Lecture Schedule

1:00 p.m.
Privacy Respecting Digital Forensics
Yoshi Kohno

2:00 p.m.
Designing Appropriate Computing Technologies for the Rural Developing World
Tapan Parikh

2:50 p.m.
Self-Assembly and the Future of Manufacturing
Babak Parviz

3:45 p.m.
Neurorobotics: Interfacing Robot and Nervous System to Understand and Enhance Human Movement
Yoky Matsuoka

4:35 p.m.
Lead in Drinking Water & Public Health: A Scientist’s Descent into the Activist Netherworld
Marc Edwards

5:30 p.m.
Reception

Innovators & Geniuses: Celebrating Engineering Award Winners

May 29, 2008

Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Reception follows

Join us for a fascinating afternoon of lectures by five of the College of Engineering’s rising stars. In an unprecedented year, the MacArthur Foundation and MIT’s Technology Review honored three faculty members, an alumnus, and a student for their exceptional contributions to society. Learn more about their inspiring work. Attend all afternoon or drop in for a session. Admission is free.

Lecture Summaries

Privacy Respecting Digital Forensics

Yoshi Kohno, UW assistant professor of computer science and engineering

Yoshi Kohno’s work on assessing and improving the security of current and future technologies has been cited in The New York Times and CNN Headline News. He is co-director of the Medical Device Security Center, and was named a top innovator by Technology Review in 2007. More >>

Designing Appropriate Computing Technologies for the Rural Developing World

Tapan Parikh, UW affiliate professor of computer science and engineering

Tapan Parikh has been designing and deploying information systems tailored to small-business owners in rural developing parts of India, Africa, Asia, and Latin America for the past eight years. He was named Technology Review’s Humanitarian of the Year. More >>

Self-Assembly and the Future of Manufacturing

Babak Parviz, UW assistant professor of electrical engineering

Babak Parviz is recognized for his research at the interface of biology and technology. Parviz works on biologically inspired self-assembly. He was named a young innovator by Technology Review in 2007. More >>

Neurorobotics: Interfacing Robot and Nervous System to Understand and Enhance Human Movement

Yoky Matsuoka, UW associate professor of computer science and engineering

Yoky Matsuoka is transforming our understanding of how the central nervous system coordinates musculoskeletal action, using robotic technology to enhance the mobility of people with manipulation disabilities. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007. More >>

Lead in Drinking Water & Public Health: A Scientist’s Descent into the Activist Netherworld

Marc Edwards, VA Tech professor of civil and environmental engineering

Marc Edwards has received numerous awards for his work on “compassionate engineering” and the public welfare during Washington, D.C.’s crisis involving safe drinking water in 2004. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007. More >>