Claudia Pearce

Beyond Watson: Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., Computer Science

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Computers can crunch mind-boggling arrays of data. They can even win quiz shows. But are there more powerful applications of this analytical power yet to come? Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., computer science, is the Senior Computer Science Authority at the National Security Agency (NSA). The winner of UMBC’s Alumna of the Year Award in Engineering and Information Technology in 2014, Pearce is diligently seeking the answer to that question. Watson is IBM’s Deep Question Answering system. You might recall that when Watson was put to the test against human contestants on the television quiz show,Jeopardy!, the system successfully… Continue Reading Beyond Watson: Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., Computer Science

Congratulations to the 2014 Alumni Award Winners!

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Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University. Throughout the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing you to each award winner individually, but for now, we would like to congratulate them all on their wonderful achievements.  The UMBC Alumni Association proudly honors these distinguished alumni and faculty for their accomplishments and dedication to the University: Engineering and Information Technology Dr. Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., Computer Science Senior Computer Science Authority, NSA Humanities Donna Lewis ’86, English Unit Chief, Office of Professional Responsibility, Transportation Security Administration,… Continue Reading Congratulations to the 2014 Alumni Award Winners!

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