{"427861":{"#nid":"427861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lecture Series Established in Apostolico\u0027s Memory","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe distinguished legacy of Professor Alberto Apostolico (CSE and IC), who died July 20 in his native Italy, will be honored with a new lecture series at Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough a gift of $150,000 from an anonymous donor, the College of Computing will invite a notable individual to campus yearly to address students and faculty about a pertinent topic related to computers in society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis lecture series honors Alberto for achieving prominence in all aspects of his life,\u201d the donor said in a written statement. \u201cIt recognizes Alberto\u0027s excellence as a scholar, his compassion as a teacher, his success in mentoring graduate students and his zest for living. Alberto was a gentleman of the old school, a gracious man, brilliant scholar and an exemplary human being.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe gift was made by a private family foundation in the Southeastern United States that is devoted to encouraging innovation in science and technology education. It was in progress before July 20, Apostolico knew about the gift, and was\u0026nbsp;humbled by the gesture.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe gift is a remarkable testament to the impact Professor Apostolico had on others and how he was able to seed an interest in life-long learning in so many around the world,\u201d said John Hannan, director of development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA prolific contributor to the study of algorithmic design and application, Apostolico conducted research and taught across three continents, jointly secured three industrial patents, held visiting or permanent appointments at 17 universities throughout his career, founded and steered notable international conferences, and published no less than 177 books, articles and papers in his lifetime.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt will be a personal honor to steward this lecture series and remember Alberto in such a fitting way,\u201d said Zvi Galil, dean of the College of Computing, and Apostolico\u2019s longtime friend and research collaborator. \u201cHis boundless curiosity and interest in the broad impact of computing are what we want to see continue.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The distinguished legacy of Professor Alberto Apostolico (CSE and IC), who died July 20 in his native Italy, will be honored with a new lecture series at Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing."}],"uid":"28124","created_gmt":"2015-07-23 10:00:57","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:15","author":"Tyler Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"427781":{"id":"427781","type":"image","title":"Crowd in Klaus","body":null,"created":"1449254342","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:39:02","changed":"1475895167","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:47","alt":"Crowd in Klaus","file":{"fid":"202803","name":"17079685911_462da9f7b6_k.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/17079685911_462da9f7b6_k_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/17079685911_462da9f7b6_k_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1174246,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/17079685911_462da9f7b6_k_0.jpg?itok=CbocZ7kv"}}},"media_ids":["427781"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11630","name":"alberto apostolico"},{"id":"136541","name":"Anonymous Donor"},{"id":"136551","name":"John Hannan"},{"id":"6116","name":"Lecture Series"},{"id":"9152","name":"zvi galil"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tlabouff@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETara La Bouff\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.7253\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}