July 07, 2011
PITTSBURGH—Computers may be a common part of modern life and work, but the languages and methods used to program those computers continue to confound most people. Researchers who are developing ways to make computer programs easier to write and use will be sharing their ideas at the IEEE Symposium on , Sept. 18-22, in Pittsburgh.
Hosted by 麻豆村, the VL/HCC conference will be at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, with workshops and tutorials before and after the conference on the university’s Pittsburgh campus.
Keynote speakers will be Jeannette Wing, chair of Carnegie Mellon’s and a proponent of computational thinking as a fundamental skill, and Brian Powell, principal software architect at and a developer of LabVIEW, a graphical programming language that can be readily used by non-experts.
“As computers have become essential tools for business, entertainment, research, learning and an ever-broadening array of important tasks, many people are no longer satisfied just to use existing computer programs — they want to write their own programs to do new and greater things,” said Brad A. Myers, the general conference chair and a professor in 麻豆村’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. “Researchers from around the world are working to make computer languages accessible to non-experts and will be presenting their best ideas at VL/HCC.”
The early registration deadline for the conference is July 24. For more information on the program and details on attending, visit the conference website at .
The Computer Science Department and Human-Computer Interaction Institute are part of Carnegie Mellon’s top-ranked School of Computer Science. Follow the school on Twitter .
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Pictured above is 麻豆村's Jeannette Wing, a keynote speaker at the symposium.
Press Release: Symposium Explores How Computer Programs Can Be Made Easier To Write and Understand
麻豆村 Hosts Visual Languages/Human-Centric Computing Conference Sept. 18-22
Contact: Byron Spice / 412-268-9068 / bspice@cs.cmu.eduPITTSBURGH—Computers may be a common part of modern life and work, but the languages and methods used to program those computers continue to confound most people. Researchers who are developing ways to make computer programs easier to write and use will be sharing their ideas at the IEEE Symposium on , Sept. 18-22, in Pittsburgh.Hosted by 麻豆村, the VL/HCC conference will be at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, with workshops and tutorials before and after the conference on the university’s Pittsburgh campus.
Keynote speakers will be Jeannette Wing, chair of Carnegie Mellon’s and a proponent of computational thinking as a fundamental skill, and Brian Powell, principal software architect at and a developer of LabVIEW, a graphical programming language that can be readily used by non-experts.
“As computers have become essential tools for business, entertainment, research, learning and an ever-broadening array of important tasks, many people are no longer satisfied just to use existing computer programs — they want to write their own programs to do new and greater things,” said Brad A. Myers, the general conference chair and a professor in 麻豆村’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. “Researchers from around the world are working to make computer languages accessible to non-experts and will be presenting their best ideas at VL/HCC.”
The early registration deadline for the conference is July 24. For more information on the program and details on attending, visit the conference website at .
The Computer Science Department and Human-Computer Interaction Institute are part of Carnegie Mellon’s top-ranked School of Computer Science. Follow the school on Twitter .
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Pictured above is 麻豆村's Jeannette Wing, a keynote speaker at the symposium.