UNSW Computing
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BIOINFORMATICS
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
About UNSW COMPUTING
03
Our degrees
03
Graduate with honours
03
Compare degrees
04
What students say
04
Program description
04
HSC subjects
04
Program content
06
Careers06
Course outline
Career myths, busted!
Our graduates 08
10
11
Why study with us 12
How to apply
14
Entry options
15
Scholarships, awards and opportunities
16
Industrial training
17
Computing Co-op Programs
17
What goes on at UNSW COMPUTING
18
UNSW RoboCup teams
18
Redback racing team
19
Securing health devices
19
World solar challenge
20
L4: billions of phones
21
Crash-free - proven!
21
Cyber security
21
Student clubs and societies
22
Engage with us
23
Calendar23
High School programs and events
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FRONT COVER IMAGE: Nao, the RoboCup
Standard Platform League Robot. See page 18.
Photo by Robert Newey
ABOUT UNSW
COMPUTING
Welcome to UNSW COMPUTING, the short name for the University of New South
Wales School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). We are one of nine schools in
the Faculty of Engineering – the largest Engineering Faculty in Australia.
UNSW COMPUTING doesn’t just train students to become programmers – we teach
engineering, a discipline about design. Science focuses on theory and research, while
engineering focuses on practice and development. We educate students to be the designers
of new technology and to solve the deep technical problems in computing.
OUR DEGREES
Strong core with flexible options
At the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering we offer four computing degrees.
All four of them have a common core of computing and mathematics to provide the
fundamentals in good design and techniques essential for a deep understanding of the field.
This core covers the skills that most employers are looking for in a way that makes our
graduates highly flexible and widely sought after.
The difference lies in what is studied beyond this core. In choosing your degree you are choosing
a different emphasis in your major without locking yourself into a particular type of employment.
Transferring between the four degrees is also relatively easy in most cases.
BIOINFORMATICS
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
+
BIOINFORMATICS
COURSES
LIFE SCIENCES
+
CORE
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
COMPUTING AND
MATHEMATICS
ELECTIVES
+
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
COURSES
+
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
GRADUATE WITH HONOURS
All Bachelor of Engineering degrees feature Honours while, with Computer Science, Honours is
an additional one year full time (two years part time). Honours students are required to perform
at a high level to graduate which ensures they are equipped with the skills and knowledge for a
successful career.
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BIOINFORMATICS
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
“I chose to study engineering because I liked science and maths at high school
“I initially chose Electrical Engineering as my undergraduate degree, however I
and wanted to apply these skills to problem-solving. I did not initially choose
found that I really enjoyed the introductory computing courses, so I transferred to
bioinformatics when I enrolled at UNSW: I found my passion for computing
Computer Engineering. My program has been challenging and rewarding; there
in first year and transferred. Bioinformatics is great because I get to take both
are so many interesting areas of computing to study. I have particularly enjoyed
biology and computing subjects and I never get bored during semester. I chose
Algorithms and Programming Techniques, which focuses on problem-solving. I
to combine it with biomedical engineering for similar reasons and contributing to
am also being taught how to think rather than just what to think.”
medical research is incredibly rewarding.”
VIVIAN HO
BIOINFORMATICS ENGINEERING/
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
SAMANTHA MCGRATH
COMPUTER ENGINEERING/
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
4 YEARS
FULL-TIME STUDY
4 YEARS
FULL-TIME STUDY
ACCREDITED
ACCREDITED
ACCREDITED
60 DAYS
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
60 DAYS
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Bioinformatics mixes our core computing and mathematics
courses with life sciences, incorporating biology and
chemistry with the common computing core.
Computer engineering is the study of hardware and software
components for the integrated design of computerised
systems, incorporating electrical engineering with the
common computing and mathematics core.
The field largely involves the analysis of genes and proteins
to propose cures and solutions in biomedical and
environmental sciences, through computer analysis rather
than laboratory experimentation.
In addition to computing careers, graduates work in biosciences,
pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and all industries
requiring data analysis – for example financial institutions.
Examples include: super computers; personal computers
such as laptops; embedded systems such as smart phones;
safety-critical controllers for aircraft and electronic
prostheses to improve quality of life. This degree teaches the
principles and techniques necessary to design these
systems with maximal impact.
HSC SUBJECTS ASSUMED
HSC SUBJECTS RECOMMENDED
HSC SUBJECTS ASSUMED
HSC SUBJECTS RECOMMENDED
Mathematics Ext 1
Mathematics Ext 2
Chemistry or Biology
Mathematics Ext 1
Physics
Mathematics Ext 2
Subjects listed under HSC Subjects Recommended will be useful for a more in-depth study of the field.
