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120 graduates of the MISM and MSIT programs received their diplomas at a ceremony led by Dean Mark G. Wessel on Saturday afternoon, May 17, 2008. Student speaker Harish Murthy noted that one of his most valuable lessons at Carnegie Mellon was understanding that by learning from each other's experience you can also help each other to succeed.
Rohit Chawla was the recipient of the student leadership award; Tanaji Naik and Yunfeng Shi received teaching assistant awards; and MISM Program Director Sean Beggs received the staff excellence award. Lynne Pastor was award the teaching excellence award and also delivered the charge to the graduates.
At the university wide ceremony on Sunday morning our students were inspired by Randy Pausch and Al Gore.
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has released a report on Security Issues and Recommendations for Online Social Networks. Carnegie Mellon contributors include Alessandro Acquisti, Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Public Policy, and Ralph Gross, INI doctoral student. Their work with on information sharing and privacy on Facebook is cited.
Acquisti is also a member of Cylab, the Usable Privacy and Security Lab, and the Privacy Technology Center, all at Carnegie Mellon. His research interests lie at the overlap of information technology, society, and economics. He has received national and international awards, including the 2005 PET Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies and the 2005 IBM Best Academic Privacy Faculty Award.
The goal of Carnegie Mellon's ISM programs is to prepare the next generation of technology managers to lead enterprises in innovative ways.
Schooled in the inter-disciplinary Carnegie Mellon tradition and trained as analytical problem solvers, our graduates create value for organizations and society through the intelligent application of technology.
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