Joe Sventek University of Oregon

Abstract:

In December 2022, UO announced the creation of the School of Computer and Data Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences. For my sins, I was asked to be the interim executive director of the School, making it operational in September 2023.

I will start with how we got to this point, review the outcomes of the strategic planning exercise that was conducted over summer and fall 2022, discuss the set of 9 strategies that the School will pursue, and describe the work in progress to stand up the School by September.

The talk is a snapshot in time; I will endeavor to answer any and all questions during the talk.

Biography:

Joe Sventek has had a long career in industrial and academic research and administration. Following a PhD from UC Berkeley, he has played the following roles without a break: member of technical staff, LBNL; senior engineer, HP Labs Bristol; lead distributed systems architect, HP Operating Systems Division; distinguished engineer, HP Labs Palo Alto; lab manager, HP Labs Palo Alto; director, Agilent Research Laboratories Scotland; Professor of Communications Systems, University of Glasgow; Head of School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow; Head of Department of Computing and Information Science, UO; director of the Data Science undergraduate program, UO; and interim director of the School of Computer and Data Sciences, UO.