SCHEDULE: NOV 16-22, 2013
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Investing in Higher Education and Software for the Future
SESSION: Investing in Higher Education and Software for the Future
EVENT TYPE: Panels
TIME: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
SESSION CHAIR: Anne C. Elster
Panelists:David Kahaner, N. Balakrishnan, Taisuke Boku, Kum Won Cho, Rob Cook, Depei Qian
ROOM:401/402/403
ABSTRACT:
As computer systems are becoming more complex, so is the software that will be needed for these systems. This panel will discuss how several countries have invested in higher education and training for our next generation. China is projected to produce more than 50% of the world's IT students, and the country has founded several recent tech-oriented universities and invested heavily in HPC. India is known for its IITs, and Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in KAUST. How should the rest of us keep up?
Moderator/Panelist Details:
Anne C. Elster (Chair) - Norwegian University of Science & Technology / University of Texas at Austin
David Kahaner (Moderator) - ATIP (Asian Technology Information Program)
N. Balakrishnan - Indian Institute of Science
Taisuke Boku - University of Tsukuba, Japan
Kum Won Cho - National Institute of Supercomputing & Networking, South Korea
Rob Cook - Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation, Australia
Depei Qian - Beihang University, China
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