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SUMMARY:Laureates' panel: the Kyoto Prize Laureates in conversation with P
 rofessor Ngaire Woods - Professor Andrew Yao (Tsinghua University)\, Prof 
 Robert Roeder (Rockerfeller University)\, Professor Bruno Latour (Sciences
  Po Paris)\, Professor Ngaire Woods (Dean\, Blavatnik School of Government
 )
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DESCRIPTION:For this special online session as part of the Kyoto Prize at 
 Oxford 2022 celebrations\, Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (2021 Kyoto Prize
  Laureate in Advanced Technology)\, Professor Robert G. Roeder (2021 Kyoto
  Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences) and Professor Bruno Latour (2021 Kyoto 
 Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy) join Professor Ngaire Woods\, Dean 
 of the Blavatnik School of Government to discuss the challenges of academi
 c leadership in extraordinary times.\n\nPlease note this event is online o
 nly.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Andrew Yao (Tsinghua University)\, Prof Robert 
 Roeder (Rockerfeller University)\, Professor Bruno Latour (Sciences Po Par
 is)\, Professor Ngaire Woods (Dean\, Blavatnik School of Government)
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Andrew Chi-Chih Yao\, A journey through computer science 
 - Professor Andrew Yao (Tsinghua University)
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DESCRIPTION:Public lecture by computer scientist Dr Andrew Chi-Chih Yao\, 
 2021 Kyoto Prize Laureate for Advanced Technology\n\nAndrew Chi-Chih Yao c
 reated new trends in computer science and made a great contribution to cut
 ting-edge research in various areas\, especially in security\, secure comp
 uting\, and quantum computation through establishing innovative fundamenta
 l theories for computation and communication. \n\nThis is a hybrid event. 
 When registering\, please indicate if you will be attending in person or o
 nline.\n\nAbstract\nIn this lecture\, I would like to give a brief account
  of my journey through computer science. It is the story of a young physic
 ist in the 1970s who\, like Alice in Wonderland\, stumbled into the world 
 of computer science by chance and started a long magical journey thereafte
 r.\n\nI was born in Shanghai\, China in 1946\; later my family moved to Ho
 ng Kong\, then Taiwan. My upbringing carries the traditional Chinese value
  and adores scholarship and culture. As a kid I loved math\, science and h
 istory. Science\, like history\, gave me a sense of awe and magnificence w
 ith its stories of adventure\, brilliance and courage. I dreamed that this
  would also be my destiny!\n\nAfter obtaining a Ph.D. in Physics from Harv
 ard in 1972\, I by chance came across the then “novel” subject of comp
 uter science. Feeling an instant attraction\, I decided to switch fields a
 nd obtained a second degree.\n\nMy research initially focused on solving o
 pen problems in algorithms such as minimum spanning tree\, B-trees\, etc. 
 I gravitated toward developing new computing frameworks and theories after
  1975. The research typically starts out by framing a question that intere
 sts me intensely. Indeed\, I have come to believe that asking the right qu
 estion is often the key to good research.\n\nI will give a synopsis of som
 e of my work by discussing three topics: minmax complexity\, communication
  complexity and multi-party secure computation. I will also say a brief wo
 rd about quantum computing\, auction theory and AI. It is gratifying that 
 these works have apparently stood the test of time: they are seeing contin
 ued strong research interest today and\, in some cases\, even having pract
 ical impact.\n\nNo doubt\, the diverse and colourful subjects mentioned ab
 ove reflect the blossoming of Information Science over the last 50 years\,
  and its growing interdisciplinary connections today.\n\nTo sum up\, I hav
 e had a wonderful journey in computer science with many twists and turns! 
 Along the way\, I have encountered many extraordinary talents\, and made g
 ood friends. I am especially fortunate to have had two inspiring mentors\,
  Professor Glashow and Professor Knuth. Scientific giants aside\, they are
  also the kindest and most gracious human beings ever!\nSpeakers:\nProfess
 or Andrew Yao (Tsinghua University)
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 d Zoom)\, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
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