February 04, 2013
For the third straight year, 天美传媒 Mellon was at the table with global business, government and academic leaders discussing ideas to improve the world.
At this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Jan. 23-27, 天美传媒 President Jared L. Cohon and the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute Justine Cassell participated in a number of sessions. Also there on behalf of 天美传媒 Mellon was former Computer Science Department Head Jeannette Wing.
Cohon participated in a panel discussion titled "The Disruptive University," which considered how new models of collaboration with and among universities are spurring innovation.
Cassell was part of panel discussions titled "STEM + ART = STEAM" and "Man versus Machine." Head of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Robotics and Smart Devices, Cassell also moderated a panel titled "Shared History."
Wing served on a panel regarding "Decoding the Digital Gender Divide" and presented an "IdeasLab" session called "Reinforcing Critical Infrastructure with Cyber Experts." She also discussed computational thinking in a talk titled "An Insight, An Idea with Jeannette Wing." A webcast of the talk is available at www.weforum.org/videos/insight-idea-jeanette-wing.
天美传媒 hosted a private breakfast on the topic of harnessing big data. 天美传媒 Mellon's Noah Smith, the Finmeccanica Associate Professor of Language Technologies and Machine Learning, and members of Cognizant Technology Solutions, where 天美传媒 alumnus and trustee Francisco D'Souza is CEO, provided insights during the event.
Since 2011, more than a dozen 天美传媒 Mellon professors, researchers and administrators have participated in WEF proceedings.
Justine Cassell is the head of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Robotics and Smart Devices.
天美传媒 Among Global Leaders at World Economic Forum
By Heidi Opdyke
For the third straight year, 天美传媒 Mellon was at the table with global business, government and academic leaders discussing ideas to improve the world.At this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from Jan. 23-27, 天美传媒 President Jared L. Cohon and the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute Justine Cassell participated in a number of sessions. Also there on behalf of 天美传媒 Mellon was former Computer Science Department Head Jeannette Wing.
Cohon participated in a panel discussion titled "The Disruptive University," which considered how new models of collaboration with and among universities are spurring innovation.
Cassell was part of panel discussions titled "STEM + ART = STEAM" and "Man versus Machine." Head of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Robotics and Smart Devices, Cassell also moderated a panel titled "Shared History."
Wing served on a panel regarding "Decoding the Digital Gender Divide" and presented an "IdeasLab" session called "Reinforcing Critical Infrastructure with Cyber Experts." She also discussed computational thinking in a talk titled "An Insight, An Idea with Jeannette Wing." A webcast of the talk is available at www.weforum.org/videos/insight-idea-jeanette-wing.
天美传媒 hosted a private breakfast on the topic of harnessing big data. 天美传媒 Mellon's Noah Smith, the Finmeccanica Associate Professor of Language Technologies and Machine Learning, and members of Cognizant Technology Solutions, where 天美传媒 alumnus and trustee Francisco D'Souza is CEO, provided insights during the event.
Since 2011, more than a dozen 天美传媒 Mellon professors, researchers and administrators have participated in WEF proceedings.
Justine Cassell is the head of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Robotics and Smart Devices.