Events Archive
The Austin Forum has held events spanning from 2006. Below you will find topics we have covered within our community. If you have an interest in refreshing any of these topics and would like to see them presented please contact us!
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2022
Discussion of the Best Tech+Society Books of 2022 December 14
Julie Tomlin, VP Finance & HR, Frontier Marketplaces
How Tech Can Make 2023 More Fun (Even Business) December 6
Finn Staber, Chicken Waffle
Metaverse Meetup November 30
Jarrett Webb, argodesign; Amber Allen, Double A Labs; Jay Williams, Frontier Marketplaces; Michael Shepherd, Dell Technologies; Finn Staber, Chicken Waffle; Erik Summa, Dell Technologies
Discussion of "The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World” November 22
Mike Ignatowski, Senior Fellow, AMD
The Future of Electricity November 2
Karl Popham, Manager, Electric Vehicles & Emerging Technologies, Austin Energy
Discussion of "The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything" October 20
Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer, SXSW
Misinformation & Disinformation: Technology Factors and Potential Solutions October 11
Sherri Greenberg, The University of Texas; Matthew Lease, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; Talia Stroud, The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Media Engagement
AI & Whiskey Chat September 28
Jay Boisseau, Executive Director, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Dr. Steve Kramer, Chief Scientist, KUNGFU.AI; Matt Sanchez, Founder and CTO, CognitiveScale, Advisory Board Member, Austin Forum on Technology & Society
Discussion of "Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future and Shape It" September 22
Byron Reese, Author
Space: How Rockets, Satellites, and Telescopes Are Enhancing Our World and Helping to Understand the Universe September 13
Dr. Moriba Jah, Privateer Space; Tom Markusic, Firefly Aerospace; Dr. Micaela Bagley, Department of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin
Discussion of "Termination Shock" August 18
Julie Tomlin, VP Finance & HR, Frontier Marketplaces
How Biotech, Health Tech, and Med Tech are Advancing Healthcare August 2
Dr. Nishi Viswanathan, MBBS, MA, MBA, Director, Texas Health Catalyst, Dell Medical School; Dr. Scott Collins, Board of Directors, President, BioAustinCTX
Crossing the Chasm with NFTs July 21
Chris Wilson, Founder, R3VOLUTION DIGITAL
Discussion of "This is How They Tell Me the World Ends" June 30
Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer, SXSW
Stabilizing and Decarbonizing the Texas Grid with Computation and Bitcoin June 14
Dr. Andrew Grimshaw, Lancium Compute and the University of Virginia
Augmented Reality Discussion with David Rose, Author of “SuperSight” May 26
David Rose, SuperSight; Jared Ficklin, argodesign; Nancy Giordano, Play Big Inc.
Ready Player One Screening + Metaverse Q&A with Special Guests May 24
Jay Williams, Frontier Marketplaces; Paul O'Brien, MediaTech Ventures; Erin Reilly, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
The Metaverse Is Here, Now—But The Future is Even Bigger May 10
Hrish Lotlikar, SuperWorld
A Discussion of the Book "Exponential: How the Next Digital Revolution Will Rewire Life on Earth" May 4
Mike Ignatowski, AMD
An AI Discussion on Fairness, Responsibility, Bias, and Other Ethical Issues April 26
Jay Boisseau, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Tina Lassiter, Responsible AI Institute & Center for AI and Digital Policy; Max Marion, KUNGFU.AI
AI & Whiskey Chat: Two Great Things That Go Great Together April 20
Matt Sanchez, Austin Forum on Technology & Society
AI in 2022: A Look at the Power, Potential, and Perils April 6
Dr. Steve Kramer, KUNGFU.AI
Exploring Tech & Society Through Sci-Fi: Austin Forum Sci-Fi Book Club March 24
Julie Tomlin, Frontier Marketplaces
Tech + Society Meetup March 16, 2022
Cybersecurity in 2022: Growing Threats, and What You Can Do March 1
Gabe Schuyler, Wiz.io
SXSW is Back, With New, Exciting & Important Programming for 2022 February 17
Jay Boisseau, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Hugh Forrest, SXSW
The Present and Future of Gaming February 1
Patrick Curry, FarBridge; Erik Summa, Dell Technologies; Elizabeth Howard, 2k
How Can Tech Companies Support Social Good? January 25
Chelsea Collier, Digi.City; Jessica Sager, The Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Matt Stephenson, Code 2 College; Marissa Campos Vogel, Social Venture Partners, Austin; Jessica Camarillo, Workforce Solutions Capital Area; Marjorie Abdelkrime, VMWare; Heather Venard, Bumble
Tech Trends for 2022 (And Beyond!) January 4
Jay Boisseau, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Jay Williams, SunVia; Nancy Giordano, Play Big Inc.; Matt Baker, Dell Technologies
