Lisp and SOA Web Services for Information Sharing and Knowledge Building

Sheng-Chuan Wu

Franz Inc.

Fri Aug 13 15:10:00 NZST 2004 in Room 031, MSCS

Abstract

A new software component architecture, the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), has emerged that offers the ability to programmatically access up-to-minute information anywhere in the world. Access to the right Information at the right time is the basis for knowledge building and the key for business performance. In this talk, Dr. Wu will discuss the reasons why we need to embrace SOA today and how it changes the rules of software development and research. Dr. Wu will explain why Lisp, besides its root in AI, is the ideal programming language for this new SOA software architecture. The talk concludes by describing some new Lisp tools for SOA web service programming and for knowledge building.

Biographic Sketch

Sheng-Chuan received his Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics and Computer Graphics from Cornell University. He was a key R&D manager at one of the pioneer CAD/CAM companies in the early 80's. He then joined a major CAM/CAM/CAE start-up as a founding member in the mid-80's, as head of application R&D and later as head of marketing and customer services. Sheng-Chuan joined Franz, a leading vendor of Lisp tools, in the early 90's as VP for new business development and is currently VP for corporate development.