DIRECTOR: BRUNO GAETA
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ACCREDITED
Phone: +61 2 9385 7213
Email: bgaeta@cse.unsw.edu.au
Subjects listed under HSC Subjects Recommended will be useful for a more in-depth study of the field.
DIRECTOR: ANNIE GUO
Phone: +61 2 9385 7136
Email: huig@ cse.unsw.edu.au
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
“A combined degree at UNSW has given me a unique opportuity to study both
“I was given the opportunity by my high school IT teacher to form a team to
my passions, software and business. I found that the two complement each
compete in the UNSW programming competition. When it came time to choose
other well and offer a unique perspective on the business world. I have a co-op
a uni, I decided on UNSW mainly because of its extremely strong reputation in
scholarship, which means I’ve been able to apply what I’ve learnt at university to
engineering. They were offering the engineering field I’m most passionate about,
real-life situations. It’s also given me the opportunity to work at industry leading
and the possibility to combine it with other programs like science.”
companies, learning from some of the best and brightest people in the world..”
MATT SAXBY
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING/
COMMERCE
DAN PADILHA
COMPUTER SCIENCE/
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
4 YEARS
FULL-TIME STUDY
3+1* YEARS
FULL-TIME STUDY
ACCREDITED
ACCREDITED
ACCREDITED
60 DAYS
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
No formal Industrial Training requirement. However, most
students are able to find part-time work and/or summer jobs.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Software engineering combines the common computing core
with design and project management skills in line with
industry’s problems and best practices.
Computer Science is the most flexible computing degree at
UNSW. Students study the common computing and
mathematics core, but are then free to choose other courses
to specialise in their own way.
Software engineering goes beyond programming. A strong
feature is the Software Engineering Workshops that span the
first three years of the Program. These workshops undertake
realistic projects in which students work in teams and gain
experience with all aspects of software development. The
focus is on the design of software systems that have the
required functionality and are secure and reliable.
The choices can be within Computing or in fields outside of
Computing, like Engineering, Science, Arts or Business.
Psychology, Philosophy and Japanese are popular, but there
are many more. Even though this is a science degree, at
UNSW it is taught with strong engineering principles and
with a focus on design.
* Optional Honours Year.
HSC SUBJECTS ASSUMED
HSC SUBJECTS RECOMMENDED
HSC SUBJECTS ASSUMED
HSC SUBJECTS RECOMMENDED
Mathematics Ext 1
Mathematics Ext 2
Mathematics Ext 1
Mathematics Ext 2
Subjects listed under HSC Subjects Recommended will be useful for a more in-depth study of the field.
DIRECTOR: FETHI RABHI
Phone: +61 2 9385 4179
Email: fethir@cse.unsw.edu.au
Subjects listed under HSC Subjects Recommended will be useful for a more in-depth study of the field.
DIRECTOR: ALAN BLAIR
Phone: +61 2 9385 7131
Email: blair@cse.unsw.edu.au
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BIOINFORMATICS
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
SINGLE DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
SINGLE DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
Bioinformatics Engineering
4
91.00
425770
Computer Engineering
4
91.00
425700
DUAL DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
DUAL DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
+ Arts
5.5
91.00
425850
+ Arts
5.5
91.00
425850
5
91.00
425850
+ S cience (ex. BINF Sci)
or Adv Sci (ex. BINF Sci)
or Advance Math
5
91.00
425850
+ S cience (ex. BINF Sci)
or Adv Sci (ex. BINF Sci)
or Advance Math
+ Commerce
5.5
96.30
425900
+ Commerce
5.5
96.30
425900
+ Law
6.5
99.70
426000
+ Law
6.5
99.70
426000
+ Biomedical
5
91.00
425950
+ Biomedical
91.00
425950
+ Music
6.5
422525
+ Music
91.00
HSC Music
Audition
Not all majors available. Check website for details.
HSC Music
Audition
422525
Not all majors available. Check website for details.
PROGRAM CONTENT
PROGRAM CONTENT
Your degree program is built from courses in the following
areas. On top of the core subjects, you can add a certain
number of electives to tailor your course how you would like it.
Your degree program is built from courses in the following
areas. On top of the core subjects, you can add a certain
number of electives to tailor your course how you would like it.