2021
Misinformation & Disinformation: The Problems and Possible Solutions November 7
Talia Stroud, The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Media Engagement; Jim Spencer; Randi R. Ludwig, PhD, Dell Technologies
Quantum Computing: Transformational Capability November 2
Aparna Prabhakar, IBM Quantum Partner Ecosystem; whurley, Strangeworks; Ken Durazzo, Dell Technologies
Microprocessors: From Transformative to Pervasive—and What's Next October 5
Robert Hormuth, AMD; Bob Sorensen, Hyperion Research; Jeff Kehl, ARM
Promoting Equity in Tech, with Tech, and to Tech September 28
Jessica Sager, Austin Forum on Technology & Society; Michael Ward, Austin Urban Technology Movement (AUTM); Chelsea Collier, Digi.City; Dave DeCaprio, ClosedLoop.ai
Smart(er) Cities: At the Intersection of People, Data & Devices September 7
Chelsea Collier, Digi.City; Charlie Catlett, Discovery Partners Institute, University of Illinois
COVID-19: From Delta to the Pandemic Endgame August 11
Ilya Finkelstein, The University of Texas at Austin; Jason McLellan, The University of Texas at Austin
Space: New Industries, Applications, and Opportunities August 3
Tom Markusic, Firefly Aerospace
Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and DeFi: The Transformation of Money July 13
Jeannette Spaulding, Inveniam Data Oracles; Bass Bauman, Ethereum Austin & ZenBusiness; Bitcoin Frankie, Troika
Using the Power of Mentorship in Technology Careers and Companies June 16
Janice Omadeke, The Mentor Method; Joseph Kopser, The Grayline Group
Wirelessly Connection Everyone & Everything, Everywhere June 1
Dave Wolter, AT&T Labs
The Power and Potential of Immersive Experiences May 18
Amber Allen, Double A Labs; Russell Arons, Double A Labs
AI & Whiskey Chat April 28
Jay Boisseau, Austin Forum on Technology & Society, and Dell Technologies; Matt Sanchez, CognitiveScale, and Austin Forum on Technology & Society
Fair & Transparent AI: Lessons from UT Austin's "Good Systems" Grand Challenge April 20
Matthew Lease, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information; Maria De-Arteaga, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Information, Risk and Operation Management Department; Joydeep Ghosh, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Raymond J. Mooney, Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Computer Science; Min Kyung Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information
AI Applications and Impact: How Everything Will Change April 13
Michael Shepherd, Distinguished Engineer, Dell Technologies; Ashley Casovan, Executive Director, AI Global; Katrina Riehl, Director of Data Science, Cloudflare, Inc.
"AI 101" - What It Is, How It Works, and Why It's So Important April 6
John Lockman, Artificial Intelligence Research Specialist, Dell Technologies and CTO, Vizias; Luke Wilson Ph.D, Chief Data Scientist & Distinguished Engineer, Dell Technologies
How Technology is Making Food Faster, Better, and Safer, for More People March 9
Joi Chevalier , CEO, The Cooks Nook; Charles Dykes, Founder, Botany AI; Rick Whitted, CEO, US Hunger; Marc Oshima, Co-Founder and CMO, Aerofarms
Variants, Vaccines, and the Future of "Pandemic Tech" March 2
Dr. Ilya Finkelstein Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin; Jason McLellan PhD Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin
The Evolution of Data & How It Will Change Business, Government, and Research Feb 2
Bryon Jacob, data.world; Juan Sequeda, data.world
Tech & Whiskey Chat: AI, Whiskey, and 2021 January 21
Matt Sanchez, CognitiveScale; Jay Boisseau, Dell Technologies
Tech Trends for 2021 and Beyond January 5th
Jay Williams, Quantum Materials; Jay Boisseau, Dell Technologies
2020
The Future of Gaming Technologies and Applications December 15
Sheri Graner Ray, Dimensional Ink; Erika Summa, Dell Technologies
How Technology Companies & Techies Can Create Even More Social Good December 1
Jessica Sager, Austin Forum; Dr. Steve Kramer, KUNGFU.AI; Justin Murrill, AMD; Ryan-Alexander Thomas, Umanity; Nehemiah Pitts III, Community Technology and Telecommunications Commissioner City of Austin
Quantum Computing: The Next Computing Revolution November 10
whurley, Strangeworks
AI & The Future of Work October 20
Sherri Greenberg, The University of Texas; Chris Shenefiel, Cisco
Edge Computing and Data Analytics for Smart Communities and Cities October 6
Chelsea Collier, Digi.City; Rob Silverberg, Dell Technologies
From Tech Idea to Technology Impact: Creating Successful Tech Companies That Matter September 8
Gordon Daugherty, Harold Ingersol, Kirk Cesari, Ashley Stroud Phillips, Joshua Baer, Jill Murphy
Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tech August 25
Matt Stephenson, Elizabeth Quintanilla, Leo Ramirez, Michael Ward Jr.
