2011 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

77 Universidad ORT Uruguay AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2011 Dr. Maribel Fernández (England) Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London. Activity: worked with members of the Computer Theory Chair as part of the “Dependent Types for Nominal Terms” project funded by The Royal Society, May 2–6 and December 14–22. Juan José Silveira, B.S. (England) Software Engineer on the Google Maps team in London. Activity: gave the lecture “Life in a Maps Cell,” April 7. School of Communication and Design Dr. José Luis Fernández (Argentina) Professor of Media Semiotics at the School of Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires. Activities: gave the lecture “What Remains of McLuhan: Mass Media, Networks, and Globalization,” and the workshop “Case Studies of Mediatization on the Web. “Permanence and Transformation,” November 21. Susana Saulquin (Argentina) Director of the Institute of Fashion Sociology in Buenos Aires. Professor in the Doctoral Program in Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urbanism, University of Buenos Aires. Activity: gave the lecture “Macro-social Trends and the Contemporary Context” as part of the professional development Seminar: Trends, Communication, and Fashion Production, October 18. Rubén Fontana (Argentina) Director of the Fontanadiseño Studio. Editor of the magazine “tipoGráfica.” Zalma Jalluf (Argentina) Director of the Fontanadiseño Studio. Lecturer for the Itinerant Chair in Corporate Identity at the University of Buenos Aires. Activity: led the seminar “Identity Systems: Brands, Color, and Typography Tailored to Each Client,” September 16. Dr. José Luis Fernández