COURSES
COURSES
CORE
31%
ELECTIVE
CORE
4
FREE
ELECTIVES
0%
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bioinformatic
Pharmaceutical
Agrotech
Banking and finance
Big data
Consulting
Development
13%
6%
6%
9% 10%
6%
0%
3 6%
6%
6%
3%
6%
6%
6%
0%
+2 PROFESSIONAL
ELECTIVES
Information on electives can be found on the School’s website or students can come to our Academic Advisory session (held during the enrolment period) for more information and advice about electives.
CAREERS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
22%
0%
3%
13%
ELECTIVE
44%
13%
16%
06
91.00
6.5
Digital services
Education
Health
I.T.
Logistics
Research
Software engineering
Security
+ others!
0
FREE
ELECTIVES
+8 BREADTH/DEPTH
ELECTIVES
Information on electives can be found on the School’s website or students can come to our Academic Advisory session (held during the enrolment period) for more information and advice about electives.
CAREERS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Embedded Systems
VLSI Design
Agrotech
Banking and finance
Big data
Consulting
Development
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Digital services
Education
Health
I.T.
Logistics
Research
Software engineering
Security
+ others!
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
SINGLE DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
SINGLE DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
Software Engineering
4
91.00
425750
Computer Science
3
91.00
425800
DUAL DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
DUAL DEGREE
YEARS
2014 ATAR
CODE
+ Arts
5.5
91.00
425850
+ Arts
4
91.00
425800
+ S cience (inc. BINF Sci)
or Adv Sci (inc. BINF Sci)
or Advance Math
5
91.00
425850
+ S cience (inc. BINF Sci)
or Adv Sci (inc. BINF Sci)
or Advance Math
4
91.00
425800
+ Commerce
5.5
96.30
425900
+ Commerce
4
96.30
424100
+ Law
6.5
99.70
426000
+ Law
5
99.70
426000
91.00
425950
+ Media Arts
5
91.00
425950
+ Engineering
(Except BINF/COMP/SENG)
5
91.00
425950
+ Biomedical
+ Music
91.00
6.5
HSC Music
Audition
422525
Not all majors available. Check website for details.
Not all majors available. Check website for details.
PROGRAM CONTENT
PROGRAM CONTENT
Your degree program is built from courses in the following
areas. On top of the core subjects, you can add a certain
number of electives to tailor your course how you would like it.
Your degree program is built from courses in the following
areas. On top of the core subjects, you can add a certain
number of electives to tailor your course how you would like it.
COURSES
CORE
31%
ELECTIVE
COURSES
CORE
ELECTIVE
56%
20%
19%
15%
6%
25%
9%
9%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
6%
25%
25%
6%
6%
25%
6%
2
FREE
ELECTIVES
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Software Management
Business
Banking and finance
Big data
Consulting
Development
Digital services
8
+6 ENGINEERING
ELECTIVES
SOFTWARE
Information on electives can be found on the School’s website or students can come to our Academic Advisory session (held during the enrolment period)
for more information and advice about electives.
CAREERS
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
25%
Education
Health
I.T.
Logistics
Research
Software engineering
Security
+ others!
+10 SCIENCE
ELECTIVES
COMPUTER
FREE
ELECTIVES
Percentages for Computer Science are based on the 4-year program. Information on electives can be found on the School’s website or students can come to our Academic Advisory session (held during the enrolment period)
for more information and advice about electives.
CAREERS
• Dependant on
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•
•
•
•
specialisation taken
Banking and finance
Big data
Consulting
Development
Digital services
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Education
Health
I.T.
Logistics
Research
Software engineering
Security
+ others!
