Jeanette Wing, the President's Professor of Computer Science,
Carnegie Mellon University, and Associate Director, Computer and
Information Science & Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation,
will give a talk on "Computational Thinking and Thinking about
Computing."
Place: Santa Fe Institute, Robert N. Noyce Conference Room
When: Friday, July 11, 2008, at 3:30 p.m.
Abstract: My vision for the 21st Century: Computational thinking
will be the fundamental skill used by everyone in the world. To
reading, writing, and arithmetic, let's add computational thinking to
every child's analytical ability. Computational thinking has already
influenced other disciplines, from the sciences to the arts. The new
NSF Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation initiative in a nutshell
is computational thinking for science and engineering. Realizing
this vision gives the field of computing both exciting research
opportunities and novel educational challenges.
The field of computing is driven by technology innovation, societal
demands, and scientific questions. We are often too easily swept u
with the rapid progress in technology and the surprising uses by
society of our technology, that we forget about the science that
underlies our field. In thinking about computing, I have started a
list of "Deep Questions in Computing," with the hope of encouraging
the community to think about the scientific drivers of our field.
Host: Joe Traub
"He has van Gogh's ear for music."
Billy Wilder
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