Marco Wirasinghe, Senior Marketing Strategist, Intel

2:30 - 4PM Thursday January 27th at PGH 232

Abstract

Globalization is changing how and where technology is being developed. As outsourcing continues to become more popular, software development is becoming a commodity business. As a UH-CS student, there are key strategies that can be employed to support a successful career in tomorrow's global economy. This presentation will not only highlight key strategies for success but will also provide an overview of the trends in computer technology. The area of focus will mainly be mobile hardware and software, from both a technical and business perspective. The major technical concepts to be covered include mobile software development and computer processor architecture. An open Q&A session will follow the presentation.

About the speaker

Marco Wirasinghe graduated with high honors from the University of Houston's undergraduate Computer Science program in December 2000. He joined Intel through the Rotation Engineers Program at their headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. Though he started as a researcher in Intel's Microprocessor Research Lab, he soon left research to pursue product development experience and became a Senior Software Architect and Systems Analyst in Intel's Mobile Platforms Group, the group responsible for laptop technologies. In addition to investigating future mobile technologies and trends, Marco helped develop and deploy Intel's Centrino mobile technology (Intel's flagship laptop technology) and served as the technical lead on a software product that had a large impact on the laptop industry. He was subsequently awarded multiple awards, including the Intel Achievement Award, Intel's most prestigious award. For over 1½ years, Marco has served as a Senior Marketing Strategist for the laptop division and continues to leverage his business and technical knowledge and experience in technology to keep Intel ahead of its competitors.