The world has enough shallow people, let's focus on helping development of people with SOLID FOUNDATIONS.
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Michael O'Boyle
5 years ago
As a systems researcher, I know tomorrow's innovation relies on today's theory.
It is hard to think of an act with greater reputational damage. Myopic.
Professor of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh
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Shantanu Das
5 years ago
This is catastrophic for scientific research. FoCo researchers have a big impact on all areas of science. I'm shocked that a well respected institute like the U. of Leicester should have such a narrow-minded vision for the future.
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Domenico Rossi
5 years ago
Keep me informed
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Ralf Klasing
5 years ago
Proper theoretical foundations are essential for any successful application.
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Pierpaolo Degano
5 years ago
Foundations of Computer Science is *exactly* what you need to build correct, secure computer systems, especially AI
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Alessio Guglielmi
5 years ago
Electric lamps were not invented by improving candles.
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Paolo Bonzini
5 years ago
Distinguished Engineer, Red Hat, Inc.
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Jarosław Miszczak
5 years ago
I had a pleasure to meet Dr. Irek Ulidowski from Leicester University during my involvement in the COST action devoted to the reversible computing. It was for me a unique opportunity to meet people working on the foundations of computer science. Dr. Ulidowski ability to connect researchers with various experience is a great asset for any research group. From my perspective, actives of Leicester are especially relevant for the quantum computing community. Cutting funds on the research related to this field is hard to understand, especially taking into account the amount of fascinating topics arising from the connection of computer science and quantum physics.
Jarosław Miszczak, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Nick Savage
5 years ago
This is wrong.
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Petar Maksimović
5 years ago
Research Fellow, Imperial College London
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Iain Phillips
5 years ago
This is a very short-sighted proposal and I urge the University to reconsider. Researchers at Leicester have played and continue to play leading roles in many aspects of foundations of computer science (including in reversible computing, one of my interests) and there have been many examples of foundational research leading to real-world applications.
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Matthew Hennessy
5 years ago
Research Professor, Trinity College Dublin.
A sad reflection of the incompetence of management at Leicester University.
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Hsi-Ming Ho
5 years ago
This is horribly wrong
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Patrick Prosser
5 years ago
I checked the date ... it is not 01/04/2021
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Norman Margolus
5 years ago
There is currently a ferment in the physics community, as computational ideas are recognized as fundamental (black hole entropy, the holographic principle, it from qubit, etc.) and the physical limits and possibilities of computation are exposed (quantum computing, quantum speed limits, reversible computing, etc.). These are true frontiers of science, upon which future breakthroughs and industries will be based. Universities are the womb from which these ideas are born.
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Torben Mogensen
5 years ago
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At the University of Copenhagen, a former dean of Science tried to merge the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science. Massive protests from both departments and from external interest groups stopped this, so it definitely helps to speak up.
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Yang Wang
5 years ago
TCS is not redundant！
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Philippe Duchon
5 years ago
Cutting research in foundations of computer science is extremely short-sighted.
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Christopher Anand
5 years ago
As an applied computer scientist and founder of a startup, I would be leery of hiring from a program with such a narrow view of the discipline.
The world has enough shallow people, let's focus on helping development of people with SOLID FOUNDATIONS.
As a systems researcher, I know tomorrow's innovation relies on today's theory. It is hard to think of an act with greater reputational damage. Myopic. Professor of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh
This is catastrophic for scientific research. FoCo researchers have a big impact on all areas of science. I'm shocked that a well respected institute like the U. of Leicester should have such a narrow-minded vision for the future.
Keep me informed
Proper theoretical foundations are essential for any successful application.
Foundations of Computer Science is *exactly* what you need to build correct, secure computer systems, especially AI
Electric lamps were not invented by improving candles.
Distinguished Engineer, Red Hat, Inc.
I had a pleasure to meet Dr. Irek Ulidowski from Leicester University during my involvement in the COST action devoted to the reversible computing. It was for me a unique opportunity to meet people working on the foundations of computer science. Dr. Ulidowski ability to connect researchers with various experience is a great asset for any research group. From my perspective, actives of Leicester are especially relevant for the quantum computing community. Cutting funds on the research related to this field is hard to understand, especially taking into account the amount of fascinating topics arising from the connection of computer science and quantum physics. Jarosław Miszczak, Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences
This is wrong.
Research Fellow, Imperial College London
This is a very short-sighted proposal and I urge the University to reconsider. Researchers at Leicester have played and continue to play leading roles in many aspects of foundations of computer science (including in reversible computing, one of my interests) and there have been many examples of foundational research leading to real-world applications.
Research Professor, Trinity College Dublin. A sad reflection of the incompetence of management at Leicester University.
This is horribly wrong
I checked the date ... it is not 01/04/2021
There is currently a ferment in the physics community, as computational ideas are recognized as fundamental (black hole entropy, the holographic principle, it from qubit, etc.) and the physical limits and possibilities of computation are exposed (quantum computing, quantum speed limits, reversible computing, etc.). These are true frontiers of science, upon which future breakthroughs and industries will be based. Universities are the womb from which these ideas are born.
At the University of Copenhagen, a former dean of Science tried to merge the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science. Massive protests from both departments and from external interest groups stopped this, so it definitely helps to speak up.
TCS is not redundant！
Cutting research in foundations of computer science is extremely short-sighted.
As an applied computer scientist and founder of a startup, I would be leery of hiring from a program with such a narrow view of the discipline.