Dato
30.10.2007

Klokka
13:05

Store Aud, Realfagsbygget, UiT

Guest lecture: "Why Computer Science Theory Matters"

Til verksemder, tilsette og studentar med interesse for informatikk.

Professor Bernard Chazelle, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, USA, vil halda ei gjesteforelesing tirsdag 30. oktober 2007 kl 13:15 i Store auditorium, Realfagsbygget, UiT (merka 15 på kartet). Kart over Campus:
( http://uit.no/getfile.php?SiteId=2&PageId=321&FileId=131 )

Forelesningen omhandlar mellom anna betydningen av algoritmer for moderne vitenskap.

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Informasjon om foredraget finn du nedanfor eller via http://uit.no/informatikk/gjester/

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Tilleggslenke for annonsen:

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~chazelle/pubs/algorithm.html

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Date: Tuesday, October 30th 2007, at 13:15
Place: Store Aud, Realfagsbygget, UiT
Title: " Why Computer Science Theory Matters "
Lecturer: Professor Bernard Chazelle, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, USA

Abstract:
Moore's Law holds that, every 18 months, computing power doubles. Most of the wonders of the computer age can be directly attributed to Moore's Law. Alas, its days are numbered. What then?

In this talk I will argue that the years ahead will usher in the era of the "Algorithm," a notion that will prove even more disruptive and revolutionary than quantum mechanics was in the 20th century.

Bio:
Bernard Chazelle is professor of computer science at Princeton University, where he has been on the faculty since 1986. He has held research and faculty positions at Carnegie-Mellon University, Brown University, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Normale Superieure, University of Paris, INRIA, Xerox Parc, DEC SRC, and NEC Research. Chazelle received his Ph.D in computer science from Yale University in 1980 and his B.Sc. and M. Sc. in applied mathematics from Ecole des Mines de Paris in 1977.

Prof. Chazelle has made fundamental contributions in the design and analysis of algorithms in computational geometry. He has more than 200 refereed journal and conference publications to his credit and currently serves on more than 10 editorial boards. He is the author of the book “The Discrepancy Method: Randomness and Complexity,” Cambridge University Press, 2000 and co-editor of “Advances in Discrete and Computational Geometry,” Contemporary Mathematics, 223, AMS, 1998.

Honors: Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow, World Innovation Foundation; Member, European Academy of Sciences; Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery; Guggenheim Fellow; ACM Recognition of Service Award.

Homepage:
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~chazelle/


If you have questions regarding the guest lecture, please contact department chair Tore Larsen

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