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Our department plays an active role in advancing the intellectual frontiers of computer science, creating new computer technology, and applying that technology to meet the needs of today's technological society. We are known for sharing our research ideas with the broader community, not only through scholarly publication, but also by creating systems that can be used by others and can serve as models for commercial development.


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Networking, managing information for the military

Novel network is proposed for Department of Defense (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12086.html)

Aug. 6, 2008 --
Image courtesy U.S. Army
WUSTL's Patrick Crowley is proposing a novel network for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to manage information better simultaneously in real-time.
Patrick Crowley, a WUSTL computer architect, intends to design a new kind of network for the Department of Defense (DoD) to facilitate real-time information in the field so that every foot soldier, commander, tank and transport vehicle is networked. Crowley will use the WUSTL programmable network platform that can scale real-time information sharing over several orders of magnitude, from a handful of interconnected platforms to thousands and tens of thousands. He hopes to facilitate better information sharing in the military.


Saving lives

Today's military using more robots (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/12080.html)

Aug. 4, 2008 --
WUSTL computer scientists who work on robots say the machines still need the human touch.
War casualties are typically kept behind tightly closed doors, but one company keeps the mangled pieces of its first casualty on display. This is no ordinary soldier, though — it is Packbot from iRobot Corporation. Robots in the military are no longer the stuff of science fiction, and WUSTL's Doug Few and Bill Smart are on the cutting edge of this new wave of technology. Few and Smart report that the military goal is to have approximately 30% of the Army comprised of robotic forces by approximately 2020.


"Dig Czar"

Washington University plays key role in Mars mission (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/11875.html)

June 9, 2008 --
Image courtesy of NASA
The Phoenix Mars Lander on the northern Mars plains, searching for evidence of ice and water.
Among the many Phoenix Mars Mission workers are Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., the WUSTL chair of earth and planetary sciences, a computer specialist and four WUSTL students. Their goal is to infer from images and other data the geological history of the landing site and to imply some theories about current and past climate on Mars. Will they find ice?



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Faculty Experts:

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Christopher Gill

Assistant Professor Of Computer Science & Engineering (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/606.html)

Gill received his doctorate from Washington University. He is widely published and holds research interests in real-time, fault-tolerant, secure, and embedded middleware hybrid static/dynamic resource management, adaptive and reflective distributed systems, distributed object computing, real-time ...


Expertise: middleware, cybersecurity, changing environments, real-time behavior

Direct contact: (314) 935-7538 / cdgill@wustl.edu


Joseph O'Sullivan

Professor Of Electrical & Systems Engineering (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/600.html)

Joseph O'Sullivan
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O'Sullivan received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. He has published dozens of peer reviewed articles and is active in many international conferences and professional organizations. He conducts research in a wide range of science and technology for security applications, including ...


Expertise: electrical engineering, encryption, sensors, automatic target recognition, cybersecurity

Direct contact: (314) 935-4173 / jao@wustl.edu


Jonathan Turner

Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/344.html)

Pioneered the development of high-speed, fiber optic packet systems with capability of sending large amounts of data from one sender to millions. Developed what many consider to be the best asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch in the world. Works on a variety of telecommunications applications. ...


Expertise: fiber optics, data transfer, telecommunications, Bell Labs, algorithms

Direct contact: (314) 935-6132 / jon.turner@wustl.edu



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Military use of robots increases in U.S.
Xinhua News Agency (China) and 2 others

Aug. 5, 2008 -- Robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, with predictions that as much as 30 percent of the U.S. Army will be robotic by 2020. Two WUSTL scientists, Bill Smart and Doug Few, are on the cutting edge of this new wave of technology.


U.S. to Deploy Proven Technology on Borders
NPR - Morning Edition

Sept. 22, 2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security today awards a multi-billion dollar contract to beef up border security. The anticipated winner is Boeing. Despite the aerospace giant's background, Boeing's border security plan is less high tech than you might expect.
WUSTL computer science professor Robert Pless comments on surveillance technology. He is assistant director of WUSTL's Center for Security Technologies.


Your PC is also playing FBI role!
India Times, Portsmouth Herald News (NH) and 18 others

Aug. 19, 2005 -- With uncanny accuracy, computers predict behavior by sifting through mountains of data about customers collected by businesses. Called predictive analytics, this automated crystal-ball gazing has become a $2.3 billion industry in the United States.
WUSTL marketing professor Amar Cheema comments.


Young techies reboot careers as work goes elsewhere
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and 1 others

July 6, 2005 -- Article on the future of high tech jobs iin America and how some college students are rebooting their career goals which reflects a subtle but potentially significant industry shift. WUSTL engineering career services director Amanda Matheu comments.




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