AMUSE

Date: October 22, 2014

Time: 6:20PM - 6:35PM

Location: BLOC 166

Speaker: William Lyles, Texas A&M University

Title: Mathematical Programming in the Real World

Abstract: At its most fundamental level, computer science is a digital representation of the mathematical world that we all know. Limits, induction, and straightforward logic are all very important concepts in the world of computer science. But what actually goes into programming for a big company like Microsoft? In this talk, I discuss my work at Microsoft and give a glimpse into what it's like to be a software engineer and to use mathematical concepts in the world of programming.