Using Data & Technology to Address Our Racial Climate Aug 4
Meme Styles, Janice Omadeke, Eunice Chendjou, Michael Ward Jr.
AI & How It Will Impact Humanity and Society July 21
Matt Sanchez, Dave DeCaprio, Jean-Leah Njoroge Ph.D.
AI & Why It Will Transform Everything July 7
With Charlie Burgoyne, Jay Boisseau, and Kimberly Storin
Videogames: The Future of Entertainment, Sports, and Socializing June 2
Patrick Curry
Technologies for Fighting COVID-19 and Other Epidemics May 5
John Fonner, Eric Olson, and Sherri Greenberg
Tech for Maintaining Healthy Living, Bodies & Minds at Home April 21
Dr. Garrick Baskerville, Dr. Joanne Sotelo, and Sara Ness
Technologies For Effective Remote Working, Learning, & Living (COVID-19) April 7
Jay Williams, Amber Gunst, Jim Ganthier, and more
Technology + Art: Data, Algorithms, and Software Enable New Artistic Creativity March 5
Julia Morton, Shirley Steele, James Pricer, and Tyler Hobbs
Health Tech: How Technology, and Austin, Will Help You Live Longer & Better February 4
Dr. Jordan Amadio and Scott Collins, PhD
Tech Trends 2020 (And Beyond) January 7
Jay Williams and Jay Boisseau
2019
Technology for Social Good: How Tech Professionals & Companies Can Support Social Impact December 3
Chelsea Collier, Jessica Sager, Samantha Snabes, Steve Wanta, Meme Styles, Allison Hannel
The Internet of Things: How Connected Devices Everywhere Will Change Everything November 12
Rhonda Dirvin and Jason Shepherd
The Evolution of Energy: Enabling a Clean, Sustainable Future October 17
Karl Popham and Dan Bradley
Data, Privacy, Freedom, and Ethics Debate September 17
Sherri Greenberg, Becky Taylor, Brett Hurt, and Byron Reese
Technology, Space, and Humanity August 6
Tom Markusic and Rick Tumlinson
Robotics: Transformational Tools for Industry, Mobility, and More July 9
Dr. Mitchel Pryor and Jared Carl
AI: The Power, Promise, and Pragmatic Potential June 11
Ganesh Padmanabhan, Randi Ludwig, Shay Sabhiki, and Usman Shuja
5G: Ushering in the Fourth Technology Revolution May 14
Fawzi Behmann, Amber Gunst, and Arun Ghosh
Tech Idea to Tech Startup April 9
Gordon Daughtery, Kirk Cesari, Harold Ingersoll, Mitch Jacobson, Jill Murphy, and Nicolia Wiles
Engaging Millions with Technologies for Immersive Experiences March 5
Amber Allen
Technology to Sustainably Grow More & Better Food February 12
Robyn Metcalfe
Top Tech Trends for 2019 (And Beyond) January 8
Jay Boisseau and Jay Williams
2018
Cities & Technology: Living with IoT, 5G, AI, Drones & More
Jay Boisseau & Chelsea Collier
How Technology Will Transform Mobility & Transportation
Karla Taylor, Kathleen Baireuther, Barry Einsig, Gregg Hansen, Jason JonMichael, Alex Sabatier
Power, Providing More Power for More People
Karl Popham
Cyber Security, Surviving and Thriving in a Connected World
Earl Carter
The Promise and Peril of Gene Editing
Dr. Ilya Finkelstein & Dr. Sahotra Sarkar
Blockchain: Bringing the Transformation Home
Karen Kilroy & Jeremy Drzal
The Internet of Things (IoT): Realizing the Potential of Billions of Connected Devices
Rhonda Dirvin and special guests Xiaoping Chen, Guarav Chawla, Chris Blanding & Ted Lehr
Social Media: How Is It Influencing Society and How Should It Influence It?
