Talk of Interest - Judea Pearl - May 15

At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, our own Judea Pearl will be giving a talk at the Young Research Library as part of the UCLA Library Writer Series. Judea has a new book, intended for a general audience: “The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect.” This is a special occasion to hear about an emerging line of research from one of our most distinguished faculty members.

As engineers and computer scientists, we’re familiar with writing research papers, conference proceedings and even textbooks in our specific fields. Much rarer is it to step beyond those familiar boundaries and write for a broad audience. But that’s what Judea has done here – connecting the science of causality with everyday lives and explaining how experts in disparate fields can start to use these insights.

For those of you not familiar with Judea, he is one of the world’s most influential figures in computer science, in particular in artificial intelligence, dating back to when he joined UCLA in 1970. Judea is a Turing Award recipient and member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences.

I encourage you to attend what is sure to be a fascinating discussion with one of our own intellectual titans. This event is open to all, so please let your friends and colleagues from other parts of campus know as well.

 

Jayathi Murthy
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of Engineering