Smart buildings to be topic at lectures

WILLIAMSTOWN – Jeannie Albrecht, assistant professor of computer science, will present this year’s annual Sigma Xi lectures at Williams College on Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16. Free and open to the public, both talks will take place at 4:15 p.m. in Wege Auditorium.

Prof. Albrecht will present “Sensor-Driven Energy Management for Smart Buildings” on Thursday. The title of her talk on Friday is “Flattening Peak Electricity Demand in Smart Buildings.”

Her research focuses on challenges related to the design and implementation of computer systems, including distributed systems, mobile and wide-area networks, operating systems, and green computing. She was a 2009 recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her commitment to research and education.

In addition to her faculty role at Williams, Prof. Albrecht is an adjunct assistant professor in the computer science department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California-San Diego, an M.S. in computer science from Duke University and a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from Gettysburg College.

Sigma Xi is a national society honoring and encouraging research in science. Among the events it sponsors are two lectures given each year by a Williams College faculty member.

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