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Session Location
Wednesday 6 October 2004
8am-5pm
Senior Women’s Leadership Summit (By Invitation Only) Mayfair
6pm-
Registration Level 3
7-9pm
Welcome Reception and Poster Session (click here for a list of posters) Sheraton 4-5
thursday 7 October 2004
7am-7pm
Registration Level 3
8:30-9:45am
Session 1

Keynote
: If You're Not There You Can't Do It: Advancing Arguments for Diversity in Education Dr. Shirley Malcom, Head of the AAAS Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Chicago 8-10
9:45-10:15am
Break  
10:15-11:45am
Session 2

10:15am: Invited Talk: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Biometric Control, Dr. Melody Moore, Georgia State (50 min)
11:15am: Anita Borg Social Impact Award Winner
Karen Banks, APC Women's Networking Support Program

Chicago 8


Chicago 8
Getting Ahead in your Career: Myths and Realities (Callahan, Crandall, Fox, Jeffries, Zdankus, Wu) (90 min) Chicago 9
Interdisciplinary Research and Training: Opportunities and Impacts (Wardle, Interrante, Palmer, Ng, Carter, Wiegand) Erie
Leadership and Creating Cultural Change (Cuny, Fitzpatrick, Loots, Richardson, Yogev) Chicago 10
Women in Open Source: Challenges and Opportunities (Cooper, Proctor, Baker, Horwat, Peters, and Sharma) (90 min) Superior A
12:15- 1:00pm
Lunch (on your own)  
Women of Color Lunch click here for a description (seating is limited, contact June Jonesjune.jones@hp.comfor more information)  Mayfair

BOFs

Finding the Perfect Job (12:15-1:00)
Organizer: Jaye Girouard, University Relations Consultant, Intel Corporation

NSF Funding Opportunities for CS Education (12:15-1:00)
Organizer: Diana Grant, Program Director, National Science Foundation
Susie Valaitis, Program Associate, National Recruiting Office, IGERT

Affecting Students (12:15-1:05)
J McGrath Cohoon, University of Virginia,
Sylvia Beyer, University of Wisconsin Parkside

 


Chicago 8

 

Chicago 9

 

Chicago 10

 

1:30-3:30
Session
3a (1:30)
3b (2:35)

Invited Talk: (1:30-2:25) RFID Revolution: Leadership in Women, Linda Bernardi, ConnecTerra (55 min)
Invited Talk: (2:35-3:30) Robotics -> Graphics -> Robotics , Dr. Jessica Hodgins, CMU (55 min)

Chicago 8


Chicago 8

(1:30-2:25)-Technical Careers, Reaching the Top (Whitney, Sanders, Balestrino, Hershenson) (55 min)

(2:35-3:00)-Computer Science Education Research as a Scientific Endeavor (Almstrum, McCauley, Westbrook, Fincher) (55 min)

Chicago 10


Chicago 10

(1:30-2:25)-Summer Universities for Women in Computer Science (Oechtering, Alder, Hinze, Jolk, Klempien-Hinrichs, Kreuzeder) (55 min)

(2:35-3:30)-Finding our Place in History: Six Decades of Women in Computing (Abbate) (55 min)

Superior B


Superior B

(1:30-2:25)-Digital Divide and Women in Developing Countries (Bhatti, Da Silva, Galpin) (55 min)

(2:35-3:30)-ICT Innovations for Emerging Economies, International
(Gopal) (55 min)

Erie

Erie

(1:30-2:25)-Designing Next Generation Web UI in a Declarative XML Framework (Allen) (55 min)

(2:35-3:30)-Electronic Voting: Who or What will Elect the Next President? (Pearl, Theisen, Simons) (55 min)

Chicago 9


Chicago 9
3:30-4pm
Break  
4-5:30pm
Session 4
Invited Talk: (4:00-4:50) Towards Privacy in Public Databases, Dr. Cynthia Dwork, Microsoft Research (50 min)

Chicago 8
Bit by Bit: Mentoring and Practical Approaches to Advancing Women in High Tech Companies (Dickinson, Smentek, Kleijnen, Hailey, Waugh, Ashida)
Chicago 9
(4:00-4:40) ChicTech, GirlTECH, and Others: Gender Equity Initiatives at the University of Illinois and Rice University (Sirois, Boone, Buras, Beatty, Israel, Phillips) Chicago 10
Dismantling Barriers for Women in Computing Internationally (Camp, Craig, Pohl, Oechtering, Suriya, Ara, Ayfer, Galpin, Gurer, Martin) (90 min) Erie

(4:00-4:45) Nanometer challenges and Opportunities to Microprocessor Design (Kuhn,Rankin)(45 min)

(4:45-5:50) Voice & Data Networking Transformation in the Service Provider Environment (Chiosi, Nord, Pinczuk, Yohe) (45 min)

(5:00-5:30) Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership, Dr. Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita, IBM Corporation

Superior A


Superior A


Superior B

6-7pm

BOFs

Supporting Teachers through Multi-Level Partnerships: The Java Engagement for Teacher Training Program
Participants: Suzanne Menzel, Indiana University; Kelly Van Busum, Depauw University, Chris Stephenson, Computer Science Teachers Association

