You're cordially invited to attend this lecture series. 
   
Melvin Bernstein
Department of Homeland Security
Director of University Programs  

Nov. 10, 3 p.m.  Details & Abstract

“Roles and Opportunities for University-based Research
and Education in Homeland Security”
Dr. Bernstein is director of University Programs at the Department of Homeland Security and a research professor at Tufts University. His highly distinguished career in academe includes top posts at Carnegie-Mellon University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Tufts University and Brandeis University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University

Raytheon Distinguished Lecture

Greg Papadopoulos
Sun Microsystems
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Feb. 9, 3 p.m.  Details & Abstract

“Finishing the Revolution”  
Dr. Papadopoulos directs Sun Microsystems’ technology direction and architecture, standards, the Science Office, global engineering architecture, associated advanced development programs and provides leadership for hardware and software architectures across Sun. He is chairman of the board for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, also known as SETI. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT.

BNSF Railway Distinguished Lecture

H.J. Siegel
Colorado State University
George T. Abell Distinguished Chair Professorship
in Electrical  and Computer Engineering

Mar. 4, 3 p.m.  Details & Abstract

“The Robustness of Resource Allocations
in Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems”  
Dr. Siegel heads the Information Science and Technology Center at Colorado State. He was a professor at Purdue University from 1976 to 2001. He has published more than 300 technical papers on parallel and distributed computing and is the former coeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. He received his M.A., M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University.

Nokia Distinguished Lecture

Randy Katz
University of California, Berkeley
United Microelectronics Corporation Distinguished Professorship
in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Mar. 23, 3 p.m.  Details & Abstract

“The Computer is the Network:
The Emergence of Programmable Network Elements”  
Dr. Katz is one of the nation's foremost researchers in computer system design and implementation, with research stretching across multiple disciplines. He was listed by Newsweek magazine among 100 Americans whose creativity and talent are helping shape the 21st Century. His research on Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, or RAID, gave birth to a $12 billion industry for high-performance storage systems. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.

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