SABANCI UNIVERSITY COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM

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SABANCI UNIVERSITYCOMPUTER SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING PROGRAM

• Berrin Yanikoglu
• Sabanci University
• berrin_at_sabanciuniv.edu

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OVERVIEW

• What is Computer Science and Engineering?
• Computer Science and Engineering
• problems and technologies
• Courses what will you learn?
• What will you do when you graduate?

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What is Computer Science and Engineering?

• Computer science (CS) is the systematic study of
  algorithmic methods for representing,
  transforming and processing information

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What is Information?

• Although you may display,store, duplicate,
  information is still an abstract phenomenon
• According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Information is knowledge obtained from
  investigation, study, or instruction
• So what is knowledge?
• the fact or condition of knowing something with
  familiarity gained through experience or
  association
• Information is processed knowledge and Computer
  Science puts forward the rules of how to
  handle/use information.

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Computer Science topics

• Theory of Computation
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Software systems
• Programming languages, compilers, operating
  systems
• Numerical Methods
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning

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Foundation of Computer Science

• CS has its foundation in mathematics and
  engineering sciences
• CS has both analysis and design in it.
• A good computer scientist should be good at
  mathematics and should have a good analytical
  skills
• Traditionally computer scientists are more
  theoretic and/or software oriented people

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What is Computer Engineering?

• An engineering discipline
• for the design and implementation of information
  processing devices and systems
• using both hardware and software technologies
• in order to solve a particular problem for the
  good of industry, humankind, habitat, etc.
• given time, money, space, etc. resources and
  constraints
• Textbook definition of engineering
• Application of science to the design, building
  and use of systems to solve a problem with given
  resources and constraints
• Golden rule of engineering The system that an
  engineer develops should
• work with no error,
• be maintainable, user friendly, and affordable

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Computer Engineering Topics

• Integrated circuit design (chips)
• Computer Arithmetic
• Computer Architecture
• Microprocessors, embedded systems
• Computer Networks
• Multimedia Computing
• Image processing, speech processing, etc.

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Historical Evolution of Computer Science and
Engineering

• Foundations of Computer Science emerged in 1950s
• Computer Engineering just followed it
• Thus both fields grew together as opposed to
  physics and electrical engineering
• So there are too much in common in these fields

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CS and CEng Curriculum in US and Turkish
Universities

• In US universities, CS and CEng distinction is
  somehow clear
• Turkish Universities prefer to offer a combined
  curriculum (well, more CS-oriented)
• Independent of the name of the department
• The system of Sabanci University allows the
  students to build their own curriculum

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Some Computer Science and Engineering Problems

• Scheduling
• Software verification
• Graphics
• Recognizing human speech or writing
• Translating speech from one natural language to
  another
• Summarizing text/news,
• Making investment decisions
• Providing secure e-commerce/e-voting
  transactions
• Banking and telecom applications

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Research
Segmentation (potential boundaries)

Normalization Recognition (Neural Networks)
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Does this chip work correctly?
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What is real ?
Water Simulation
Facial Animation
Texture Mapping
Cloth Simulation
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Technology

• Speech Recognition
• Computer Vision
• Understanding Natural Language
• Cryptography
• Computer Networking and the Internet

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Technology

• Electronic Commerce
• Hardware Technologies
• VLSI design, programmable hardware
• Entertainment technology
• Special Effects
• Computer Games
• Computer Graphics
• Artificial Intelligence

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Technology (More Futuristic)

• Virtual Reality
• Better user interfaces (recognize emotions,
  motions, lips, etc.)
• Ubiquitous Computing (Computers everywhere but
  invisible)
• Wearable computers (your jacket is your computer!)

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Basic techniques of a computer engineer

• Understanding the problem, requirements,
  specifications
• Decomposing problems into manageable parts (very
  crucial)
• Good understanding of data organization
• Knowing how to select good algorithms

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Basic techniques of a computer engineer

• Choosing a good implementation environment
  (language, platform)
• Synthesis
• Division of labor between HW and SW
• Debugging (this usually ends up being 50 of the
  whole job)
• Evaluation (of functionality, maintainability,
  speed, memory req., manufacturability, price,
  esthestics)

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Computer Science and Engineering Program at
Sabanci University

• In Sabanci University, students declare their
  major at the end of 2nd year
• First year all students take the same courses
• Second year program specific courses
• We recommend the students to take basic CS and
  Math courses in their second year

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COURSE PLANNING

• Second year pool of CS-related courses

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CS450Computing and Arts
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What will you learn in the CSE program ?

• The undergraduate programs aim to give breadth,
  rather than depth. Thus you may take courses to
  get the basics on
• Computer Hardware and Logic Design
• The Theory Behind Computer Science
• Theory and Practice behind Programming Languages
• Operating Systems
• Database Systems
• Algorithm Design and Analysis
• Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
• Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Graphics

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What you will NOT learn!

• You will NOT learn how to assemble PCs
• You will NOT have courses on specific languages,
  or systems.
• You will NOT learn how to use specific packages
  like MS Access or AutoCAD, or things like that.
• You will NOT necessarily learn about how to
  program on/for a specific platform.

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What you will NOT learn!

• You can learn about these on your own by reading
  manuals
• For example, any new programming language can be
  learned in a week (mastery takes longer!)
• Provided that you have fundamentals
• the undergraduate program aims to give
  fundamentals

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Most Importantly

• You will learn how to learn!
• Maybe in all disciplines this is the goal
• But it is particularly important for CSE since
  it is a rapidly changing discipline
• A good Computer Engineer is the one who can
  easily adopts himself/herself into the changing
  conditions in his/her field

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What will you be when you graduate

• Graduate Study
• Master of Science (M. Sc.) (2 years Advanced
  Courses Research)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) (4-5 years more
  advanced courses original research and
  publication)

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What will you be when you graduate

• Job opportunities (with BS or MS degrees)
• Software Companies (LOGO, Microsoft, etc.)
• IT Departments
• Banks (Web development, security, databases)
• Manufacturing (Databases, process automation,
  simulation, vision)
• Telecom (Networking, security)
• General (System Management)
• Media (Graphics, Web development, text
  processing, information retrieval)
• Start-up companies
• Visual Communications Computer Games, Special
  Effects

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What will you be when you graduate

• Job Opportunities (with PhD degree)
• Faculty Members at Universities
• Researchers at advanced research labs
• Research policy managers

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• Thanks - Any Questions?