Agenda of the Fourth Global Forum on Development of Computer Science

 Main Forum

Time: 9:00AM -12:30AM, January 20, 2024
Location: Hall, Building A, Tsinghua Sanya Internation Mathematical Forum, Sanya, China

Theme: The Role of Computer Science in University Development Strategy

Host:

Andrew Yao, Dean, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University 

Xia Yin, Dean, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

Time Topic Speaker

9:00-9:30

Opening Remarks

Invited Speaker

9:30-10:00

Computer Science-based

Undergraduate Education in

Engineering and Sciences

(Online)

Arvind

Head, Computer Science Faculty

Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology

10:00-10:30

CS talent training

The Computational Science Program at the University of Tennessee

Jack Dongarra

Turing Winner

University of Tennessee

10:30-11:00

Developing Data-driven Innovation Across an Ancient University

Jane Hillston

Dean, Research Culture in the College of Science and Engineering

University of Edinburgh

11:00-11:20

Break

11:20-12:30

Panel:The role of computer science in university development strategy

Chair:Andrew Yao

Participants: Arvind, Jack Dongarra, Jane Hillston, Harry Shum

 Sub-Forum 1

TIME: 14:00PM - 17:30PM, January 20, 2024
Location: Room A211, Tsinghua Sanya Internation Mathematical Forum, Sanya, China

Theme: The development trend of computer science

Chair: Jane Hillston, Dean, Research Culture in the College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh

Time Keynote Speaker

14:00-14:20

New Challenges in Computer Science Applications: Reliability and Accountability

(Online)

Holly Rushmeier

Chair, Department of Computer Science

Yale University

14:20-14:40

Cultivating Progress: Computer Science Education for Societal Advancement. An European Perspective

Josep Fernandez

Dean, School of Informatics

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

14:40-15:00

Future of ComputerScience and DigitalProfession

Asif Gill

Head, Discipline Software Engineering,

School of Computer Science

University of Technology Sydney

15:00-15:20

Developing AI Education Programs at HKUST

Xiaofang Zhou

Head, Department of Computer Scienceand Engineering

TheHong Kong University ofScience and Technology

15:20-15:40

Break

15:40-17:30

Panel: The development trend of computer science

Chair: Jane Hillston

Participants: Holly Rushmeier, Josep Fernandez, Asif Gill, Xiaofang Zhou

 Sub-Forum 2

TIME: 14:00PM -17:30PM, January 20, 2024
Location:Room A110, Tsinghua Sanya Internation Mathematical Forum, Sanya, China
Theme:Interdisciplinary opportunities in computer science
Chair:Wenwu Zhu, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University

Time Topic Speaker

14:00-14:20

Navigating Challenges, Seizing Opportunities: Computer Science

in Interdisciplinary Exploration

Kian-Lee Tan

Dean, School of Computing

National University of Singapore

14:20-14:40

Prutor: AI-assistedTutoring forIntroductoryProgramming Courses

Amey Karkare

Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology

14:40-15:00

Computer Science Education: Personalization, Fundamentalization, and Globalization

Zhenjiang Hu

Dean,School of Computer Science

Peking University

15:00-15:20

Teaching AI at undergraduate level (Online)

Dame Wendy Hall

Regius Professor of Computer Science

Pro Vice-Chancellor

University of Southampton

15:20-15:40

ACM as a Catalyst in the Development of Interdisciplinary CS Education and Research (Online)

Yannis Ioannidis

Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

President, ACM

15:40-16:00

Break

16:00-17:30

Panel: Interdisciplinary opportunities in computer science

Chair:WenwuZhu

Participants:Kian-Lee Tan,Amey Karkare,HuZhenjiang,Dame Wendy Hall, Yannis Ioannidis