677165 news 1727402566 1727403173 <![CDATA[Online Series Offers Unique Opportunity to Hear from Turing Award Winners]]> Each year, the Association of Computing Machinery presents the Turing Award to one person for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to the computer science field. It is the highest honor in computing, and some have called it "The Nobel Prize of Computing."

Beginning on October 4, an event called Turing Minds will bring eight preeminent computer scientists together for a series of online lectures. Six Turing Award winners will be among the speakers.

(*Turing Award winner)

Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) students Zack Axel and Parsa Khazaeepoul founded the series, which is now in its second year. Former dean of computing Zvi Galil, professor and executive advisor for online programs, supported the pair.

To RSVP for the event, please visit the Turing Minds website. For more information, please reach out to Zack Axel directly at zaxel3@gatech.edu.

]]> 2024-09-26T00:00:00-04:00 Beginning on October 4, Turing Minds, created by two Georgia Tech OMSCS students, will bring eight preeminent computer scientists together for a series of online lectures. Six Turing Award winners will be among the speakers.

]]> Ann Claycombe, Communications Director

Georgia Tech College of Computing

ann.claycombe@cc.gatech.edu

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