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Computer Science Department Overview
http://cs.usc.edu
USC Overview
• Oldest private university in western US –
• founded in 1880
• 31,000 students:
• 16,500 undergraduates; 15,500 graduates
• 3,000 full-time faculty
• Draws students from all 50 states and 110 countries internationally
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Los Angeles - A World City
• Located in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, USC is at the heart of the principal world center for communications, biotech research and development, commerce, entertainment and the arts
• USC’s location opens the doors to many opportunities for cultural, educational and career growth
Disney Concert Hall
Getty Museum
Viterbi School Points of Distinction
Consistently ranked in the top ten graduate engineering schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
•State-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, and live interactive high-speed Internet broadcast systems are available to our students. •At the forefront of research in information technology, biotechnology, and a full spectrum of engineering disciplines.
Dr. Andrew Viterbi
• BS and MS in EE from MIT• PhD in EE from USC• Pioneer in wireless
communications• Invented the Viterbi Algorithm for
eliminating noise interference from signal transmissions
• Visionary engineer and entrepreneur (co-founder of Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Recent recipient of the National Medal of Science
Studying Computer Science is Cool Huge Opportunities
• Designing a next Internet• Driving advances in all fields of science and engineering• Improving transportation systems• Personalized education• Predictive, preventive, personalized medicine• Personalized health monitoring• Data-intensive supercomputing
NY Times article
When You Arrive - Where To Go
Institute forCreative
TechnologiesInformation
SciencesInstitute
IntegratedMedia
SystemsCenter
COMPUTER &INFORMATION
SCIENCES
ComputerScience
Department
ComputerEngineering
Program
Research Institutes Research Institutes
Academic departmentSalvatori Computer Science
Center
EE dept.
ISI
CS
HighPerformanceComputing
The Computer Science Department by the Numbers
• Department established in 1968
• Today the department is home to approximately– 77 primary faculty
– ~20 postdoctoral fellows
– ~240 PhD students
– ~1300 MS students
– ~850 BS students
• Faculty: 37 Tenure-track, 39 Research, 11 Teaching
Department HighlightsAwards and Honors• 1 Turing Award winner
• 3 NAE* members
• 19 IEEE/AAAI/ACM/AAAS Fellows
• 2 University Professors
• Almost every eligible Assistant Professor has won a CAREER award, 1 PECASE* awardee
• 3 MIT TR 35*
• Foundational work– Internet
– DNA computing
• High research volume– Including institutes $50M+
of sponsored research
*National Academy of EngineeringPresidential Early Career AwardTop Innovators under 35
Educational Programs
• BS– CS enrollments are rising– Games is a major draw
• PhD– Highly selective (10%)– All students fully funded– Recent alumni: 50/33/17
(Industry/Labs/Academia)
• MS– Preparation for a career
in cutting edge industry
– Alumni are technologists/innovators/managers/entrepreneurs/
Educational Programs
• BS (specializations)– Computer Science– Computer Engineering and
Computer Science– Computer Science (Games)– Computer Science and
Business Administration
• PhD– Computer Science
• MS (specializations)– Computer Science – Game Development– Computer Security– Computer Networks– Software Engineering– Intelligent Robotics– Multimedia and Creative
Technologies– High Performance
Computing and Simulation– Data Science – Scientists and Engineers
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Special Aspects of the Masters Program
• ENGR 596 - Engineering Internship (1, max 3) • Curricular Practical Training is very popular
• CSCI 590 - Directed Research (1-4, max 4) • Working with a professor on a project
• CSCI 591 - Computer Science Research Colloquium (1, max 2)• We have speakers almost every week speaking on advanced topics in computer science
• CSCI 594AB - Thesis (2-2)
Rankings: how others see us
• 10th on the Microsoft ‘Top organizations in computer science’
• 20th on the US News and World Report ranking of computer science departments in the US
• 10th on the Shanghai Jiaotong academic ranking of world universities in computer science
• 1st rank in Games by the Princeton Review
When You Arrive - Where To Go
Offering help with:• New student orientation• Academic Services• Degree Requirements• Located on first floor Olin Hall
http://gapp.usc.edu/
Job Possibilities Have Never Been Better
JobOpeningsInComputerScience
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Career Fair Day
• Every year VSoE sponsors a Career Fair day where companies come to meet and interview Masters students
• The Career Fair day is usually in
October
• Workshops are available to help you get the most out of meeting the employers
http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/careers/students/fair.htm
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Graduation Day
"It will be you who will devise the new alternative energy sources. You will solve vexing climate problems. You will master the miracles of biology to eradicate diseases. You will educate and enlighten, and you will help lift millions from poverty by relighting the engine of economic development."
Quote from Dean Yortsos commencement speech
“learn from failure, treat everyone with respect and to never give up, advice that I have personally battle tested”
Quote from commencement speaker William Wang, CEO founder of Vizio
After Graduation
USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association’s Scholarship & Awards Gala, held on April 8 in the Grand Ballroom of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.
President Nikias offering USC Trustee Ratan Tata a Trojan Cricket Club Jersey
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of the Trojan Family
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For Help-CS Dept. Advisers
• Flor Martinez Student with last names: A-Ma
– Email: [email protected]
– Office: 1st Floor, SAL 115
– Phone: (213) 740-3310
• Art Perez Students with last names: Mb-Z
– Email: [email protected]
– Office: 1st floor, SAL 114
– Phone: (213) 740-4779
• Lizsl DeLeon
– Email: [email protected]
– Office: 1st floor, SAL 111
– Phone: 213-740-4496