John L. Hennessy and Eric Horvitz to headline Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute 40th anniversary
John L. Hennessy, Turing Award winner and Stanford University president emeritus, and Eric Horvitz, Microsoft chief scientific officer, will deliver keynote addresses at Rice University’s Ken Kennedy Institute 40th anniversary celebration on Monday, Nov. 9. The daylong program, co‑hosted with the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Civic Scientist Lecture Series, also includes poster sessions,…
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- John L. Hennessy and Eric Horvitz will keynote Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute 40th anniversary on Nov 9.
- The event includes poster sessions, panels, and an evening reception; registration required by Nov 2.
- David V. Pynadath highlighted the focus on responsible AI development and deployment.
David V. Pynadath, the institute’s executive director for research initiatives, said the event marks both a celebration of four decades of interdisciplinary work and a commitment to shaping future AI breakthroughs responsibly. Media inquiries can be directed to Jamie Groh at jamie.groh@rice.edu.
Stanford’s Hennessy and Microsoft’s Horvitz to headline Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute 40th anniversary
news.rice.edu · 21 October 2026
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