News 2011-11-28T19:53:31Z Earlham College Computer Science Department News & Press Releases tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2011, jrhurst08 LittleFe wins the 2012 UCES Award 2011-11-28T19:53:31Z 2011-11-28T14:53:31-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7.472 2011-11-28T19:53:31Z The CCG went to Seattle for SC11 and returned home with an award and a check! Earlham's Cluster Computing Group attended the the annual SuperComputing conference, SC11, in Seattle recently. SC is one of the world's largest gathering of people... jrhurst08 jrhurst08@earlham.edu News The CCG went to Seattle for SC11 and returned home with an award and a check!

Earlham's Cluster Computing Group attended the the annual SuperComputing conference, SC11, in Seattle recently. SC is one of the world's largest gathering of people who work in high performance computing and computation and data enabled science and engineering. It is sometimes described as Burning Man for geeks, this year about 12,000 of them. While there, the Earlham contingent presented their work on the LittleFe and BCCD projects (http://LittleFe.net, http://BCCD.net) and organized a series of buildout events for 15 college and university teams from across the United States.

While at the SuperComputing Conference Associate Professor Charlie Peck (EC '84), representing the LittleFe project, was chosen as the winner from 5 finalists for the 2012 Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences (UCES) Award by the Krell Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. The purpose of the UCES Award program is to recognize undergraduate faculty who have recently developed courses, programs, and/or curricular material for computation and data enabled science and engineering. The award comes with a framed certificate and a check.

LittleFe is the hardware component of Acme, the turnkey appliance for high performance computing, computational science, and data enabled science education. The Bootable Cluster CD, a Linux distribution which comes bundled with the tools and libraries needed for high performance computing education, serves as the software stack for LittleFe. A few Earlham alums continue to work on the LittleFe and BCCD projects, including Skylar Thompson (EC '06), Andrew Fitz Gibbon (EC '09), and Aaron Weeden (EC '10). The students currently working on it are Mobeen Ludin and Ivan Babic. All of these folks were present at the award ceremony in Seattle and the ensuing dinner where they were joined by Ian McKinney (EC '09).

The LittleFe and BCCD projects are managed by a group of educators and education enthusiasts, currently those people are:

  • Tom Murphy, Contra Costa College
  • Jennifer Houchins, Shodor Education Foundation
  • Charlie Peck, Earlham College
  • Aaron Weeden, Shodor Education Foundation
  • Skylar Thompson, Washington University
  • Andrew Fitz Gibbon, Amazon

    • Our student interns are currently:

  • Mobeen Ludin, Earlham College

  • Ivan Babic, Earlham College

]]> Results from the Undergraduate Research Poster Conference 2011-11-24T20:56:49Z 2011-11-24T15:56:49-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7.470 2011-11-24T20:56:49Z The Undergraduate Research Poster Conference this year was a big success! We had two groups from the Computer Science department make and present posters: the Cluster Computing Group and the Theory Group. ... jrhurst08 jrhurst08@earlham.edu The Undergraduate Research Poster Conference this year was a big success! We had two groups from the Computer Science department make and present posters: the Cluster Computing Group and the Theory Group.

The Cluster Computing Group presented a poster on LittleFe - The HPC Education Appliance. Juniors Ivan Babic and Mobeen Ludin work in the group with CS Professor Charlie Peck.

The Theory Group presented a poster on Simplest-Level Analysis of Linguistics Patterns’ Cognitive Complexity. Freshman Dakotah Lambert, sophomore Margaret Fero, and seniors Jeremy Hurst and Sean Wibel work in the group with CS Professor Jim Rogers.

