CMD-IT News Center 2020
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6 FLIP PhD Students Win Google-CMD-IT Dissertation Fellowship Award
< Add Photo Here> Top Row Left to Right: Alexander Moreno (Georgia Institute of Technology), Amber Solomon (Georgia Institute of Technology), Michael Rivera (Carnegie Mellon University) Bottom...
An Interview with Nashlie Sephus on Creating Change
Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus is the Applied Science manager for Amazon Artificial Intelligence (AI) focusing on fairness and identifying biases in these technologies. Dr. Sephus is also the founder and CEO...
An Interview with Manuel Pérez-Quiñones on the Impact and Importance of Awards
Dr. Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones is Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems at [MOU1] the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Manuel is also the head of the CMD-IT...
Tapia 2020 Highlights
Thank you for an amazing opportunity to host our 14th occurrence of the ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference. We hope you had an amazing time and share what you learn with your fellow students, faculty and colleagues. We are currently working on posting videos to the conference platform and should at least have all plenary sessions posted by this week.
CMD-IT Innovation Solutions Challenge
Welcome to CMD-IT’s Innovation Solutions Challenge!
How can we address our country’s biggest social issues with technology? Is there a technical solution to every issue? Or is there a way we use technology to support needed change in the country?
United Nations Foundation Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) are the world’s shared plan to end extreme poverty, reduce inequality, and protect the planet by 2030. Addresses the world’s problems with. Global perspective to Local Impact, what solutions can you design to address these SDGs?
CMD-IT Announces 2020 Richard A. Tapia Award Winner Jeanine Cook
Today, CMD-IT announced the recipient of The Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing is Dr. Jeanine Cook, a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the Scalable Architectures department at the Computer Science Research Institute.
Howard University Receives 2020 CMD-IT University Award for Retention of Minorities and Students With Disabilities in Computer Science
Howard University Receives 2020 CMD-IT University Award for Retention of Minorities and Students With Disabilities in Computer Science
An Interview with Colin Parris, Tapia 2020 Keynote Speaker
Colin Parris is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at GE Digital and this year’s Tapia Conference Ken Kennedy Distinguished Speaker. We had the chance to speak with Colin about his work and his forward-facing views on the technology currently shaping our lives. Read on to learn about his journey as a pioneer in the industry as well as his sage advice for budding professionals.
Jason Grant, Tapia 2020 Student Posters/ACM Student Research Competition Chair
Jason Grant is Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Middlebury College and the Tapia 2020 Student Posters and ACM Student Research Competition Chair. We spent a little time speaking with Jason about his work and career and why all our Tapia attendees should attend the Poster Session this year.
Khalil Griffin, Tapia 2020 Student Posters/ ACM Student Research Competition Chair
Khalil Griffin is a Software Engineer at Google and the Tapia 2020 Student Posters/ ACM Student Research Competition Chair. We spoke to him about his journey to being a computer scientist and why we really need volunteers to help judge the Poster Competition.
Tania Roy, Tapia 2020 Doctoral Consortium Co- Chair
Dr. Tania Roy is an Assistant Professor at New College of Florida and the Tapia 2020 Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair. We interviewed Tania and discussed her work and why every PhD student should participate in the Doctoral Consortium.
Jerome McClendon Tapia 2020 Doctoral Consortium Chair
Jerome McClendon is a Research Assistant Professor at Clemson University and the Tapia 2020 Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair. We spent some time speaking with Jerome about his work and his passion for social justice and why he volunteers for Tapia.
Paul Taele, Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
Paule Taele Paul Taele is an Instructional Assistant Professor and the Assistant Lab Director in the Sketch Recognition Lab at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in Texas A&M...
Kyla McMullen, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Kyla McMullen Tell me about your background, where did you grow up, what did your parents do? I grew up in an apartment in Washington DC in the back yard of Catholic University. My mother was a...
Juan Sequeda, Principal Scientist, data.world
Juan Sequeda Tell me about your background and where you grew up. I was born in San Jose, California, when the Silicon Valley was about Silicon. Both my parents were IBM people. ...
Ivan Brugere, has recently completed his PhD at University of Illinois Chicago.
Ivan Brugere Tell me about your background and where you grew up. I grew up in the Midwest. My family is from St. Louis, and I primarily grew up in Iowa. After high-school, I spent about 10 years in...
Tapia Early Careers Panelist Interviews
This month we spoke to the four speakers who will be presenting on the Tapia 2020 Early Career Plenary Panel. Our speakers will be discussing their early career paths and the impact that...
Adrienne Decker, Tapia 2020 Academic Panels and Workshops Chair
Adrienne Decker is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo and the Tapia 2020 Academic Panels and Workshops Chair. We spent a little time speaking with...
Webinar Highlights: How Accessible is Your Talk?
Our webinar featured Brianna Blaser of AccessComputing, Synge Tyson of Usercessible and Ana Liu, University of Washington. The webinar was moderated by Rose Robinson, Executive Director of CMD-IT.
