{"id":390,"date":"2013-10-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/inside_microsoft_research\/2013\/10\/29\/luminaries-series-features-jeannette-wing\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:31:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:31:06","slug":"luminaries-series-features-jeannette-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/luminaries-series-features-jeannette-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Luminaries Series Features Jeannette Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"share-icons-top-of-post\">\n<ul class=\"post-social\"><!--          FACEBOOK LIKE   CODE           --><\/p>\n<li class=\"post-facebook\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 100px; height: 21px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.technet.com%2Fb%2Finside_microsoft_research%2Farchive%2F2013%2F10%2F29%2Fluminaries-series-features-jeannette-wing.aspx&width=100&height=21&colorscheme=light&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=true&send=false&appId=502558646482372\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<p><!--          TWITTER SHARING CODE           --><\/p>\n<li class=\"post-twitter\"><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share\" data-via=\"msftresearch\" data-count=\"horizontal\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/js\/6811.tweet-this.js\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35-js\/6811.tweet_2D00_this.js\"><\/script>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--    END SOCIAL SHARING CONTENT    --> <!-- ENTER AUTHOR AND BLOG CONTENT BELOW --><\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\">Posted by <span class=\"author\">Rob Knies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/6661.Wing.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/6661.Wing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor; float: left;\" title=\"Jeannette Wing\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/6661.Wing.jpg\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/550x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/6661.Wing.jpg\" alt=\"Jeannette Wing\" width=\"380\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Jeannette Wing\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/press\/jeannette-wing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Jeannette Wing<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> is corporate vice president of Microsoft Research. As such, she oversees Microsoft Research&rsquo;s core research laboratories around the world&mdash;and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Microsoft Research Connections\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/collaboration\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Research Connections<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That much is true, indisputably. But her personal biography goes so much deeper than that. The above description doesn&rsquo;t mention her academic career, which included more than 27 years at Carnegie Mellon University, where she served on two occasions as head of the Computer Science Department. It doesn&rsquo;t include her three years as assistant director of the Computer & Information Science and Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation. Nor does that bare-bones bio refer to her fervent belief in the concept of computational thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, there is a resource that can provide a deeper, more well-rounded introduction to Wing, her research passions, and her vision for the future. That can be found on Channel 9, beginning Oct. 29, as part of its <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Microsoft Research Luminaries\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Research Luminaries<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>The series launched Oct. 16 with a video about <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Ivan Tashev\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/ivantash\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Tashev<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and his <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"significant contributions\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\/Ivan-Tashev-Helps-Makes-Microsoft-Sound-Great\" target=\"_blank\">significant contributions<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> to the audio system behind <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Kinect\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/kinect\" target=\"_blank\">Kinect<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> in both <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Xbox 360\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/xbox-360\/why-xbox-360\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox 360<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and the forthcoming <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Xbox One\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/xbox-one\/meet-xbox-one\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox One<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&rsquo;s Wing&rsquo;s turn. One of the most interesting parts of her interview comes when she is discussing one of her favorite subjects.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Computational thinking is the thought processes for formulating a problem, and expressing a solution to that problem, in a way that a computer, either a human or a machine, can effectively carry out,&rdquo; she explains. &ldquo;More simply, I like to think of computational thinking as just the thought processes that a computer scientist would use in solving a problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Interest piqued? If you want to hear more&mdash;and you do&mdash;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Channel 9\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\/Luminaries-Jeannette-Wing-of-Microsoft-Research\">Channel 9<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> is where you need to go next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Posted by Rob Knies Jeannette Wing is corporate vice president of Microsoft Research. As such, she oversees Microsoft Research&rsquo;s core research laboratories around the world&mdash;and Microsoft Research Connections. That much is true, indisputably. But her personal biography goes so much deeper than that. 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