Elmagarmid, ACM Distinguished Scientist

Ahmed Elmagarmid Professor Ahmed Elmagarmid is a 2009 recipient of an ACM Distinguished Membership. This honor is bestowed upon members whom have made significant contributions to the computing industry and have had at least 15 years of professional experience. Elmagarmid was recognized as a Distinguished Scientist along with 58 other scientists. With this prestigious distinction members will become part of the ACM Advanced Member Grades Program. They will also receive a certificate, a pin, and an ACM membership card annotating their distinction.

Elmagarmid is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Indiana Center for Database Systems and the the Cyber Center in Discovery Park. Elmagarmid's research interests range on a large spectrum of foundational and application-oriented database research.
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Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science (DBIS) Newscast: Virtual Restoration of Cultural Heritage Artifacts

DBIS Prof. Daniel Aliaga and his students, Alvin Law and Yu Hong Yeung, will be featured in a mini-documentary from the Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science (DBIS) branch of the American Institute of Physics. The film will be released in November for nationwide distribution to local TV newscasts. It will highlight a project in which Aliaga and his team alter the physical appearance of cultural heritage artifacts. DBIS is supported by a coalition of scientific and engineering professional societies and a generous contribution from the National Science Foundation. DBIS promotes awareness of and appreciation for the role science, technology, engineering and mathematics professionals play in our daily lives.

Aliaga's work, done in collaboration with the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, allows museum visitors to step back in time and experience pieces as they were originally intended instead of in their less than pristine condition. His method enables a completely novel form of virtual restoration that circumvents the potential for ethical dilemmas caused by physical alteration.
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CS Outstanding Alumni

David Dodson Roberto Kohler The Computer Science Department honored two alumni for their professional accomplishments and dedication to the department on September 25, 2009. Dr. David S. Dodson and Mr. Roberto Kohler were each named 2009 Outstanding Computer Science Alumni. They each recapped their professional journey in computer science amid CS faculty, staff, and students. During the award presentation, Department Head, Prof. Aditya Mathur presented Dodson and Kohler with an engraved award and announced the addition of their names to the Outstanding Alumni plaque to hang in Lawson.
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