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Computer Science @ Rochester
Thursday, October 30, 2008
4:00 PM
The Robert B. Goergen Hall Room 109
Dr. Paul Horn
New York University
The Changing Nature of Innovation
Paul Horn, who received a PhD in Physics from the University in 1974, will deliver a talk entitled "The Changing Nature of Innovation" on campus on Thursday, October 30 beginning at 4 pm. The lecture will take place in the Fantone Room (Room 109) of The Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics. Members of the campus and Rochester communities are invited to attend Dr. Horn's talk.

Dr. Horn recently retired as Senior Vice President for Research at IBM Corporation and is now a Distinguished Scientist in Residence at New York University. During his years at IBM, he directed the company's worldwide research programs in five countries around the world. Under his guidance, IBM created the Deep Blue and Blue Gene supercomputers and other major innovations. He has been an avid champion for translating technology based research into marketplace opportunities.

Born in New York City, Dr. Horn received his undergraduate training at Clarkson College of Technology and his doctoral degree from Rochester. Prior to joining IBM in 1979, Dr. Horn was a Professor of Physics in the James Franck Institute and the Physics Department at the University of Chicago. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the National Academy of Engineering.

He has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 1988 Bertram Eugene Award and the 2002 Hutchison Medal from the University of Rochester. In 2003 he was named one of the top computing business leaders in the United States by Scientific American magazine. He is a member of the boards of Gallaudet University, the Committee for Economic Development, Clarkson University, New York Polytechnic University, UC Berkeley, and the New York Hall of Science.

This lecture is co-sponsored by the College Deans' Office, the Department of Physics, and the Department of Computer Science.

Please Plan to Attend!!