Dr. Gideon Frieder 

A. James Clark Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

 George Washington University

Time : Thursday, November 01, 3:00 p.m.

Location: Stuart Building, Room # 213

The Rights and The Wrongs of Intellectual Rights
Chapter Two

Abstract

This presentation centers on the issues facing the University community, in particular  computer scientists and engineers, in the area of Intellectual Property legislation, in particular as it applies to the way we conduct our activities in teaching and research.

 The presentation will review the developments of the 1980s and contrast them with what we face as we ended the previous century and entered into the current one. No previous knowledge in Intellectual Property issues or concepts is assumed or necessary.

 

Short Bio of the Speaker

Employment History:  Dean and A. James Clark Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Science, The George Washington University;  Dean and professor of computer science, and adjunct professor of law, Syracuse University; Chairman and professor, department of computer science, and chairman and professor, division of computer science and engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor; Chairman, professor and associate Professor of computer science, State University of New York - Buffalo; Staff member IBM Scientific Center - Haifa, Israel; Department head, project leader, senior research and junior research staff member - Department of Defense, R&D Authority - Israel.

Areas of  Interests: Computer architecture and Operating systems, with emphasis on parallel and distributed systems, the hardware/software interface,  computational methods, simulation and complex system design, intellectual property law.

Publications in Physics, Multiple valued logic, Computer architecture, Operating systems, Medically motivated computing, Medical imaging, Graphics, Algorithms and Information retrieval.