Zienkiewicz Lecture 2020

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College of Engineering

Speaker

Professor Andy Hopper

Speaker's Biography

We are delighted to welcome Professor Andy Hopper, Treasurer and Vice-President of the Royal Society and Professor of Computer Technology at the University of Cambridge, as our guest speaker for the Zienkiewicz Lecture 2020. Professor Hopper's research interests include computer systems, sensor-driven and location-aware computing, and using computer technology for sustainability of the planet.

Professor Hopper has pursued academic and industrial careers simultaneously. In the industrial context he has co-founded thirteen spin-outs and start-ups, three of which floated on stock markets, as well as working for multinational companies. The companies he co-founded have received numerous Queen's Awards for Enterprise. He is Chairman of RealVNC Group and lowRISC CIC.

Professor Hopper received the BSc degree from the University College of Swansea (1974) and the PhD degree from the University of Cambridge (1978). He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1996) and of the Royal Society (2006). He was made a CBE for services to the computer industry (2007). During 2012-13 he was President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He is a recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award (2013) and the Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2017).

Professor Andy Hopper will deliver a lecture entitled "Computing for the Future of the Planet".

From: 18 Nov 2020, 4 p.m.
To: 18 Nov 2020, 5 p.m.
Location: Online Event - Please see description

Digital technology has become an indispensable and crucial component of our lives, society, and the physical environment.

A framework for the role of computing in dealing with sustainability of the planet will be presented. The framework has a number of goals: an optimal digital infrastructure, sensing and optimizing the use of resources in the physical world, guaranteeing the performance of indispensable systems, and digital alternatives to physical activities.

Practical industrial examples will be given alongside research goals and societal dilemmas.


Contact: Sam Board (Email: s.j.board@swansea.ac.uk)

Website: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/zcce/zienkiewicz-lecture/


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