On April 25 2018, Hari Prasath Palani (Advisor: Dr. Giudice) successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Principles and Guidelines for Advancement of Touchscreen-Based Non-visual Access to 2D Spatial Information”. Congratulations, Hari! Principles and Guidelines for Advancement of Touchscreen-Based Non-visual Access to 2D Spatial Information Hari Prasath Palani Advisor: Dr. Nicholas A. Giudice Graphical materials such […]
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The Maine ACM-W Chapter (Association of Computing Machinery — Women) organizes a public panel that will cover the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, its opportunities and logistics. The Grace Hopper Conference is the largest conference for women in computing and brings together several thousand female undergraduate and graduate students for networking opportunities. The […]
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Dr. Nick Giudice, the Director of the VEMI Lab, has recently been promoted to Full Professor. Congratulations, Nick! This is an old picture (tenure) but it will be repeated soon!
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Dr. Ramasinghe has starts this Spring 2018 semester as tenure-track Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Science, in the Spatial Informatics faculty group and SIE program. Nimesha has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National University of Singapore, Singapore. Before coming to UMaine, he worked as Research Fellow at […]
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In Fall 2017, Sofian Audry has started as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the School of Computing and Information Science as part of the New Media and Design faculty group and program. Sofian has a BS and MS in Computer Science, and an MA in Communications and PhD in Humanities from Concordia University. His main […]
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Since Fall 2017, the UMaine New Media undergraduate degree program is now offered via the School of Computing and Information Science. The Department of New Media and Design has been dissolved. We are pleased to welcome the NMD students and faculty to SCIS! For more information about the NDM program, please contact: Undergraduate program tour […]
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The University of Maine, School of Computing and Information Science is seeking students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in spatial informatics and/or computer science. The school offers MS degrees in Spatial Information Science and Engineering, Spatial Informatics, Information Systems and Computer Science as well as PhDs in Computer Science and Spatial Information Science and Engineering. […]
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You are invited! The VEMI Lab will be hosting a Halloween themed Open House on October 31st from 4:30-7 at Carnegie Hall. The Students have created some halloween related virtual reality (VR) demonstrations, plus some new simulations from recent research. Feel free to bring family. We will have candy and light refreshments. Costumes, although not required, are encouraged! Poster: VEMI Halloween Tour
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Austin Steward is a third year Bioengineering major with a pre-med track with the direction of pediatrics. Austin was part of a select group who gained early access to the Tufts University of Medicine through the Maine Track Program Early Assurance. “Coming to the University of Maine, I am a third-generation student on both sides […]
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You are cordially invited and encouraged to attend any and all sessions during Digital Humanities Week at the University of Maine. 2-6 October 2017 http://DigitalHumanitiesWeek.org Find the Program Sessions at http://digitalhumanities.nmdprojects.net/dhweek2017/events/ and click on the More buttons to see the session descriptions. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PRESS RELEASE Digital Humanities Week University of Maine at Orono 2-6 October […]
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