All you have to do is create the PERFECT March Madness bracket.  If you manage to do so, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway will pay you $1,000,000,000, as reported by ESPN!  While the idea is certainly appealing, creating a perfect bracket is near impossible (the chances of winning are 1 in 4,294,967,296). Don’t despair, there is a consolation prize from Quicken Loans: $100,000 to the 20 most accurate brackets.  So, not only will 20 people definitely walk away with $100,000 in early April, but you can use computer science research to better your chances! Computer Science Professor Sheldon Jacobson and his team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have […]

On Monday, January 27, 2014, the Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI) in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be holding a webinar to explain the different solicitations within ACI.  As you may recall and was reported here, the NSF Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) realigned within the CISE Directorate to become ACI last year. The webinar will cover the elements of each solicitation, including objectives, award types, and submission requirements.  There will be a question and answer session following the discussion of each program solicitation. You may join and leave the webinar at various times, as you wish.  The agenda is […]