The Spirit of Juneteenth
"But, if this part of our history could be told in such a way that those chains of the past, those shackles that physically bound us together against our wills could, in the telling, become...
An Interview with Stephanie Ludi, Tapia 2020 Technical Panels and Workshops Co-Chair
Stephanie Ludi is Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of North Texas and the Tapia 2020 Technical Panels and Workshops Co-Chair. We spoke with Stephanie about her career and what she is looking forward to at Tapia 2020.
An Interview with Lynn Riley, Tapia 2020 Industry/Government Workshops and Panels Co-Chair
Lynn Riley is the Chief Information Office of Kilroy Blockchain and the Co-Chair of the Tapia 2020 Industry/Government Workshops and Panels Committee. We spoke to Lynn about her career and how she became involved with the Tapia Conference.
An Interview with Christian Lopez, Tapia 2020 Academic Workshops and Panels Co-Chair Interview
Christian López is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science with an affiliation in Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College. Christian is the Tapia 2020 Academic Workshops and Panels Co-Chair. We spoke with Christian about his work and what he’s looking forward to in this year’s Tapia.
CMD-IT Stands Against Racial Injustices
We are in the middle of very disruptive times with the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affecting the Black community as a result of many factors, including health disparities, and the current...
An Interview with Brianna Blaser, Tapia 2020 Accessibility Committee Chair
Brianna Blaser is a Project Manager for AccessComputing at the University of Washington, where she works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing education and careers....
CMD-IT Hosts First Academic Career Workshop Webinar
CMD-IT, in collaboration with AccessComputing and CAHSI, hosted the first webinar of the 2020 Academic Careers Workshop for Underrepresented Junior Faculty and Senior Graduate Students. With the...
Resume Writing Tips
Check out CMD-IT’s 10 Tips for Resume Writing before you submit your resume to the Tapia Resume Database. Make sure your contact information is correct and professional. Make sure the telephone...
Using Mathematics and Computer Science to Help Identify the Riskiest COVID-19 Patients
Imagine two COVID-19 patients entering the emergency room at the same time. Their symptoms are similar, but one may be at greater risk of experiencing a severe inflammatory response (often referred...
An Interview with Quincy Brown, Tapia 2020 General Chair
Quincy Brown is the Tapia 2020 General Chair, Co-Founder of blackcomputeHER.org, and the Director of Engagement and Research at AnitaB.org. We spoke to Quincy about her career and her experience...
Facebook and Instagram Event to Celebrate the Class of 2020 May 15th
Facebook and Instagram are planning a once-in-a-lifetime graduation event to honor the Class of 2020 and need your help! Send your college shout-outs, videos to parents, teachers, and communities,...
An Interview with Samuel Rebelsky, Tapia 2020 Scholarship Co-Chair
Samuel Rebelsky is a Professor of Computer Science at Grinnell College and the Tapia 2020 Scholarships Co-Chair. We spoke to Samuel about his career, the Tapia Conference and teaching online during...
Using COVID-19 As A Learning Experience For Students
What do you do when all your students have gone home and are looking for ways to have a meaningful impact while sheltering in place? For Dr. Pablo Rivas, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science...
An Interview with Christan Grant, Tapia 2020 Deputy Scholarship Chair
Christan Grant is an Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma and the Tapia 2020 Deputy Scholarship Chair. We spoke with Christan about his life in computer science and how he discovered the...
An Interview with Nicki Washington, Tapia 2020 Scholarship Co-Chair
Nicki Washington is Associate Professor in Computer Science, Winthrop University and the Tapia 2020 Scholarship Co-Chair. We interviewed Nicki about her career and how she became involved in the...
Show Me Your Walk – May 2nd 2 pm EST/11 am PST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPq1ODUxf0M We know our 2020 class will have many ways to celebrate their achievements in creative and virtual ways due to stay at home orders. But we are excited to...
An Interview with Fatimah Richmond, 2020 Tapia Birds of a Feather Chair
Fatimah Richmond, Sr, User Experience Researcher at Google, is the 2020 Tapia Birds of a Feather Committee Chair. We interviewed Fatimah about her career and how she became involved in the Tapia...
An Interview with Andrea Delgado-Olson, Tapia Birds of a Feather Deputy Chair
Andrea Delgado-Olson is the Senior Program Manager for Systers and GHC Communities at AnitaB.org. Andrea is the Co-Chair of the Birds of a Feather Committee for the 2020 ACM Richard Tapia...
We Are Here To Support You! **New Tapia Deadlines**
In these unprecedented times, the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is ongoing and at incredible speed. The world is battling this issue at a large scale and it will take all of us working...
An Interview with Robert Parke, 2020 Tapia Conference Program Chair
Robert Parke, Senior Lecturer of Information Technology and Art and Design at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, is the 2020 Tapia Program Chair. Rob has been attending the Tapia Conference...
An Interview with Patricia Ordóñez, Tapia 2020 Deputy Program Chair
Patricia Ordóñez, Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras, is the Program Committee Deputy Chair for the 2020 ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity...