ICR Presents an Evening Lecture Series on "Future Directions in Person- al Computing", by Dr. Donald Cowan, Dept. of CS, Univ. o...

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                   The University of Waterloo
                      200 University Avenue
                        Waterloo, Ontario


           The Institute for Computer Research (ICR)

              Presents an Evening Lecture Series on

             Future Directions in Personal Computing



by      Dr. Donald Cowan

of      Department of Computer Science
        University of Waterloo


Date:   Monday, November 16, 1992    
Time:	8:00 p.m.
Place:  William G. Davis Computer Research Centre, Room 1302



Abstract:

Powerful personal microcomputers are now inexpensive  and  widely
available.   When  augmented with large disk capacity, video-disc
and CD players, and appropriate software tools,  personal  micro-
computers open up the possibility of fascinating new applications
for business, education and the home.  This presentation  focuses
on how the hardware and software tools can be used to build these
applications and includes demonstrations of some interesting pro-
totypes.

Dr. Cowan was born in Toronto, Canada and received a BASc in  En-
gineering  Physics  from  the University of Toronto in 1960 and a
MSc and PhD from the University of Waterloo in Applied  Mathemat-
ics  in  1961  and  1965 respectively.  Dr. Cowan has been on the
Faculty of the University of Waterloo since 1962 and is currently
a  Professor  in the Computer Science Department, Director of the
Computer Systems Group and Director of Project ARIES.  Dr.  Cowan
was  the  founding Chairman of the Computer Science Department at
Waterloo in 1966 and served in that capacity  for  6  years.   He
also  served  as  the  Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the
Faculty of Mathematics from l974 to l978.   Professor  Cowan  has
acted  as  a consultant to many government agencies, computer and
communication companies.  He is currently serving as a Consulting
Scholar  with  IBM.   Dr. Cowan is the author or co-author of ap-
proximately 15 books and over 100 papers.  He  has  been  in  the
computer field since 1960.



Everyone is welcome.  Refreshments served.

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