Why You Need to be a Computer Scientist to Watch TV
Date: Feb. 9, 2009
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Place: 1120 Shelby Center
Richard Chapman
Associate Professor and Director,
Center for Innovation in Mobile, Pervasive, Agile Computing Technology
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auburn University
Biography
Dr. Richard Chapman is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Sofware Engineering, and director of the Center for Innovation in Mobile, Pervasive, Agile Computing Technology (IMPACT). He is interested in software systems integration, particularly for embedded systems, aviation and space systems. He has been a faculty member at Auburn for 15 years. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Cornell University.
Abstract
Why You Need to be a Computer Scientist to Watch TV
Perhaps you have seen the recent commercials bemoaning the need for a Ph.D. in physics to intelligently buy a TV. Given the software-driven nature of modern TV, a degree in computer science would be more helpful. This lecture will survey modern video systems and standards from a computer scientist's perspective, including the "Big Switch" from analog to digital television broadcast in the USA on February 17, 2009. The lecture will also discuss and demonstrate how to build your own open-source home theater system based around Linux and the mythTV application.
