Computing for the future of the planet: How computers can save the world
- 👤 Speaker: Prof. Andy Hopper
- 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday 26 October 2011, 21:00 - 22:00
- 📍 Venue: N7, Pembroke College
Abstract
Computing for the future of the planet: How computers can save the world
Digital technology is becoming an indispensable and crucial component of our lives, society, and environment. A framework for computing in the context of problems facing the planet will be presented by Professor Hopper. The framework has a number of goals: an optimal digital infrastructure, sensing and optimising with a global world model, reliably predicting and reacting to our environment, and digital alternatives to physical activities.
Series This talk is part of the Stokes Society, Pembroke College series.
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Prof. Andy Hopper
Wednesday 26 October 2011, 21:00-22:00