday Shopping, profiles work by Kiva Sysyems and former facutly member, Dr. Peter Wurman, to help companies use artificially intelligent bots to streamline their warehouses and distribution centers; Scientific American , by Larry Greenemeier, Dec. 26Kitchen Chemistry for Middle Schoolers, features innovative work of alumna Tamara Clegg (B.S. '02, major: CSC, ENG and minor: MA, PAMS) researching cognition and learning environments as she works toward her computer-science doctorate at Georgia Tech; New York Times, by Christine Lagorio, Dec. 24
Nov '08
Group Hopes to Shape Nation's Privacy Policy, mentions Future of Privacy group's efforts (Dr. Annie Antón is an advisory board member) to influence policy in the Obama administration and develop best practices on privacy for businesses; SFGate, by Deborah Gage, Nov. 17A New Voice in Online Privacy, introduces the Future of Privacy group (Dr. Annie Antón is an advisory board member) designed to help shape standards around how companies collect, store and use consumer data for business and advertising; Washington Post, by Kim Hart, Nov. 17
ACM Experts See Some Progress, but Reiterate Need to Improve US Election System Technology, Dr. Annie Anton quoted in this press release on election systems; Association for Computing Machine, Nov. 14
Oct '08
NC State Collaborates with IBM on Cloud Computing, a sampling of the many news stories generated as a result of the IBM / NC State Cloud Computing announcement; TMCnet, by Anuradha Shukla, Oct. 27NCSU, IBM Join to Help Students, local news coverage of joint IBM / NC State announcement to extend Cloud Computing access to state's K-12 population; News & Observer, by Jay Price, Oct. 26
3 Ways Web-Based Computing Will Change Colleges, includes references to NC State's VCL technology as it addresses how cloud computing will change the college experience; The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Jeffrey Young, Oct. 24
Sep '08
NCSU Moving Forward with $180M Engineering Buildings, provides insight into the CoE's plans to migrate to Centennial Campus, and the impact of new facilities on departmental and college rankings; Triangle Business Journal , by James Gallagher, Sep. 19VCL Smarter Than the Average Computer Lab, profiles how the Virtual Computing Lab gives students access to hundreds of programs like Maple, MATLAB from personal computers; The Technician Online , by Daniel Marcus, Sep. 18
SAS Teaches Local High Schoolers to Slice and Dice Data, profiles a pilot program that is an extension of company's efforts to integrate SAS skills at the university level through such programs as NC State's master degree in analytics; The News & Observer, by David Ranii, Sep. 15
NC State Computer Science Embraces FOSS Into Its Curriculum, Red Hat blog entry details collaborative effort to launch graduate-level course, Open Source Software Communications, as part of the initiative of the NC State Center for Open Software Engineering; RedHat.com, by Fedora Team, Sep. 08
Aug '08
N.C. State, Local School Test Computer Games as Teaching Tool, profiles work of Dr. James Lester and recent $2.5M research grant from NSF to study the use of computer games as a teaching tool; WRAL.com, by staff writer, Aug. 11Jul '08
Women Leading in Technology and Politics or Policy, lists Dr. Annie Antón among the nation's female movers and shakers working in areas related to technology and government ; The Political Voices of Women, by Sarah Granger, Jul. 22Bill for State's Burgeoning Video Game Industry Gutted in Legislature, mentions strong base for local employment including schools which have instituted game-based programs such as N.C. State's Digital Games Research Center; INDYWeek.com, by Zack Smith, Jul. 16
Three Engineers, Hundreds of Robots, One Warehouse, profiles Kiva Systems, a company co-founded by former faculty member, Dr. Peter Wurman, and its efforts to use robots to revolutionize distribution centers; IEEE Spectrum Online, by Erico Guizzo, Jul. 03
Jun '08
County Profile: Wake County, profiles the collaborative work of Dr. Michael Young and the Wake County Economic Development office to expose Serious Games as serious business in Wake County ; Business Leader Magazine, by staff writer, Jun. 30Another Successful Capitol Hill Science Fair, Dr. Michael Young visits Capitol Hill to man CRA booth to demonstrate his work in serious games; Computing Research Policy Blog, by Melissa Norr, Jun. 26