]]> 2011 SuperComputing Conference 2011-11-24T03:00:33Z 2011-11-23T22:00:33-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7.469 2011-11-24T03:00:33Z Earlham's Cluster Computing Group attended the the annual SuperComputing conference, SC11, in Seattle recently. SC is one of the world's largest gathering of people who work in high performance computing and computation and data enabled science and engineering. It is sometimes described as Burning Man for geeks... jrhurst08 jrhurst08@earlham.edu News Earlham's Cluster Computing Group attended the the annual SuperComputing conference, SC11, in Seattle recently. SC is one of the world's largest gathering of people who work in high performance computing and computation and data enabled science and engineering. It is sometimes described as Burning Man for geeks, this year about 12,000 of them. Ivan Babic, Mobeen Ludin and Charlie Peck were there for a week working and eating with Skylar Thompson, Andrew Fitz Gibbon, and Aaron Weeden among others. They also saw Josh Hursey and Ian McKinney.

While at the conference they were primarily working on the LittleFe and BCCD projects (http://LittleFe.net, http:BCCD.net), the appliance for parallel and distributed computing education. During the conference the LittleFe project, in the face of Charlie Peck, was awarded the 2012 Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Sciences (UCES) Award by the Krell Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. The purpose of the UCES Award program is to recognize undergraduate faculty who have recently developed courses, programs, and/or curricular material for computation and data enabled science and engineering.

]]> Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference 2011-11-24T00:46:02Z 2011-11-23T19:46:02-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7.468 2011-11-24T00:46:02Z Elena Sergienko, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, recently attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. She had this to say about it: ... jrhurst08 jrhurst08@earlham.edu News Elena Sergienko, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, recently attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. She had this to say about it:

"Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference happened this year in Portland, Oregon, November 9-12th. Named after one of the first programmers and compiler inventor Grace Murray Hopper, this series of conferences are particularly designed to engage women’s research and interests in computer science. The percentage of women perceiving a career in computer science decreases. That is why the conference focuses on increasing contributions of women in computing, establishing the connections and stimulating women’s interest in technological spheres. It provides women with the great chance to learn about new technologies, new research, to collaborate and learn from each other, as well as develop skills and knowledge. The theme of this year’s conference “What If…” was primarily concentrated on opportunities abounding computer science, particularly on how to make the world a better place through the use of technology. Among so many astonishing presenters, the invited speakers were the ones, who take positions in leading universities and big corporations. The speakers covered very amazing topics. Most of them, like “Programming DNA Molecules”, were co-related with other sciences and many spheres of everyday life. Most of the sessions also focused on the quality of computers science education and on spreading the knowledge of computer science throughout the community by volunteering or participating in educational projects.

"I, as well as any other attendee of that conference, gained a great amount of confidence and stimulation to continue to develop my interest in technological sphere. I learned a lot from the presenters, who were the women that attained great recognitions over their career. It was absolutely inspiring and highly educational to learn how those women have achieved such great results and obtained their leadership skills. Grace Hopper Conference was a wonderful opportunity to explore my own interests by learning from others and start believing in myself."

]]> Undergraduate Research Poster Conference Friday October 14th 2011-09-23T00:06:49Z 2011-09-22T20:06:49-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2011:/news//7.467 2011-09-23T00:06:49Z Come to this year's URPC Friday the 14th of October in the Wellness Center from 4:00PM to 6:00 PM and see what research Earlham undergrads have done the past year in the fields of Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental... jrhurst08 jrhurst08@earlham.edu News Come to this year's URPC Friday the 14th of October in the Wellness Center from 4:00PM to 6:00 PM and see what research Earlham undergrads have done the past year in the fields of Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, and Physics and Astronomy. If you plan to present in the poster conference, make sure you do not miss the submission deadline(Wednesday September 28th). You can make your submissions here: http://cs.earlham.edu/cgi-bin/URPC/urpcAbstractForm.cgi

]]> UCLA Colloquia 2010-10-06T20:10:05Z 2010-10-06T16:10:05-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2010:/news//7.465 2010-10-06T20:10:05Z Jim gave two talks at UCLA on 30/Sept. and 1/Oct.: one, Model-Theoretic Syntax, to the UCLA Mathematical Linguistics Group and one, Cognitive Complexity in the Sub-Regular Realm, to general Linguistics Department Colloquium.... jrogers http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~jrogers/ jrogers@cs.earlham.edu News Jim gave two talks at UCLA on 30/Sept. and 1/Oct.: one, Model-Theoretic
Syntax, to the UCLA Mathematical Linguistics Group and one, Cognitive
Complexity in the Sub-Regular Realm, to general Linguistics Department
Colloquium.