Sherri Greenberg, Amy Atchley, Robert Chesney, Rod Favaron & Amanda Zamora
Drones: Changing Business, Agriculture, Security and More
Craig Nehrkorn & Brandon Eickhoff
Artificial Intelligence: How Machine Learning Will Transform (Almost) Everything
Jay Boisseau & Jeff Kirk
Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality: Coming to Your Eyes in 2018
Patrick Curry & Frank Roan
Top Tech Trends for 2018 (and Beyond)
Jay Boisseau & Jay Williams
2017
Austin Forum's Annual Tech for Giving and Sharing
Barbary Brunner, Chelsea Collier, John Nehme, Leo Ramirez, Jr., Zoe Schlag, & Monica Maldonado Williams
Putting Our Creative Class to Work Through Technology
Kalinda Howe, Patrick McGarry, Paul O'Brien & Jim Spencer
The Future of Electric Power for a Smart City
Karl Popham
How Can Tech Help Save Austin's Live Music Industry?
Chad Swiatecki With Panelists Dave Blue, Charlie Faye, Bianca Flores, Clark Nowlin, Stephen Sternschein, & Bak Zoumanigui
Technologies That Are Transforming Manufacturing, and How This Impacts You
Scott Fish, David Leigh & Matt M. Robison
Blockchain: Transforming Business, Socieity, and Humanity
Ashish Gadnis, Richard Hurley, Christa Clark & Jeremy Drzal
The Internet of Things (IoT): What is it, and How Will it Change Our Lives?
Rhonda Dirvin
The Acceleration of Austin as a Smart City
Jay Boisseau, Chelsea Collier, Jen Duthie, Stephen Elkins, Ben Guhin
The Growing Threats of Cybersecurity: What You Should Know
Alan Daines
Dell Medical School Update: The Role of Technology in Transforming Healthcare
Dr. Mini Kahlon
Artificial Intelligence: How Deep Learning is Advancing & Transforming Business, Transportation, Medicine & More
Marc Hamilton
From Idea to Innovation: How to Start a Tech Company That Matters
Gordon Daugherty, Christopher Calicott, Kirk Cesari, Harold Ingersoll, Jill Murphy, Jake Phillips & Chris Valentine
Top Tech Trends for 2017 (and Beyond)
Jay Boisseau & Jay Williams
2016
2nd Annual Technology for Giving and Sharing
Point/Counterpoint: Digital Dilemmas of Privacy v. Freedom in the Internet Age
Andrew Donoho, Ryan Harkin, Admiral Bob Inman
“The Trolls” Advance Screening
Lex Lybrand, Kirk Cesari, Pat Dean, Andrew Donoho
Virtual Reality in Austin: New Generation of Gaming & Beyond
Patrick Curry
Smart City Approaches: Making Austin Even Better
Ron Baker, Lisa Barden, Mateo Clarke, Ben Holland, Karl Popham, Steve Sharpless & Introduction by Mayor Steve Adler
Unlocking Opportunities: Achieving Diversity in Tech
Ruben Cantu
How Can Technology Sustain the Live Music Capital of the World?
Jennifer Houlihan
Attacking Austin’s Transportation Woes: Personal Rapid Transit
Richard Garriott de Cayeux
Ridesharing: An Austin Town Hall on the Future of Transportation Network Companies (Uber, Lyft, and more)
Karl Popham, Jen Duthie, Ben Holland & Joseph Kopser
Cybersecurity: Exploring the Business, Application, and Ethics of Information Security
Tod Beardsley
Your Medical School: Are We Being Disruptive Enough?
Dr. Mini Kahlon
New and Noteworthy for SXSW Interactive 2016
Hugh Forrest
Building Austin’s $2.5 Billion Cleantech Industry
Mitch Jacobson & Kathleen Baireuther
2015
1st Annual Technology for Giving and Sharing
The Digital Democracy
Sherri Greenberg & Elyse Yates
Doctors, Data & Decisions
Lynda Chin & Rob High
From Wearables to Cyborgs: The Present and Future Uses & Impacts of ‘Personal Tech
Jerry Wilmink, Jon Werner & Rich MacKinnon
Tech and Music: The Perfect Storm
Jennifer Houlihan
Austin 2.0: Using Devices, Data, and Analytics to Advance Austin
Jay Boisseau, Ph.D, Ron Baker, Brian Dietrich, Meg Merritt & Chip Rosenthal
Transportation, Traffic, and Technology
Rob Spillar & Jay Reddy
Internet 3.0: How Gigabit Speeds Will Transform the Internet and Change Austin
Mark Strama
Biotech, MedTech, HealthTech: Austin Can Become a Leader
Scott Collins, Ph.D.
