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Dr. Greg Shakhnarovich hosted a regional computer vision meeting, the 3rd Illinois Vision Workshop, on Tuesday, December 1. About fifty people from the Midwest and farther away participated. Among the institutions and companies represented, in addition to TTIC, were the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, the University of Illinois Chicago, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, University of Missouri, UC Berkeley, Microsoft Research, Carnegie Mellon, Eastman Kodak, and Cornell.

Karen Livescu is the recipient of a grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), on which she is the Principal Investigator (PI). The grant is in collaboration with co-PIs Jeff Bilmes (University of Washington) and Eric Fosler-Lussier (Ohio State University). The award covers three years and focuses on statistical models of speech based on articulatory features (such as locations of the tongue, lips, and so on).

TTIC's Julia Chuzhoy is the recipient of the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant. The grant is awarded by the National Science Foundation to support junior faculty in their research and educational activities. The NSF website states, "The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations".

Julia's project focuses on the development of approximation algorithms and lower bounds for network optimization problems.

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Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

The research of today will fundamentally reshape the way people live, work, and play tomorrow. At the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, our mission is to bring together the world's leading computer scientists and the world's most promising students, and to give them the resources to explore and challenge the foundations of computer science.

The Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is Accredited By The Higher Learning Commission

October 1, 2009, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. - The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools announced that the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is now recognized as an accredited institute of education in computer science.

Dr. Mitsuru Nagasawa, president of the Institute believes, “Accreditation is an intensely rigorous but highly rewarding process. It has been invigorating to watch the academic process unfold. The institute has talented and determined faculty, students and staff, and we all share in this success.” President Nagaswa is pictured above presenting TTIC's first doctoral diploma to Wonseok Chae.

The Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC) is a philanthropically endowed academic computer science institute, dedicated to graduate education and research in computer science, and is located on the University of Chicago campus. Its mission is to achieve international impact through world-class research and education in fundamental computer science and information technology. The Institute is distinctive to the American educational scene in its unique combination of graduate education and endowed research, and in its relationship with the University of Chicago and the Toyota Technological Institute (its founding organization, located in Nagoya, Japan).

TTIC officially opened for operation in September 2003, and began the accreditation process at the same time. Over the last six years, the Institute has completed extensive documentation, planning, and work with the HLC to examine all aspects of operation, and is pleased to have been granted accreditation. The accreditation is emblematic of TTIC’s commitment to academia, computer science, and overall excellence.

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent organization affiliated with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), founded in 1895. It accredits degree-granting educational institutions, and thereby grants membership to them in the Commission and in the North Central Association. The HLC is the regional commission recognized by the US Department of Education for the North Central region of the United States. Its web address is http://www.ncahlc.org/ and its phone numbers are (800) 621-7440 / (312) 263-0456.

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TTIC has grown and expanded since it was founded in 2003, and, after six successful years at the University of Chicago Press Building, as of February 2, 2009, the Institute is in a new facility at 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue.

6045 S. Kenwood Av.TTIC now occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the 6045 S. Kenwood Building on the University of Chicago campus. With nearly 30,000-square-feet, two conference rooms, three meeting rooms, four student study rooms, a robotics laboratory, a cafe, and an idea lounge. TTIC is combining research, seminar and classroom activities under one roof in anticipation of further growth and expansion. The space boasts stunning views of the Chicago skyline, the Midway Plaissance, the gothic University of Chicago campus, and Lake Michigan. Students, faculty and staff enjoy open, comfortable and interactive common spaces that encourage conversation, the sharing of ideas, and collaboration. There is a dramatic atrium in the center of the space with floating walkways and a grand staircase.

President Mitsuru Nagasawa said, as he was setting up his office in this new space: "This space is a physical manifestation of the progress and growth of TTIC since its inception. The faculty, students, and staff have performed beyond my early expectations, and we are well on our way to achieving international impact through world-class research and education in fundamental computer science and information technology. These are exciting times, full of challenge and opportunity. We are fortunate to meet them with strong leadership, teamwork, vision and commitment, all within an environmentally responsible new home built for the needs we face today and anticipate for tomorrow."

TTIC's first major events in the new facility will be:

TTIC's academic programs represent the emerging fields of 21st century computer science and technology; the new facility will likewise promote the most modern learning amenities like wireless Internet access and real-time global class-conferencing capabilities. The Institute looks forward to welcoming guests, new students and faculty to its new home.