Teaching Computer Ethics Across The Computer Science Curriculum
Organizer: Dr. Florence Appel, Saint Xavier University

Wind Beneath Our Wings: Peer Support Groups for Undergraduate Women in Computer Science
Elspeth Simpson, Co-President Rice University CSters
Christy Beatty, Co-President Rice University CSters
Sravani Mulpuri, President Truman State University TWICS
Heather Perkins, Vice President Truman State University TWICS
Anna Halim, Secretary Truman State University TWICS
Olga Nikolova, Member Truman State University TWICS

Leadership
Organizer: Linda Alpein, Global Women's Leadership Center and Santa Clara University
Dr. Ruth Davis, Santa Clara University
Dr. Maria Klawe, Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University

A Systers Meeting
Organizer: Robin Jeffries, Sun Microsystems

Changing the World for Women and for Technology: the Virtual Development Center (VDC)
Gloria Montano, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

Choosing Industry and Still Studying: Recent Graduates Share Insight into the Reality of the First Years of a Corporate Career
Moderator: Seema Ramchandani, Microsoft Corporation
Julie Farago, Microsoft Corporation

 

Chicago 8




Chicago 9



Michigan A and B

 

 

 


Erie




Superior A


Parlor C


Superior B

7:00-11pm

(7:00pm-9:00pm)Silent Auction

(7:30pm-11:00pm) Awards Banquet

Chicago Promenade

Sheraton 4-5

friday 8 October 2004
7am-6pm
Registration  

8:30-9:45am
Session 5

Keynote: From Robots to Biomolecules: Computing about the Physical World, Prof. Lydia Kavraki, Rice University Chicago 8-10
9:45-10:15am
Break  
10:15-11:45am Session 6

PhD Forum 1:
Automated Mapping of Coarse-Grain Pipelined Applications to FPGA Systems
Heidi Ziegler, University of Southern California / Information Sciences Institute

Assistive Technologies for Dialysis Patients
Katie Moor, Indiana University

Data Visualization of Invisible Airflow Hazards During Helicopter Takeoff and Landing Operations
Cecilia Aragon, University of California, Berkeley

Requirements-Based Test Case Prioritization
Hema Srikanth, North Carolina State University

DNA Computing and Errors
Elena Losseva, University of Western Ontario

Chicago 8
PhD Forum 2:
Proposing CAPS as a Link in the Bridge Across the Divide
Cynthia Lester, The University of Alabama

Improving the performance of static and dynamic requests at a busy web server
Bianca Schroeder, Carnegie Mellon University

Enabling Search for Mathematical Expressions
Moody Al-Tamimi, The George Washington University

Designing Economic-Based Distributed Resource and Task Allocation Mechanisms for Self-Interested Agents in Computational Grids
Linli He, Texas A&M University
Chicago 9
New Investigator 1:
Compiling Quantum Computations into Elementary Operations - Krysta Svore, Columbia University

Assessing the Impact of Sparsification on LSI Performance
- April Kontostathis, Ursinus College; William M. Pottenger, Lehigh University; and Brian D. Davison, Lehigh University

On the Existence of Nonsymmetric Matrices with Perfect Elimination Orderings - Tzu-Yi Chen, Pomona College; Melissa Egan, Naval Postgraduate School

On the Ignored Aspects of Data Clustering
- Soujanya Vadapalli, International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad
Chicago 10
New Investigator 2:
Developing Electronic Portfolio Software for Assessment Purposes - Yolanda Jacobs Reimer, University of Montana; Melissa Holmes, University of Montana

Using Eye Gaze Patterns to Identify User Tasks
- Shamsi Iqbal, University of Illinois; Brian Bailey, University of Illinois

Comparing Synchronous Remote and Local Usability Studies for an Expert Interface
- Morgan Ames, University of California, Berkeley; A. J. Brush, University of Washington; Janet Davis, University of Washington

Optimising Nature Reserve Design: A Fuzzy Logic Approach - Anne Venables, University of Melbourne and Victoria University, Victoria, Australia; Linda Stern, University of Melbourne
Erie
New Investigator 3:
Evaluation of Geocasting Protocols for a Mobile Ad Hoc Network - Peiling Yao, Colorado School of Mines; Ed Krohne, Colorado School of Mines; Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines

Applying Static Analysis to Verifying Security Properties - Xiaolan Zhang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; Trent Jaeger, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center; Larry Koved, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Specification-Based Regression Testing via Model Checking - Lihua Xu, Department of Informatics, School of Information and Computer Science, University of California at Irvine; Debra Richardson, Department of Informatics, School of Information and Computer Science, University of California at Irvine

Towards a Framework for Quantifying Non-Functional Requirements - Raquel Hill, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jun Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Klara Nahrstedt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Superior A
12noon-1:30pm
Lunch (on your own)  

BOFs

Mentoring and MentorNet
(12:15-1:00)
Carol Muller, MentorNet
Stephanie Fox, MentorNet



