Denison alum talks about life after graduation

Date of Event: March 7, 2012

Posted: March 6, 2012

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Sergey Kanareykin, a member of the Denison class of 2003, will present a talk titled "Cognitive computing, venture capital, and other cool things to do after you graduate," at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in room 114 of the F.W. Olin Science Building (100 Sunset Drive Road). The lecture is free and open to the public.

Kanareykin is the CEO of Make a Mind Company, a technology incubator in the Boston area, and is involved in early stage financing for cognitive informatics startups. From 2005 to 2007, he served as the chief technical officer of the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS), a Washington, D.C., research and education "think-and-do-tank." He was instrumental in establishing the center's work in the fields of information sharing and security, with funding from the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense, as well as private industry partners.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville—Lecture: “Cognitive computing, venture capital, and other cool things to do after you graduate” at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, in room 114 of the Olin Science Building (100 Sunset Drive Road). Free and open to the public.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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