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SMU School of Information Systems News and Updates
Greetings to all of you who are interested in SMU's School of Information Systems.
In this newsletter, we are sharing important news and updates that you should know about. These items demonstrate the remarkably strong support and endorsements that SIS continues to receive from the world community.
Regards,
Practice Professor Steven Miller
Dean School of Information Systems, SMU
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8. Information Security Student Awards
The security, trust, and privacy of information is increasingly recognised as a critical concern for business. SIS is a leader in research and educational efforts related to information security. To promote student interest & excellence in this area, SIS has established 3 outstanding student awards in the area of Information Security.
a) Ankit Fadia Information Security Award
The Ankit Fadia Information Security Award is given annually to an outstanding student in the Information Security and Trust Course under the Bachelor of Science (Information System Management) degree programme. The award seeks to motivate students to aspire to greater heights of academic and professional excellence.
"Information Security is a very dynamic field and requires constant innovation. Awards like these provide students with the motivation and support to excel in this everchanging field and School of Information Systems at SMU provides the right environment and resources to spark such innovation." Ankit FADIA, Author & Intelligence Consultant and SIS Curriculum Consultant 2004-06.
b) e-Cop Best Student Award for Information Security and Trust Course
Sponsored by e-Cop Pte Ltd, the e-Cop Best Student Award is given annually to an outstanding student in the Information Security and Trust Course under the Bachelor of Science (Information System Management) degree programme.
c) Year of Information Security Professional Student Excellence Award
Sponsored by (ISC)², the Year of Information Security Professional Student Excellence Award is aimed at motivating and recognizing an outstanding student from the School of Information Systems (SIS), who has shown his/her dedication to promote the awareness of information security in the community.
Here are the 2006 award winners:
9. SIS - Carnegie Mellon Partnership
Here are a few updates on our partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.
The SIS - Carnegie Mellon relationship continues to progress and strengthen.
a) SIS Students Christopher CHOO and Kelvin KOH spent Term 2 of their third year at Carnegie Mellon as part of the SMU - CMU undergraduate exchange. Also, two Carnegie Mellon students spent a semester at SMU SIS during the 2005 Academic Year.
b) SIS students Shashank NIGAM and TAN Tengan Allen will spend Term 1 of their fourth year at Carnegie Mellon through the undergraduate exchange programme.
c) SIS is initiating its first joint faculty research project with Carnegie Mellon's Language Technology Institute (see item 2 above) in conjunction with an IBM Innovation Award jointly given to Carnegie Mellon Associate Professor Eric Nyberg and SMU SIS Associate Professor PANG Hwee Hwa.
d) The joint Fast-track Programme for the SMU SIS Bachelors and the Carnegie Mellon Masters was successfully launched in March. A select number of students will start entering into this programme this August. Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority is still in the process of evaluating short-listed candidates applying for National Infocomm Scholarships to enter into this fast-track programme, or to enter into the regular SIS Bachelors programme. The NIS scholarship programme attracted wide attention and a large number of appliants this past year and there was a very strong interest in the SMU- CMU fast-track programme, even in its initial year.
10. SIS Electives for AY 2006
We are continuting to increase the offering of courses for IS Depth Electives that students can take in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th years (depending on pre-requsites). Within SIS, we are offering more electives in both the IS Technology and IS Magement area. Also, there are more courses in the other schools of SMU (Accountancy, Business, Economics & Social Sciences) that can be used to fulfill the requirement for an IS Management oriented depth elective.
IS Management & IS Technology Depth Electives for AY 2006
11. New SIS Faculty Members
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Dan MA
Assistant Professor (as of 01 July 2006)
PhD from University of Rochester, 2006
Teaching Topics: Computer as an Analysis Tool, Advanced IS Management Seminar
Research Topics: On-demand Software Applications, Open software market, New Technology Applications on the Internet, IT-based Price Discrimination and Product Customization |
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Kyriakos MOURATIDIS
Assistant Professor (as of 01 July 2006)
PhD from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 2006
Teaching Topics:
Data Management, Advanced Data Management
Research Topics: Spatial and Spatiotemporal Databases, Location Based Services, Mobile Computing, Data Stream Processing
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Rajesh Krishna BALAN
Assistant Professor (as of 01 July 2006)
PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
Teaching Topics: Architectural Analysis, IS Application Project, Software Engineering
Research Topics: Mobile and Pervasive Computing, Operating Systems, Distributed Computing, Software Engineering, Usability of Software Systems, Usability Testing, Networking |
12. SIS PhD Programme
SIS was the first school within SMU to have a PhD programme approved by the university's Board of Trustees. The first intake of students start the programme this August.
Our PhD programme in Information Systems is described here.
13. GridAsia 2006 hosted at SMU. SIS co-hosted the GECON 2006.
GridAsia 2006 was held at Singapore Management University City Campus on May 16-19, 2006. Hundreds of researchers and industry practitioners came together to discuss the cutting edge of GRID computing research and application. SIS was the co-organizer of the conference.
SIS and the Singapore National GRID organisation also jointly organised the 3rd International Workshop on Grid Economics & Business Models (GECON 2006), one of the events at GridAsia 2006.
Click here for more information on GECON 2006 programme.
14. iX2006 Academic Forum
The iX2006 Academic Forum will be on 21 June 2006 at SMU. Please register online before 15 June 2006.
iX Conference on Enterprise Collaboration Technology
Every June, the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation and its partners organize iX Conference, Asia's Premier IT Conference. In conjunction with this event, SMU's School of Information Systems hosts an Academic Forum that brings together some of the great international speakers that are in town to address the iX Conference, and makes this event available for free to students and faculty.
The theme of iX2006 Conference is "ICT at Work - Collaboration and Peer-to-Peer Technologies". Instant messaging, Internet telephony, wikis, blogs and applications on demand. Many organizations are struggling to integrate these tools into the computing environment and daily workflow, and there is an ongoing concern about possible security issues and productivity loss.
This year's iX Conference will explore how collaboration tools and peer-to-peer consumer technologies are transforming the enterprise. Click here for more information & registration.
Distinguished Speakers:
. Marissa Mayer, Google Inc.
. Euan Semple, British Broadcasting Corporation
. Angela Beesley, Wikimedia Foundation
. Chuck Trent, Cisco Systems
. Scott Werndorfer, Cerulean Studios
. David Scult, Groove Networks
iX2006 Speak Out on ICT - An Oratory Contest
The Speak Out on ICT contest was held in conjunction with the iX2006 Academic Forum.
Click here to see the winners.
Press Release (pdf): SiTF AND SMU ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF “SPEAK OUT ON ICT” ORATORY CONTEST
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