CSE 40th Anniversary

Our featured speakers included:

• C.L. Max Nikias (MS, '80; PhD, '82), provost at the University of Southern California, who discussed "How Timeless Values Generate Timely Innovation".
• Bruce Shriver (PhD, '71), UB CS's first doctoral graduate, now of Genesis 2 Inc. and professor at large at the University of Tromso, Norway, who discussed "The Increasing Diversity of Computer Architectures."
• Deepak Kumar (MS, '88; PhD, '94), professor and chair of computer science at Bryn Mawr College, who discussed new directions in computer science education.
• Former UB faculty member John Case, professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware, spoke on computational learning.
• Anthony Ralson, founding chair of the department and UB professor emeritus, addressed the conference.
• Satish K. Tripathi, UB provost, executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of computer science and engineering.
• Harvey G. Stenger Jr., dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
• Bharat Jayaraman, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
• Stuart C. Shapiro, professor and former chair of the UB department.