CS Alumni Social

The February Alumni Social has come and gone.

Despite the "wintry mix" that was falling outside, over 55 guests attended the event held Friday February 22, 2008. Guests included CS faculty members, CS Alumni and local Industry representatives.

Representatives from industries such as CEI, FedEx, Compunetix, Bank of NY Mellon, Google and Microsoft attended the event. Many alumni attended, some even driving in from Michigan and the D.C. area! Guests enjoyed cocktails and some light hors d'oeuvres before heading home.

The next Alumni event will take place in May 2008. Details will be sent once the day/time/location are finalized. We hope you will be able to join us!

8th Annual CS Day

It's that time of year again- when local high school students, current undergraduate and graduate students, industry representatives, and faculty members all take part in a day long event packed full of computer science related fun!

This year, the 8th annual CS Day will take place on Friday, February 22. The event, held in Sennott Square (home of the CS Department) will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the High School CS Bowl. The event, organized by the Pitt Geeks, gives high school and college students the opportunity to face off in a Jeopardy style competition. Good luck to all participants!

After the CS Bowl, students are encouraged to stake place in the Electronic Scavenger Hunt, browse through the Marketplace, or participate in the poster exhibit competition. Even better, free PIZZA will be served for lunch!

At 2:00, CS entrepreneurs will discuss how you can turn CS ideas into a successful business at the Panel discussion, “From Code to Cache”. Panel participants are: D. Raja, of CEI. Peter Karlovich, of E-Transport and Mike Gualtieri, of Kiddix Computing.

After the panel, the Digital Media Contest finalists will present their best clips of life in Computer Science, or life of CS at Pitt! Winners will receive a prize. After the DMC finalists have presented, awards will be given out for the undergraduate honor roll recipients, the outstanding CS student, graduate research awards, best poster awards and the digital media contest winners.

Finally, the day will convene with a social gathering. Faculty, Alumni and Industry Representatives are invited to attend a "cocktail hour" event at the Wyndham Hotel. Event details can be found on the webpage.

We hope you can attend our 8th annual CS Day!

CEI, Computer Enterprises Inc.

Each month, we plan to feature an Industry Board company. The Industry Board is a collaboration of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Computer Science and leaders in industry.

For the University, the Industry Board provides a means of keeping the University of Pittsburgh in touch with industry to facilitate feedback on the "state of industry" and ensure that course offerings align with the latest industry needs.

For Industry, the Industry Board works to build a business environment to attract and retain prospective students and employees. It also facilitates the development and hiring of qualified candidates from the University of Pittsburgh and supports initiatives to educate computer science professionals on the latest technology and security trends.

This month, we feature:

CEI, Computer Enterprises, Inc.

Founded in 1992, Computer Enterprises Inc. (CEI) is an information technology contracting and solutions company. We specialize in providing staff augmentation for application development and infrastructure, maintenance, outsourcing and consulting services to clients across the United States including 60% of the Fortune 50. CEI has enjoyed continuous growth and profitability. We have been able to create distinct competencies by delivering high quality solutions that help our clients meet their business objectives. We embrace technology and innovation and actively support a highly qualified staff that delivers positive results.

CEI’s innovation in the industry has been recognized by Forrester Research as one of the few companies in the world that has successfully coupled agile development methodologies with CMMI Level 5 processes. CEI has been ranked three times consecutively in the Inc. 500 List of fastest growing privately held companies in the United States and the Smart 100 List of America’s most innovative information technology service providers. The company has also been recognized four consecutive times by VARBusiness as one of the country’s top 500 solution providers.

CEI is CMMI Level 5 both on-shore and off-shore. We are also one of the first mid-size companies to pilot the eSourcing Capability Model for Service Providers (eSCM-SP) developed by Carnegie Mellon University, a set of best practices for creating and sustaining outsourcing relationships.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with locations in California, Indiana, and Chennai, India we support a consultant staff of over 341 and offer exceptional quality and service, resulting in successful client engagements.