pc@mozart.cs.unc.edu (Peter Calingaert) (07/11/90)
I have recently returned from a visit in Novosibirsk to the Computation Center of the Siberian Division of the Academy of Sciences (where some of the best Soviet work in computers has been done). There I was told of three recent graduates of Novosibirsk University who have been admitted to graduate computer science programs in American universities, but without first-year support. I was told that one department does not provide financial support to first-year students and that the other withdrew an earlier offer of support on account of financial exigency. They need financial sponsors. I invite you to call to the attention of individuals and organizations with deeper pockets than mine this opportunity to contribute to the scientific and technological rapprochement of the USA and the USSR. Aleksey Nedorya, born 1/11/62, graduated from Mathematics Faculty with equivalent of M.S. Thesis: "The EDISON Compiler for the ELBRUS Computer". He has designed the operating system Excelsior for the 32-bit proprietary Modula-2 processor KRONOS and participated in designing other software for mono- and multi-processor computers based on this processor. Admitted to University of Utah. Sergey Kotov, born 9/23/65, graduated from Mathematics Faculty with equivalent of M.S. Thesis: "The Implementation of a Semantic Programming Language". He was involved in designing a high-level specification system based on a semantic programming concept and wants to continue his study and research in the field of logic and/or concurrent programming. Admitted to University of Texas at Austin. Evgeny Tarasov, born 4/22/63, graduated from a special math and physics high school for gifted children, then from Physics Faculty with equivalent of M.S. Thesis: "The 32-bit Modula-2 Processor". He has designed the 32-bit proprietary Modula-2 processor KRONOS and participated in designing mono- and multi-processor computers based on this processor. Admitted to University of Utah. Utah requires a guarantee of $11,000 for the first calendar year, Texas $12,500. I shall be happy to provide further details.