Chicago 8
1:30-3:30
Session
7a (1:30)
7b (2:35)

Invited Talk: (1:30-2:20) Computational Problems in Inferring the Tree of Life,
Dr. Tandy Warnow, UT Austin (50 min)

Invited Talk: (2:35-3:30) Inside Intel: Re-Imagining Computing for the 21st Century
Dr. Genevieve Bell, Intel (50 min)

Chicago 8



Chicago 8
(1:30-2:20) Chilly Climate, Engrossing Puzzle? Research Results on the Experience of Work in Computing Workplaces (Davis, Kuhn) (55 min)
(2:35-3:30) Entry Level Mentoring (Fisher, Choi, Eliassi-Rad, and Oliver) (55 min)
Chicago 9

Chicago 9
(1:30-2:20) National Leadership Opportunities (Landau, Gill, McGeoch, Rexford, Simons) (55 min)

(2:35-3:30) http://www.gracehopper.org/panels2.html#Fri1-1 (Blum, Frieze, Font-Llitjos, Bennett, Chen, Sukthankar, Shih, Ailamaki, Veloso, Dias, Sweeney) (55 min)
Chicago 10

Chicago 10
(1:30-2:20) National Center for Women in Technology (Old Problem, New Solution) (Sanders, Bernat, Harrold, Hussey, Richardson, Schnabel) (55 min)
(2:35-3:30)
ACM-W Chapters: Communities for Students in Computer Science (Gabbert, Allan, Bair, Irani, Mili ) (55 min)
Erie


Erie
(1:30-2:20) Technology and Future Trends in Oil and Gas (Evans) (55 min)

(2:35-3:30)
The Global Technology Challenge (Gunn, Whitney, Levitt, Bernardi) (55 min)
Superior A


Superior A
3:30-4pm
Break  
4-5:30pm
Session 8
(4:00-4:50) Invited Talk: Self-Reconfiguring Robots: Successes and Challenges
Dr. Daniela Rus, MIT (50 min)
Chicago 8
Non-Academic Researcher Track: Managing Career Change (Duesterwald, Feigenbaum, Fisher, Landau, Perl) (90 min)
Chicago 9
The Role of Mentoring in Recruiting and Retaining Female Undergraduate Students in Computer Science (Ng, Humphreys, Ligett, Solter, Weinstein) (90 min) Chicago 10
Being an effective teacher (Anderson, Castañeda, Fich, Horowitz, Rodger, Simon) Erie

(4:00-4:45) Understanding, Managing and Securing Ubiquitous Computing Environments (Hill, Campbell)

(4:45-5:30) Ubiquitous Computing for Proactive Health (Morris, Lambert)

Superior A


Superior A
6-7pm

BOFs

Connecting Underrepresentation Research and Outreach Practice: Recruiting Women Into Computer Science
Organizers: Vibha Sazawal, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington

A Graduate School Gathering
Andrea Tartaro, Northwestern University
Yolanda Rankin, Northwestern University
Kelly Van Busum, DePauw University
Michele Weigle, Clemson University
Shannon Pollard, Elon University
Vidya Setlur, Northwestern University

The Value of Research Experience to Undergraduate Students
Florence Appel - Saint Xavier University
Rita Lee - The College of New Jersey
Megan Thurber - The College of New Jersey

ACM: Meet the leaders and have your say
Organizer: Ursula Martin, University of Cambridge, Chair ACM-W
Karen Sollins, Professor, MIT
Roscoe Giles, Professor, Boston University
David Patterson, President, ACM, University of California, Berkeley

Central Indiana Celebration of Women and Computing (CICWIC): a Successful Pilot for a Small Regional Conference (SRC)
Organizer: Dr. Gloria Townsend, DePauw University
Participants: Dr. Beth Plale Indiana University; Barbara Clark, Purdue University; Suzanne Menzel, Indiana University

Students Teaching Students
Organizer: Jinger Zhao, Harvard University

Group Electronic Mentoring Programs for Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Technology Careers
Organizer: Sarah Shirk, University of Illinois at Chicago
Participant: Nancy Chen, Women's Bureau Regional Administrator

 

Chicago 8

 

Chicago 9

 

 

 

Chicago 10

 



Erie

 



Superior A

 

 

Parlor C


Superior B

 

 

Saturday 9 october 2004
8:30-11:45am
Session 9
Pioneers Panel: Women Pioneers and Trailblazers in Computing (for more information, click here)

The Pioneers Panel is an international and intergenerational group of distinguished women who have excelled in technical and entrepreneurial areas of computer science. An introductory presentation will describe each pioneer's accomplishments and the state of the computing field and society at the time, followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience. Topics will include: What intellectual and social obstacles did these pioneers overcome? What interested them in computer science and inspired them to continue? What technical problems did they work on, and how were they solved? Did they have mentors? How did they balance work and their private lives? What changes have they seen in the field over time? We will also ask them to offer their advice to the audience on topics such as how to choose a fruitful research project and how to find (and be) a good mentor. Audience members will also be provided with a timeline of women's accomplishments in computing.

Chicago 8-9