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BIOINFORMATICS
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
S1
COURSE
S2
UoC
YEAR 1
Computing 1
COMP1927
Computing 2
MATH1131
MATH1141
MATH1231
MATH1241
Mathematics 1A or Higher Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B or Higher Mathematics 1B
Engineering Design and Innovation
BABS1201
Molecules, Cells and Genes
PHYS1111
PHYS1121
CHEM1011
CHEM1031
Fundamentals of Physics or
Physics 1A or Higher 1A
Chemistry A or
Higher Chemistry A
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
YEAR 2
UoC
COMP1917
Computing 1
COMP1927
Computing 2
MATH1131
MATH1141
MATH1231
MATH1241
Mathematics 1A or Higher Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B or Higher Mathematics 1B
Engineering Design and Innovation
ENGG1000
ELEC1111
Electrical and Telecommunications
PHYS1121
PHYS1131
PHYS1221
PHYS1231
Physics 1A or Higher Physics 1A
Physics 1B or Higher Physics 1B
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
YEAR 2
COMP2911
Engineering Design in Computing
SENG1031
Software Engineering Workshop 1
COMP2041
Software Construction
MATH1081
Discrete Mathematics
MATH2901
MATH2801
Higher Theory of Statistics or
Theory of Statistics
Biochemistry or Genetics or Microbiology or
Cell Biology
6
COMP2911
Engineering Design in Computing
6
6
COMP2121
Microprocessors and Interfacing
6
6
COMP3222
Digital Circuits and Systems
6
MATH2069
Mathematics 2A
6
MATH2099
Mathematics 2B
6
ELEC2134
Circuits and Signals
ELEC2133
Analog Electronics
6
General Education
6
BINF2010
Introduction to Bioinformatics
6
BIOC2201
Principles of Molecular Biology
6
YEAR 3
6
6
6
6
YEAR 3
COMP3121
Algorithms and Programming Techniques
6
COMP3231
Operating Systems
6
COMP3311
Database Systems
6
COMP3211
Computer Architecture
6
BINF3010
Bioinformatics Methods and Applications
6
COMP3601
Design Project A
BINF3020
Computational Bioinformatics
6
Depth Electives
BINF3111
Bioinformatics Project A
6
Breadth Electives
BABS3121
Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids
6
6
6
6
Breadth Electives
6
6
Elective
6
Breadth Electives
Elective
6
General Education
YEAR 4
6
YEAR 4
COMP4930
Thesis Part A
6
COMP4931
Thesis Part B
COMP4920
Management and Ethics
BINF4111
Bioinformatics Project B
6
General Education
6
General Education
Professional Electives
08
S2
YEAR 1
COMP1917
ENGG1000
S1
COURSE
Professional Electives
COMP4930
Thesis Part A
6
COMP4931
Thesis Part B
6
6
COMP4920
Management and Ethics
6
COMP4601
Design Project B
6
Breadth Elective or Coverage
6
Depth Electives
6
6
6
6
6
Depth Electives
6
Depth Electives
6
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
S1
COURSE
S2
UoC
YEAR 1
S2
UoC
YEAR 1
COMP1917
Computing 1
COMP1927
Computing 2
MATH1131
MATH1141
MATH1231
MATH1241
Mathematics 1A or Higher Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B or Higher Mathematics 1B
Engineering Design and Innovation
ENGG1000
S1
COURSE
6
6
6
6
COMP1917
Computing 1
COMP1927
Computing 2
MATH1131
MATH1141
MATH1231
MATH1241
Mathematics 1A or Higher Mathematics 1A
Mathematics 1B or Higher Mathematics 1B
6
6
MATH1081
6
6
6
6
Elective
6
Discrete Mathematics
6
MATH1081
Discrete Mathematics
SENG1031
Software Engineering Workshop 1
6
Elective
6
Elective
6
Elective
6
YEAR 2
YEAR 2
COMP2911
Engineering Design in Computing
6
COMP2911
Engineering Design in Computing
6
COMP2121
Microprocessors and Interfacing
6
COMP2121
Microprocessors and Interfacing
6
COMP2041
Software Construction
COMP2041
Software Construction
COMP2111
System Modelling and Design
6
Elective
SENG2010
Software Engineering Workshop 2A
6
Elective
SENG2020
Software Engineering Workshop 2B
6
Elective
6
MATH2859 MATH2400
Probability, Statistics and Information and
Finite Math
6
Elective
6
General Education
6
Management and Ethics
6
6
Elective
6
YEAR 3
6
6
6
YEAR 3
COMP3141
Software System Design and Implementation
6
COMP4920
COMP3311
Database Systems
6
Year 3/4 Computer Science Electives
6
COMP3331
Computer Networks and Applications
6
Year 3/4 Computer Science Electives
6
SENG3011
Software Engineering Workshop 3
6
Year 3/4 Computer Science Electives
6
Software Engineering Electives
6
Year 3/4 Computer Science Electives
6
Software Engineering Electives
6
Year 3/4 Computer Science Electives
6
General Education
6
Elective
6
General Education
6
General Education
6
YEAR 4
YEAR 4
SENG4910
Thesis Part A
6
SENG4911
Thesis Part B
SENG4921
Professional Issues and Ethics
6
Software Engineering Electives
6
Software Engineering Electives
6
12
Software Engineering Electives
6
Software Engineering Electives
6
COMP4930
Thesis Part A
COMP4941
Thesis Part B
6
12
Level 4 or Higher Computing Electives
6
Level 4 or Higher Computing Electives
6
Level 4 or Higher Computing Electives
6
Level 4 or Higher Computing Electives
6
Level 4 or Higher Computing Electives
6
NOTE: OPTIONAL HONOURS YEAR
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CAREER MYTHS,
BUSTED!
