The time of next scholar forum on Sept. 13th has to be changed from noon time to the evening 6-8:30PM, due to the schedule conflict with GT football game. We will provide diner at 6PM.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused by the time change and we hope you understand!
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Speaker
宋文战
Professor and Director of Sensorweb Research Laboratory Georgia State University
Topic
浅谈美国大学教授的三字经 - Research, Teaching and Service
Date and Time
September 13, 2014 (Saturday), 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Venue
Room 205 of Instructional Center (IC) at Georgia Tech
Dr. WenZhan Song is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of Sensorweb Research Lab at Georgia State University. He is a recipient of Outstanding Research Contribution Award (2012) in GSU Computer Science, Chancellor Research Excellence Award (2010) in WSU Vancouver and NSF CAREER Award (2010). His research mainly focuses on sensor web (for geophysical imaging), smart grid and mobile health where sensing, computing, communication and control play a critical role and need a transformative study. Dr. Song’s research has received $7 million+ research funding from NSF, NASA, USGS, Boeing and etc since 2005, and has been featured in MIT Technology Review, Network World, Scientific America, New Scientist, National Geographic, etc. Dr. Song serves the editorial board of several premium journals including IEEE Transaction on Parallel and Distributed Systems. Dr. Song was a recipient of 2004 National Outstanding Oversea Student Scholarship, awarded by Ministry of Education of China (only 40 awarded in USA) during his PhD study 2001-2005. Before that, he worked in industry as a software engineer and team leader in Shanghai Bell during 1999-2001.