7 episodes
Computer Systems Colloquium (Fall 2008) Stanford University
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The Computer Systems Laboratory Colloquium is the regular, weekly colloquium of the Computer Systems Laboratory. At each session, a guest lecturer examines some topic on current research and developments in computer systems. Speakers are drawn from industry, government, research, and educational institutions around the world.
The topics touch upon all aspects of computer science and engineering including logic design, computer organization and architecture, software engineering, computer applications of all sorts, public policy, and the social, business, and financial implications of technology. Frequently the Colloquium provides the first public forum for discussion of new products, discoveries, or ideas.
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7. Future Computer Memory (November 11, 2008)
Al Fazio, an Intel Fellow and Director of Memory Technology Development in the Technology Manufacturing Group. talks about non-volatile memories in the form of NAND memory.
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6. Google App Engine: Run Your Web Application on Google's Infrastructure (November 5, 2008)
Guido van Rossum, creator of Python, one of the major programming languages on and off the web gives an overview of the Google App Engine architecture from a developer's perspective, followed by a live demonstration. (November 5, 2008)
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5. Scalable Privacy-Friendly Client Cloud Computing: A Gathering Perfect Disruption (October 22, 2008)
Carl Hewitt, Emeritus in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at MIT, talks about Organizations of Restricted Generality (ORGs). (October 22, 2008)
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4. How to Invent the Future by Playing Online Games: The SuperStruct Game (October 15, 2008)
Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research and Development at the Institute for the Future, explores the theory behind massively multiplayer forecasting games and the design principles of her project, Superstruct. (October 15, 2008)
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3. Excubate: A New Model of New Technology Business Development (October 8, 2008)
Dr. Ted Selker of the MIT Media Lab expands beyond the problems of open innovation and offer a new entrepreneurial investment model which can increase innovation's chances for success. (October 8, 2008)
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1. Towards a Global Scale Public Computer (September 24, 2008)
Jonathan Appavoo describes his work at IBM Research on Project Kittyhawk which is exploring the viability of a Global Scale Public Computer. (September 24, 2008)