50 Years of Purdue Computer Science
Thank you for visiting us! We are proud to have celebrated 50 years of computer science at Purdue University. The nation's first Computer Science Department was founded here in October of 1962. While 50 years has passed quickly, the numerous accomplishments of the department, its faculty, alumni, and friends were not allowed to slip by without acknowledgement. It was with this sentiment that we celebrated a historic, accomplished 50 years.
Closing Celebration on Friday, April 5, 2013
Thank you to all who joined us at the closing celebration of our 50th year as a department on Friday, April 5, 2013. We welcomed our alumni and friends as well as their families to the Lawson Computer Science Building (305 N. University St., West Lafayette).
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10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
In LWSN 1142: Prof. DEBORAH ESTRIN of Cornell Tech provided an introductory keynote lecture: "Embedding Mobile Computing and Research in Everyday Life." SLIDES (PDF) |
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11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
The following activities took place throughout LWSN:
Free rides on the Boilermaker Special were available from outside Stewart Center on the Memorial Mall. |
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2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
In LWSN 1142: Dr. FARNAM JAHANIAN, Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation, presented "Innovating for Society: Realizing the Transformative Impact of Computing and Communication." SLIDES (PDF) |
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3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
In LWSN 1142: Prof. FRAN BERMAN of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute presented "Got Data? Building a Data Ecosystem to Drive 21st Century Research." SLIDES (PDF) |
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4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
In LWSN 1142: Dr. VINT CERF, President of the Association for Computing Machinery,presented "Political, Economic, Social, and Technical (PEST) Impacts of the Internet." SLIDES (PDF) |
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6:00 p.m. |
The celebration capped off with a reception at the Buchanan Club. Dinner was served at 6:30 p.m. |
Alumni Reunion: Saturday, April 6, 2013
A group of computer science alumni organized an informal 1960s/early-1970s graduate student reunion. An afternoon panel & discussions by early-days CS M.S. and Ph.D. students and an evening reunion social were held.
Please see here for more details about this reunion event! A full program for the panel session is available here (PDF).