IEEE Madison Presents: An update on UW Madison’s School of Computer Data & Information Science (CDIS) new building and academic programs
Tom will describe the features and layout of the new 350,000 SF building (coming to the corner of University & Orchard St.) and how it supports the goals of the School. Design features including those addressing sustainability and extreme weather will also be presented. We will learn about academic offerings from the School including the Computer Science, Data Science, & Statistics programs. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Social half hour starts at 5:00 pm with the presentation starting at 5:30 pm.
Parking:
Below is link to a real time UW campus parking map app
Lot 80 is close but may be busy
Lot 17 is a good alternative but check the map
The Computer Society is one of the top three IEEE Madison member groups with about 60 members. Other related Societies in IEEE Madison include Circuits and Systems, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, Signal Processing, and Solid-State Circuits. Total IEEE Madison membership is around 660 people. While there is not always a direct overlap between computer hardware and software and data science, about 160 or 24% of our members are in data, computer and electronics related societies. We hope to see you all there.
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- Date: 17 May 2023
- Time: 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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- 1210 W Dayton St
- Madison, WI 53706, Wisconsin
- United States 53706
- Building: Computer Sciences Bldg. Room 1240
- Room Number: 1240
- Starts 29 April 2023 12:00 PM
- Ends 17 May 2023 12:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Tom of CDIS, UW Madison
Tom Erickson is the founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS)
Biography:
Tom is the founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) and the executive associate dean of strategy and innovation for the College of Letters & Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
In addition to serving on UW–Madison Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Blank’s advisory council, Tom co-chaired a working group on the future of computing at the university in 2018. He co-authored the group’s report “Wisconsin in the Information Age.” This led to the formation of CDIS in 2019, which brought together the top ranked departments of Computer Sciences, Statistics and the Information School.
A third-generation Wisconsin Badger, Tom earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical and computer engineering with honors from UW–Madison in 1980.
Before returning to his alma mater, Tom was a founding director and CEO of Acquia, a Boston-based software company that he grew from founding to $175M in revenue and 800 employees. During his 40-year career, Tom has also served in several executive roles in software companies, including Teleatlas (TomTom), Systinet (Mercury Interactive/HP), webMethods (Software AG), Baan (Infor), and MRO Software (IBM).
Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Social half hour starts at 5:00 pm with the presentation starting at 5:30 pm.