The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science presents:
Margaret Martonosi
Princeton Friday, June 12
DC 1302
4:30 p.m
MIT and Turing Award Winner
Monday, September 14
Humanities Theatre
2:00 p.m.
Abstract:
This Turing Award talk intermixes a bicycle ride across America during the summer of 1988 with the design, construction and commercialization of Postgres during the late 80’s and early ‘90’s. Striking parallels are observed, leading to a discussion of what it takes to build a new DBMS. Also, indicated are the roles that perseverance and serendipity played in both endeavours.
Biography:
The Centre for Computational Mathematics is hosting a public lecture and reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary.
Everyone welcome! Please register to attend.
Speaker: Professor Dick Peltier, University of Toronto
Schedule of Events:
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Departure from Fields Institute |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Arrival at the Faculty of Math / Refreshments |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m |
Welcome remarks - Information on University of Waterloo Math Graduate Studies Srinivasan Keshav, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies |
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