Computer Society Connection

Hungarian Teen Wins Computer Society Prize at Intel Science FairDaniel Ratai of John von Neumann Computer Science High School in Budapest, Hungary, received a $700 IEEE Computer Society prize at the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Ratai\´s project, "Leonar3Do 3D for All," adds 3D and touchscreen functionality to an ordinary PC.Taulbee Survey PhD Numbers Rise in 2003-2004The 189 US and Canadian computer science and engineering departments who responded to a Computing Research Association survey reported a total of 1,032 PhDs awarded in 2004, representing an increase of more than 17 percent over the previous year, the highest number of PhD graduates in almost a decade.