COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

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COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENTPROFESSIONAL ADVISORY
BOARD

• INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
  (IPFW)
• MEETING 15
• TrustBearer Labs(formerly Identity Alliance)
• FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
• MARCH 29, 2007

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AGENDA

• TOUR OF NIIC FACILITY AT 215 P.M. GULYA
  ALEXANDER, BRIAN KELLY
• THANK YOU AND INTRODUCTIONS
• APPROVAL OF PAB MINUTES FROM 12/07/2006
• UPDATES SINCE LAST MEETING
• FOCI
• COMPUTING AND BUSINESS ISSUES
• PROGRAM REVIEW STATUS
• EXPANDING THE PIPELINE DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR
  RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
• TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PROPOSAL WITH PAB
• MEETING 16 THURSDAY 06/28/2007 AT ALLEN COUNTY
  PUBLIC LIBRARY
• WRAP-UP

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INTRODUCTIONS

• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS
• FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS

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VISION 2008 MARCH 25, 2004

• OUR PURPOSE IS TO INFLUENCE THE FACTORS USED TO
  ATTRACT AND RETAIN AN INCREASING NUMBER OF
  DIVERSE COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES WITH THE
  SKILLS AND TRAINING THAT EMPLOYERS WANT TO HIRE,
  AND WHO CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND ADAPT IN THE
  GLOBAL MARKET. WE ALSO WANT OPPORTUNITIES TO
  HAVE DIRECT INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS AND
  FACULTY.

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POSSIBLE FACTORS FOR VISION 2008

• MORE STUDENTS COMING INTO PROGRAM, ESP. FEMALES
  AND MINORITIES
• RETENTION
• CURRICULUM
• FACILITIES
• COUNSELORS
• RESEARCH RESOURCES
• EQUIPMENT
• SOFTWARE
• NETWORKING

• FACULTY ACCESSIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY
• LIFELONG LEARNING
• BEHAVIORS COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TEAM SKILLS
• OPENNESS TO STUDENTS
• INTERNSHIP/APPLIED EXPERIENCE
• OUTREACH TO STUDENTS (MENTORS)
• CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

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UPDATES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
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UPDATES SINCE LAST MEETING CETCS

• CETCS/OLS TECHTALK MAGAZINE
• FIRST TWO ISSUES IN SPRINGFALl, 2006 HAND OUT
  FALL ONE. ALSO AT http//www.etcs.ipfw.edu/
• SPRING, 2007 ISSUE NOW AT PUBLICATIONS. IDEAS FOR
  FALL ISSUE?
• CETCS TECHNOLOGY DAY
• SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007
• 800 A.M. 12 NOON LOBBY OF ETCS BUILDING
• DESIGN STUDENT TEAM PROJECTS FROM ALL DEPTS.
• HIGHLIGHT JOINT EFFORTS WITH INDUSTRY
• K-12 OUTREACH AWARD WINNERS EXHIBITION
• MODELED AFTER SUCCESSFUL VARIANT WITH A 10-YEAR
  HISTORY IN MICHIGAN http//www.engin.umd.umich.edu
  /hpceep/tech_day/

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UPDATES SINCE LASTMEETING CETCS

• COLLOQUIUM SERIES FINISHING THIRD YEAR
• DETAILS POSTED AT http//www.etcs.ipfw.edu/dean/co
  lloquium/index.php
• PRESENTATIONS GIVEN FOR 2006-07
• SHUTTLE EXPERIMENTS 9/18/06
• SYSTEM ENGINEERING 10/23/06
• GREEN CONSTRUCTION 11/20/06
• GREEN DESIGN AND ENERGY CONSERVATION 1/29/07
• QoS FOR MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION 2/19/07
• MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION 3/19/07
• ONE MORE PLANNED
• ASSESSMENT OF FLEET MANAGEMENT OPS 4/16/07

Fall 2006 Spring 2007 CETCS Colloquium
Series Schedule
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CS UPDATES SINCE LAST MEETING PROJECTS

• JOINT PROJECTS
• RAYTHEON, IDENTITY ALLIANCE AND ONE NON-PAB
  MEMBER ARE CLIENTS FOR CS 460 SOFTWARE
  ENGINEERING COURSE OF PROF. STANCHEVS THIS TERM
• SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE INDICATED INTEREST IN CS
  360/460 PROJECTS WITH STUDENT TEAMS LET US KNOW!

