In Conversation
Episode 13 Gobinda Chowdhury
Professor, University of Strathclyde
In conversation with Gobinda Chowdhury, Professor of Information Science at the University of Strathclyde. He talked about growing up during the Bangladesh Independence war, meeting and working for then President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and his process for writing 17 books.
Trailer (0:58)
Interview (1:45:51)
Timecodes
0:00 Trailer
0:54 Intro
3:13 Childhood and access to computers
8:48 Bangladesh Independence War
10:55 Experience with change
15:40 Digital Work Environment
17:52 Family
22:38 Major turning point in life
27:33 Serendipity
31:12 Definition of Information Science
38:41 Artificial Intelligence (AI)
57:20 Chowdhury’s role in the field
1:00:17 Productive Lifestyle
1:06:52 Influences
1:12:05 Books that shaped thinking
1:14:37 Meeting and working for President of India APJ Abdul Kalam
1:19:51 Work with Organization of African Unity
1:24:12 Key skills
1:29:45 Resilience
1:37:46 Life principles
1:39:52 Goals
1:41:46 Mentoring advice
This interview was supported by the iSchools Research Grant 2023.
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