Marking the retirement of Prof. Sukumar Ghosh

This event will mark the retirement of Prof. Sukumar Ghosh from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa after more than 30 years of dedicated teaching, mentoring, and research.
Prof. Ghosh got his PhD in 1971 and has therefore been a computer scientist for more than 50 years!

Note: All times CST [Conversion to your timezone possible here if needed]

PART I: 8 am-11am, Fri Dec 11th

(Hour 1) Theme: Overview of Sukumar’s contributions to research, teaching, and service

8:00-8:10 Alberto M. Segre, Sukumar's contributions to CS at Iowa (1987-2020)

Professor, Chair and Gerard P Weeg Faculty Scholar in Informatics, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

8:10-8:25 Ted Herman, Emergence and Convergence

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

8:25-8:30 Shlomi Dolev, Sukumar's contributions to self-stabilization research

Rita Altura Trust Chair in Computer Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 

8:30-8:35 Sébastien Tixeuil, Sukumar's contributions to self-stabilization research

Professor, LIP6 - CNRS 7606, Sorbonne Université, Paris

8:35-8:50 Sajal Das, Prof. Sukumar Ghosh as a Friend, Philosopher, Guide

Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair Professor, Computer Science Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology

[10 min break]

(Hour 2) Theme: Sukumar as a mentor

9:00-9:10 Andrew Berns (PhD '12), Big Picture Stabilization

Assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Northern Iowa

9:10-9:20 Arobinda Gupta (PhD '97), Prof. Ghosh as my mentor

Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kgp)

9:20-9:30 Mehmet Hakan Karaata (PhD '95), Sukumar's influence on my research and academic life

Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Kuwait University

9:30-9:40 Shrisha Rao (PhD '05), What I learned from Prof. Ghosh about how to think about research

Professor, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT Bangalore)

9:40-9:50 Open mic for Iowa students

[10 min break]

(Hour 3) Theme: On Sukumar’s career in India prior to moving to Iowa

10:00-10:10 Amitava Bagchi, My long acquaintance with Professor Sukumar Ghosh

Professor Emeritus, Dept of Computer Science & Engg., Heritage Institute of Technology

10:10-10:20 Open mic for India associates

10:20-10:30 Sukumar Ghosh

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

PART II: 4:00pm-5:30 pm, Fri Dec 11th

4:00-5:00 Vijay K. Garg, Keynote: Applying Predicate Detection to Discrete Optimization Problems

Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of Texas, Austin

5:00-5:10 Alberto M. Segre, Sukumar's contributions to CS at Iowa (1987-2020)

Professor, Chair and Gerard P Weeg Faculty Scholar in Informatics 
Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

5:10-5:20 Padmini Srinivasan, Presentation of a gift of appreciation

Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

5:20-5:30 Sukumar Ghosh

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa