Computer Technology

Speaker: CR Muthukrishnan: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention ...

Professor Muthukrishnan is a pioneer of Computer Science in India and is one of the doyens of Computer Science education in India, who laid the foundation of India’s Information Technology revolution. He has contributed to the field of Computer Technology, Software Engineering and Information Technology for nearly four decades, starting his teaching and research career at IIT Kanpur in 1971. He joined IIT Madras in 1973 and was Chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering from 1977 to 1981. He was a visiting Professor at Wichita State University in 1982 and visiting Research Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982-83. He was Dean of Academic Courses at IIT Madras from 1992 to 1995 and the Deputy Director and Director-in-charge from 1996 to 2001. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Diego in 1999. Professor Muthukrishnan has published over 35 research papers in leading conferences and journals. He has guided more than 200 student theses at...

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Speaker: James Urquhart: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention - ...

James Urquhart manages cloud computing infrastructure strategy for the Server Provider Systems Unit of Cisco Systems (link: www.cisco.com/.) Named one of the ten most influential people in cloud computing by the MIT Technology Review, and author of the popular C|NET Blog Network blog, The Wisdom of Clouds (link: https://news.cnet.com/the-wisdom-of-clouds,) Mr. Urquhart brings a deep understanding of these disruptive technologies and the business opportunities they afford.

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Speaker: Aaron Lippold: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention - ...

Aaron Lippold is a Computer Scientist and Technical Adviser for the Forge.mil project, the Chief Information Assurance Executive, the Technical Director of the Computing Services Directorate and the Chief Technology Officer of the Defence Information Systems Agency on issues of Security, Information Assurance and Open Technology. Aaron is very proud to be one of the formative Community Managers for the Forge.mil Project with an active community of over 5100 users and growing.

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Speaker: John J. Barton: Velocity 2010, Web Performance & Operations ...

John J. Barton is the manager of Interaction Science, an IBM Almaden Research group specializing in fundamentals of human-computer interaction (HCI) technologies, especially multi-device interaction. Interaction Science studies users, invents new techniques and technology, then validates progress by scientific tests with real users. Current projects in my group include text input on handheld devices, integration of information across devices via instant messaging, adapting web pages for mobile devices, and extending web debugging to support more dynamic applications and environments.

[Publish Date: June 22, 2010]

Speaker: Jay Pfaffman: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention - ...

Jay Pfaffman (Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, 2003) teaches courses in instructional technology research and using computers to support learning. He uses Free Open Source Software (FOSS) not only to provide teachers with the software but also to use Linux Terminal Servers and diskless thin clients to provide affordable ubiquitous computing to schools. He has developed web-based tools to support teaching and learning including Webliographer, a social bookmarking tool designed specifically for teachers.

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Is the Enterprise Ready for the Cloud? : OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open ...

By Mark Masterson

This session examines the challenges that face enterprises in adopting cloud computing. Is it just a technology problem or are there management considerations? Are enterprises adopted cloud, is the cloud ready for them and are they ready for it?

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

State of the Computer Book Market 2008, Part 2: The Technologies - O'Reilly ...

By Mike Hendrickson

In this second installment (the first post is found here), we look at computer book sales in specific technology categories. Remember that we've organized the data into six

[Publish Date: February 17, 2009]

Speaker: Gregory Miller: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention - ...

Greg (link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmiller/) is a Co-Executive Director of the OSDV Foundation. He brings 24+ years experience in the tech sector, divided between software development and technology business development. He is also a (non practicing) IP lawyer involved in Internet & technology public policy. His technical experience is in user interface, distributed computing, and digital security. He has significant product management/marketing experience in large firms and start-ups. He's spent the past 7 years in VC sector advising start-up ventures. Greg’s interests in voting technology and digital democracy have become his pursuits.

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Speaker: Tim O'Reilly: Velocity 2010, Web Performance & Operations ...

Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media (link: https://www.oreilly.com/,) Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. O’Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (link: https://www.oscon.com/,) the Web 2.0 Summit (link: https://www.web2summit.com,) and the Gov 2.0 Summit. Tim’s blog, the O’Reilly Radar (link: https://radar.oreilly.com/) “watches the alpha geeks” to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim is on the boards of CollabNet and Safari Books Online, and is a partner in O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.

[Publish Date: June 22, 2010]

Speaker: Tim O'Reilly: OSCON 2010, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention - ...

Tim O’Reilly is the founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media (link: https://www.oreilly.com/,) Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. O’Reilly Media also hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (link: https://www.oscon.com/,) the Web 2.0 Summit (link: https://www.web2summit.com,) and the Gov 2.0 Summit. Tim’s blog, the O’Reilly Radar (link: https://radar.oreilly.com/) “watches the alpha geeks” to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim is on the boards of CollabNet and Safari Books Online, and is a partner in O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.

[Publish Date: July 19, 2010]

Speaker: Troy Bailey: Velocity 2010, Web Performance & Operations ...

Mr. Bailey has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and embedded systems development. Prior to joining Tilera, he spent 4 years as Vice President of Marketing Strategy at Shell Energy with responsibility for developing the marketing and sales organizations. Troy started his 10-year career at Motorola in wireless product development. He then joined Motorola's Semiconductor business where he managed the development of Java for embedded systems in partnership with Sun. In his final role at Motorola, he led marketing strategy for wireless semiconductors. Troy holds 4 patents, a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

[Publish Date: June 22, 2010]