Marking another milestone year of growth, the UCLA Henry Samueli
School of Engineering and Applied Science will hold its 2007
Technology Forum on Thursday, May 3.
The annual review will showcase the school’s groundbreaking
research in a number of emerging disciplines, including bioengineering,
embedded systems and nanotechnology and will explore the impact
these fields will have on the future.
Running from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the review will be held at De
Neve Commons on the UCLA campus. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
For a full agenda and further details, visit www.engineer.ucla.edu/techforum.
This year’s forum will feature a keynote address by Anthony
Tether, director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense
Advanced Research Project Agency, as well as talks by distinguished
speakers Henry Samueli, co-founder of Broadcom, and Andrew Viterbi,
co-founder and former chief technology officer of Qualcomm.
Faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students will
present research from across the institution, and initiatives
underway in a number of the school’s major research centers
also will be highlighted. In addition, speakers from leading
California companies will discuss future research in these areas
from an industrial perspective.
The 2007 Technology Forum will include morning sessions featuring
presentations on nanoelectronics and nanosystems, using sensors
to monitor the environment, human simulation using computer
animation, and an overview of the challenges of nanoelectronics
and nanosystems.
Lunch will include short talks by Siavash Alamouti, chief technology
officer for Intel’s Mobile Wireless Group; Rajeev Madhavan,
CEO and chair of Magma Design Automation; and David Whelan,
vice president for strategic growth, business development and
strategy at Boeing Phantom Works.
The afternoon will be split into a series of presentations on
timely topics from researchers across the school, including
professor Bruce Dunn, who will discuss three-dimensional microbatteries;
professor Vasilios Manousiouthakis, who will talk about using
hydrogen for transportation; professor Jennifer Jay, who will
explore the affect of pollutants — such as mercury and
arsenic — on large populations in developing and developed
countries; and professor James Dunn, who will look at possible
alternatives to waiting for donor transplants.
Journalists are invited to attend any of the sessions at no
charge but must R.S.V.P. for attendance and parking by calling
(310) 206-0540.
