[IP] Grand Challenges in Engineering

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Rahul Tongia [tongia@cmu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:21 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: [IP] - Grand Challenges in Engineering

Hi Dave,

[For IP, if you wish]

Natl. Academy of Engineering has released their Grand Challenges for
Engineering.

http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996/9221.aspx

It's interesting how so many of these relate to societal issues.  In
addition, I think some may be "processes" more than "products", e.g.,
securing cyberspace.

I am dreaming of coming up with similar similar "grand challenges" for
ICT and development(ICTD), and area where I do a lot of work. This would
be a herculean, global effort, given its interdisciplinary, nebulous,
and ever-changing nature.

Rahul
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Rahul Tongia, Ph.D.
Senior Systems Scientist

Program in Computation, Organizations, and Society (COS)
School of Computer Science (ISR) /
Dept. of Engineering & Public Policy

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
tel: 412-268-5619
fax: 412-268-2338
email: tongia@cmu.edu
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rtongia


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