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Computer Science & EngineeringAn Introduction to our Department
Steve GoddardProfessor and Chair
University of Nebraska – LincolnLincoln, NE [email protected]
4 October, 2010
Computer Science and Engineering Vision
To be broadly recognized as a top program in the US that – conducts state-of-the-art research in software software
engineering, systems, and informaticsengineering, systems, and informatics, and– educates students with the skill, knowledge,
creativity, and vision to be leadersleaders in defining the future of computing and information technology.
This vision includes:• Being a recognized leader in research and education,• Achieving a top 5 national rankingtop 5 national ranking in software
engineering,• Broadly integrating computing and information
technology into education for all students and into research and scholarship for colleagues across the university,
• Providing students with world-class computing infrastructure coupled to an innovative curriculum, and
• An uncompromising pursuit of excellenceAn uncompromising pursuit of excellence.
Computer Science and Engineering Vision
CSE Faculty24 Faculty
– Full Professors = 11
– Associate Professors = 9
– Assistant Professors = 4
– 11 NSF, DoD, CRC Career Awards11 NSF, DoD, CRC Career Awards
– More than any other department at UNLMore than any other department at UNL
– 7 College and University teaching awards7 College and University teaching awards
– Four named professorships and one distinguished scholar
– 3 Software Engineering Faculty hold positions in the top 50 3 Software Engineering Faculty hold positions in the top 50 International Software Engineering Scholars International Software Engineering Scholars
– Two in the top 10Two in the top 10
– One ACM Distinguished Scientist
– One winner of the ICSE Most Influential Paper award
CSE Overview
• Research– $5M in average annual research expenditures over
the past three years
– Conducted interdisciplinary research with faculty from seven different colleges
• Academics– 380 Undergraduates, 120 Graduates
– Our programming teams have been advanced to the international round of the International ACM Programming Contest in 8 of the last 12 years
CSE Academic Programs• BS in Computer Science• BS in Computer Engineering• MS in Computer Science
– Optional Bioinformatics Specialization– Optional Computer Engineering
Specialization• PhD in Computer Science
– Optional Bioinformatics Specialization• PhD in Computer Engineering • PhD in Information Technology
CSE Core AreasSoftware Engineering
Software Testing and Reliability, Methodology, Maintenance, Program Analysis, Coordination, Usability
Grid and Pervasive ComputingCollaborative Technologies, Distributed Computing and Storage,
Networking, Security, Embedded Systems, Sensors and Sensor Networks, Real-Time Systems, Robotics
Theory, AI and InformaticsData Mining, Databases, Constraint Processing, GIS, Bioinformatics,
Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Simulation and Modeling, Visualization, Machine Learning, Languages, Semantic Modeling, Intelligent Agents, Computational Complexity, Constraint Satisfaction, Algorithms
Faculty in Core Areas
Software Engineering – Myra Cohen, Matt Dwyer, Sebastian Elbaum, Gregg Rothermel,
Anita Sarma, Witawas (Witty) Srisa-An
Grid and Pervasive Computing – Carrick Detweiler, Steve Goddard, Hong Jiang, Xue Liu, Ying Lu,
Byrav Ramamurthy, Sharad Seth, Richard Sincovec, Witawas (Witty) Srisa-An, David Swanson, Mehmet (Can) Vuran, Lisong Xu
Theory, AI, and Informatics– Berthe Choueiry, Myra Cohen, Jitender Deogun, Steve Goddard,
Steve Reichenbach, Peter Revesz, Ashok Samal, Stephen Scott, LeenKiat Soh, Stephen Scott, LeenKiat Soh, Vinod Variyam
CSE Industrial Collaborators• Agilent (USA and China)• ConocoPhillips (USA)• Dow Chemical (USA)
• Firmenich (Switzerland)• GC Image, LLC (Lincoln NE)• Gerstel K.K. (Japan)• ExxonMobil Research (USA)• Ionoptika Ltd (UK)
• Scientific Analysis Instruments LTD (UK)
• Shimadzu (EU, USA, and Japan)
• Tofwerk (Switzerland)
• UOP Honeywell (USA)
• Zoex Corporation (USA)
• Lockheed Martin (USA)
• Intel (USA)
• Microsoft Research (USA)
• IBM (USA)
• Ciena Corporation (USA)
• Qwest Corporation (USA)
• AT&T Corporation (USA)
• Thomson Reuters (USA)
Graduate Student Information
Graduate Students– 120 Graduate Students
• 1/3 MS students• 2/3 PhD students• 27% domestic students
– Most students supported as teaching assistants or research assistants
