Per il centenario di Alan Turing, fondatore dell'informatica

Organizing committee: Giorgio Ausiello, Carlo Cellucci, Paolo Galluzzi, Tito Orlandi.

Time: 9.30 until 18.00.

The focus of the conference will concern all scientific activities in which Alan Turing was engaged, but especially his intuition and theorization of computability, and consequently the Turing Machine. It is also an occasion to reflect on the evolution of computer science from the years Thirties up to our days, on its impact on information society, and on its appreciation by those who utilize its applications. Renowned specialists will also discuss Turing's role in other fields of mathematics, in artificial intelligence, and in cryptography.

The speakers are (in the order of presentation): Tito Orlandi (director of the Centro Linceo), Gabriele Lolli, Angelo R. Meo, Giorgio Ausiello, Carlo Cellucci, Daniele Mundici, Luigia Carlucci Aiello, Pino Persiano, Dino Buzzetti, Gino Roncaglia.