Computing for the Future of the Planet
- đ¤ Speaker: Prof Andy Hopper CBE FRS, Head of the Cambridge Computer Laboratory
- đ Date & Time: Tuesday 04 November 2008, 20:00 - 21:00
- đ Venue: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road
Abstract
What impact will computing have on the future of our planet? Prof Hopper will discuss how computing could optimise the use of physical resources and ultimately lead to their substitution by the digital world, and how it will enable developing societies to improve their standard of living.
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Prof Andy Hopper CBE FRS, Head of the Cambridge Computer Laboratory
Tuesday 04 November 2008, 20:00-21:00