Talking with Lecturers: Aaron Quigley (CSE Head of School)

In this ✨ exciting episode ✨ of Echo, Raathan and Sunny sit down with 🚨UNSW CSE Head of School 🚨 Aaron Quigley 💪!

They discuss:

• His love for teaching 🧑‍🏫 and his passion for Computer Science 💻
• What it’s like having been an academic 🧠 at universities all over the globe 🌎
• What it’s like chairing international research conferences 🎙
• His thoughts on industry vs academia 🤔
• The research he’s done on Human Computer Interaction 👀
• His 5 year plan for UNSW CSE 💖 and what he wants to achieve as Head of School 🔥🎓

NB: Please note that this episode was recorded in late 2020 for context for some of the discussion.

Timestamps:

00:00 Origins in computer science
15:09 Experiences in academia vs industry around the world 
21:04 Philosophy as the CSE Head of School
30:08 Research in human computer interaction
37:05 Chairing international conferences
45:49 Transitioning to teaching online
58:32 Teaching ENGG1811
1:14:54 Future of programming
1:17:05 Advice for students