Impact Through Innovation: Technologies Developed in Austin to Improve the World
Suzi Sosa
SXSW Interactive: The Most Influential Technology Event on Earth?
Hugh Forrest
2014
Dell Medical School: Vision and Progress
Dr. Clay Johnston
When Hippocrates Meets Darwin: The Interface of Medicine and Evolutionary Biology
Dr. Max Shpak
Maker Culture and the New Economy
Kami Wilt , David Armistead & Maggie Duval
Can You See Me Now? The Importance of Visualization at AT&T in Improving the Customer Experience
Dr. James Klosowski
Black Holes, Dark Matter, and Dark Energy through the Eyes of Texas
Dr. Karl Gebhardt
Pessimistic Performance Analysis
Benoit Chaffanjon
Emerging Threats and Capabilities: A U.S. Challenge
Dr. Hans Mark
Diving Into Data: Harnessing the Power of Information
Dr. Niall Gaffney & Dr. Michael Hasler
Pandora’s Promise
Karen Hadden, Dale E. Klein & Fred C. Beach
Clinical Science at the Bedside
Dr. Steven Warach
2013
Patient-Specific Computer Modeling and the Predictive Paradigm in Medicine
Thomas Hughes, Ph.D.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Citizen Scientist?
David Anderson, Ph.D.
The Rise of Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty in Developing Countries and the Southern United States
Dr. Peter Hotez
Brain Altering Software: The Inevitable Next Step In Human Evolution?
whurley, Kevin Leahy & Russell Poldrack, Ph.D.
A Thirst for Power: The Global Nexus of Energy and Water
Michael Webber
Unscientific America
Sheril Kirshenbaum
The Big Deal About Big Data – a Perspective from IBM Research
Kevin Nowka
Surviving the 21st Century as a Thought Worker
Jennifer Bullard
The 65.5 Million-Year-Old Chicxulub Impact Crater: Insights into Planetary Processes, Extinction and Evolution
Sean Gulick, Ph.D.
What is Computed Here Changes the World: The Stampede Supercomputing System
Jay Boisseau, Ph.D.
SXSW Interactive Preview: Space Exploration with Richard Garriott
Hugh Forrest
How Goodwill Became a Learning Organization with the Help of Technology
Zach Haines & Jerry Davis
2012
Enabling Biomedical Discoveries with Digital Data, Supercomputing and Visualization
Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., Jay Boisseau, Ph.D., Matt Vaughn, Ph.D. & James Bankson, Ph.D.
Solutions for Heart Disease: The Science of the Future Today
Doris Taylor
More Than You Think You Know: Analyzing the Data That’s Around Us
John Gordon
TEDxAustin: A Million Decisions Behind One Big Idea
Nancy Giordano & Shawna Butler
From Sous Vide to Social Search, How Technology is Changing How We Cook and Eat
Addie Broyles & Michael Chu
Securing Texas’ Water Future
Danny Reible
The Smart Grid Unveiled: How Pecan Street’s Big Data Research is Uncovering the Promise of a Customer-Driven Energy Revolution
Brewster McCracken
Using Technology to Refine Physical Education in the 21st Century
Jen Ohlson
Product Design: The New Interplay of People, Objects, and Information
Dean Andrew Dillon, Diane E. Bailey & Randolph Bias
Teen Researcher: Discovering A New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Alakananda Basu & Shree Bose
A Preview to SXSW Interactive: Social Media & Non-Profits
Hugh Forrest, Heidi Schultz Adams & David J. Neff
The Predictive Brain: How Past Memories Influence Future Decisions
Alison Preston, Ph. D.
2011
How Our Words Reflect Who We Are
James Pennebaker
Stem Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Ischemic Heart Failure
Dr. Emerson Perin
Innovating with University Startups
Bob Metcalfe
Cybersecurity Today: Trends, Risk Mitigation and Research
Brad Englert, Dr. Fred Chang, Joe Anthony & Ronald Perez
The Emerging Age of Predictive Computational Science
Tinsley Oden, Ph.D.
Cyberinfrastructure to Feed the World
Dan Stanzione, Ph.D. & Matt Vaughn, Ph.D.
Future Shock: What Does the Day After Tomorrow Look Like?
