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Illinois Computer Science Department Head Nancy Amato
Illinois Innovators
English - June 25, 2019 10:59 - 28 minutes - 26 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTechnology technology science engineering startup tech research innovation university illinois innovators Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Get to know Nancy Amato, the first woman to lead the Department of Computer Science at Illinois. In addition to some interesting personal background, she discusses her research in robotics, how the computer science field has become even more interdisciplinary, the success of the CS + X degree, and the upcoming Rising Stars Workshop, a gathering of top female CS PhD students.