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70th Anniversary Lecture Series. Computers and Mathematics: Problems and Prospects. Professor Ronald Graham Jacobs Endowed Chair in Computer and Information Science University of California, San Diego. Date: March 19, 2009 (Thursday) Time: 5.30pm (Refreshments from 5pm)

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  1. 70th Anniversary Lecture Series Computers and Mathematics: Problems and Prospects Professor Ronald Graham Jacobs Endowed Chair in Computer and Information Science University of California, San Diego Date: March 19, 2009 (Thursday) Time: 5.30pm (Refreshments from 5pm) Venue: Wang Gung Wu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Medium: English Admission: Free Abstract There is no question that the recent advent of the modern computer has had a dramatic impact on what mathematicians do and on how they do it. However, there is increasing evidence that many apparently simple problems may in fact be forever beyond any conceivable computer attack. In this talk, Professor Graham will describe a variety of mathematical problems in which computers either have had, may have or will probably never have a significant role in their solutions. About the Speaker Professor Ronald Graham holds the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Endowed Chair in Computer and Information Science and is Chief Scientist of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He joined the UCSD faculty in 1999, after a 37-year career with AT&T Labs. Graham received his Ph.D. in mathematics from U.C. Berkeley in 1962. Then he joined AT&T Labs. as Director of Information Sciences from 1962 to 1995, and Chief Scientist from 1996 to 1999. Professor Graham is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Association of Computing Machinery. He was also past President of both the American Mathematics Society and the Mathematical Association of America. He has won numerous awards in the field of mathematics, including the Polya Prize in Combinatorics (1972) and the Leroy Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement of the American Mathematical Society (2003). Please visit www.hku.hk/science/graham for seat reservation. For enquiries, please call Miss Lee at Faculty of Science at 2241 5861.

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