Key Note
Session T1A
KEYNOTE - "ENGINEERING AS A HUMAN ENDEAVOR"
William Wulf, President Of The National Academy Of Engineering
William Wulf is president of the National
Academy of Engineering and vice chair of the
National Research Council, the principal operating
arm of the National Academies of Sciences and
Engineering. He is on leave from the University of
Virginia-Charlottesville, where he is the AT&T
professor of engineering and applied sciences. At
the university he is involved in a complete
revision of the undergraduate computer science
curriculum, research on computer architecture and
computer security, and helping humanities
scholars exploit information technology.
Dr. Wulf has had a distinguished
professional career that includes serving as
assistant director of the National Science
Foundation; chair and chief executive officer of
Tartan Laboratories, Inc., in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania; and professor of computer science
at Carnegie Mellon University, also in Pittsburgh.
He is the author of more than 80 papers and
technical reports, has written three books, and
holds one U.S. patent.
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November 5-8, 2003, Boulder, CO
33 rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
T1A-1