News

Krste Asanović Quoted in InfoWorld

August 4, 2008

ICSI Transfers XORP Technology to XORP, Inc.

July 24, 2008

Architecture and Vision Research Groups Created at ICSI

July 15, 2008
Two new research groups were formed in the summer of 2008. Professor Krste Asanovic, a former ICSI graduate student researcher and frequent visitor, is heading the new Architecture Group. Professor Trevor Darrell, formerly of MIT, is heading a new Vision Group.

Chris Bregler and Jitendra Malik Win the 2008 Longuet-Higgins Prize

June 30, 2008
ICSI alum Chris Bregler and Emeritus Trustee Jitendra Malik have won the 2008 Longuet-Higgins prize for "Fundamental Contributions in Computer Vision That have Stood the Test of Time."

Richard Karp Receives Kyoto Prize

June 24, 2008
Professor Richard M. Karp, Head of the Algorithms Group at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) in Berkeley, has received the 2008 Kyoto Prize in the Advanced Technology Category, Information Sciences Field. The Kyoto Prize is sometimes referred to as the "Japanese Nobel", and is one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.

Eero Silvennoinen Joins ICSI's Board of Trustees

June 1, 2008
Dr. Eero Silvennoinen of Tekes joined ICSI's Board of Trustees in June 2008. Dr. Silvennoinen is Director of Software and Telecommunications Technologies at Tekes, and has been at Tekes since 1988. He replaced Mr. Jouko Salo as the Finnish representative to ICSI's Board.

Universal Parallel Computing Research Center Featured in the New York Times

March 19, 2008

Paul Kay Featured in Nature News

March 3, 2008
Paul Kay of ICSI's AI group was featured in a March 3 Nature News article by Kerri Smith entitled "Perception Coloured by Language." The piece highlights findings from two of Dr. Kay's studies, suggesting language may constrain color perception.

Vern Paxson Receives 2007 Grace Murray Hopper Award

February 21, 2008

Genome Study Results Published in the American Journal of Human Genetics

February 7, 2008

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