July 6, 2001

The Queen of Geek

By DAN CURRY

She had the look that any geek would love. There she was, onstage, in a circuitry-inspired corset and split skirt, her father's slide rule strapped to her bare thigh, teaching spectators to compute binary numbers on their fingers.

Apparently, she calculated correctly. Ellen Spertus's unique blend of chic and geek helped the assistant professor of computer science at Mills College bring home the crown last week in the Sexiest Geek Alive contest, held in San Jose, Calif.

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