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CMU taps Google VP as new dean of computer science [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette :: ]
[April 15, 2014]

CMU taps Google VP as new dean of computer science [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette :: ]


(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 15--Carnegie Mellon University today named Google Vice President Andrew W. Moore as the new dean of its School of Computer Science. He will begin his duties in August.

Mr. Moore is a computer scientist and expert in machine learning and robotics, the university said. He worked as a professor of computer science and robotics prior to becoming the founding director of Google's Pittsburgh engineering office in 2006.



"Andrew Moore combines an expansive vision, scientific expertise, and leadership strength that make him extraordinarily well-suited to be dean of the School of Computer Science," Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh said in a statement accompanying the announcement. "As computing grows ever more critical to our global society, the scope of SCS and its importance to the world will continue to expand, and its impact on the human condition will be more evident. Andrew is particularly well-positioned to lead the school at this time." Mr. Moore succeeds Randal Bryant, dean since 2004. He plans to return to teaching on the campus.

Carnegie Mellon said its new dean's scientific research spans areas from enhancing manufacturing methods and locating far away asteroids to approaches to spot bioterrorism with help from data on over-the-counter medication purchases.


The school said his campus-based research group, the Auton Lab, works regularly with various researchers, government agencies and tech firms.

Carnegie Mellon pointed to the growth of Google Pittsburgh under Mr. Moore into a venture of hundreds of employees. The university cited contributions to Google's services, including AdWords, Shopping and Search, among others.

Mr. Moore earned a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 1991. He became a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon in 1993 after two years of post-doctoral research, the university said.

The new dean lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Mary, and two children, William and Lucy, the university said.

"Ever since college I have been inspired by the world-changing ideas and technologies that come out of CMU," the new dean said in a statement. "I'm privileged to return to the School of Computer Science in this new role." Bill Schackner: [email protected], 412-263-1977 and on Twitter: @BschacknerPG.

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