An Oral History of Computer Science

 

Twelve senior faculty members share their personal journeys and their recollections of the early days of computer science at Cornell University and the leadership role in bringing a new field of study into existence.

Birman, Ken

Cardie, Claire

Constable, Robert

Conway, Richard W.

Gries, David

Hartmanis, Juris

Hopcroft, John E

Kozen, Dexter

Nerode, Anil

Schneider, Fred B

Teitelbaum, Tim

Van Loan, Charlie

(Click on a name above to scroll to an abstract and a live link to the associated streaming video.)

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    Cooke, J. Robert (The Internet-First University Press, 2016-06-16)

  • A Conversation with Fred Schneider 

    Schneider, Fred B.; Gries, David (Internet-First University Press, 2015-09-09)
    Fred Schneider, an expert in concurrent and distributed systems and in computer and cybersecurity, shares insights about how his professional interests evolved, and provides sweeping views about how his field and department ...

  • A Conversation with Claire Cardie 

    Cardie, Claire; Constable, Robert L. (Internet-First University Press, 2015-09-09)
    Claire Cardie discusses the role of Gerard Salton, natural language processing and the creation of the Information Science Department.

  • A Conversation with Ken Birman 

    Birman, Ken; Van Renesse, Robbert (Internet-First University Press, 2015-09-10)
    Ken Birman discusses the origins of cloud computing.

  • A Conversation with Dexter Kozen 

    Kozen, Dexter; Constable, Robert L. (Internet-First University Press, 2015-09-09)
    Kozen discusses his experiences at Cornell – his research and teaching experience, textbooks, participation in sports & music, etc.

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