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DEAN'S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
The lectures are held at 4:00 p.m. in Davies Auditorium at the Becton Center,
15 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT. A reception follows the talk.
2008
| January 22 |
Raffaello D'Andrea, Professor of Engineering, Automatic Control Chair, ETH, Zurich & Engineering Fellow, Systems Architecture and Algorithms, Kiva Systems,Order fulfillment is a multi-billion dollar business. Existing solutions range from the highly automated--whose cost effectiveness is inversely related to their flexibility--to people pushing carts around in warehouses manually filling orders--which is very flexible but not very cost effective. In this talk I will describe a radical new approach to order fulfillment that is both flexible and cost effective. The key idea is to use hundreds of networked, autonomous vehicles to do the walking. More details may be found at http://www.kivasystems.com
- Order Fulfillment: A Killer Application for Networked, Autonomous Vehicles
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2007
| October 12 |
Corey O'Hern, Sohrab Ismail-Beigi,
TBA
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2006
| November 1 |
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek, Chief Technology Officer Xerox,Abstract: Xerox Corporation is a company with a storied history of innovation. In the more than 60 years since Chester Carlson invented xerography, Xerox has changed the nature of communication and the face of the office with inventions like the plain-paper copier, Ethernet, and the laser printer. Xerox CTO Sophie Vandebroek will talk about the company’s focus on innovation and how its scientists are continuously finding ways to differentiate their products and solutions to ensure that Xerox sustains its competitive edge in the market.
Dr. Sophie Vandebroek is chief technology officer and president, Xerox Innovation Group for Xerox Coproration. She was named to this position in January 2006. Vandebroek is responsible for overseeing the worldwide research and technology centers. Reception immediately following lecture.
Xerox Innovation – Creating the Future Today
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| April 27 |
James Dyson, Chairman and Founder of Dyson, Ltd,Widely honored design engineer James Dyson, will speak at Yale on April 27 and sponsor a four hour design charrette, or hands-on workshop, for students the following morning.
The program, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Management will focus on both the business and engineering aspects of product development and Dyson’s design philosophy: “Good design is about how something works, not just how it looks.”
The design charrette for Yale students will be held on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Mason Labs, 9 Hillhouse Avenue. Building on the content from Dyson's talk, Jamie Cameron, New Product Development Engineering Manager, Dyson (USA), will present engineering design tasks for the students to devise creative solutions.
A public reception for Dyson will held immediately following his talk, at 5 p.m. in the Davies Auditorium Lobby.
Taking Risks and Breaking Rules: The Art of Wrong Thinking
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| April 6 |
Erich P. Ippen, Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Ultrafast Optics for Physics, Medicine and Engineering, Yale Sigma Xi Distinguished Visitor Lecture
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