Wed 2/18 - John Reppy, University of Chicago, "The Manticore Project" 11 a.m. Tech L324

Wed, 2/18 - Lance J. Williams, Nokia Research Center, Hollywood, 4:00 p.m., Ford ITW  Auditorium

Ongoing - EECS Collaborative Painting Project in Ford, 3-317. Blog

Faculty Activities & Accolades:

Katsaggelos gives Distinguished Lecturer talks in London and Madrid

Katsaggelos and Shahriar both elected Fellows of SPIE

EECS Alum launches game-based eLearning startup
On January 27th, DreamBox Learning, an online eLearning start-up co-founded by an EECS alum and NU Trustee, launched DreamBox Learning K-2 Math (www.dreambox.com), an innovative online learning product that is built on a standards-based mathematics curriculum and wrapped in a fun, adventure-style interactive game. Developed for children in kindergarten through second grade, DreamBox Learning K-2 Math is an adaptive product that complements what young students learn in the classroom by developing and reinforcingfoundational math concepts through effective, individualized instruction while simultaneously being fun and engaging for kids at home.
DreamBox Learning was co-founded by NU trustee Ben Slivka (pictured) who earned BS and MS degrees from McCormick in computer science in 1982 and 1985. The Northwestern connection continues with DreamBoxer Neil Smith, also BS CS '82, and two current NU CS majors who worked as summer interns at DreamBox Learning: Anda Bereczky '10 and Nikola Borisov '10. Brad Chase Kellogg '87 is on the DreamBox Learning board of directors.

Kuzmanovic on M-Lab's steering committee
Aleksandar Kuzmanovic has been appointed a member of the steering committee of the Measurement Lab, an open platform founded by Google Inc., the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute, and the Planet Lab Consortium. [LINK]