MCS News
 | Computer Science undergraduate develops a method that improves bluebird nesting box performance by ~50%. Publishes a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Computational Ecology and Software. [Read more...] | |
 | 2012 Hawaii Robofest Award Winners MCS Robofest Hawaii competition attracted hundreds of participants and 49 teams. | |
 | MCS Robotics presents at MI STEM week closing event MI STEM week was organized my US Army, TARDEC, and TACOM at Ford Rouge Factory. | |
 | VoLTUre team for the 20th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition announced VoLTUre team develops intelligent autonomous vehicles, and will compete in June 2012. | |
 | MCS Professor receives the Teaching and Learning Using Technology Award Dr. Pamela Lowry of the department of Math and Computer Science will receive the fourth annual Teaching and Learning Using Technology Award. | |
 | LTU MCS students participated in 2012 MCM competition Results are expected in the end of March | |
 | Over 10,000 attend LTU's RoboSumo competition The monstrous event took place Sunday (Feb 11) at Somerset Mall in Troy, MI | |
 | Dr. Chan Jin (CJ) Chung was promoted to full professor Dr. Chung is internationally recognized as a leader in intelligent systems | |
| LTU CS undergraduate named key speaker at annual Oakland Parks meeting Sarah Svatora developed a computational method for optimizing the efficacy of bluebird nesting boxes | |
 | Jalen Rose Leadership Academy offers K-12 Lawrence Tech MCS robotics program The program will be offered through LTU's ARISE (Autonomous Robotics Institute for Students and Educators). | |
 | LTU students release iPhone app used by thousands of active users The app was also installed commercially, including dolphin tour boats in southern Florida. | |
 | Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Academy partners with LTU MCS Will provide a free ROBOTC license for Robofest teams in 2012 Robofest season. | |
 | Astrophysics Source Code Library receives seed funding The Astrophysics Source Code Library, collaboration that MCS is part of, receives seed funding from the American Astronomical Society. | |
 | LTU Math professor recieves prestigious national MAA award LTU Math professor Ruth Favro is 2012 recipient of the prestigious Mathematical Association of America meritorious service award in recognition of her "deep impact she had on mathematics in Michigan". | |
 | LTU MCS is named collaborator of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope campus MCS department at LTU was selected as a collaborator in the most powerful astronomical imaging device ever built, and is the flagship Astronomy project for the coming decade. MCS faculty and students will participate in the development of algorithms and methods to analyze the LSST dataset, which will become the world's largest public database. | |
 | M.A.T.H Challenge held on LTU campus The M.A.T.H. Challenge (Michigan Autumn Take Home Challenge) was held at LTU. Three teams of 3 students worked 3 hours on the 10 question paper-and-pencil exam. Sixty-three teams from 24 institutions participated on their own campuses, from Michigan and 8 other states. | |
 | Fall detection research at LTU featured an ABC Channel 7 News Computer Science faculty Dr. CJ Chung and his students developed an automatic fall detection system that will improve safety and even save lives for the elderly. | |
 | New Robotics laboratory opened New Robotics Lab opened in the basement of Buell Management Building. The lab will support faculty and student robotics research, as well as Robofest. The director of the new laboratory is Computer Science faculty Dr. CJ Chung. | |
 | LTU Math students to take the Puntnam international exam LTU Math students to take the Puntnam international exam Five students took the Putnam Exam on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Putnam is a 12-question, six-hour marathon, taken by about 3500 students nationwide and in Canada. The students are Levi Dojcsak, Scott Bakkila Anton Swistak, Dan McGee, and Kristen Dage. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Chris Cartwright) | |
 | LTU Computer Science discovery featured on The Economist Computer Science research on Computational Art at LTU discovered hidden similarities between the artistic styles of Jackson Pollock and Vincent Van Gogh. This research was featured on several newspapers and magazines, including the science section of The Economist. | |
 | Sonobe origami folding and a math scavenger hunt Math Club activities this fall, in addition to the MATH Challenge and Putnam Exam, included Sonobe origami folding and a math scavenger hunt. | |
 | LTU students win Honorable Mention at an international national Math competition The 2011 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) competition involved 2775 teams. |