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Jan 1, 2008 · Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and an IEEE Fellow. He has helped drive innovative educational technology initiatives such MIT OpenCourseWare, cofounded Creative Commons and Public Knowledge, and was founding director of the Free Software Foundation.
Sep 7, 2022 · Hal Abelson Portrait by Joi Ito. Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. Hal Abelson MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Room 32G-516, The Stata Center 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253-5856
Sep 19, 2022 · Professor Hal Abelson has dedicated his career to making information technology more accessible to all and empowering people — kids, in particular — through computer science. But his storied career in computer science began with Abelson coming to MIT in 1969 to pursue his interest in mathematics.
Oct 25, 2011 · Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Principal Investigator Harold "Hal" Abelson has been named the recipient of the 2012 SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education. The award is presented annually in recognition of significant contributions to computer science education.
May 10, 2024 · MIT professor Hal Abelson was on sabbatical at Google at the time, when the company was deciding how to respond to Apple’s gambit to corner the mobile hardware and software market. Abelson recognized the restrictions Apple was placing on young developers; Google recognized the market need for an open-source alternative operating system ...
Apr 8, 2020 · While that historic moment led to MIT’s eventual divestment from weapons research, it played an equally pivotal role in the career of a young mathematics student named Harold (“Hal”) Abelson: “I was a new graduate student, and figured that I’d never get another chance to go sit in the president’s office, so I wandered over, and ...
Join the redoubtable Katie Culbert as she interviews Dr. Hal Abelson, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno...
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