We are proud to celebrate Dan Siewiorek’s remarkable accomplishments
on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Dan exemplifies true innovation,
creativity, and leadership, making a significant impact on the present
and future of computer systems and human-computer interaction. He
has made seminal, pioneering contributions to several areas that shaped
the evolution of computer systems over the last four decades: microprocessors,
reliable and fault-tolerant computer systems, human-centered design
encompassing wearable computers and context aware computing, and
rapid prototyping of computer systems. Dan has also made very significant
contributions in integrating research and education, and has created
a user centered interdisciplinary design methodology. This methodology
has been used for rapid prototyping of computer systems and for
the rapid prototyping of thirty generations of wearable
and more recent context aware computers.
Dan’s research contributions have created new products, applications,
and industries. In the process of his research he has trained hundreds
of students in design and established new academic research disciplines.
Dan has played an important leadership role in every organizational
and research unit in which he has worked: several departments at Carnegie Mellon
(HCII, CS, ECE, ICES), the whole university, the national and international
computer science and computer engineering research community. He
is a true visionary capable of making major breakthroughs in science
and research.
Thank you,
dan60! Symposium
Committee
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