UCLA Engineering Tech Forum Intro
7:30AM – 8:30AM Breakfast and Registration
8:45AM – 9:00AM Welcoming Remarks
Vijay K. Dhir, Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
9:00AM – 9:15AM Welcoming Remarks
Paul Weiss, Director, CNSI
9:15AM – 10:15AM Security in an Unsecure World
Technology Innovations Needed for U.S. Defense and Security
Dr. David A. Honey

Director, Research, Office of the Director, Defencse Research and Engineering

Panel Discussion:
  • Nicholas Uros, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems - Moderator
  • Steve Hart, ViaSat
  • Patrick Gardner, Symantec
  • Professor John Villasenor (EE)
  • Jason C. Woo (EE)

Session Sponsored by Raytheon
10:15AM – 10:30AM Break
10:30AM – 11:30AM Sustainability in an Unsustainable World
Let's Build a Smarter Planet
Josephine M. Cheng
Vice President of IBM Almaden Research Center

Panel Discussion:
  • Deborah Estrin (CS) - Moderator
  • Steven Fraser, Cisco
  • Professor Yoram Cohen (CBE)
  • Jeff Hamilton, Newark Electronics
Session Sponsored by IBM
11:30AM – 1:00PM Student Poster Session and Lunch
Session Sponsored by IBM and ViaSat
1:00PM – 1:15PM Awards
1:15PM – 2:30PM Parallel Sessions

Energy and the Environment
Session Leader: Craig Christensen, Clipper Windpower, Inc.

Presenters:

Critical Infrastructure
Session Leader: Neil Siegel, Northrop Grumman

Presenters:

Biotechnology & Healthcare
Session Leaders: Kayvan Niazi & Shahrooz Rabizadeh, Abraxis

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Program is subject to change.

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