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CS UPDATESNEW COURSES

• SPRING, 2007
• CS 280 SURVEY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• CS 492 LINUX TOPICS
• CS 590A INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
• CS 590B EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN-PAUL SIMUNEK!
• CS 590 MASTERS THESIS PRECURSOR TO REAL ONE
  
• SUMMER, 2007
• CS 492 COMPUTING SECURITY
• FALL, 2007
• CS 292 SOFTWARE QUALITY
• CS 372 WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
• CS 374 COMPUTER NETWORKS
• CS 580 ALGORITHM DESIGN
• CS 590-01 BAYSIAN BELIEF NETWORKS
• CS 590-02 SOFTWARE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY
• ACS 574 ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS
• ACS 698 MASTERS THESIS

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CS UPDATEPERSONNEL

• NEW FOLKS COMING!
• NEW CHAIR SEARCH FOR JULY 1, 2007 TOM GIDLEY IS
  PAB MEMBER ON THE SEARCH SCREEN COMMITTEE
  THREE INTERVIEWED AND OFFER MADE TO ONE
• NEW HIRE SEARCH AT SAME TIME FOR ASSISTANT
  PROFESSOR 160 APPLICATIONS THREE INVITED TO
  CAMPUS LAST ONE ON APRIL 5
• DR. MARK TEMTE
• WILL START VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM
  (VEPR) IN 2007-08 OFF IN THE FALL, TEACHING IN
  SPRING
• DR. PETRUSKA ON SABBATICAL
• WORKING WITH SEAGATE RESEARCH CENTER IN FALL
• PROF. SEDLMEYER
• WORKING WITH RAYTHEON ON RESEARCH EFFORT RELATED
  TO COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RECEIVED GRANT FOR
  2006-2007

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CS UPDATESPERSONNEL (2)

• MR. ROBERT SANDERS
• WILL START VEPR IN 2007-08 50 IN THE FALL AND
  SPRING
• MICHELLE PARKER
• VISITING INSTRUCTOR
• FINISHED THIRD TERM AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
  (CHICAGO) IN BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
  WITH STRAIGHT A (8-)
• VIA DISTANCE LEARNING
• TAMMY TOSCOS
• FINISHING LAST YEAR OF COURSEWORK FOR PH.D. IN
  INFORMATICS AT IU-BLOOMINGTON
• OFFERED (AND ACCEPTED) SECOND SUMMER INTERN
  POSITION AT INTEL IN SEATTLE
• DR. MODESITT
• WILL START VEPR ON JULY 1, 2007 20 WORKING AS
  ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH AND EXTERNAL
  PARTNERSHIPS
• DR. YUM FROM SOUTH KOREA
• VISITING SCHOLAR ARRIVED MARCH, 2007 MARCH,
  2008
• BACKGROUND IN SECURITY
• INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT ACCREDITATION

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CS UPDATESNEWUPDATED PROGRAMS

• POSSIBLE UPDATES IN M.S. PROGRAM
• THESIS OPTION PROPOSAL CURRENTLY BACKED BY FIVE
  PAB MEMBERS SHIP TO WEST LAFAYETTE ON 3/30
• KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND MANAGEMENT OPTION
• RAYTHEON PROPOSED INITIALLY NOW SLACK
• OTHERS NOW INTERESTED SOME FROM PAB!
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THRUST
• JOINT COMMITTEE BETWEEN CS AND ECET
• DEAN DECIDED ON MARCH 23 TO PLACE IN ECET
• INFORMATICS
• COURSES NOW LISTED IN 2006-2008 UNDERGRADUATE
  BULLETIN
• INITIAL PLANS CALL FOR A MINOR TO START IN
  SPRING, 2008
• PROFESSOR BARRETT HAS DONE A YEOMANS JOB IN
  GARNERING SUPPORT FROM ALL OTHER COLLEGES AND
  SCHOOLS AT IPFW! TO FACULTY SENATE NOW.

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COMPUTING AND BUSINESS ISSUES

• TOM GIDLEY
• FORM GROUP OUTSIDE PAB?

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STATUS REPORT ON CS PROGRAM REVIEW

• DR. BEOMJIN KIM
• GRADUATE COMPONENT
• PROFESSOR SEDLMEYER
• UNDERGRADUATE COMPONENT

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PROGRAM REVIEW ISSUES

• MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN
• TRENDS IN THE DISCIPLINE
• CURRICULUM
• FACULTY
• STUDENTS
• RESOURCES
• DRAFT AS OF FEBRUARY ON WEBSITE AT
  http//www.cs.ipfw.edu/about_us/about_us.php

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EXPANDING THE PIPELINE

• RECRUITING
• RETENTION
• BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS

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PIPELINE TIME TO MOVE FROM REQUIREMENTS TO
DESIGN RECRUITING

• DESIGN STRATEGY
• FROM 12/07/06 MEETING
• SEE HANDOUT
• SCHOLARSHIPS
• VERY FEW NOW FROM INDUSTRY, E.G., NORTHROP
  GRUMMAN
• NEW PROGRAMS
• INFORMATICS
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITH ECET
• SOFTWARE ENGINEERING B.S. AND/OR M.S. WITH
  ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
• PARTNER IN NSF GRANTS

