[Colloq] Distiguished Spkr - Thursday @ 3PM
Chantal Cardona
chantalc at ccs.neu.edu
Tue Nov 29 15:34:45 EST 2005
*College** of **Computer** and Information Science*
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*Distinguished Lecture Series on Grand Challenges in Computing*
Thursday, December 1st, 2005
3:00pm
110 West Village H
*CyberSecurity- the Weak Link of our Infrastructure*
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Anita Jones
University of Virginia
Bio
*ANITA JONES* is a University Professor in the University of Virginia.
She is also a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering
and Applied Science, previously having served as chair of the Department
of Computer Science. The Honorable Anita K. Jones was sworn in as the
Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the U.S. Department of
Defense in June 1993. In that position she was responsible for the
management of the science and technology program. This included
responsibility for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
oversight of the DoD laboratories, as well as being the principal
advisor to the Secretary of Defense for defense-related scientific and
technical matters. She returned to the University in 1997. Professor
Jones is a member and past vice-chair of the National Science Board,
which advises the President on science, engineering, and education as
well as oversees the National Science Foundation. She is also a member
of the Defense Science Board and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Corporation. She has co-chaired the Commonwealth of Virginia Research
and Technology Advisory Commission. She has served on other government
advisory boards and scientific panels such the Air Force Scientific
Advisory Board and on various boards and panels for NASA, the National
Research Council, the Department of Energy, and the National Science
Foundation.
Host: Prof. Agnes Chan
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