The Robert Stewart Distinguished Lecture is made possible by the generous contribution of Dr. Long Ngyuen, who received his doctorate degree from the ISU Computer Science department in 1975. This annual event is held in honor of his mentor, Dr. Robert Stewart, Professor Emeritus and the first department chair in Computer Science at ISU.
Researchers invited to be part of the Robert Stewart Distinguished Lecture series are world-class scholars in their field. They include recipients of prestigious distinctions such as the Turing Award, Kyoto Prize, National Medal of Technology and Innovations, John Von Neumann Medal, etc. Their talks focus on their research work, but are intended for an informed, but not expert audience. The RSDL is a public lecture. All are invited to attend and learn from some of contemporary computing's greatest minds.