Congratulations to Susan Landau!
It was
announced today that Sun Labs’
Susan Landau, Distinguished Engineer, is the
Anita Borg Institute
2008 Women of Vision Award winner in the Social Impact category.
From today’s press release:
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Landau’s focus is on the interplay between security and public
policy. She has profound impact in at least three areas of computer
science: as an extensive commentator and advisor on U.S. wiretapping
and encryption policy; as a world renowned expert in computational
algebra and number theory (mathematics intimately related to
cryptography), and in developing numerous programs to benefit women
in computer science.
While I myself am not a member of
Sun Labs, my department sits with them here in Menlo Park, California. There
is also a Sun Labs in Burlington, Massachusetts (where Susan Landau works).
The coolest thing about Sun Labs is the stimulating and creative people. Walking by
the offices of major innovators like
Ivan Sutherland,
Gilda Garreton,
Whit Diffie,
Danny Cohen,
and Sheueling Chang
is inspiring even when they are not around for a visit.
This is the second time that a Sun Engineer has won an ABI Women of Vision award.
Sun Fellow and Vice President
Radia Perlman was so honored in the Innovation category in the first year the
award was given (2005).
Here are some pictures of Sun Labs, Menlo Park:
Sun Labs, Menlo Park
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Car in Sun Labs
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Sun SPOT Map
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
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