The Web Science Institute is delighted to announce that Dr Phil Tetlow of IBM UK and Visiting Professor of Web Science at the University of Southampton will be giving a WSI Distinguished Lecture on:
Monday 23 March at 18:00
Dr Tetlow will be giving a lecture entitled: Three Steps Back and Two to the Left: An Alternative Perspective on Web Science. Dr Tetlow says:
“The Web is a truly astounding thing. It has changed the way we interact, learn and innovate. It is the largest sociotechnical system humankind has ever created and is advancing at a pace that leaves most in awe. It is an unavoidable fact that the future of the world is now inextricably linked to the future of the Web. Almost every day it appears to change, to get better and increase its hold on us.”
Dr Phil Tetlow, IBM Software Group (UK), Phil Tetlow, PhD, FIET, CEng, is Chief Technical Officer for Data Ecosystems and Chief Architect for Big Data in IBM’s Analytics Division (UK). He is a Visiting Professor of Web Science at Southampton University, and Executive IT Architect, a member of IBM’s Academy of Technology Leadership Team, an acknowledged member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an award winning published author, an Open Group Distinguished Architect and a qualified Six Sigma Black Belt.
All are welcome. Please register here.