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Computing for the future of the planet

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  • Monday, 14 July 2008
  • 00:14 - 00:14
  • Duration: 57 mins
  • Publication date: 14 Jul 2008
  • Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of event 1st UKCRC Lecture

About the session

Digital technology is becoming an indispensable and crucial component of our lives, society, and environment. A framework for computing in the context of problems facing the planet is presented. The framework has a number of goals: an optimal digital infrastructure, sensing and optimising with a global world model, reliably predicting and reacting to our environment, and digital alternatives to physical activities.

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    Andy Hopper

    University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, Professor of Computer Technology

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