It could be the biggest scandal since the founding of the CS Department 40 years ago!

Bill Wulf’s dissertation is unsigned! Did we really let our first graduate go off and build one of the best CS departments in the country, start a company, hold an official position in the National Science Foundation and lead the premier body of engineers for 11 years without officially holding his doctorate?

Find out on April 30th whether Bill really deserves that Doctor of Science UVA SEAS gave him 40 years ago this semester. Witness members of his original defense committee grill him on the particulars of his work.

Ask some questions yourself!

Hear Bill try to explain the relevance of his work to first year undergraduate majors. Enjoy the refreshments and camaraderie as we

Recall Bill Wulf

From 20 years of National Service

For 40 years of great contributions

As a potential imposter in need of proving he earned his degree!

Biography:

Dr. William A. Wulf is a University Professor at the University of Virginia and President Emeritus of the National Academy of Engineering Previously he was an Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation, Founder and CEO of Tartan Laboratories Inc., and a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Wulf is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Philosophical Society, a Member of the Academy Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Library of Alexandria), and a foreign member of the Academies of Australia, China, Japan, Romania, Russia, Spain and Venezuela. He is also a Fellow of five professional societies: the ACM, the IEEE, the AAAS, IEC, and AWIS. He is the author of over 100 papers and technical reports, has written three books, holds two US Patents, and has supervised over 25 Ph.D.s in Computer Science.

Refreshments served.