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Mark Rudin, vice president for research and economic development and Amit Jain, associate professor of computer science, were quoted in a front page story in the March 13 Idaho Statesman about the success of the university’s computer science graduates. Students in the program are typically offered jobs even before they graduate. Read the full story here.
Alark Joshi and Vanessa Gertman, Boise State computer science, and Peter Olsoy and Nancy Glenn, Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory at Idaho State University, authored a paper titled “RSVP: Remote Sensing Visualization Platform for Data Fusion.” The paper was presented at the IEEE Virtual Reality workshop on Immersive Visualization 2012 held in California’s Orange County. The presentation is part of Joshi’s ongoing work with students who worked at Idaho National Laboratory last summer.
One of the more recent fields of academic study, computer science is fundamental in today’s digital world. Almost every major challenge facing our world is turning to computing for a solution, from conquering disease to eliminating hunger, from improving education to protecting the environment. Medical imaging and other medical software applications are revolutionizing the practice of medicine, mobile devices are transforming the way people live and communicate, web search engines have become a ubiquitous part of our every day lives.
Computing has enabled discovery in areas previously untapped such as mapping of the human gene via the Human Genome Project, unraveling the mysteries of DNA, and exploration of the farthest reaches of the universe with the Hubble telescope. None of these discoveries would be possible without developments in computer science. In another ten to fifteen years, it is expected that all major systems and infrastructure in the world will be controlled by software. Software engineers and computer science will play a critical role in this transformation.
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