Distinguished Major Graduates
The following graduates have completed the Distinguished Major Program and been awarded BA Computer Science degrees with Distinction, High Distinction, or Highest Distinction.
2011
Brielin C. Brown, Highest Distinction
DMP Project: The Complexity of Computing the Density of States
Readers: Gabriel Robins (Computer Science) and Oliver Pfister (Physics)
Graduate School: University of California, Berkeley
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2011
Readers: Gabriel Robins (Computer Science) and Oliver Pfister (Physics)
Graduate School: University of California, Berkeley
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2011
Ethan J. Fast, High Distinction
DMP Project: Designing Better Fitness Functions for Automated Program Repair
Readers: David Evans (Computer Science) and Westley Weimer (Computer Science)
Graduate School: Stanford University
Readers: David Evans (Computer Science) and Westley Weimer (Computer Science)
Graduate School: Stanford University
2010
Richard F. McPherson, High Distinction
DMP Project: A Transitive Signature Scheme for Directed Trees
Readers: abhi shelat (Computer Science) and Bascom Deaver (Physics)
Graduate School: University of Texas at Austin
Readers: abhi shelat (Computer Science) and Bascom Deaver (Physics)
Graduate School: University of Texas at Austin
Michael W. Lew, High Distinction
DMP Project: Using Lego Mindstorms NXT And Lejos in An Advanced Software Engineering Course
Readers: Tom Horton (Computer Science) and Mark Sherriff (Computer Science)
Graduate School: George Mason Law School
Readers: Tom Horton (Computer Science) and Mark Sherriff (Computer Science)
Graduate School: George Mason Law School
2009
Sara M. Alspaugh, High Distinction
DMP Project: Efficient Time-Aware Prioritization with Knapsack Solvers
Readers: Mary Lou Soffa (Computer Science) and Kai-Uwe Bux (Mathematics)
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Readers: Mary Lou Soffa (Computer Science) and Kai-Uwe Bux (Mathematics)
Graduate School: University of California Berkeley
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Rachel A. Miller, Highest Distinction
DMP Project: Goldreich’s One-Way Function Candidate and Drunken Backtracking Algorithms
Readers: abhi shelat (Computer Science) and Christian Gromoll (Mathematics)
Graduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Readers: abhi shelat (Computer Science) and Christian Gromoll (Mathematics)
Graduate School: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
