Computer Science alumna (M.S. ’89, Ph.D., ’94) Claudia Pearce will be honored at this year’s UMBC Alumni Awards on Thursday, October 9, 2014, in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building. Pearce is the Senior Computer Science Authority at the NSA. She has also served on the Advisory Board of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology. Pearce is currently involved in research at UMBC. Earlier this year, she helped to organize a workshop sponsored by the NSF and the Department of Defense, titled “Beyond Watson: Predictive Analytics and Big Data.” General information for the event can be found here. Registration information can be found here.