2011 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering: Dinner Speech by Alfred Spector September 27, 2011

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National Academy of Engineering
2011 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
September 19-21, 2011
Google, Inc.
Mountain View, California

Perspectives on the Evolution of Computer Science.
September 19, 2011
Dinner address presented by Alfred Spector.

ABSTRACT: Google hosted 100 participants of the 2011 National Academy of Engineering's U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (FOE) symposium at our Mountain View office. The U.S. FOE symposium is an annual three-day meeting that brings together 100 of the nation's outstanding young leaders, aged 30-45, from industry, academia and government to discuss research on the leading edge of diverse fields in engineering. Vice President Alfred Spector addressed participants at the symposium dinner, sharing his perspective on the evolution of Computer Science and its intersection with our daily lives.

About the speaker: Alfred Spector is the Vice President of Research and Special Initiatives at Google. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the IEEE and ACM.