Computing Power Drives the Future

by William Meisel

182 pages, Paperback

Published August 8, 2025

About the author

William (“Bill”) Meisel’s experience combines a strong academic, technical, and business background. With a B.S. degree in Engineering from Caltech and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, he began his career as a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at USC. He has published over 70 papers and several books, including a technical book, Computer-Oriented Approaches to Pattern Recognition. He was the editor and a contributor to New Components and Subsystems for Digital Design; VUI Visions: Expert Views on Effective Voice User Interface Design; Speech in the User Interface: Lessons from Experience; The Software Society: Cultural and Economic Impact (2013), and Technically Dead (2015).

After working in university research, Dr. Meisel launched and managed the Computer Science Division of an aerospace company, applying pattern recognition technology to a number of application areas, including target detection and intelligence data analysis. He then founded a venture-capital-backed speech recognition company and ran it for ten years. He has been issued six patents in various areas of technology. Currently, as an industry analyst, he publishes a paid-subscription, no-ads monthly industry newsletter, Speech Strategy News, on commercial developments in speech technology and natural language interpretation. He also authors a blog, Meisel-on-Mobile. As Executive Director of the Applied Voice Input Output Society (AVIOS), a non-profit industry organization, he creates the program for AVIOS’s annual Mobile Voice Conference.

Reviews

[David Carriere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Computing Power Drives the Future is a forward-looking exploration of the technologies shaping the next era of human capability. William Meisel offers a clear and compelling perspective on how advances in computing AI, automation, processing power, and integrated digital systems are accelerating innovation across industries and transforming everyday life.

Meisel writes with the precision of a technologist and the accessibility of a guide who understands the questions real readers have about the future. The book’s strength lies in its ability to connect complex technological trends with practical implications, showing how shifts in computing power ripple into business, society, and individual opportunity. Rather than overwhelming readers with jargon, the narrative stays grounded, thoughtful, and energizing.

A timely and insightful read for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of technology and what tomorrow might look like.