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WNCG Faculty Evdokia Nikolova Co-Organizes Program on Real-Time Decision Making

March 7, 2018
WNCG faculty member Evdokia Nikolova is co-organizer for a semester-long program on Real-Time Decision Making at UC Berkeley. The program is hosted by the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, a collaborative research institute which is a leader in theoretical computer science.
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Graduate Student Ken Pesyna Wins Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

Aug. 11, 2015
Ken Pesyna, doctoral student at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering was selected as a 2015 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar. The award recognizes Pesyna’s academic achievements and leadership in the field of communications and information science. Pesyna was selected for his outstanding work in centimeter-accurate and power-efficient smartphone positioning, his excellent academic record and his demonstrated entrepreneurial capabilities.