– http://cse.unl.edu/grad/index.shtml
Placement• PhD:
– Faculty Positions (50%)• Polytechnic University, New York• Auburn University• University of Maine• Purdue University at Indianapolis• South Dakota State
– Industry (50%)• Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, NASA, Google, Garmin• Cisco, Juniper, Sprint Nextel, Alcatel-Lucent• EMC, Union Pacific, …
• MS:– Graduate School (10%)– Industry (90%)
Hyunsook Do, Assistant ProfessorNorth Dakota State University
We Have Successful Alumni
Highlighted Research Areas• Laboratory for Empirically-based Software Quality
Research and Development
– Software Testing
– Program Analysis
– Runtime Systems Support
– Coordination in Development
– End-user Software Engineering
Safeguarding End-User Military Software using UAV Systems
Highlighted Research Areas• Cyber-Physical Computing Systems
– Communications (wired and wireless)
– Wireless underground sensor networks
– Real-time scheduling
– New graph-based hardware testability characterization
– Thermal-aware scheduling of CMPs
– All-optical switching devices
Highlighted Research Areas
Environment-Awareness– Wireless Underground Sensor
Networks
– Wireless Underwater Sensor Networks
Existing BCT
Unattended UnderGround Sensors (UUGS)
UGSs
Soldier
Mobile sink
UG2UG Link
UG2AG Link
AG2UG Link
UUGSs
Highlighted Research Areas
• Image Processing– 2-Dimensional Gas
Chromatography– 3-D hyperspectral imaging
– Landmark based face processing including recognition, expression analysis, attractiveness, sketch recognition, etc.
Highlighted Research Areas• High-Performance Computing
– Scalable and Adaptive Storage
– Qos-based Grid Scheduling
Highlighted Research Areas• Bioinformatics
– Semantic Cyberinfrastructure for Investigation and Discovery (SCID)
• Creating a comprehensive approach to federating diverse data stores, to enable investigation and discovery
• Geospatial Decision Support Systems
Highlighted Research Areas• Spatial Information Fusion and Spatial clustering
• The current state of the art in spatial clustering is centered around point-based datasets. – Vital structural and other topological properties are lost.
• Our Approach: Polygonal Clustering
• Sample Application– Redistricting is the process of dividing a larger geographic region into
smaller regions or districts (e.g. congressional districts)
Current Congressional Districts
Optimal Congressional Districts
NRC 2010 Rankings
• On September 28, 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) released its first review of U.S. graduate programs since 1995, and the UNL CSE Department has made great strides.– http://www.nap.edu/rdp
• The UNL CSE Department is listed in the top one-third of ranked U.S. CS Ph.D. programs, and in the top 25 for most categories.
NRC 2010 Rankings via PhDs.org
The breakdown of the NRC rankings provided by the site PhDs.org http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/computer-science, highlights some of our strengths.
Our PhD program is in the top 25 for each Quick Start evaluation:• 24th for “smaller programs”
• 25th for “larger programs”
• 12th for “programs with more female students and faculty”
• 18th for “programs with more minority students and faculty”
• 7th for “programs with lower tuition”
• 20th for “programs with more funded students”
Across the board, CSE consistently ranks among the top Ph.D. programs in the U.S.
NRC 2010 Rankings via PhDs.org
Are you looking for Graduate Program strong in Diversity, Student Outcomes, and the S-Ranking?
• CSE is listed 5th for Diversity, Student Outcomes, and S-ranking– Based on equal weights of diversity, student outcomes,
and the S-ranking, CSE is listed 5th with a 90% confidence range of 2-18.
Compare our rankings with those of other schools when considering a graduate program. You will find UNL CSE consistently ranks among the top Ph.D. programs in the U.S.
Conclusion
We look forward to establishing a relationship with your university, faculty, and students.
Contacts• If you have any questions or need additional information about any of these programs.
Please contact:
– Ashok Samal, Graduate Chair• Computer Science & Engineering
– Myra Cohen, Graduate Recruitment Chair• Computer Science & [email protected]
• Or– LaRita Lang
• Graduate Recruitment and External Relations• Computer Science & [email protected]
Computer Science & Engineering256 Avery HallLincoln, NE 68588-0115402-472-2401http://www.cse.unl.edu
Computer Science & EngineeringCreating the Future of Computing
