Since Fall 2002, the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering has hosted the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium (SVLS). The Symposium hosts industry and technology leaders to talk about business and technology trends. It also features prominent leaders who discuss broader societal and political issues that shape our life and society.
For more information contact Dr. Ahmed Hambaba, Associate Dean of Graduate & Extended Studies, College of Engineering: ahmed.hambaba@sjsu.edu
The symposia take place every Thursday from 12:00pm to 1:00pm in the Engineering building auditorium, ENG 189.
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Feb. 7th -
Feb. 14th -
Feb. 21stDr. Laura Haas
Distinguished Engineer and Director – Computer Science, IBM
Topic: Impact! The Challenge of Industrial Research in Computer Science in a web 2.0 world
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Feb. 28thCurt Cotner
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer for Database Servers, IBM
Topic: Future Technology Directions for Java Access to Dabases
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Mar. 6thDr. Peter Norvig
Director of Research, Google Inc.
Topic: Practice Makes Perfect: How Billions of Examples Lead to Better Models
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Mar. 13thCecilia Claudio
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Sandisk Corporation
Topic: How to make an Information Elephant Dance
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Apr. 17thMark Bergman
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Symantec Corporation
Topic: Seeding Tomorrow's Innovation Today
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Apr. 24thDr. Qi Lu
Executive Vice President of Engineering Search & Advertising Technology, Yahoo
Topic: Towards Open Cloud Computing
