Carnegie Mellon will celebrate when the ubiquitous Smiley-face :-) emoticon, created in 1982 by Computer Science Research Professor Scott E. Fahlman, turns 25 on Sept. 19th. News release

To the Moon! It was a challenge Carnegie Mellon roboticist Red Whittaker couldn't refuse: $20 million to the first team that lands and operates a robot on the moon by 2012. The challenge was announced today by the X Prize Foundation and Google. News release

New computer security threats posed by online multiplayer games and the potential for political dirty tricks on the Web are among the topics for electronic crime researchers at the second annual Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) eCrime Researchers Summit, Oct. 4–5. News release

Randy Pausch, Professor CSD, HCII, and Design will be speaking in the HCII Seminar Series: REALLY ACHIEVING YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAMS, Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 4:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. , McConomy Auditorium University Center. Talk Abstract View the talk on LIVE webcast using Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Download poster

Tech Sunday 2007: Careers without Limits:
Sunday, Sept. 16, 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. , University Center, Registration required
Technical Opportunities Conference
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. , University Center .

SCS Interview Series: Look Who's Talking!

New School of Computer Science Complex: Information and Blog Check out and discuss the design for the new Gates Center for Computer Science. Gates Webcam!

The Puzzle TOAD brings you ...Celebrity Problem!... the latest puzzle to tickle the grey cells. . . Also, check out the previous puzzles and their solutions, including solution to puzzle 22: Can Oleg beat Erdös?

SCS Faculty Positions Available

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Project Olympus will be holding its 2nd Show and Tell, on Sept 25, 3:30-5pm in the Collaborative Innovation Center lecture hall. See Project Olympus information and Show and Tell Invitation. Registration Requested!

JAZZ Meets JAZZ@CS! On October 4, Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation, the Tepper School of Business Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter, and Project Olympus will be co-hosting a Carnegie Mellon Entrepreneurial Networking Night in conjunction with Entrepreneurial Thursdays at Altar. Full details

An on-line user study for development of an audio-based CATPCHA is currently under way and is seeking participants! For more information visit the study website.

OurCS: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research In Computer Science, Oct. 5-7, 2007! SCS, Microsoft and Women@SCS present OurCS: a first of its kind research focused conference for undergraduate women in computer science. Check out the great lineup of inspirational speakers:
- Fran Allen, 2006 Turing Award winner
- Jennifer Tour Chayes, Microsoft Research
- Jeannette Wing, Carnegie Mellon and NSF
Full information check the OurCS web site

Distinguished Lecture Series
Distinguished Lecture Series Archive

ML Seminar
Ivor Wai-Hung Tsang
Machine Learning on Very Large Data Sets, Abstract
Monday, Sept. 17, 12:00 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall

Special Seminar
Daniel Tunkelang , Chief Scientist, Endeca
Human-Computer Information Retrieval, Abstract
Wed. Sept. 26, 12:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall

HCII Seminar Series
Susan Fussell , Associate Research Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Wed. Sept. 26, 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall

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