The Center for Science of Information held its first Industry Roundtable on April 5th and 6th, 2011 in the Birck Nanotechnology Center on Purdue University\u2019s campus. Over 20 industry representatives spent time together and in breakout sessions engaging in conversation about real-life problems and applications they see in their fields. They provided much needed input into various research topics and worked to validate the Center\u2019s research directions.