Future of Computing Symposium

Oct. 20-21, 2021
See the Future of Computing White Paper

The Future of Computing Symposium organized by the Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) brings together researchers from diverse areas to discuss and brainstorm on new computing technologies that have the potential to transform our society. The symposium features a line-up of outstanding speakers, both internal and external.

This event marks the 70^th anniversary of CSL’s founding and celebrates its long and illustrious legacy in pioneering technologies including the invention of flat-panel plasma displays, the first computer-assisted instructional program, electrostatic vacuum gyroscope, the first binaural hearing aid, and many others that have created the world we live in today.

This event will imagine the future of various computing disciplines and applications, including:

Computing beyond traditional approaches
Robotics and autonomy
AI for cyber-physical systems
Security and privacy
Immersive technologies

Committees

See below for the tentative agenda.

Wednesday, Oct. 20

Time	Topic	Speakers
8:30-9:30 am	Opening Remarks and CSL in Historical Overview/Perspective	Provost Andreas Cangellaris Grainger Dean Rashid Bashir CSL Director Klara Nahrstedt
9:30-10:00 am	Coffee Break
10:00-11:30 am	Beyond Traditional Computing Panel Session Chairs: Naresh Shanbhag and Lav Varshney - UIUC	10:00-10:30 am - James DiCarlo, MIT 10:30-10:45 am - Mattia Gazzola, UIUC 10:45-11:00 am - Paul Kwiat, UIUC 11:00-11:30 am - Panel Discussion
11:30am-1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm	Security Panel Session Chairs: Carl Gunter and Klara Nahrstedt - UIUC	1:30-2:00 pm - Nick Feamster, University of Chicago 2:00-2:15 pm - Bo Li, UIUC 2:15-2:30 pm - Andrew Miller, UIUC 2:30-3:00 pm - Panel Discussion
3:00-3:30 pm	Coffee Break
3:30-5:00 pm	AI for Cyber-Physical Systems Panel Session Chairs: Olgica Milenkovic and Vikram Adve - UIUC	3:30-4:00 pm - Anshumali Shrivastava, Rice University 4:00-4:15 pm - Karrie Karahalios, UIUC 4:15-4:30 pm - Alex Schwing, UIUC 4:30-5:00 pm - Panel Discussion

Thursday, Oct. 21

Time	Topic	Speakers
9:30-11:00 am	Immersive Technologies Panel Session Chairs: Romit Roy Choudhury, Yurii Vlasov, Nam Sung Kim - UIUC	9:30-10:00 am - Ravish Mehra, Facebook 10:00-10:15 am - Sarita Adve, UIUC 10:15-10:30 am - Sanmi Koyejo, UIUC 10:30-11:00 am - Panel Discussion
11:00 am - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00-2:30 pm	Robotics and Autonomy Panel Session Chairs: Nancy Amato and Sayan Mitra - UIUC	1:00-1:30 pm - Daniela Rus, MIT 1:30-1:45 pm - Katie Driggs-Campbell, UIUC 1:45-2:00 pm - Negar Mehr, UIUC 2:00-2:30 pm - Panel Discussion
2:30-3:00 pm	Coffee Break
3:00-4:30 pm	Summary and White Paper Discussion Session Chairs: Klara Nahrstedt and Naresh Shanbhag - UIUC