HEBUST & Cloud Computing

Yesterday, Radha and I gave our second presentation at the Hebei University of Science Technology to teachers from the Information Science and Engineering department. They had asked us to present on new technologies and give them some research ideas. We presented on cloud computing, IBM's Smarter Cities initiative, and the new Watson super computer. It was very cold and cloudy yesterday from the sand storm that blew in over Shijiazhuang and Professor Kai kept making jokes about how it was good day to talk about cloud computing. 


Our student guides, Yang and Fei, are extremely nice to us, spending hours giving us Mandarin lessons at the campus coffee house called "Touch" and slipping us into a gym class to play ping pong.


Our first presentation last week was an introduction to IBM, the IBM centennial anniversary, and career opportunities to first year students. At the end of the presentation, one very enthusiastic student in the back of the room stood up and proclaimed "I WANT TO BE AN IBMER !!"  and asked how he could celebrate IBM's 100 year anniversary. 


This is us at the HEBUST entrance w/ Yang and Fei