November 11, 2019

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How did I "git" here? A tale of a CS professor

How did I "git" here? A tale of a CS professor

Everyone has a story about their first computer, a teacher that inspired them, or that first piece of amazing software that started it all. Kyla McMullen explains how she went from a child interested in technology to a computer science professorand the software that was there for her along the way. But behind her story is a question: how can we make this journey happen for others?
Talk Title How did I "git" here? A tale of a CS professor
Speakers Kyla McMullen (University of Florida)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
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Location Austin, Texas
Date May 16-19, 2016
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Everyone has a story about their first computer, a teacher that inspired them, or that first piece of amazing software that started it all and began a career. Kyla McMullen tells the story of how she went from taking apart NES systems and Speak & Spells as a child to earning a PhD and becoming a professor focusing on 3D spatial audio—and the software that was there for her along the way. But behind her story is a question: how can we make this journey happen for others?

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