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Yiannis Kaznessis receives 2009 CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award

Congratulations to DTC Faculty Member Yiannis Kaznessis on receiving the 2009 CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award.

Professor Kaznessis was chosen by the Computing and System Technology (CAST) Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as the 2009 Outstanding Young Researcher Award. More on Yiannis Kaznessis

DTC faculty Nikos Papanikolopoulos featured in StarTribune article

The June 2, 2009 StarTribune featured the Scout robots developed by Nikos Papanikolopoulos at the University of Minnesota. Papanikolopoulos began research to develop the scout robot in the late 90s with the backing of several government agency grants. More on StarTribune article

2009 Leonard G. Abraham Prize for best paper

Professor Nihar Jindal (electrical and computer engineering) and graduate student Niranjay Ravindran (electrical and computer engineering) were awarded the 2009 Leonard G. Abraham Prize for best paper for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. More on Leonard G. Abraham Prize

DTC faculty Tian He and Mohamed Mokbel receive best paper award

Tian He (CS and DTC) and Mohamed F. Mokbel (CS and DTC), in collaboration with Chi-Yin Chow, received the best paper award at the 10th International Conference on Mobile Data Management. More on best paper award

Internet to die by 2010

University of Minnesota mathematics professor and DTC faculty member Andrew Odlyzko, an expert on analyzing historical trends in networking, believes that global Internet traffic is and will remain manageable with modest capacity updates despite predictions that increased Internet traffic, particularly from video applications, will fatally clog the system. May 1: Times of India; May 7: Infotech India; May 9: Economic Times

DTC Associate Director for Research Stergios Roumeliotis

Computer Science and Engineering Associate Professor Stergios Roumeliotis was presented with the Guillermo E. Borja Award at the IT precommencement reception on May 8, 2009. Roumeliotis was selected by the IT Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee from among the candidates for tenure and promotion over a two year period. More on Stergios Roumeliotis

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