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Join Zoom meeting: go.cs.illinois.edu/cspd-spr23Meeting ID: 826 5168 7135Passcode: 262065_ _ _ _ _
Speakers
Dr. Karrie KarahaliosProfessor of Computer ScienceUIUC
Lawrence HumphreyCo-Founder & CEOPearl
Lawrence Humphrey is an engineer turned designer turned founder. After getting his B.S. in computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, he went on to join IBM, where he worked on enterprise-wide problems in AI, design thinking, hybrid cloud, transformation, and culture. In 2020, he co-founded Tech Can [Do] Better, a non-profit consulting organization aimed at addressing racial inequities in the tech industry. Using his insights and ethos from that organization, he founded Pearl a platform for professionals to share the work, resources, and wisdom. He’s also an avid writer, skater, biker, climber, and curator of fire playlists.