ted@nmsu.edu (Ted Dunning) (10/14/89)
GRADUATE STUDY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
Computer Science Department & Computing Research Laboratory
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We are looking for able new students to join the Master's and Doctoral programs
in the Computer Science Department, with possible involvement in projects at
the Computing Research Laboratory (CRL). Areas of interest in the Department
and Laboratory include Artificial Intelligence, Parallel Processing (software
and architectures), Programming Languages, Interfaces, Databases, Computer
Security and Theory. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged: there are
interdisciplinary MS and PhD programs, and CRL includes faculty and students
from several departments apart from CS, notably Psychology, Mathematics and
Electrical Engineering.
The University is the prime research university in New Mexico, and is in the
Carnegie R1 research category. An MS program in computer science has existed
since 1966 and the CS department's Doctoral program was set up in 1980. CRL is
a Center of Excellence created in 1983 with funding from the New Mexico state
legislature, and is now self-supporting through a variety of federal and
industrial grants and contracts. CRL is engaged largely in Artificial
Intelligence and Cognitive Science research. Its AI research includes work on
natural language processing, knowledge representation, model-based problem
solving, neural and connectionist networks and computer vision. There is also
a variety of research on other topics, such as genome classification and
atmospheric analysis. There are fertile working relationships with the Sandia
and Los Alamos national laboratories.
The CS Department and CRL are housed, together with the psychology and
mathematics departments, in a new, well-appointed building with special
facilities for local computer networks. The working environment is superb,
making it pleasurable to come in early and stay late. CS/CRL equipment
includes a large Sun network (including several Sparc workstations), various
other workstations, a 64-node Intel Hypercube, a new, 8-node IBM ACE machine,
and image processing equipment. There are high-quality links to regional and
national networks, allowing convenient access to Connection Machines and other
computers elsewhere in the state and the country.
The university is in Las Cruces, a pleasant, inexpensive, uncrowded,
medium-sized town (although it is one of the fastest-growing cities in the
country). The area features clean air, very low humidity, and moderate
winters. There is good Mexican food, and Mexico itself is only an hour's drive
away. New Mexico as a whole benefits from a mixed Anglo/Hispanic/Indian
culture, well reflected in its architecture, art and activities. The state is
renowned for the highly variegated beauty of its scenery. It is one of the
larger states in the Union but has one of the smallest populations. Las Cruces
is in a partly mountainous, semi-arid region, but is blessed with lush pecan
orchards and a surprising variety of other greenery, and with being only an
hour and a half's drive from forests and ski areas. The spectacular White
Sands National Monument and Gila Wilderness are also within easy reach.
Enquiries should be directed to either:
John Barnden, OR Yorick Wilks, Director,
Graduate Committee Chair, Computing Research Laboratory,
Computer Science Dept, Box 30001/3CRL,
Box 30001/3CU,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001.
(505) 646-6108 (505) 646-5466
E-mail enquiries should go to jbarnden@nmsu.edu.
(In any type of enquiry please state where you saw this announcement and what
research areas you're interested in.)
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ted@nmsu.edu
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