On
October 8 2008, the Université catholique de Louvain will confer the title of
Doctor Honoris Causa to
A. Fert (Paris-Sud, Nobel Prize Physics 2007),
R.L Rivest (MIT, Turing Award 2002),
J.N. Tsitsiklis (MIT), and
P. Van Hentenryck (Brown Univ.).
Events
The Doctors Honoris Causa
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Professor A. Fert (Paris-Sud, Nobel Prize Physics 2007), in recognition of the discovery of giant magnetoresistance and his major fundamental contributions to the new research field of spintronics. |
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Professor R.L Rivest (MIT, USA, Turing Award 2002), in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the theory and application of cryptography (RSA), computer and network security, electronic voting, and algorithms. |
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Professor J.N. Tsitsiklis (MIT, USA), in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the theory and application of optimization in distributed and stochastic systems. |
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Professor P. Van Hentenryck (Brown Univ., USA), in recognition of his fundamental contributions in constraint programming, his remarkable scientific and technological impact in the optimization field, as well as the industrial impact of his research. |
Doctor Honoris Causa Conferment Ceremony
Wednesday 8 October 2008, 17:00 - 18:00
Auditorium Sciences 10, Place des Sciences (Parking P11), Louvain-la-Neuve.
- P. Van Hentenryck will be presented by Yves Deville (INGI).
- J.N. Tsitsiklis will be presented by Vincent Blondel (INMA).
- R.L. Rivest will be presented by Jean-Jacques Quisquater (ELEC).
- A. Fert will be presented by Luc Piraux (MAPR).
The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Halles universitaires, Place de l'Université, Louvain-la-Neuve
Scientific Conferences
Wednesday 8 October 2008, 14:00 - 16:30
Auditorium Sciences 10, Place des Sciences (Parking P11), Louvain-la-Neuve
- 14:00 P. Van Hentenryck (Brown Univ.). Telecommunication meets Optimization: a Marriage made in Heave;
- 14:30 J.N. Tsitsiklis (MIT). The Challenges of Decision Making in Complex, Stochastic, or Distributed Systems;
- 15:00 R.L. Rivest (MIT). Security of Voting Systems;
- 15:30 Coffee break;
- 15:45 A. Fert (Paris-Sud). Présent et futur de la spintronique (in French).
Workshop on Computing Science and Applied Mathematics
Wednesday 8 October 2008, 10:45 - 12:15
Auditorium SUD19, Place Croix du Sud (Parking P11), Louvain-la-Neuve.
- 10:45 R.L. Rivest (MIT). On the mathematics of post-election auditing;
- 11:15 P. Van Hentenryck (Brown Univ.). Past and Future Impact of Constraint Programming;
- 11:45 J.N. Tsitsiklis (MIT). Decentralized Detection;
- 12:15 Lunch.
Workshop organized by the departments of Computing Science and Engineering, Mathematical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.
Participation to the workshop is free (including lunch). If you intend to attend the lunch, please send an email to Ms Nathalie Ponet by Friday October 3 at nathalie.ponet@uclouvain.be .
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