Responsible Technological Democracy
William Wulf. "Responsible Citizenship in a Technological Democracy."
Renowned computer scientist and former president of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Dr. William Wulf will discuss the kinds of concepts everyone should know in order to be a responsible U.S. citizen living in a technological democracy.
Today the U.S. is the most technologically sophisticated society that has ever existed, and hence is also the most technologically dependent. As a consequence many of our most important public policy issues have a critical technological dimension. Unfortunately, most citizens of the U.S. do not know enough science and engineering concepts to be meaningful participants in informed discussions of things like energy policy, climate change, and electronic voting. In this talk, Wulf will confront the importance of technological literacy and its impact on U.S. democracy.
Wulf is a University Professor and the AT&T Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. Among his activities at the University were a complete revision of the undergraduate Computer Science curriculum, research on computer architecture and computer security, and an effort to assist humanities scholars exploit information technology.
This talk is free and open to the public. The lecture begins at 3:25 p.m. Cosponsored by the local Iota chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and the Department of Computer Science. Wulf's talk is given as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's Visiting Scholars Program.
Student Meetings with Dr. Wulf on Friday, February 6
- Graduate student meeting: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Computer Science Building 601.
- Undergraduate student meeting (informal luncheon): 1:50 to 3 p.m., Computer Science Building 601.
For more information, contact the Department of Computer Science at (585) 275-5671 or www.cs.rochester.edu.