Computer Science at Yale University

The Yale Computer Science Department is deeply saddened by the untimely death of Robert Dunne on August 16th, who joined the Department faculty in 1999. He was well-known for his lecture, Computers and the Law, which was among the University's most heavily enrolled courses. In 2006, he was awarded the William Clyde DeVane Medal, the highest honor conferred for undergraduate teaching at Yale. He was held in high esteem by both his colleagues and students and will be greatly missed by everyone. Yale Daily News article.
A memorial service was held at Battel Chapel on September 13th.

Joan Feigenbaum discusses issues of controlling availability and use of private and sensitive information in a Yale University Engineering and Technology podcast.

Joan Feigenbaum has been interviewed by Computerworld magazine regarding" the problem with encryption, the need for 'information accountability' and what's wrong with role models". Read full article.

Victor Cheng, CS major -- balances practice, books and business -- written up in College Sports at ESPN.com. Read article.

A former CS PhD graduate, Steven A. Gold, passed away on July 4, 2008. He was founder and CEO of GraphLogic Inc., a cutting edge software company in Branford, Connecticut. NY Times death notice.

Joan Feigenbaum has been appointed the inaugural Grace Murray Hopper Professor of Computer Science. Details.

ACM's Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computing Theory (SIGACT) honors Daniel Spielman and Shang-Hua with 2008 Gödel Prize for helping computers solve practical problems. Details.

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