'Cynthia Lu: The Art of Computer Science'

By Teresa Riordan, Office of Engineering Communications on March 18, 2013, noon
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Jingwan "Cynthia" Lu, a Princeton University fourth-year graduate student in computer science, is redefining the way an artist can "paint" with digital strokes on a computer. Read more.

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