]]> Theory Group Paper in LNAI/LNCS is available on-line 2010-09-10T13:02:47Z 2010-09-10T09:02:47-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2010:/news//7.464 2010-09-10T13:02:47Z See url in the extended post. (Click the title) The paper from the 11th Mathematics of Language Biennial Conference (Bielefeld, German) which was co-authored by five members of the Theory Group (Gil Bailey, Matt Edlefsen, Molly Vischer, David Wellcome and... jrogers http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~jrogers/ jrogers@cs.earlham.edu News See url in the extended post. (Click the title)
The paper from the 11th Mathematics of Language Biennial Conference (Bielefeld, German) which was co-authored by five members of the Theory Group (Gil Bailey, Matt Edlefsen, Molly Vischer, David Wellcome and Sean Wibel) along with Jim Rogers and Jeff Heinz (U. of Delaware, Linguistics) has now been published in volume 6149 of Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series). For a limited time, this can be read on-line at
www.springer.com/computer/theoretical+computer+science/book/978-3-642-14321-2?uid=17856737&cm_mmc=EVENT-_-BookAuthorEmail-_-

]]> Best Paper at TeraGrid10 2010-08-06T12:52:39Z 2010-08-06T08:52:39-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2010:/news//7.463 2010-08-06T12:52:39Z Andrew Fitz Gibbon ('09), Charlie Peck ('84), Skylar Thompson ('06) and their co-authors were awarded "Best Paper" in the Education, Outreach and Training track at the TeraGrid10 conference in August, 2010. The paper, "Teaching High Performance Computing to Undergraduate Faculty... jrogers http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~jrogers/ jrogers@cs.earlham.edu News Andrew Fitz Gibbon ('09), Charlie Peck ('84), Skylar Thompson ('06) and their co-authors were awarded "Best Paper" in the Education, Outreach and Training track at the TeraGrid10 conference in August, 2010. The paper, "Teaching High Performance Computing to Undergraduate Faculty and Undergraduate Students" is based on their on-going work developing curriculum materials, tools, and delivering workshops for undergraduate and graduate students and faculty.

]]> The Green Room 2009-03-16T21:11:46Z 2009-03-16T17:11:46-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.462 2009-03-16T21:11:46Z The Green Room is now open! The Green Room is the entry of Dennis Hall- essentially the other side of 110. It is a designated area to display all of the progress of the environmental programs across campus. In the... smunk leemasa@earlham.edu The Green Room is now open!

The Green Room is the entry of Dennis Hall- essentially the other side of
110. It is a designated area to display all of the progress of the environmental
programs across campus. In the best possible scenario it will be a place
where community members, students, staff, etc. come to eat lunch or bring
museum tours to view dioramas, digital art/CS projects, posters such as
the campus map with all areas highlighted that have anything to do with
environmentalism (and especially recycling).

]]> March Major Madness 2009-03-15T19:06:48Z 2009-03-15T15:06:48-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.461 2009-03-15T19:06:48Z Discuss your major with other CS students and professors! When: March 23rd @ noon Where: Dennis Hall, Room 110 Of course, free food will be provided. Free of charge, and open-source, too! (just remember if you edit it you have... smunk leemasa@earlham.edu Discuss your major with other CS students and professors!
When: March 23rd @ noon
Where: Dennis Hall, Room 110

Of course, free food will be provided. Free of charge, and open-source, too!
(just remember if you edit it you have to eat it)

]]> Recycling Center 2009-03-15T17:03:23Z 2009-03-15T13:03:23-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.459 2009-03-15T17:03:23Z Dennis hall is the proud new owner of a paper recycling center! Below the pendulum in Tracy's office are three containers for glossy paper, newspapers, and other paper.... smunk leemasa@earlham.edu Dennis hall is the proud new owner of a paper recycling center!
Below the pendulum in Tracy's office are three containers for glossy paper, newspapers, and other paper.

