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ISI Map/Data Mashup Tech Fuels Startup
Geosemble will use new algorithms to create the maps automatically and correct them for the image location.

62 Days + Almost 3 Billion Pings + New Visualization Scheme = the First Internet Census Since 1982
The Internet atlas is numerical, building on the mathematical structure of the Internet address system.

$5M DHHS Grant to Childrens Hospital Will Spur ISI Research on Pediatric Emergency Response
Jeff Upperman has been collaborating for years on use of advanced software systems for pediatric emergency response strategy, training and execution with ISI’s Robert Neches.

Air Force Visitor Travels to ISI to Mark Transition for Tran
Tran, a parallel systems analyst who worked on numerous projects with Bob Lucas and Dan Davis, will become a full-time PhD candidate.

NSF Funds Rev Up Pegasus Grid Workflow Engine
Pegasus allows researchers to translate complex computational tasks into workflows that link and manage ensembles of dependent tasks and related data files.

ISI Software to Blow Away the Fog of War Excels in Trials
Across all problems, the USC/ISI team found 99.9% of the best answers available.

Presentations Shine at 2nd Annual ISD Grad Student Symposium
The audience on Friday listened to the presentations, viewed the posters and voted on the best among them.

ISI Pioneer’s Internet Legacy Celebrated in Computerworld
Jon Postel is saluted as one of “the 10 IT People Who Mattered in the Past 40 Years” in the 40th anniversary issue of the widely-read publication.

The Newest AI Computing Tool: People
Lerman shared her recent work with others in the growing field of social information processing a special AAAI- sponsored symposium on the subject in the March at Stanford.

RAW Talent Tackles Risk Analysis
Michael Orosz is leading the team working on the tool, called Risk Analysis Workbench, or RAW.