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Bill Gates To Lecture Feb. 25 on Software Breakthroughs
Microsoft Corporation Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will speak on "Software Breakthroughs: Solving the Toughest Problems in Computer Science" at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25 in Rangos Hall, University Center. This is Gates' first appearance at Carnegie Mellon.
You must have a ticket to attend the lecture in Rangos, however, the lecture will be simulcast in McConomy Auditorium, where seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Campus identification will be necessary for admission. Gates' lecture will also be broadcast on the Web for Andrew account users and on Carnegie Mellon CableTV, Channel 99.
Gates will discuss Microsoft research and work done in partnership with universities, including Carnegie Mellon. He will also demonstrate several Microsoft technologies.
Carnegie Mellon has a strong relationship with Microsoft. Microsoft provides scholarships and fellowships for Carnegie Mellon students, supports university research and is a contributor to many ongoing research and education efforts at the university. Currently, there are four Microsoft Graduate Student Fellows at Carnegie Mellon— Jerry XiaoJin Zhu, Sagar Chaki, Shimin Chen and Luis von Ahn—and several sponsored research contracts on record.
Microsoft also supports the university's diversity and recruiting initiatives within computer science and is a founder of Carnegie Mellon's West Coast Campus.
Since the late 1980s, Microsoft has been a very consistent on-campus recruiter and today stands as the largest corporate recruiter of Carnegie Mellon computer science undergraduates. In 2002-03, Microsoft hired 25 new graduates and 25 interns. Overall, 132 Carnegie Mellon alumni are employed by Microsoft and its subsidiaries.
Former faculty member Rick Rashid joined Microsoft in the early 1990s to establish Microsoft Research, which is modeled after Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, one of the world's top computer science schools. U.S. News & World Report Magazine has ranked the School of Computer Science first among national computer science programs.
You must have a registered Andrew account to access the Webcast. Please select one of the options below to view the Webcast. You will need either Quicktime or Windows Media Player.
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