Category Archives: Awards

New Student David wins 2017 Hunter College Research Fellowship

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Welcome aboard, David Morant, my new research student! David has been awarded a 2017 Undergraduate Research Fellowship from Hunter’s Undergraduate Research Initiative, and we will be working together during the Spring 2017 semester.

David is an avid Android developer that is taking the CSCI 49900 capstone course at Hunter this semester. Along with his group, he has been working on a web-based application, as well as a REST API, for finding available resources on campus. The project also includes an Android client.

David has also worked as an Android development trainer at several companies, including Coalition for Queens and Turn to Tech.  He has also interned as a front-end developer and assisted teaching a Python course.

Walter selected as Technology Service Corps participant

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I am pleased to announce that Walter Rada has been selected as a participant in the Technology Service Corps program from NPower. Congrats, Walter!

Technology Service Corps builds brighter futures for underserved young adults and veterans through free technology and professional skills training.The program includes technical classes, mentoring from business leaders, internships and career development workshops at leading corporations and nonprofits, industry-recognized certifications as well as employment and alumni services. More than 80% of our alumni are employed or pursuing higher education within one year of graduation.

Source: Technology Service Corps

Received NSF ICSE 2016 Travel Award

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I am pleased to announce that I have received a NSF ICSE 2016 Travel Award to attend the International Conference of Software Engineering (ICSE) in Austin, TX later this month.

ICSE is the premier software engineering conference, providing a forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in the field of software engineering.

Source: ICSE 2016 Austin :: Financial Support for Participating in ICSE 2016

Received CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund Award

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I am excited to announce that I have been awarded the City University of New York Diversity Projects Development Fund (DPDF) Award for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as a sole investigator. The award is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management at the Office of Recruitment and Diversity.

The Diversity Projects Development Fund (DPDF) was established by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Management to support educational projects, scholarly research, creative activities and other programmatic initiatives that promote multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion, affirmative action and nondiscrimination for the benefit of the University community.

 

Md. wins SPLASH 2015 NSF Student Travel Support

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Congrats to @mdarefin for winning a NSF Student Travel Support award to attend the SPLASH 2015 conference!

The US National Science Foundation has provided funding to support student attendance at SPLASH 2015. Applicants must be registered students at accredited US academic institutions. Successful applicants will be reimbursed for approved expenses, including conference student registration, travel, accommodation, and reasonable meal expenses. All reimbursements will require original receipts. Support from NSF is provided through Grant CCF-1549774.

Source: Students – SPLASH 2015