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POSSIBLE RECRUITING INITIATIVES

• EDUCATION DAYS
• CS FACULTY COME TO YOUR SITE
• DISCUSS WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES POSSIBLE DEGREES AND
  COURSES, DISTANCE LEARNING OPTIONS
• OBTAIN INSIGHT INTO WHAT THEY DESIRE
• PERHAPS DURING LUNCH TIME
• CAREER DAYS
• PAB MEMBERS, PERHAPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CS
  STUDENTS, FACULTY AND/OR STAFF, VISIT LOCAL K-12
  SCHOOLS
• DISCUSS COMPUTING CAREERS AND WITH STUDENTS AND
  STAFF
• FIIL IN AS TEACHER FOR AN HOUR?
• COULD ALSO PARTICIPATE IN IPFW ANNUAL ONE WILL
  HAVE 400 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THIS SPRING!
• REVIEW SEPARATE HANDOUT

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PIPELINE TIME TO MOVE FROM REQUIREMENTS TO
DESIGN RETENTION

• DESIGN STRATEGY
• MENTORING PROGRAM
• SEE HANDOUT FOR NUMBERS FOR ALL OF COLLEGE
• NUMBERS FOR CS 36.1 DROP FROM FRESH -gt SOPH
• 67.9 FROM SOPH-gtJUNIOR ARTIFACT A.S. DEGREE
• 17.6 FROM JUNIOR -gt SENIOR
• REVIEW SUGGESTED PILOT PROGRAM

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BRAINSTORMING FORM SMALL GROUPS REPORT OUT
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COLLABORATIVE WORK

• DON SNYDER (CHAIR)

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COLLABORATION QUERY AND FOLLOW-ON PROPOSAL

• DO YOU HAVE A TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
  INVESTIGATE, PERHAPS ONE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO
  BID ON NEW PROGRAMS?
• IS IT TOUGH FOR YOU TO FIND THE EMPLOYEES AND THE
  TIME TO SEND THEM TO THE NECESSARY WORKSHOPS?
• IS IT TOO EXPENSIVE TO SEND MORE THAN ONE
  EMPLOYEE?
• EVEN IF YOU SEND THEM, DO THEY HAVE THE
  DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE TO COMMUNICATE NEW
  TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS TO FELLOW EMPLOYEES ON THE
  TEAM?
• DO CONSULTANTS CHARGE YOU AN ARM AND A LEG?

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COLLABORATION PROPOSALPOSSIBLE SOLUTION

• CONTRACT WITH IPFW FACULTY FROM THE COLLEGE OF
  ENGINEERING, TECHNOLGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE!
• YOU SELECT THE WORKSHOP YOU DEEM NEEDED
• WE SUPPLY YOU A LIST OF QUALIFIED FACULTY TO
  ATTEND (OR YOU CHOOSE) FROM http//www.etcs.ipfw.e
  du/dean/expertise/index.php
• THE FACULTY MEMBER ATTENDS THE WORKSHOP
• SHE/HE RETURNS AND PROVIDES THE EQUIVALENT
  MATERIAL TO YOUR TEAM AT NO CHARGE
• YOU PAY ONLY THE TRAVEL, WORKSHOP AND PER DIEM
  EXPENSES OF THE FACULTY MEMBER
• FACULTY CAN USE THE MATERIAL IN EXTENDING
  EXISTING COURSES OR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COURSES
  (FOR CREDIT OR CONTINUING STUDIES)
• KEN HAS USED STRATEGY SUCCESSFULLY WITH OTHER
  PABS

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COLLABORATION PROPOSALPOSSIBLE SOLUTION 2

• HELP FUND A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN AN AREA OF
  PRIMARY CONCERN
• ALREADY DONE IN SEVERAL OTHER CETCS DEPARTMENTS
• CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN SYSTEM ENGINEERING
• CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
• CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
• OTHERS THAT ARE STILL IN THE WORKS
• MANY OF THESE ARE FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF
  FUNDS FROM INDUSTRY AND THE CHANCELLOR, IN TERMS
  OF AN ENDOWED CHAIR WHO HEADS THE CENTER

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WRAP-UP

• NEXT MEETINGS DATES/LOCATIONS LAST THURSDAY OF
  EACH QUARTER
• DATES LOCATION
• 03/29/2007 TRUSTBEARER LABS
• 06/28/2007 ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
• 09/27/2007 ???
• 12/06/2007 ???
• REQUESTS FOR
• INDIVIDUAL PICTURE
• INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY
• HOME PAGE ADDRESSES AND LOGO
• RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PAB MEMBERS