Distinguished Speaker Series

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This speaker series features some of today’s most brilliant minds sharing innovative research and emerging ideas with the Duke community. These special events are free and open to all.

Past Distinguished Speakers

Xuedong Huang

Spring 2024: Xuedong Huang, Zoom

Connecting People with Generative AI

Nicky Lu

Spring 2024: Nicky Lu, AIAT and Etron Technology

Semiconductor & AI Marching to Tera-Scale Integration & Computing

Harry Atwater

Fall 2023: Harry Atwater, Caltech

Active Metasurfaces in Meta-Imaging Systems

Arvind

Fall 2023: Arvind, MIT

Computer Near Storage

Theodore Rappaport

Fall 2023: Theodore (Ted) Rappaport, NYU

Wireless Communications Channel Measurements and Models

PP Vaidyanathan

Fall 2023: P.P. Vaidyanathan, Caltech

Srinivasa Ramanujan and Digital Signal Processing

Jack Dongarra

Spring 2023: Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

An Overview of High Performance Computing and Future Requirements

Ronald Rohrer

Spring 2023: Ronald Rohrer, Carnegie Mellon University

Adjoint Sensitivity for the Analysis, Design and Test of Integrated Circuits

Jason Cong

Fall 2022: Jason Cong, UCLA

Qubit Mapping and Scheduling for Quantum Computing: Gap Analysis and Optimal Solutions