Urban Science Research Seminar: Greg Morrisett

The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) and the department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at NYU Tandon welcome you to attend a lecture by Greg Morrisett, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech and a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University. This event, hosted as part of the Spring 2025 Urban Science Research Seminar Series, will be held in Room 1201 at 370 Jay St.
About the Speaker
Greg Morrisett is the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech and a faculty member in the Computer Science Department at Cornell University.

As Dean, he has overall responsibility for the campus, including the academic quality and direction of the Cornell Tech degree programs and research. Working with both internal and external stakeholders, he is developing approaches for working with companies, nonprofits, government agencies and early stage investors, as well as overseeing the faculty recruitment and entrepreneurial initiatives of the campus.

Prior to joining Cornell Tech, Morrisett was Dean of Computing and Information Science (CIS) at Cornell University from 2015-2019. Previously, he held the Allen B. Cutting chair in Computer Science at Harvard University from 2004-2015 where he also served as Associate Dean for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Before Harvard, Morrisett spent eight years on the faculty of Cornell’s Computer Science Department.

Morrisett’s research focuses on the application of programming language technology for building secure, reliable, and high-performance software systems. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and both his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Carnegie Mellon University.

Visitor Information
This event will be held in Room 1201 at 370 Jay St. Please visit the NYU Tandon website for directions and a campus map. Advance registration through Eventbrite is required for campus access at NYU for external guests.

About the Urban Science Research Seminar Series
The Center for Urban Science + Progress’s annual Research Seminar series features leading voices in the growing field of urban informatics examining real-world challenges facing cities and urban environments around the world. The Fall 2024 series is organized by Assistant Professors Takahiro Yabe, Qi Sun, and Graham Dove.

Additional speakers for the Spring 2025 Urban Science Research Seminar series include Daniel O'Brien (Northeastern University), Sybil Derrible (University of Illinois Chicago), and Ning Lin (Princeton University).

Host or Publisher NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress