Future directions in computer science research
John Hopcroft, Cornell University
Over the last 40 years the computer science research was focused on making computers useful. Areas included programming languages, compilers, operating systems, data structures and algorithms. These are still important topics but with the merging of computing and communication, the emergence of social networks, and the large amount of information in digital form, focus is shifting to applications such as the structure of networks and extracting information from large data sets. This talk will give a brief vision of the future and then an introduction to the science base that needs to be formed to support these new directions.
Short bio
John E. Hopcroft is the IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science at Cornell University. From January 1994 until June 2001, he was the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering. After receiving both his M.S. (1962) and Ph.D. (1964) in electrical engineering from Stanford University, he spent three years on the faculty of Princeton University. He joined the Cornell faculty in 1967, was named professor in 1972 and the Joseph C. Ford Professor of Computer Science in 1985. He served as chairman of the Department of Computer Science from 1987 to 1992 and was the associate dean for college affairs in 1993. An undergraduate alumnus of Seattle University, Hopcroft was honored with a Doctor of Humanities Degree, Honoris Causa, in 1990.
Hopcroft’s research centers on theoretical aspects of computing, especially analysis of algorithms, automata theory, and graph algorithms. He has coauthored four books on formal languages and algorithms with Jeffrey D. Ullman and Alfred V. Aho.His most recent work is on the study of information capture and access.
He was honored with the A. M. Turing Award in 1986. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE), and the Association of Computing Machinery(ACM). In 1992, he was appointed by President Bush to the National Science Board (NSB), which oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), and served through May 1998. From 1995-98, Hopcroft served on the National Research Council’s Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications.
In addition to these appointments, Hopcroft serves as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the David and Lucile Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering, the SIAM financial management committee, IIIT New Delhi advisory board, Microsoft‘s technical advisory board for research Asia, the Engineering Advisory Board, Seattle University, and the program committee for Chile Millennium Science Initiative.
Candidata: MARCELA COSTA CAMARA DO BONFIM
Orientador: SIMONE DINIZ JUNQUEIRA BARBOSA
Data e Hora: 11/03/2013 às 11:00
Local: RDC510
Candidato: LEANDRO GUIMARAES MARQUES ALVIM
Orientador: RUY LUIZ MILIDIU
Data e Hora: 14/03/2013 às 10:00
Local: RDC511
Candidato: FRANCISCO DANTAS DE MEDEIROS NETO
Orientador: ALESSANDRO FABRICIO GARCIA
Data e Hora: 15/03/2013 às 9:00
Local: FPLF 13º andar
Está disponível para consulta o Horário das disciplinas de Graduação em 2013.1 (PDF, 238 KB, atualizado em 28/02/2013). Para informações atualizadas e oficiais para efeito de matrícula, consulte o micro-horário da PUC-Rio.
Horários e Ementas da Pós-Graduação em 2013.1 (PDF, 228 KB)
Palestrante: Haim Levkowitz (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
Título: Cloud and Mobile Web-based Graphics and Visualization
Data: 13/12/2012
Horário: 10:00-11:00
Local: 510 RDC
Resumo:
Cloud computing will likely be the most prevailing computing platform in the next several years. The World-Wide Web has progressed from
essentially an electronic bulletin board (with hyperlinking capabilities) to a nearly complete application platform. Cloud+Mobile, the combination of mobile computing and cloud computing, is changing how developers produce, and how users consume computing resources. Visual computing has been, and is being impacted by this same revolution.
The recent introduction of HTML5 and related graphics technologies and their rapid penetration, have made high-quality browser-based interactive graphics a reality. Where lightning fast interactivity is required, client-side rendering technologies such as SVG, Canvas, and WebGL can be employed. Where graphical “heavy lifting” is required or if client devices are too slow, rendering can take place on the server side.
Regardless of implementation details, we envision that the Cloud+Mobile platform will become the most common platform for computer graphics and visualization in the near future. Furthermore, this platform will democratize the use of advanced graphics and visualization techniques, and it stands to revolutionize mainstream data analysis using interactive visualization.
We survey the underlying technologies that enable graphics on the Cloud+Mobile platform. We discuss future challenges, and describe our own research efforts along these directions.
Bio:
Haim Levkowitz, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Human-Information Interaction Research Group at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Brazil (2012), and a Visiting Professor at ICMC-USP-SP (2012-13).
He was a Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Professor Levkowitz is a world-renowned authority on color graphics, visualization, and information presentation. In addition to his academic accomplishments, Prof. Levkowitz has been a life-long entrepreneur, starting his first business at the age of 21, his second at 23, and his third one at 25. Professor Levkowitz was a co-founder of Anvil, Inc., which was founded through the UMass Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property program in 2000. In addition, over his 40-year career in computer science and technology, he has been involved with numerous high-tech startups as Chief Technology Officer, Strategic and Technical Adviser, and as a Venture Investor.
Candidato:PETER FURTADO DAM
Orientador:ALBERTO BARBOSA RAPOSO
Data e Hora: 03/12 às 14 horas
Local: RDC511
O livro “Sistemas Colaborativos”, organizado pelos professores Mariano Pimentel (do Departamento de Informática da UNIRIO) e Hugo Fuks (do Departamento de Informática da PUC-Rio), ganhou o 3º lugar na categoria Tecnologia e Informática do Prêmio Jabuti, o mais importante prêmio literário do país.
Além do Prof. Hugo Fuks, outros professores do DI colaboraram com capítulos do livro: Prof. Carlos José Pereira de Lucena, Prof. Markus Endler e Prof. Alberto Barbosa Raposo. Dentre os colaboradores, incluem-se ainda sete pesquisadores que se doutoraram na PUC-Rio, dois pesquisadores que fizeram graduação ou especialização em Informática na PUC-Rio e uma professora do Departamento de Psicologia da PUC-Rio, Profa. Ana Maria Nicolaci-da-Costa.
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