BYU Computer Science Alumni working at Microsoft led the way in the campaign to raise money for scholarships for students studying computer science at BYU.  Their contributions were generously matched by Microsoft. Read More

Dr. David W. Embley, a 2006 recipient of the Karl G. Maeser Award in Research and Creative Arts, has focused his research on information extraction from webpages. His research makes it possible for users to have their computers answer specific questions, rather than just typing in a search and receiving lists of webpage references. This new technology has the potential to dramatically alter the ways in which humans interact with machines in everything from surfing the web to researching family history. Read More

Dallen Quass (BS ’86, MS ’88), a Computer Science alum and former president of the Computer Science Alumni Association, was honored Thursday, October 19 as the 2006 College Honored Alumni Speaker for the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Dr. Quass spoke in room 1170 of the Talmage Building as part of the 2006 Homecoming festivities. His address, entitled “Trust in the Lord,” looked at his experiences and the journey he took through schooling and in the industry in light of the scripture Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

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