Schedule of Events
Friday, February 26, 2016
5:00 p.m. Registration, lobby area outside Shambaugh Auditorium, Main Library (LIB)
5:30 p.m. Doors open, Shambaugh Auditorium, LIB
6:00 p.m. Welcome by Tom Werner, President of the UI ACM Student Chapter, and Professor
Alberto Segre, Chair of UI Computer Science; Shambaugh Auditorium, LIB
Keynote Address by Steven LaValle, University of Illinois @ Champaign-Urbana:
"Virtual Reality: What's It Good For?” Shambaugh Auditorium, LIB
7:30 p.m. Reception, Rotunda of Adler Journalism Building (AJB)
8:30 p.m. Puzzle Competition, rules by Tom Werner/Ryan Wedoff, Rotunda, AJB
Saturday, February 27, 2016
8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast and late registration Rotunda, AJB
9:30 a.m. Carrick Detweiler, University of Nebraska, Lincoln:
“Bringing Aerial Robots Closer to the Water: Sensing, Sampling, and Safety,” 101 BCSB (Becker Communications Studies Building)
10:45 a.m. Bilge Mutlu, University of Wisconsin, Madison:
“Human-Centered Principles and Methods for Designing Robotic Technologies” 101 BCSB
12 noon No-Tie Job Fair http://acm.org.uiowa.edu/article/job-fair
12 noon Lunch break
2:00 p.m. Zubair Shafiq, University of Iowa:
“Spying on Spammers: Tracking Reputation Fraud on Facebook” 101 BCSB
3:15 p.m. Industry panel moderated by Meenakshi Gigi Durham, University of Iowa:
“Solving for XX: Perspectives on Women’s Roles in Technology” 101 BCSB
4:30 p.m. Door prize drawings, Tom Werner, Rotunda, AJB
5:30 p.m. Pizza, subs and socializing with board games, card games and a GameCube, Rotunda, AJB
Department of Computer Science
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Department of Computer Science in advance at (319) 335-0746.