COLLOQUIUM
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of South Carolina

Innovation and Cloud Computing

Juan E. Vargas

Microsoft Technology and Policy Group

Date: November 18, 2011
Time: 11:00-noon
Place: Swearingen 1C01 (Amoco Hall)

Abstract

In this presentation I will talk about innovation in general and cloud
computing. I will highlight the different types of cloud services in
terms of tools and practices for application development. I will also
cover Windows Azure development, and will mention examples of what
some faculty and researchers are doing with Azure in several
scientific endeavors.


Juan E. Vargas serves as Principal Research Manager for Microsoft
Technology and Policy group (TPG). He was the University Relations
Manager at Google from 2007 to 2009. From 1988 to 2007 Juan was a
faculty member of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at
the University of South Carolina, where he taught and conducted
research on data mining, Bayesian networks, embedded and distributed
systems, sensor networks, and biomedical engineering. His research is
published in more than 60 articles, several book chapters, and many
conferences. He earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt
University, a master's degree from the Center for Advanced Studies of
the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, CINVESTAV-IPN (that
included the basic sciences of the medical program), and a bachelor's
degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El
Paso (UTEP).  Juan received the 2008 Gold Nugget Award from UTEP,
given each year to exceptional graduates from the College of
Engineering.