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Bruce Krogh, director of Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda, discussed the development of the electrical power system in Rwanda at a Dean’s Lecture on April 18. Rather than construct a traditional system with unidirectional delivery, he suggested Africans are turning…
Ramayya Krishnan, dean of Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, spoke to CMU-Q about how the widespread deployment of sensors and information technology is transforming business and society. Krishnan is the W.W. Cooper and Ruth F. Cooper Professor of Management…
Despite the radical changes that digital technology has introduced to the practice of photography, Charlee Brodsky stated that the core of what she teaches today is the same as when she began teaching 30 years ago. “Photographs are portals to…
Gary Fedder, vice provost for research at Carnegie Mellon University, delved into the area of advanced manufacturing at a Dean’s Lecture on April 12. Fedder focused on additive manufacturing, which is also known as 3D printing. He described how advancements…
Finn Kydland, Nobel Laureate (2004) and Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, outlined developments over the past 40 years that have placed the field of macroeconomics on sounder scientific footing. Kydland’s remarks were part of the Dean’s…
At a Dean’s Lecture on April 3, Mostafa Ammar looked back at how networking and its research have evolved. Ammar is a Regents' Professor at the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology. Ammar noted that in 1985, the…
Alfred Aho delivered a Dean’s Lecture on March 21, outlining how computational thinking is an indispensable skill for virtually anyone living in the information age. Aho’s talk was a joint lecture with the Qatar Computer Research Institute. Aho, who is…
Dan Martin, dean of the School of Fine Arts, described Carnegie Mellon’s unique approach to arts education at a Dean’s Lecture on March 7. Martin outlined how the School of Fine Arts focuses on professional practice as well as scholarship,…
Her Excellency Dr. Hessa Sultan Al Jaber, former minister of Information Communications Technology Qatar (ictQatar), delivered a talk titled “Digital Disruption – Shaping the Future of Qatar” at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q). Her Excellency focused on the advent…
