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Well, the first semester of SY 2007-2008 is nicely on its way. As usual, I will be getting teaching load this year. This particular semester I am once again teaching AMC 153: Introduction to Distributed and Parallel Computing. Due to advances in computing technology and the state of commodity parallel computing software, I have decided […]

“Graduating—doesn’t it always feel like a victory? With make-believe diplomas on hand like scepters, we march, poised and resolute, clad in togas of unbroken black. Under the gleam of light and gaze of others’ eyes, we hold our heads up high as we go, images of confidence and certainty. Ecstatic, our imaginations race over the boundless horizon before us. …”

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its annual IT readiness report. This is a measure of how well government use IT and transform it into a competitive advantage. Here is the scoop from Ars Technica.
Denmark has been steadily climbing towards the number one spot in the GITR, and the report credits government policy there—and […]

Hello class. Congratulations for finishing another semester. It appears that most of you did well in the class and I am pleased to present to you your pre-final grades. Again, these grades are not yet final. Hope you guys had a good semester. Good luck!

 
ID
Q
LT
PD
PF
F
L

AG

40067

38

21

13

13

85

B+

AR

0

31

24

13

13

81

B

AS

0

34

23

9

14

80

B

BA

0

23

23

10

13

69

C

BA

40406

40

24

11

13

88

B+

DA

0

28

22

12

13

75

C+

DE

41041

40

22

12

12

86

B+

DE

41054

35

25

13

13

86

B+

HU

41626

45

23

13

12

93

A

JI

0

32

21

13

12

78

B

LI

41910

41

21

13

13

88

B+

LI

41890

42

25

12

14

93

A

LO

0

30

21

12

12

75

C+

ME

0

32

23

12

14

81

B

NG

53935

40

20

12

13

85

B

PA

0

26

20

10

12

68

C

RU

42776

41

25

13

12

91

B+

SA

42802

38

24

12

14

88

B+

SA

42898

31

18

12

12

73

C+

SA

0

24

24

13

12

73

C+

SO

0

34

20

13

12

79

B

TE

43197

24

25

10

12

71

C+

I previously blogged about the decline in available computer science skills and enrollments in computer science programs. As a member of the faculty, I find it sad that people are moving away from computer science. There are definitely signs that information technology is loosing its appeal. However, in the blog, I find it ironic because […]

Congratulations to the Ateneo de Manila University’s Department of Information Systems and Computer Science for recently being granted Center of Excellence (COE) for Information Technology Status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Here are some of the details from our department chair’s blog.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) named the Ateneo a Center of […]

I would like to congratulate four (4) of my students for their participation in the last Philippine American Academy of Science and Engineering (PAASE) Annual PAASE Meeting and Symposium (APAMS) held last February 15 to 17 at Century Park Hotel in Manila. This is definitely a good move for all young researchers.

Cha Gascon and Clifford […]

Here is an interesting feature from the Linux Insider about Carnegie Mellon West’s new Software Management Program. This program allows students to learn software life cycle management that is focused on managers that will lead global distributed development teams. Sounds like an open source project to me.
Carnegie Mellon West’s Software Management program is built on […]

Congratulations to all CS 197 students who have completed their capstone projects for this school year. I am particularly pleased by the performance of my advisees this school year. I believe this is the year in which most of the projects where completed either on-time or ahead of time.

Prototype Web Services and Instant Messaging […]

A group of my students (Gretch Santos & Steph Ng) are in need of bloggers willing to test their new Web Referrer Analytics tool called Furr.
We are a hosted Web analytics service. FURR. stems from a thesis entitled “Integrated Web 2.0 style HTTP Referer Analytics”. Our philosophy is to enhance your web analytics experience. We […]