Hi all, Please join us for a 'fireside chat' with our alumnus Robin Abraham, who has been inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at OSU, about his career at Microsoft and his current work in AI. This meeting is at 2 pm on Friday in KEC 1001 and will be in-person only. Thanks, Prasad Speaker Biography After receiving his undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, Robin Abraham obtained his Ph.D. in computer science at Oregon State University in 2007. He is currently Partner General Manager of Research in Science and Strategy at Microsoft. During his 17 years with Microsoft, Abraham has developed and shepherded some of the company's most innovative and future-oriented products and services. Early on, he led efforts that boosted the installation success rate of Windows updates to 99% for an ecosystem that included more than 1 billion machines. He was also instrumental in the development of PowerApps, which allows businesses to quickly and efficiently create custom apps that support their goals. PowerApps now generates more than $2 billion in annual revenue. And he served as the principal architect for Microsoft's Ambient Computing and Robotics project, which leveraged the power of artificial intelligence for workplace safety. Abraham is particularly proud of his current assignment: leading Science Engine, one of Microsoft's most dynamic endeavors. Science Engine harnesses advances in AI and high-performance computing to transform research and development processes in industries that are anchored in hard science, including pharmaceutical development, disease modeling, material design, energy production, chemicals, manufacturing, carbon storage, and more. Web link: https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/events/fireside-chat-oregon-stater-awardee<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fengineering.oregonstate.edu%2Fevents%2Ffireside-chat-oregon-stater-awardee&data=05%7C02%7Cai%40engr.oregonstate.edu%7C2f6213feb9954569e49a08dce3d8b79e%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638635767149792266%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=btTRpXpWWUMjsLo12LM%2FpccK%2FWFpC9Mi41%2BYCyHV884%3D&reserved=0>