College research fellow turns her attention to improving breast cancer treatments
About one in eight—or 12%—of U.S. women will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes. But breast cancer isn’t just one disease, and there are different treatment options, depending on the diagnosis and whether or not the cancer is prone to metastasize. [Read more…]
ANNOUNCING THE MORY EJABAT ENDOWED CHAIR
The College of Engineering and Computer Science is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Mory Ejabat Endowed Chair in the Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management.
Behzad Bavarian, PhD
Professor Bavarian has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate classes and laboratories in the area of materials engineering. His colleagues commend him for his teaching effectiveness, and as a researcher and scholar, he has been consistently impressive, acquiring prestigious grants such as funding from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a project on integrating nanotechnology in undergraduate education, and his service as co-PI on the nationally recognized AIMS2 program.[Read more…]
Two CECS students got a taste of things to come when they traveled to Philadelphia last October to attend the annual conference of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Helen Mills, president of the CSUN SWE chapter, and Erin Hong, a chapter member, were among the more than 11,000 people from across the nation and beyond who gathered to connect with colleagues, enhance their technical training and share their expertise. Attendees ranged from students seeking internships or first jobs to established professionals in search of new opportunities.[Read more…]
A team of six computer science and computer information technology students won the 2017 CSUN Accessibility Competition, held February 3-5 on the CSUN campus. Entrants were challenged to develop a CAPTCHA alternative for elderly mobile users. CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) is a verification technique that has become essential for defending against malicious bots in Internet operations. Most versions rely on keyboard input and language interpretation; for example, the most common CAPTCHA presents users with random, distorted characters and requires them to type them into a box.[Read more…]
