Every year, our department organizes the Distinguished Lecturer Series (DLS), a notably successful program that attracts accomplished scientists to Stony Brook for talks. DLS brings together undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in audiences and discussions, helps motivate undergraduates to get involved in research, and bolsters the stature of the Computer Science Department nationwide. DLS has developed into a premier forum for innovators in Computer Science from around the world to share their knowledge with a broad constituency.

• Elaine J. Weyuker, AT&T Research,
  “How to Predict Where Bugs Will Be ... and How Not To”
  Abstract
  Time: Friday, September 26, 2008, 2:15 pm
  Location: Computer Science 2311

• Bjarne Stroustrup, Texas A&M University,
  “C++0x: An Overview”
  Abstract
  Time: Monday, October 27, 2008, 2:15 pm
  Location: Computer Science 2311

• David R. Karger, MIT,
  “Why everyone should be their own database administrator, UI designer, application developer, and web site builder, and how they can”
  Abstract
  Time: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:15 pm
  Location: Computer Science 2311

• Marc Levoy, Stanford University
  “Light Field Photography and Microscopy”
  Abstract
  Time: Friday, March 20th, 2009, 2:15 pm
  Location: Computer Science 2311

Past Distinguished Lecture Series

• Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
• Fall 2006 - Spring 2007
• Fall 2005 - Spring 2006
• Fall 2004 - Spring 2005
• Fall 2003 - Spring 2004
• Fall 2002 - Spring 2003
• Fall 2001 - Spring 2002
• Fall 2000 - Spring 2001