How to Invite Friends (and Influence People)

Over the weekend we activated the Forums and Groups functionality on this web site. With these we can have focused discussions on division activities, ideas for education, and trends in the IT industry.

For now we want to limit interaction to our community of CS division faculty, alumni, selected students, and industry friends, i.e., people we actually know. That’s why we’ve made registration to the site by invitation-only.

Any member of the site can send invitation to friends. Read on to see how.

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Alumni Interview: Hyangelo Hao

Hyangelo HaoIn our first ever interview, we talk to Hyangelo Hao, Computer Science graduate from 2008. Hyangelo currently works from Florida.

Where are you working now?
I’m currently working at MICROS Systems Inc. We’re the world leader in software solutions for the hospitality industry. Specifically, I am working at their wholly owned subsidiary, Fidelio Technologies located at sunny Naples, Florida. Our primary product, Opera, is being used at over 18,000 hotels worldwide including big name chains like Hilton, Shangri-la, and MGM.

What you do at your job?
I am a Software Engineer. My job includes design and implementation of the next generation version of Opera which will leverage Web 2.0 technologies.

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