Lessons Learned from NCSU FOSS Class, Red Hat engineer, Will Cohen, discusses lessons learned from teaching NC State's first graduate course in free and open source software; Linux.com, by Bruce Byfield, Jun. 18
May '08
A Computer Lab That Students Use but Never See, profiles NC State's Virtual Computer Lab technology; The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Jeffrey Young, May. 30Digital Leaks Plugged, Dr. Annie Antón comments on Wake County's actions to protect personal data; News and Observer, by Michael Biesecker, May. 08
Apr '08
Tough Cookies for Web Surfers Seeking Privacy, more exposure for the report co-authored by Dr. Annie Antón, submitted to the FTC encouraging the agency to create a public "white list" of allowable opt-out cookies; Los Angeles Times, by Jim Puzzanghera, Apr. 19Ex-girlfriend Invaded Wake Official's e-mail, contains quote from faculty member and privacy expert, Dr. Annie Antón on how county officials should respond to threat; News and Observer, by Michael Biesecker and Thomasi McDonald, Apr. 17
Online Behavioral Advertising: Technical Steps Needed to Ensure Consumer Control, report co-authored by Dr. Annie Antón submitted to the FTC on the technical steps that need be taken to ensure consumer control within the context of online behavioral advertising; Center for American Progress, by Drs. Peter Swire & Annie Antón, Apr. 10
Tekelec's Buy a Future Play, quotes Dr. Injong Rhee; Triangle Business Journal, by Frank Vinluan, Apr. 04
Feb '08
IBM Partners with UCLA, NC State on Web Development, details how NC State graduate students working with Professor Munindar Singh will be among the first developers to get their hands on Project Zero; CampusTechnology.com, by David Nagel, Feb. 19Defense Incubator to Set Up Shop on NCSU Campus, quotes Dennis Kekas, director of NCSU's Networking Technology Institute and Defense & Security Technology Accelerator board member; Triangle Business Journal, by Frank Vinluan, Feb. 15
4,600 May Face ID Theft in Laptop Case, associate professor Dr. Annie Antón quoted on actions which should have been taken to protect personal data.; News and Observer, by Sam Lagrone, Feb. 08
Jan '08
EMS Loses Laptop with Sensitive Info, associate professor Dr. Annie Antón appears on camera discussing related privacy concerns; News 14 Carolina, by Heather Moore, Jan. 29Wake EMS Laptop is Missing, associate professor Dr. Annie Antón speaks to the risks of lost patient data because of the delay in reporting the missing laptop; News and Observer, by Sam Lagrone, Jan. 29
Middle Schoolers Dream Up Cities of the Future, quotes from *Dean Martin-Vega* about NC State's efforts to make the "e" in engineering stand for "excitement"; News and Observer, by Jane Stancill, Jan. 27
UNC System Schools Would Share $26M in Federal Cash, mentions the work done by Dennis Kekas in securing $4M to establish a "Secure Open Systems Institute" on Centennial Campus; Triangle Business Journal, by Adam Linker, Jan. 11
Dec '07
Wake Students Win Second Place in Science Competitions; News & Observer, by T. Keung Hui, Dec. 03Oct '07
Blueprint for success - It takes teamwork to build a car that can drive itself, features the Insight Racing Team and their DARPA Urban Challenge efforts. ; Machine Design Magazine, by Stephen J. Mraz, Oct. 25Net giants test web health, another feature that mentions on Dr. Annie Anton's position on Microsoft's HealthVault.; BBC , by Cristina Jimenes, Oct. 24
Does Microsoft's HealthVault really protect your privacy?, a Life Sciences piece on Dr. Annie Anton's blog posting about Microsoft's HealthVault.; VentureBeat.com, by David P. Hamilton, Oct. 14
PrivacyPlace fisks HealthVault, interesting blog on ZDNet Healthcare referencing Dr. Annie Anton and her PrivacyPlace.org position on Microsoft's HealthVault.; ZDNet.com, by Dana Blankenhorn, Oct. 09
Closing the Digital Divide, feature story about the NC State sponsored Geek-a-Thon event.; News & Observer, by Ruth Sheehan, Oct. 05
NC State Professor has Winning Formula; Features Dr. Vincent Freeh and the , Oct. 03
Aug '07
A Race Where No One's Driving, NCSU robot car moves ahead in a competition sponsored by the Defense Department; News & Observer, by Bruce Siceloff, Aug. 10