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July 22, 2021

Talking with Lecturers: Aaron Quigley (CSE Head of School)

1 hour 24 minutes

In this ✨ exciting episode ✨ of Echo, Raathan and Sunny sit down with 🚨UNSW CSE Head of School 🚨 Aaron Quigley 💪!

They discuss:

His love for teaching 🧑‍🏫 and his passion for Computer Science 💻

What it’s like having been an academic 🧠 at universities all over the globe 🌎

What it’s like chairing international research conferences 🎙

His thoughts on industry vs academia 🤔

The research he’s done on Human Computer Interaction 👀

His 5 year plan for UNSW CSE 💖 and what he wants to achieve as Head of School 🔥🎓

NB: Please note that this episode was recorded in late 2020 for context for some of the discussion.

Timestamps:

00:00 Origins in computer science

15:09 Experiences in academia vs industry around the world

21:04 Philosophy as the CSE Head of School

30:08 Research in human computer interaction

37:05 Chairing international conferences

45:49 Transitioning to teaching online

58:32 Teaching ENGG1811

1:14:54 Future of programming

1:17:05 Advice for students

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