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The University of Illinois has named Marianne Winslett as Director of the Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) in Singapore.

The Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) and the Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) co-hosted a major symposium on “Information Technology for Smart Grid Systems” in Singapore on Thursday, December 9.

In 2010, Singapore’s Advanced Digital Sciences Center (ADSC) followed its 2009 phase of initial setup by blossoming into a fully functioning, vibrant, and active research center.

Today, if you’re thinking about having lunch at the Bombay Grill restaurant in Champaign, Illinois and are hunched over your laptop trying to learn about the restaurant’s menu, prices, and reputation, it’ll take you a few minutes of effort to sift through search engine results looking for relevant information.

ADSC is kicking off a new A*STAR-funded project that will eliminate significant privacy risks that currently impede researchers’ ability to analyze biomedical data about individuals.

Building on the work that won them an IEEE best paper nod in 2009, UI Coordinated Science Laboratory researchers Wen-mei Hwu and Deming Chen have captured another Best Paper award at the IEEE Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM).