Influencing national security

Influencing national security

CIS professor Cavazos customizes research for defense needs Flying in a military jet, rubbing elbows with retired generals and getting an insider’s view of the Department of Defense (DOD) were never part of John Cavazos’ job description as a university professor,...
Early quake alerts

Early quake alerts

Simulation modeling could enhance earthquake detection, warnings Six thousand seismic sensors, 200 volunteers and a University of Delaware researcher all have one thing in common – helping scientists study earthquakes. Michela Taufer, assistant professor in...

Computer science students excel in programming competition

Two teams from the University of Delaware’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences competed in the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) MidAtlantic USA regional programming contest Nov. 6. Participants for the UD Gold team included Andrew...

Nov. 12: Computer Science Research Day set

The University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences presents its fourth annual Computer Science Research Day Friday, Nov. 12, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Free and open to the public, the event showcases graduate...
3,168 processor cores to power new UD supercomputer

3,168 processor cores to power new UD supercomputer

A University of Delaware research team has received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to purchase a supercomputer — named Chimera — for high performance scientific computation. Chimera, which was built by Penguin Computing...
‘Jeopardy!’ semifinalist

‘Jeopardy!’ semifinalist

UD alumnus Roger Craig reaches ‘Jeopardy!’ tournament semifinals University of Delaware alumnus Roger Craig proved he hasn’t lost his winning touch on Jeopardy! by taking top prize on the Tournament of Champions quarterfinals show that aired Thursday, Nov....