UVM iRobots to Locate Survivors: 18 Computer Science Teams Demo
Thursday, May 10
10:30 - 12:30 AM
Ira Allen Chapel
By the students in CS 195 (Hands-On Robotics):
CS Today
05-10-2012
UVM iRobots to Locate Survivors
UVM students, as part of Jackie Horton’s Programming for Engineers class, demonstrated their final projects in the UVM Ira Allen Chapel on Thursday, May 10, 2012 to a crowd of watchers. The iRobots had just 5 minutes to locate a survivor within a simulated disaster zone between rocks and other obstacles.
05-03-2012
CS Student Awarded Google-SVA Scholarship
Phelan Vendeville, a senior majoring in Computer Science, is one of eight nationwide recipients of a Google-Student Veterans Association (SVA) Scholarship for Computer Science. Phelan will receive $10,000 and an all-expense paid trip to the 2012 Scholars’ Retreat in June 2012 to be held at the Googleplex in Mountain View, ...
Faculty Spotlight
Jackie Horton
Senior Lecturer Jackie Horton joined the Computer Science Faculty in 1998 with 10 years of industry experience applying her Electrical Engineering and Computer Science degrees.
Jackie primarily teaches courses in the introductory programming sequence. In 2003 she developed a new course, "Introduction to Programming", targeted at novice programmers, and in the fall of 2008 she offered two new courses: "Hands-On Robotics" and "Robots Among Us."
In addition to teaching, Jackie's service activities include advising students and organizing outreach. She has a special interest in the issue of Women in Computing.
For more information, visit Jackie Horton's website.