November 5, 2009
Microsoft’s Craig Mundie to speak today on ‘Rethinking Computing’
Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft, will give a lecture titled Rethinking Computing at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in 120 Kane.
Mundie will talk about how software and information technology can help solve today’s most pressing global challenges. He will demonstrate a number of current and future-looking technologies that show how computer science is changing scientific exploration and discovery. Mundy will also discuss the role of new science in solving the global energy crisis and answer questions from the audience.
In his role at Microsoft, Mundie oversees one of the world’s largest computer-science research organizations, and is responsible for Microsoft’s long-term technology strategy. Mundie also directs the company’s fast-growing health care solutions business, along with a number of technology incubations. He routinely works with government and business leaders around the world on technology policy, regulation and standards.
Mundie has spent much of his career building startups in various fields, including supercomputing, consumer electronics, healthcare, education and robotics. He joined Microsoft in 1992 to create and run the Consumer Platforms Division, which developed non-PC platforms such as the Windows CE operating system; software for the Handheld PC, Pocket PC and Auto PC; and early console-gaming products. Mundie also started Microsoft’s digital-TV efforts, acquiring and managing its WebTV Networks subsidiary.
The lecture is part of Computer Science & Engineering’s Distinguish Lecturer Series. It is free and open to the public.
