President George W. Bush has selected a 91探花 computer scientist as co-chair of the President鈥檚 Information Technology Advisory Committee, the White House announced today.
Edward D. Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, will serve a two-year term on the committee, which provides the president with advice on maintaining U.S. leadership in advanced information technologies.
鈥淐ontinued leadership in information technology is vital to the nation,鈥� Lazowska said. 鈥淧ITAC has played an important role in guiding federal policy in this arena, and I鈥檓 delighted to have been appointed to the committee.鈥�
Lazowska is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been a member of the 91探花faculty since 1977. In 1998, he was given the 91探花Outstanding Public Service Award. He chaired the 91探花Department of Computer Science & Engineering in the College of Engineering from 1993-2001, and in 2000 was named the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair.
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For more information, contact Lazowska at (206) 543-4755 or lazowska@cs.washington.edu. A high-resolution photo of Lazowska can be found on the Web at:
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