Dan Reed, Ph.D.
Competitiveness, Congress, and You!
Sue Fratkin
Dengue Drug Discovery: Using Global Computing to Combat a Global Disease
Stan Watowich
Put It Back: Geologic Sequestration for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Tip Meckel, Ph.D.
Picture This – Visualizing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Kelly Gaither, Ph.D.
Digital Human Face Recognition
Shalini Gupta
2010
CPRIT: Opportunities and Challenges
Alfred Gilman, M.D., Ph.D.
Transmedia Storytelling
Daniel Lorenzetti & Juan Garcia
Hopes and Fears for Big Science
Dr. Steve Weinberg
The Next Generation Engineer
John Volkman, Allyson Peerman, Michael Webber & Melissa Lott
“Gray” Technologies for Global Aging: Bringing Healthcare Home
Eric Dishman
Digital Display Holography: Historical Survey and Recent Developments
Mark Holzbach
Creating a Dynamic Clean Energy Economy
Brewster McCracken
Bio-Tech: The Next Big Thing
Ana C. Ward
IBM and Austin: Partners in a “Smarter Planet”
Brad McCredie & Tony Befi
A Look at SXSW’s Interactive Past, Present, and Future
Shawn O’Keefe
Supercomputing: Why It’s Super for Austin… and You!
Jay Boisseau, Ph. D.
Game Tutorials – Making Technology Accessible
Sheri Graner Ray
2009
The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future
S. Craig Watkins
The Internet and the Obama Administration – So Far
Gary Chapman
Transformational Changes from Energy Research: From Deal Killers to Academy Awards
Dr. Ray Orbach
Why Supercomputing Matters — And How You Are Helping
Jay Boisseau, Ph. D.
Cybernetics of Climate
Michael Tobis, Ph.D.
Green Star State: How Texas Can Get Rich Leading the Green Energy Revolution
Michael Webber
3D – The Next Wave in Visual Entertainment
Alan Luecke
Insights on Technology Trends and their Impact on Game Systems Design
Peter Walker, Ph.D.
The Brickley Engine
Mike Brickley
Sherlock Holmes: One of The Greatest Statisticians Who Never Lived
James Bryant, Ph.D.
Local Food Enthusiasts & Writers
Addie Broyles
2008
The Web of Politics: Technology’s Impact on Political Campaigns
Mario Champion
Communicating and Collaborating for Change
Tricia Berry
Use of Text Mining and Visualization to Infer Work Dynamics from Organizational Records
Maria Esteva, Ph.D.
Remote Laser Cancer Surgery: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to the Standard Treatment
David Fuentes, Ph.D.
Technology in Higher Education
Kathy Schmidt, Ph.D. & Juan Garcia
Science, Technology & Society
Paul Toprac, Ph.D.
The Most Powerful Computer in the World: Early Results and Future Plans
Jay Boisseau, Ph.D.
Using Brain Imaging, Computational, and Psychophysical Technologies to Understand Attention Deficit Disorder
David Gilden, Ph.D.
Technology Commercialization
Gary Cadenhead, Ph.D.
Sustainable Design
Steven Moore, Ph.D.
2007
Research and Learning in the 3-D Virtual World Environment of Second Life
Leslie Jarmon, Ph.D.
AMD’s 50×15 Initiative and One Laptop Per Child: Making Digital Inclusion a Reality
Steve Howard
The Use of Computer Technology in Meteorological Education and the Review of Weather Data
Troy Kimmel
Not Your Grandson’s Playstation
Rodney Gibbs
“World Community Grid”
Viktors Berstis
Microelectronics: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning?
Sanjay Banerjee, Ph.D.
Commercial Computers: Backbones to IT Revolution.Big, Hungry, and, Growing
Tom Keller, Ph.D.
Virtual Worlds: Connecting People, Places, and Spaces
Joe Sanchez
Climate Prediction: The Do’s and Don’ts
Charles Jackson, Ph.D.
Technology in the Classroom: Tradition Versus Innovation
Cynthia Schneider, Ph.D. & Timothy Pope
SXSW Interactive Festival
Hugh Forrest
Supercomputing: Transforming Science and Enriching Society
Jay Boisseau, Ph.D.
2006
Digital Divide
Leroy Jones
But What If the Player is Female?
Sheri Graner Ray
Social Impacts of Technology in the 21st Century
Dr. Elizabeth Keating, Ph.D.
Empowering Users in the Creative World with the Production Power of Technology
Charlie Boswell