Übersicht
colloquia - [ 08.03.2010 (11.00) ]
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Computational Thinking
Sprecher: Prof. Dr. Jeannette M. Wing, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh; CISE, National Science Foundation (NSF), Washington D.C
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My vision for the 21st Century: Computational thinking will be a fundamental skill used by everyone in the world. Just as reading, writing, and arithmetic are fundamental skills every child learns, computational thinking is a skill needed for every citizen to function in today’s global society. Computational thinking is an approach to solving problems, building systems, and understanding human behavior that draws on the power and limits of computing. Computational thinking is the use of abstraction to tackle complexity and the use of automation to tackle scale. The combination of the automation of abstraction underlies the enormous capability and reach of computing. In this talk I will argue that computational thinking has already begun to influence many disciplines, from the sciences to the humanities, but that the best is yet to come. Looking to the future, we can anticipate even more profound impact of computational thinking on science, technology, and society: on the ways new discoveries will be made, innovation will occur, and cultures will evolve.
http://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_bio.jsp?lan=jwing&org=NSF&from_org=
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Ort:
Carl-Bosch-Auditorium des Studios der Villa Bosch, 69118 Heidelberg, Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33 (Eingang Studio - ca. 100 m vom Eingang zur Villa Bosch entfernt, auf der Talseite des Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweges; Näheres zur Anfahrt siehe unter www.studio.villa-bosch.de.
Parken:
Tiefgarage „Unter der Boschwiese“ (unentgeltlich).
Contact:
Bärbel Mack
EML Research gGmbH
Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33
69118 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 201
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 298
Email: [email protected]
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