Computer Science & Engineering 50th Anniversary

Fifty years ago the Department of Computer Science & Engineering was established at the University of Minnesota. In celebration, we will be hosting our premiere 50th Anniversary event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. We hope you can join us!

Registration Deadline is Monday, November 11

Program schedule:

8:30 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast
10 a.m. - Program starts
10:30 a.m. - Keynote
Noon - Celebration Lunch
1:30 p.m. - Breakout sessions
3:00 p.m. - Decade panel
4:15 p.m. - Research Posters and Reception

Event highlights

• Hear a keynote address from Jaime Teevan, Chief Scientist at Microsoft (see details and a bio below).
• Learn about the early accomplishments of the department from current and past faculty and departments heads.
• Join a breakout session to learn how alumni have navigated their careers both in higher education or industry
• See demonstrations of current VR and robotic research.
• Get inspired about the future vision for our department and how you can contribute to its success.

We hope the celebration brings together our entire community — alumni, industry leaders, students, and all of our friends and partners.

About the keynote:

"Focusing on What Matters"
By Dr. Jaime Teevan,
Chief Scientist
Microsoft Experiences and Devices

Abstract: Over the past 50 years computing has evolved from something that happens on an individual computer to something enabled by a rich network of devices. As a result, it is becoming increasingly possible to observe people’s interactions with computation at scale. Our ability to learn from these interactions has led to incredibly engaging experiences—but not necessarily more productive ones. As computing transforms every aspect of how people live and work, we need to think carefully about the underlying influence computation has on people’s attention. There is an opportunity to do more than just not distract people and actually start helping people focus better. This presentation will explore the ways we might make it as compelling and easy to complete an important task as it is to check social media.

Biography: Dr. Teevan is Chief Scientist for Microsoft‘s Experiences and Devices, where she is helping Microsoft create the future of productivity. Previously she was the Technical Advisor to Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, and a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research AI, where she led the Productivity team. Dr. Teevan has published hundreds of award-winning technical articles, books, and patents, and has given keynotes around the world. Her research has earned her the Technology Review TR35 Young Innovator, BECA, Karen Spärck Jones, and SIGIR Test of Time awards. Dr. Teevan holds a Ph.D. from MIT and a B.S. from Yale, and is an affiliate professor at the University of Washington.

Additional details: Visit the Department of Computer Science and Engineering website for more details, parking information, schedule updates, and more.