The Nancy Ide Annual Lecture in Computer Science presents Daniela Rus of MIT, where she serves as: Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); and Deputy Dean of Research in the Schwarzman College of Computing.

Rus’s research interests are in robotics and artificial intelligence. The key focus of her research is to develop the science and engineering of autonomy. Rus is a MacArthur Fellow; a fellow of ACM, AAAI and IEEE; a member of the National Academy of Engineering; and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Reception to follow in the Aula from 4:00–5:00 p.m.