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SUMMARY:Symposium on the occasion of Henri Bal's r
 etirement
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250501T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250502T170000
LOCATION:VU Campus, NU building, Theater 3
DESCRIPTION:On the occasion of prof. Henri Bal's r
 etirement, and recognition of the important role H
 enri played in the history of research on computin
 g in the Netherlands, the VU Computer Science Depa
 rtment is organizing a (free-of-charge) symposium 
 on the1st and 2nd of May, 2025.  Day 1 discusses t
 he role of HPC in the roaring 20s, a time where co
 mputing research plays a crucial role in AI, susta
 inability, and many other topics of vital importan
 ce. Day 2 commemorates Prof. Bal's time at VU. Spe
 akers will discuss the early days of computing res
 earch in the Netherlands, Henri's years as a PhD s
 tudent, young faculty and finally research leader 
 of world renown.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n  <p>On the occasio
 n of prof. Henri Bal's retirement, and recognition
  of the important role Henri played in the history
  of research on computing in the Netherlands, the 
 VU Computer Science Department is organizing a (fr
 ee-of-charge) symposium on <strong>the</strong> <s
 trong>1st and 2nd of May, 2025.</strong></p>\n  <p
 ><strong>Day 1</strong> discusses <a href="https:/
 /www.vucompsys.net/hpc-the-roaring-20s-of-computin
 g/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the role of HPC
  in the roaring 20s</a>, a time where computing re
 search plays a crucial role in AI, sustainability,
  and many other topics of vital importance.<br>\n 
  <strong>Day 2</strong> commemorates <a href="http
 s://www.vucompsys.net/symposium-henri-bal/" target
 ="_blank" rel="noopener">Prof. Bal's time at VU</a
 >. Speakers will discuss the early days of computi
 ng research in the Netherlands, Henri's years as a
  PhD student, young faculty and finally research l
 eader of world renown.</p>\n
URL:https://www.vucompsys.net/
CONTACT:Mojca Lovrencak at m.lovrencak at vu.nl
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