On Saturday, September 29, everyone is invited to a day of "Ideas That Will Change the World" as part of the Homecoming Festival! The talks, intended for a wide audience, will be held in the Engineering Computer Science Building room ECS 123. Lunch and snack will be provided. Click here for more information: http://50.engr.uvic.ca

SPEAKERS:

9:30 - 10:30     Colin Bradley, UVic
Search for Franklin's Lost Vessels - 2012 HMS Erebus and HMS Terror Expeditions

10:45 - 11:45    Stephanie Willerth, UVic
Engineering Replacement Organs - From Stem Cells to Reality?

11:45 -12:45     Piotr Kaminski, Udacity
Educational Innovation - Silicon Valley Style

1:15 - 2:15        Rodney Herring, UVic
UVic's STEHM: The Most Powerful Microscope Ever Built - Exploring the Frontiers of Science and Engineering

2:30 - 3:30        George Tzanetakis, UVic
When the Virtual Bleeds into the Physical - A Music Perspective for the Future of Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

3:30 - 4:30       Hausi Müller, UVic
How to Build Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet - Situation-Aware Smart Applications