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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Wednesday May 29, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Auburn: Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Software Engineering Elevated to Senior Member Status by IEEE
AUBURN, Alabama, May 29 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Sathyanarayanan "Sathya" Aakur, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), has been elevated to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Senior Member. "This is an exclusive level achieved by only about 10 percent of IEEE's more than 450,000 members," said CSSE Chair Hari Narayanan. "Earning this level is the highest professional grade of IEEE and   more

Auburn: College of Education Dean to Receive MacVittie Emerging Leadership Award
AUBURN, Alabama, May 29 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Jeffrey T. Fairbrother, dean and Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor of Auburn's College of Education, has been chosen to receive the 2024 MacVittie Emerging Leadership Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA). The award, named for the first elected president of AAUA Robert W. MacVittie, was established in 2010 and is given annually to an individual currently engaged in a higher e  more

SUNET Harnesses Adtran's ALM Fiber Monitoring Solution for National Backbone Network
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 29 -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * News summary: * SUNET needed a way to monitor its national R&E infrastructure in real time for rapid detection and resolution of fiber issues * With in-service assurance from the Adtran ALM platform, SUNET can locate breaks and degradation across its entire backbone network * Capable of monitoring RAMAN-amplified links, ALM reduces downtime,   more