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In their research study appearing in IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems , the TSYS School’s Javier Livio and Rania Hodhod describe "cupping" is the process of sensorial evaluation, using a numerical score, of coffee beans, which is done to determine the actual sensory differences between coffee samples, to describe the flavors of the samples, and to determine preference of product.   Cupping is typically done by expert judges who record individual components’ scores and rank their intensities for reference.   In their study, Livio and Hodhod introduce a fuzzy expert (logic) system that linguistically models a cupper’s perception of coffee bean attributes through sensorial evaluation and is capable of learning as new cupping data flow through it.   Based on tests indicating that the fuzzy system matches experts’ ratings at a 95 percent rate, the researchers assert that their fuzzy expert system is capable of training expert cuppers, especially in cases where coffees from...

Turner College associate professor of management Phillip Bryant was recently named editor of Compensation & Benefits Review , the leading journal for senior executives and professionals who design, implement, evaluate and communicate compensation and benefits policies and programs. Published six times per year by SAGE Publications, CBR supports human resources and compensation and benefits specialists with up-to-date analyses on salary and wage trends, labor markets, pay plans, incentive compensation, retirement programs, and health care benefits. CBR , which has been in print since 1969, boasts an impressive editorial board, with management scholars from the University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University, Rutgers University, University of Toronto and Arizona State University, to name a few.

Turner College associate professor of management Kevin Hurt has been named editor of Servant Leadership: Theory & Practice , an academic journal whose mission is to advance servant leadership, both as a field of academic study and as a management practice. Now in its sixth year of existence, SLTP aims to advance servant leadership by publishing quality empirical and theoretical work in the field as well as practitioner-centered work concerning the practical application of servant leadership principles.  One of only two journals in the field, SLTP has already overtaken its competitor, which is now in its 13 th year, in terms of Google Scholar impact metrics.

Columbus State University students had the rare opportunity in August of 2018 to meet and discuss computer science, business, and life with Apple Co-founder Steve “The Woz” Wozniak.   The private Q&A session – which was exclusive to current CSU students – provided a chance to learn from Apple Computer, Inc.’s Chief Scientist of Primary Data. “They had an extraordinary opportunity, and they seized it,” said Columbus State University President Chris Markwood of the students who engaged in the Q&A. Student asked Wozniak more than a dozen questions with topics ranging from Apple’s impact on the gaming industry to his partnership with Steve Jobs to the pranks he pulled on friends during college. One student, Chris Lovelock, who is an engineering and robotics teacher at Double Churches Middle School, even brought an Apple 2 computer and asked Wozniak to sign it. “Even though he is super successful, his number one goal in life is to be happy,” said Hannah Turner, computer science ...