Friday, May 4th What do you want to do after you graduate?

Panel discussion with 4 Berkeley Alumni - CS Professor, a serial start up engineer, a career Microsoft employee and a independent Games Designer

Event contact: bennettagnew@eecs.berkeley.edu

Panel with CS Alumni

Panel Discussion: Departmental | May 4 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Soda Hall, HP Auditorium (306)

Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)

Wondering what you might want to do after you graduate from Cal? This panel features a discussion with four Berkeley CS alumni from two decades ago: a CS professor, a serial start-up engineer, a career Microsoft employee, and a independent games designer.

Jonathan Blow is an independent video game developer. He designed the acclaimed game "Braid" and the forthcoming "The Witness.” He is also a partner in Indie Fund.

Adam Glass has spent the last 19 years writing systems software for Microsoft. He is currently focused on adapting Windows to support ARM processors and System-On-Chip platforms in general.

Piaw Na worked at 5 different pre-IPO companies and experienced 3 IPOs and 2 failures. He is the author of "An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups" and "Startup Engineering Management.”

Dan Wallach is a professor in Rice University's department of computer science, where he specializes in computer security. He is also a member of the Air Force Science Advisory Board and the USENIX Association Board of Directors.

Light refreshments will be served beforehand.