Doug James wins leadership prize

Doug James, associate professor of computer science, will receive the 2013 Katayanagi Emerging Leadership Prize.

‘Zero knowledge’ may answer computer security question

When you type in your password, there’s no telling who might be watching it go by. New research at Cornell may offer a pathway to more secure communications.

Crowdsourcing creates a database of surfaces

A database of images of surfaces will aid computer graphics simulations for home remodeling, animation and visual searches.

Software arranges photo lighting after the shoot

The age of digital photography has brought a new approach, called “computational lighting design.” Still not easy, but new software from Cornell will give amateurs a head start and save time for pros by combining Photoshop layers to create ideal lighting.

New media allows requited love to know no distance

Much as Abigail Adams found solace in writing letters to her husband more than two centuries ago, today’s distant hearts grow closer in phone calls, video chat, texting and instant messages.

Computer scientist Lillian Lee named AAAI Fellow

Computer scientist Lillian Lee has been named a fellow of thee Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence for her work in natural language processing.

Alumnus uncovers how cuckoo's feathers shimmer

From movies to science, an alumnus uncovers how cuckoo’s feathers shimmer.

Kleinberg receives ACM data mining award

Computer science professor Jon Kleinberg will receive the 2013 ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award, considered the highest for technical excellence in knowledge discovery and data mining, from the Association for Computing Machinery.

Computer can infer rules of the forest

Researchers have new insight into automated stochastic inference that could help unravel hidden laws in fields as diverse as molecular biology and chemistry.