News from the iSchools
College of Computing News: Silicon Valley VCs invest in Pindrop
Pindrop, an information security startup dedicated to phone security founded by Vijay Balasubramaniyan and Mustaque Ahamad (Computer Science), has drawn the interest--and the financial support--of the venture capitalist firm Andreesen Horowitz (subscription required). Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
College of Computing News: Pindrop Security: Georgia Tech Spinoff Secures Silicon Valley Funding for Phone Security Technology
A startup company based on technology developed at Georgia Tech offers a solution to the growing challenge of telephone security, and is quickly gaining traction from investors, financial services companies and the security industry
How can you be sure that an incoming phone call is really from a customer and not an overseas criminal intent on fraud? For major financial services companies, that’s a growing concern as the telephone system adopts Internet technologies – and the security issues that come with them.
John Toon, Research News & Publications Office (404-894-6986)(jtoon [at] gatech [dot] edu)
College of Computing News: Get Smart: College Shopping Advice From a Pro
Rich DeMillo (Computer Science) says prospective students and their parents need to go beyond the organized campus tour when shopping for colleges: Talk to students and teachers, don't be fooled by fancy dorms or high-profile sports teams, and even check out schools' financial health before laying down that deposit. Source: Forbes.com
Good news in a bad economy: iSchools are hiring faculty
Sept. 30, 2011—In a move that seems contrary to current economic trends, many Information Schools in the U.S. and around the world are actively seeking teaching and research faculty. This surprising hiring trend was revealed in a recent informal survey of deans in the iSchools organization.
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Clark Heideger, (206) 685-8746
Senior Federal Scientist to Head Michigan’s Joint Master of Health Informatics Degree
Charles Friedman, a top federal scientific officer in the Department of Health and Human Services, will head the new joint master’s program in health informatics offered by the University of Michigan School of Public Health (SPH) and School of Information (SI). This iSchool member is the first public institution of higher education in Michigan to offer a graduate program in health informatics and one of the first schools in the nation to focus specifically on consumer health informatics.
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Glenda Bullock, (734) 647-7313
Informatics Field Featured on NPR
In a Marketplace feature broadcast by National Public Radio, reporter Gregory Warner provided the American listening audience with an introduction to the field of nursing informatics. The segment, titled “Bridging the Gap between Nursing and IT,” aired on May 6, 2011.
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iCaucus Communications Specialist Clark Heideger