The SCS Emigration Course is a series of lectures and discussion sessions that focus on "grooming" you so you'll be ready to conquer the real world when you finish your Ph.D. The interwoven threads are Jobs, Money, The Real World, Ethics, and Writing (Communication Skills). Unlike the Immigration course, which is held during the first three weeks of the school year, the Emigration course is spread over the entire academic year. While the topics of interest are chosen with the more senior students in mind, Ph.D. students in the entire School of Computer Science are encouraged and welcome to attend. Faculty are welcome too!

The next session...

Kevin Dowling
Vice President of Strategy and Development
Color Kinetics, Inc.

The Real World: Why Non-Tech is Critical to High-Tech

28 September 2001
Wean 5409
1:00 pm

- with Desserts!

ABSTRACT:
The Real World, as it is jokingly referred to in academia, offers a surprising number of similarities to academia but many stronger differences.

In the Real World, technical people often don't recognize or understand the host of non-technical issues that make up a company. A company addresses issues that aren't usually thought of in academic venues. What is marketing? Does sales only sell? What should I understand about companies and how they're structured? What should I ask for in stock or options?

Inspired by Bruce Nelson's talks.

BIO:
Dr. Dowling is currently the Vice President of Strategy and Technology for Color Kinetics in Boston where he several technical developments and strategic directions for the company as well as intellectual property. Prior to that Dr. Dowling had a technical leadership role within a semiconductor automation company. Dr. Dowling served in several positions over more than a decade at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute including as Scientist and Senior Research Engineer.

Dr Dowling has provided advice and consulting with deliverables to a wide variety of companies in the area of high technology including Apple Computer, Chiron, Codelco/CMU, Union Camp, Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), Teleos Research, Redzone Robotics, Caterpillar, and others. Dr. Dowling has 3 US Patents, several pending, and has published 21 papers, book chapters, articles, technical reports and studies.

Future Lectures:
Raul Valdes-Perez, Founder, Vivisimo and Senior Research Scientist, SCS