]]> Come eat Charlie's chili! 2009-02-28T01:59:18Z 2009-02-27T20:59:18-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.458 2009-02-28T01:59:18Z The CS department's own professor Charlie Peck will be cooking for the 1st Annual Chili Supper sponsored by the Boston Community Fire Department. Come join the fun on Saturday, February 27 from 5 - 8 pm at the Boston Firehouse:... kwanous kwanous@cs.earlham.edu Events The CS department's own professor Charlie Peck will be cooking for the 1st Annual Chili Supper sponsored by the Boston Community Fire Department. Come join the fun on Saturday, February 27 from 5 - 8 pm at the Boston Firehouse: 102 S. Salem St., Boston, IN 47324. $5.00/Person includes 1 Beverage and all the chili you can eat. Additional beverages maybe purchased separately. Chili’s will range from mild to highly spicy. There will also be crackers, corn muffins and all the fixings.

]]> Earlham Team Wins 3rd in Cyber Defense Competition 2009-02-24T15:49:13Z 2009-02-24T10:49:13-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.457 2009-02-24T15:49:13Z The Earlham College team took third place last weekend at the Iowa State National Cyber Defense Competition (CDC). The eight-hour competition ran through the morning and afternoon, with the tired but valiant Earlham CS students keeping the lead most of... kwanous kwanous@cs.earlham.edu News The Earlham College team took third place last weekend at the Iowa State National Cyber Defense Competition (CDC). The eight-hour competition ran through the morning and afternoon, with the tired but valiant Earlham CS students keeping the lead most of the afternoon. The final results reflected the closest top scores in CDC history:

There were 10 points separating 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-place, with top score being around 1800 points, meaning about a (1/2)% differential separating the top three finishers! Iowa State eeked out a first-place finish, with University of Northern Iowa's's team Panther finishing second by only a 4-point margin. Earlham College finished 3rd by a razor's edge margin of 6 points.

The Cyber Defense Competition ran from Friday, February 20 - Saturday, February 21st. The third-place winning Earlham team consisted of Matt Edlefsen, Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Ben Goldstone, Samuel Leeman-Munk, and Samuel Wein.

]]> HIP's TrafficCam Helps Secure Traffic Light 2009-02-17T13:57:30Z 2009-02-17T08:57:30-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.456 2009-02-17T13:57:30Z The HIP group's TrafficCam project (http://stewie.cs.earlham.edu:8080/) played a small part in helping Earlham College secure a traffic light for the main campus entrance on National Road West. The College's press release describes the process: http://pressroom.earlham.edu/articles/2009/02/after-nearly-half-century-effort-earlham-get-traffic-signal-entrance... kwanous kwanous@cs.earlham.edu News The HIP group's TrafficCam project (http://stewie.cs.earlham.edu:8080/) played a small part in helping Earlham College secure a traffic light for the main campus entrance on National Road West. The College's press release describes the process: http://pressroom.earlham.edu/articles/2009/02/after-nearly-half-century-effort-earlham-get-traffic-signal-entrance

]]> Cyber Defense Competition 2009-02-11T19:33:06Z 2009-02-11T14:33:06-05:00 tag:www.cs.earlham.edu,2009:/news//7.455 2009-02-11T19:33:06Z A team of four students will be heading to Iowa State university over mid-semester break to compete in a national cyber security competition. Their results will be posted once they return!... kwanous kwanous@cs.earlham.edu Events A team of four students will be heading to Iowa State university over mid-semester break to compete in a national cyber security competition. Their results will be posted once they return!

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