Oct 30: Akamai: From Theory to Practice

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

This School of Science event (as posted in 
http://events.mit.edu/event.html?id=15002034&date=2013/10/30) may be of 
interest to MIT postdocs:
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  Wednesday, October 30, 2013


  Akamai: From Theory to Practice

Speaker: Tom Leighton

Time: 4:00p--6:00p

Location: 32-123 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=32-123&mapsearch=go>

The development of Akamai Technologies is a classic MIT story. Motivated 
by curiosity, Professor Tom Leighton's search for fundamental knowledge 
led to the creation of a company that would soon revolutionize the 
internet. As one of the world's preeminent authorities on algorithms for 
network applications, Leighton's work behind establishing Akamai was 
based on recognizing that a solution to freeing up web congestion could 
be found in applied mathematics and algorithms.

The research that spawned Akamai began in MIT's Math Department and Lab 
for Computer Science in 1995. Today, Akamai's global platform of 
thousands of specially-equipped servers helps the Internet withstand the 
crush of daily requests for rich, dynamic content. In this colloquium, 
Leighton will talk about the founding of the company and the challenge 
of being the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide 
secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere.

The Dean's Colloquium with Tom Leighton is presented by the School of 
Science.

Open to: the general public

Cost: Free

Sponsor(s): MIT School of Science

For more information, contact:
Jessica Boyle
3-8055
jboyle at mit.edu

This event is categorized as: science/engineering


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