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SUMMARY:IC Monday Seminar : Computing for the Future of the Planet
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Andy Hopper\, Cambridge University - Invited by Prof. Ma
 rtin Vetterli\nAbstract Digital technology is becoming an indispensable an
 d crucial component of our lives\, society\, and environment.  A framewor
 k for computing in the context of problems facing the planet will be prese
 nted.  The framework has a number of goals: an optimal digital infrastruc
 ture\, sensing and optimizing with a global world model\, reliably predict
 ing and reacting to our environment\, and digital alternatives to physical
  activities. Practical industrial examples will be given as well as resear
 ch goals. Biography Andy Hopper is Professor of Computer Technology at the
  University of Cambridge\, Head of Department of the Computer Laboratory\,
  and elected member of the University Council. His research interests incl
 ude computer networking\, pervasive and sentient computing\, and using com
 puters to ensure the sustainability of the planet. Andy Hopper has pursued
  academic and industrial careers simultaneously. In the academic career he
  has worked in the Computer Laboratory and the Department of Engineering a
 t Cambridge. In the industrial context he has co-founded a dozen spin-outs
  and start-ups\, three of which floated on stock markets. He is currently 
 Chairman of RealVNC and Ubisense plc. Professor Hopper received the BSc de
 gree from the University of Wales Swansea (1974) and the PhD degree from t
 he University of Cambridge (1978). He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of 
 Engineering (1996) and of the Royal Society (2006). He was made a CBE for 
 services to the computer industry (2007).
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