Celebrating Kristen Nygaard's 100th birthday
On August 27, 2026, Kristen Nygaard would have turned 100 years.
On this occasion, Aarhus University will mark the day and pay tribute to Kristen Nygaard for his contributions to computer science.
Info about event
Time
Location
Peter Bøgh Andersen auditorium, Helsingforsgade 12, 8200 Aarhus N
Program:
11:30-12:00 Registration
12:00- 12:30 Welcome and the Early days
Morten Kyng & Ole Lehrmann Madsen
12:30-14:00 System development / Participatory design
- From Trade Unions to European Union?
Morten Kyng
- Kristen as inspirator for Scandinavian IT workplace projects, e,g. Demos, Utopia and Users Award
Yngve Sundblad
- Kristen, Jürgen and the revolution – a letter to the honoree
Pelle Ehn
- Computer power to the people
Tone Bratteteig
14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 17:00 Object-Oriented Programming
- Development of the Beta language – Joint work with Kristen Nygaard
Ole Lehrmann Madsen & Birger Møller-Pedersen
- How The First Simula Catalysed Early Thoughts About "Objects"
Alan Kay (online)
- From Simula to C++
Bjarne Stroustrup
17:00 - 18:00 Reception
See the website for more information, abstracts and bios.