Computer Sciences then and now: Discussing Maurice Wilkes’ legacy
Sir Maurice Wilkes (1931) led the development of the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory in the 40’s. EDSAC was the first practical computer intended to provide a service to scientists in other disciplines and was the basis for the world’s first business computer, LEO.
Wilkes was the most important figure in the development of practical computing in the UK, making significant contributions to software development, microprogramming and cache memory. Since then, the evolution of Computer Science has been so significant that we now live in a computer-driven world.
Please join us for a discussion of Maurice Wilkes’ legacy on Tuesday 23 November, 6.30pm to 8pm, with fellow Johnians experts in the field of Computer Sciences.
Meet the panel
Professor Robert Mullins (2007)
Reader in Computer Architecture at the Department of Computer Science and Technology and a founder of Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Michelle Seng Ah Lee (2019)
PhD Candidate at Cambridge Computer Lab and a Senior Manager and AI Ethics Lead in the Risk Analytics team at Deloitte UK
Dr Simon Crosby (1990)
Ph.D. in Computer Science and the CTO at SWIM.AI. Previously, he served as the CTO of Data Centre and Cloud Division at Citrix Systems.
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