Hobnob's advisory board
Dr. Josh Bloch, Chief Java technology architect, Google, Inc.
Dr. Peter Lee, Professor and Vice Provost for Research, Carnegie Mellon University
Josh Bloch is chief Java technology architect at Google. Prior to Google, Josh was Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems.
At Sun from 1996 to 2004, Josh was an integral part of the formation and direction of the Java platform. He made major contributions to every Java release since the beginning and his acclaimed contribution to the Java platform, the Java Collections Framework, won numerous industry awards.
Josh is the author of Effective Java, the unquestioned standard reference work on best programming practices for the Java platform. A worldwide bestseller since its release in June 2001, Effective Java has won several industry awards including the prestigious Software Development Jolt award. Josh is a tireless evangelist of Java, speaking around the globe at a variety of Java forums.
Josh had a distinguished academic career including a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University, where his thesis on Replication of Abstract Data Objects was nominated for the ACM Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award. Josh has a B.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University.
Dr. Lee is Professor of Computer Science and Vice Provost for Research at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. Lee is known internationally for his research contributions in areas related to the theory of programming languages, with applications to operating systems, networks, and computer security. Dr. Lee is perhaps best known for his co-development of "proof-carrying code" (PCC), a technology for verifying the security of mobile code.
Dr. Lee served as associate dean for undergraduate programs at the School of Computer Science from 2000-2004. Under Dr. Lee's watch the school continued its rise to national prominence including a #2 ranking in the Gourman Report and a six-fold increase in the number of women in the program.
Dr. Lee is a member of the Army Science Board and has served on panels for the Defense Science Board, the National Academies, DARPA IXO, and DARPA ISAT.