Two Ph.D.s first graduates of NSF-sponsored urban computing program
December 6, 2018
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Gloria Kang (left) and Huthaifa Ashqar (right)[/caption] Gloria Kang and Huthaifa Ashqar recently earned doctorates from Virginia Tech in totally different fields, but they have something in common — cross-disciplinary training to solve today's tough urban challenges. Kang and Ashqar are the first graduates of the National Science Foundation-sponsored
urban computing certificate program.Both are planning to walk at the December commencement ceremony in Blacksburg. Administered through the
Discovery Analytics Center, the program trains students across disciplines in the latest methods in analyzing massive datasets to study key issues concerning urban populations. Click
hereto read more about Gloria and Huthaifa.