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EECS senior studying computer science and mathematics Raluca Ada Popa has been selected the winner of the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Award (Female) 2009.

As noted by the CRA selection committee, the nominees proposed for this award were noted for making significant contributions to more than one research project, several were authors or coauthors on multiple papers, others had made presentations at major conferences, and some had produced software artifacts that were in widespread use. Many of the nominees had been involved in successful summer research or internship programs, many had been teaching assistants, tutors, or mentors, and a number had significant involvement in community volunteer efforts.

Raluca has been involved in three research projects that have resulted in three publications and two others in submission at top conferences. Her research includes: the auditing of computerized elections, cooperative caching techniques for huge databases spread across large numbers of servers, and computing useful statistics or functions about the movement of cars (e.g., automatic toll collection) without violating the privacy of drivers by revealing the position of any particular car.

Raluca was recipient of the CRA Outstanding Undergraduate (Female) runner-up award in 2008.

Congratulations Raluca!