Overview
Engineering and technology have long been an important part of the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ community, bringing together people working across fields ranging from mechanical, civil and electrical engineering to computer science, software, digital technology, AI and emerging technologies.
Following the success of our inaugural Engineering Dinner earlier this year, the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ Engineering and Technology Dinner brings together alumni, students, Fellows and friends from across these interconnected fields. The evening offers an opportunity to reconnect with fellow members of the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ community, make new connections and celebrate the breadth of expertise and innovation represented across the College.
Following dinner, we are delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Herbert OBE FREng, Emeritus Fellow of ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½, who will reflect on a remarkable career spanning academic computer science, technology entrepreneurship, Microsoft Research and the history and preservation of computing.
Speaker
Dr Andrew Herbert OBE FREng is an Emeritus Fellow of ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ and a distinguished computer scientist whose career has spanned academia, entrepreneurship and the international technology industry.
After completing his PhD at Cambridge, Andrew worked in the University’s Computer Laboratory alongside pioneering computer scientists Roger Needham and Maurice Wilkes, contributing to early developments in networking and distributed computing. He later founded technology companies APM and Digitivity and held a senior role at Citrix Systems before joining Microsoft Research in 2001. He went on to lead Microsoft Research Cambridge and subsequently served as Chairman of Microsoft Research EMEA.
Andrew was awarded an OBE for services to computer science in 2010 and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He has also served as Chairman of Trustees of The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, where he has led the project to reconstruct EDSAC, Cambridge University’s pioneering early computer.
Details
Access
This event will take place in the Dining Hall on the first floor of our main building. There is step-free access with a lift and an accessible toilet.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Team - alumni@wolfson.cam.ac.uk
