CS - Department of Computer Science - Virginia Tech
CS - Department of Computer Science - Virginia Tech
CS - Department of Computer Science - Virginia Tech
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<strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Science</strong><br />
@ <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Tech</strong><br />
Cal Ribbens (ribbens@vt.edu)<br />
Tiffany Tate, Michael Naper,<br />
Sarah Hendon, Caroline Galecki
Things you already know…<br />
• Computing is a big deal.<br />
• The world is flat.
What Is <strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Science</strong>?<br />
Study and Design Computing Systems to<br />
Solve Problems<br />
Build Communities<br />
Enrich Lives<br />
Create Worlds<br />
Manage Information Invent the Future<br />
HCI<br />
Multimedia<br />
Users<br />
Internet Programming<br />
Bioinformatics<br />
Database<br />
Application S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
Computing Systems<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
<strong>CS</strong><br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering<br />
Algorithms<br />
Operating Systems<br />
Parallel Computing<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Org.<br />
Computing Systems<br />
Hardware
About the <strong>Department</strong><br />
• A 40 year old department<br />
• ~33 full-time faculty in Blacksburg<br />
• ~430 undergraduate majors<br />
• ~200 graduate students<br />
• Accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for<br />
Engineering and <strong>Tech</strong>nology)
Where is the <strong>CS</strong> <strong>Department</strong>?<br />
McBryde Hall<br />
• Undergraduate Learning Center<br />
• Advising Center<br />
• Labs to support upper level courses in<br />
• Systems<br />
• S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering<br />
• Multimedia and Cyberart<br />
• Gaming
Where is the <strong>CS</strong> <strong>Department</strong>?<br />
Torgersen Hall<br />
• Digital Libraries<br />
• Scientific Computing<br />
• Computational Biology & Bioinformatics<br />
• S<strong>of</strong>tware Engineering<br />
• Data Mining<br />
• VT CAVE
Where is the <strong>CS</strong> <strong>Department</strong>?<br />
Knowledgeworks II (CRC)<br />
• 20+ faculty<br />
• 100+ graduate students<br />
• Two centers and associated laboratories:<br />
• Center for Human-<strong>Computer</strong> Interaction (CHCI)<br />
• Center for High-End Computing Systems (CHE<strong>CS</strong>)<br />
• Main <strong>of</strong>fice, technical support, …<br />
• BT every 15 minutes (CRC Shuttle)
<strong>CS</strong> Compared …<br />
MORE JOBS<br />
WITH A GREATER VARIETY<br />
OF COMPANIES<br />
(contrary to rumors)
Who hires VT <strong>CS</strong> grads?<br />
Amazon Ass’d Info Sec. BIT Bloomberg Cognizant CCR<br />
Cvent Datran Media Decisive Analtc Deloitte ExcelaCom G3 <strong>Tech</strong><br />
Gen’l Dyn GCE Fedl Google Harmonia HomeAway IBM<br />
Interactv Intel. Man<strong>Tech</strong> Meridium Optiml Satcom Pariveda Soltn. Phase2 <strong>Tech</strong><br />
SAIC Sphere <strong>of</strong> Infl Tata Conslt TORC Tridium Vanguard<br />
WillowTree App AOL Boeing Boston <strong>Tech</strong> D<strong>CS</strong> Eastman<br />
Fedl Res Genworth IMC Financial Innovate Defns Intel Mapcom<br />
MITRE Near Infiinity NSA OPOWER Pyramid Syst Ratheon BBN<br />
REI Syst Sourcefire Snagajob SPAWAR Ultra Electron. White Oak Tch
09/10 Grads and Companies Hiring at F10 Job Fairs<br />
<strong>Department</strong> 09/10 Grads Companies Ratio<br />
MSE 23 47 0.49<br />
ESM 34 53 0.64<br />
<strong>CS</strong> 94 101 128 120 0.73 0.84<br />
ChemE 57 64 0.89<br />
ECE 181 152 1.19<br />
ISE 105 85 1.24<br />
BSE 26 14 1.86<br />
AOE 97 47 2.06<br />
ME 274 130 2.11<br />
CEE 213 61 3.49<br />
MINE 44 10 4.40
News item (October 2009). Aviation Week & Space<br />
<strong>Tech</strong>nology ranks <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> first for industry<br />
workforce recruiting based on an annual survey <strong>of</strong><br />
companies in the aerospace and defense industries.<br />
Fine print in the report: survey responders plan to hire<br />
192 aerospace engineers in 2010, 325 computer<br />
hardware engineers, and 1722 computer s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
engineers.
<strong>CS</strong> Compared …<br />
• More entrepreneurial<br />
• More dynamic<br />
• More ubiquitous<br />
• More creative<br />
• More powerful
Next steps?<br />
• These slides: people.cs.vt.edu/ribbens<br />
• <strong>CS</strong> @ VT home page: www.cs.vt.edu and<br />
Blog www.blog.cs.vt.edu<br />
• <strong>CS</strong> Academic Advisors (114 McBryde):<br />
Tony Allevato (allevato@vt.edu)<br />
Libby Bradford (bradfolg@vt.edu)<br />
Frenda Wall (fwall@vt.edu)<br />
• Sign up today for <strong>CS</strong> listserv<br />
• Take <strong>CS</strong> 1114 or 1124
Questions?
Other Important Topics for Freshman<br />
• Student organizations: ACM, UPE, AWC, <strong>CS</strong>², VT<br />
Gaming Project<br />
• Job fairs and recruiting<br />
• Co-ops and internships<br />
• Undergraduate research<br />
• BS/MS opportunity<br />
• Math minor<br />
• <strong>CS</strong> minor
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