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SUMMARY:Lunch with Natasa Milic-Frayling\, Microsoft Research - Natasa Mil
 ic-Frayling\, Microsoft Research
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CONTACT:Mateja Jamnik
DESCRIPTION:Computing technologies have become an important factor in inno
 vation within their own field and more broadly. This is evident from cross
 -disciplinary efforts on computational challenges in biology\, material sc
 iences\, medicine\, engineering and other areas. As a field itself\, compu
 ter science offers great intellectual engagements and opportunities for te
 chnical innovation. For all of us who wish to pursue a career in technical
  fields\, it is important to understand the nature of innovation and what 
 is required for us to engage effectively.  In a rapidly evolving field tha
 t may change over time\, just as we evolve in our personal development\, p
 references and desires. We shall reflect upon the issues and the ways to p
 repare ourselves for the roles that we need to take on in order to fulfil 
 our personal goals and make a broader impact.  \n\nBIO:\n\n!http://researc
 h.microsoft.com/en-us/events/ersymposium2010/natasa_milic-frayling.png!\n\
 nAs a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR) Cambridge\, UK\, Na
 tasa Milic-Frayling is setting research directions for the Integrated Syst
 ems group (http://research.microsoft.com/is)\, a cross-disciplinary team f
 ocused on information and communication systems and services. In her resea
 rch\, Natasa fosters collaboration across academic areas and takes multipl
 e perspectives on research problems. During her tenure at MSR she also ser
 ved as Director of Research Partnership that promoted collaboration with e
 xternal partners from academia\, industry\, and public sector. Through suc
 h collaborations MSR expanded the research agenda to include challenges of
  long term access to digital content\, first in collaboration with the par
 tners of the PLANETS EU project (www.planets-project.eu) and now continuin
 g with the SCAPE project (http://www.scape-project.eu/).\n\nNatasa receive
 d her Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University\, P
 ittsburgh\, in 1988 and her BSc in Mathematics from University of Zagreb i
 n 1984. Prior to joining Microsoft Research in 1998\, she served as Chair 
 of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Scence at Seton Hill College
  and\, subsequently\, Director of Research at the  Claritech Corporation\,
  a spin-off company from Carnegie-Mellon University. She is actively invol
 ved with a wider community\, promoting research and innovation through pub
 lic speaking and research engagements. Recently she gave prestigious lectu
 res on Social Computing at the Royal Society of Engineering in London and 
 the Institution of Engineering and Technology in Belfast.\n \n 
LOCATION:Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building\, Room FW26
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