
The purpose of the conference was to provoke "out-of-the-box" thinking. Because the scope of computer science and engineering is broad, the organizing committee selected systems as an overall theme for the focus of the first conference. The conference was a prototype for a series of conferences on grand research challenges.
Many trends suggest the opportunity for dramatic advancements: miniaturization, micro-electro-mechanical devices, nano-technology, and wireless communications are some building blocks.
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