| WHAT: | Department of Computer Science open house |
| WHO: | Rutgers computer science faculty and students; industry experts including researcher Gerald Tesauro, who devised strategies for IBM’s Jeopardy-playing computer |
| WHEN: | Friday, April 1, 9:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Auditorium and lobby, Computing Research and Education (CoRE) Building, 96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway |
| BACKGROUND: | IBM researcher Gerald Tesauro will be the keynote speaker at the Department of Computer Science’s open house, sharing how the company’s “Watson” computer learns and optimizes its strategies for playing Jeopardy. Watson handily beat its human rivals on the TV show in February, but later succumbed to New Jersey’s “rocket scientist” congressman, Rush Holt, in a demo round near Capitol Hill. The daylong event will also feature talks by Rutgers faculty and experts from AT&T, Johnson and Johnson, and Tokutek. Faculty and students will also share their work in poster sessions and demonstrations. The open house agenda can be viewed here. |
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