Publicado em: 03/09/2013

Seminário sobre Inovação no INF

No dia 05 de setembro, quinta-feira, palestrará no INF o Prof. Andy Hopper, Presidente do Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), sobre A Perspective on Innovation. A palestra acontecerá às 12h30min, no Auditório do Prédio 67, do Instituto de Informática da UFRGS.

Palestra: A Perspective on Innovation

Data: 05/09/2013 – Quinta-feira
Horário: 12h30min
Local: Auditório do Prédio 67 (Auditório Novo)

Resumo:

Innovation is an important topic being discussed by companies and governments in their quest for economic growth. After giving an assessment of the global context, examples of innovating companies based on personal experience will be highlighted. This will be followed by suggestions encompassing government, universities, and businesses large and small aimed at further improving the chances of winning gold medals for wealth creation.”

Mini CV do palestrante:

Andy Hopper is Professor of Computer Technology at the University of Cambridge, Head of Department of the Computer Laboratory, and elected member of the University Council. His research interests include computer networking, pervasive and sensor-driven computing, and using computers to ensure the sustainability of the planet.

Andy Hopper has pursued academic and industrial careers simultaneously. In the academic career he has worked at the Computer Laboratory and the Department of Engineering at Cambridge. In the industrial context he has co-founded over a dozen spin-outs and start-ups, three of which floated on stock markets, as well as working for multinational companies. He is currently Chairman of RealVNC Group and Ubisense plc which between them have been awarded five Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Professor Hopper received the BSc degree from the University of Wales Swansea (1974) and the PhD degree from the University of Cambridge (1978). He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1996) and of the Royal Society (2006). He was made a CBE for services to the computer industry (2007). During 2012-2013 he is President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).