Centennial Perspectives
May 29, 2025
AI and the Future
of Computing
As part of Stanford Engineering’s centennial celebration, Centennial Perspectives is a speaker series that highlights innovative research and its impact on society.
Program
01
Centennial Welcome
Jennifer Widom, Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering, Fletcher Jones Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering
02
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2025
Sec. Condoleezza Rice, Tad & Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution, Denning Professor of Global Business & the Economy
The Stanford Emerging Technology Review helps decision makers in America's public and private sectors better understand transformational technologies so the United States can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure its innovation ecosystem continues to thrive.
03
Cool Tech for Hot Chips: Turning research into sustainable solutions for AI
Srabanti Chowdhury, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
A survey of innovation in chip design and manufacturing at Stanford demonstrates key steps in the evolution of hardware for the future.
04
Breaking Computer Performance Barriers
Kunle Olukotun, Cadence Design Systems Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science
Tracing his early work on multi-core processing and his more current work on data flow, leading to the conclusion that more specialization is needed to continue improving performance and efficiency.
05
Transformative Trends: Reflective, Verifiable, and Inference-Time Learning Generative AI
Carlos Guestrin, Fortinet Founders Professor and Professor of Computer Science
Three new approaches from the frontier of emerging artificial intelligence research promise to make models more useful and reliable, and point toward a new generation of tools that can reason, adapt, and earn our trust.
06
Centennial Fireside chat
John Hennessy, President Emeritus, James F. and Mary Lynn Gibbons Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Computer Science and Jensen Huang (MS '92), President and CEO of Nvidia
07
Centennial Video Message
Morris Chang (PhD '64), Founding Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactuiring Company (TSMC)
08
Closing Remarks
Jonathan Levin, President and Bing Presidential Professor
Dean Jennifer Widom
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As we celebrate the school’s Centennial anniversary, we invite you to mark this milestone by sharing one of your favorite memories of Stanford Engineering. We’d love to hear from you and will be re-sharing selected memories in a variety of ways both publicly and privately throughout the year. Please note: not all submissions will be shared publicly.