How higher education can adapt to the future of work
Automation and the gig economy are radically changing how we work. How we learn must keep pace with these new technologies. We need education to be cross-disciplinary, personalised and fo...
PhD in Computer Science, University of Texas, Austin. 1997-2000, Director, Software Systems Laboratory and 2007-11, Chair for Computer Science and Engineering, Edward S. Davidson Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan. 2001, Co-Founder and until 2010, Chairman, Arbor Networks. 2011-14, led the National Science Foundation Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), with a budget of almost $900 million, in its mission to advance scientific discovery and engineering innovation through its support of fundamental research. With Carnegie Mellon University: Vice-President for Research, nurturing excellence in research, scholarship and creative activities; 2015, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, broad responsibility for leading CMU’s schools, colleges, institutes and campuses and was instrumental in long-range institutional and academic planning, including efforts to enhance the CMU experience both within and outside the classroom; since July 2017, Interim President. Fellow: Association for Computing Machinery; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; American Association for the Advancement of Science. Recipient of numerous awards for innovative research, commitment to education and technology commercialization activities, including: Computing Research Association’s 2015 Distinguished Service Award.
Automation and the gig economy are radically changing how we work. How we learn must keep pace with these new technologies. We need education to be cross-disciplinary, personalised and fo...
Universities must meet the challenges of the digital revolution head on