Here Scotty
Carnegie Mellon’s first official live mascot arrived on campus earlier this month from a Canadian breeder in Calgary. The Scottish Terrier, named “Scotty” by the university community in a campus-wide poll, is a gift from comedian Bill Cosby, who spoke at Carnegie Mellon’s 2007 commencement. Cosby said he was inspired to present the university with a live mascot after walking Carnegie Mellon Professor Larry Cartwright’s Scottish Terrier into Gesling Stadium before giving his commencement address.
Cartwright will serve as its owner and manager, and will train the puppy until its first on-campus appearance this fall.
Bruce Gerson
Remote Control
Carnegie Mellon is thousands of miles away from Anchorage, Alaska, but that’s not stopping several university researchers in electrical and computer engineering and computer science from hosting the 38th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), June 24-27 in Anchorage. DSN is the premier international conference in the area of dependable computing, and will attract 250 attendees from around the world.
The conference organizers from Carnegie Mellon include General Chair Philip Koopman; Honorary General Chair Dan Siewiorek; Finance Chair Chuck Weinstock; Publications Chair Babak Falsafi; Paper Submission Chair James Hoe; Local Arrangements Chair Tudor Dumitras; Fundraising Chair Priya Narasimhan; Registration Chair Jeff Hansen; and Volunteer Coordinator Rajeev Gandhi.
Bruce Gerson
Brilliant, Just Brilliant
The May issue of Conde Nast Portfolio names Tuomas Sandholm, professor of computer science, as one of the three most influential academics in the business world — and features Wean Hall 7500 in a slightly surreal photo illustration. The new business publication's first Brilliant Issue showcases 73 people the editors say are changing the way business is done today. The "biggest brains in business" include Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin, film director Steven Spielberg, GE CEO Jeff Immelt, PayPal cofounder Max Levchin and Oprah Winfrey.
Byron Spice
GigaPan Goes to the Masters
Sports Illustrated and Golf.com are using the Global Connection Project’s GigaPan technology to bring the Masters Tournament — or, at least, the Augusta National course — just a little closer to readers and viewers. The Golf Plus special edition for the Masters, which is mailed to some Sports Illustrated subscribers, features a double gatefold panorama of Augusta National’s 9th and 18th greens produced by SI photographer Fred Vuich using the GigaPan system. Golf.com features several interactiveGigaPans of the course.
Byron Spice