MYTH
Many people still think that everyone working
in the IT Industry is a “programmer”.
BUSTED
They don’t understand the depth of this industry and they don’t know
about the remarkably broad range of roles available to someone with
a degree in computing. Most of our graduates design software and
hardware systems, and write specifications that are implemented by
programmers and others. Sometimes (like in small companies) the
engineer is also the programmer, but in most companies these are
quite distinct roles and the programmers might be in a different
department, a different company, or even in a different country!
MYTH
Many people assume that all our graduates work for IT Companies.
BUSTED
While we do have many alumni working at the best companies in the
industry, many work in industries that, at first, appear to have nothing
to do with IT. Computing is now such an integral part of our society
that virtually every industry utilises its power and efficiency.
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A RECENT SURVEY OF OUR
GRADUATES IDENTIFIED THEY WORK
IN THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
• Airline
• Manufacturing
• Banking
• Media
• Bond trading
• Medical
• Commerce
• Mining
• Communications
• News and media
• Construction
• Pharmaceutical data
• Consulting
• Professional services
• Data warehousing
• Publishing
• Defense
• R&D
• Development/IT
• Retail
• Digital services
• Security
• E-Commerce
• Education
• Simulation
technology
• Enterprise software
• Software
• Entertainment
• Sports software
• Financial services
• Systems integrator
• Government
• Telecommunications
• Health
• Transport
• High frequency
trading
• Unions
• ICT research
• Information
technology
• Insurance
• IT consulting
• Law
• Logistics
• Utilities
YOU’LL FIND OUR
GRADUATES EVERYWHERE
While on one of his regular flights to Malaysia, Adam reflects on his short journey
from high school to being the CEO of a company while still being only 27 years old.
“Late nights in the lab solving AI and OS problems, doing group work for the software
engineering workshops, jetting off to China for Robocup.
UNSW COMPUTING was amazingly fun and I spent my spare time founding a society,
representing students and writing the Beta newsletter,” says Bimo. “My hard work didn’t
go unnoticed and I was lucky to win the Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize
and the Alumni Graduand Award.”
Shortly after graduating from UNSW, he started Vodafail.com and quickly received
nationwide media coverage for his consumer activist campaign. Scaling a website to
support a million visitors, aggregating and analysing 20,000 complaints and writing a
report for the regulator all came naturally after his experiences at university.
ADAM BRIMO
BE IN SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
Adam later co-founded OpenLearning.com with other UNSW graduates and Richard
Buckland. The online learning platform has been popular and in 2014 the Malaysian
Government selected it as their main Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform. By
the end of 2015, 15% of the country’s public university courses will be run as MOOCs,
with plans to increase this to 30% by 2020.
The team’s hard work has also paid off financially, with Technology entrepreneur Clive
Mayhew investing $1 million, as part of a $1.7m funding round, into the company in 2015.
FROM STARTUPS...
Over the past five years I’ve worked at companies both small and large, such
as Atlassian, Fairfax Digital, Shoes of Prey and Microsoft. I’ve been involved
on the executive committees of CSESoc, CSE Revue, and Robogals UNSW. I’ve
travelled to Turkey, Mexico and America as a part of the Robocup team and
international exchange. All through this, I’ve been supported by the many
scholarships and awards available through UNSW and CSE.
Five years ago I never would’ve dreamed of all these opportunities
and that I could’ve had so much fun.
Once I graduated I chose to return to Shoes of Prey and the startup scene.
A day of work is never dull and can range from 3D modelling and rendering,
to iOS development, to web optimisations, to hackathons on whatever projects
we’re interested in. It’s extremely rewarding to work with such a small but motivated
and talented group of people. Topped off with perks like free lunch, work parties,
LANs, shoes, and movie nights on the projector, the fun goes on.
BELINDA TEH
BSC IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
...TO GLOBAL COMPANIES
Martin Mao looks fondly back at his time at UNSW COMPUTING. “My 5 years
at CSE were some of the most fun and enjoyable years of my life”, he says. “From
helping run the student society to mentoring and tutoring other students, it’s a place
where I have made many friends for life”. But more importantly, Martin values the
technical skills that he learnt. “It’s also a place that equipped me with all the tools
and skills I needed in the real world.”
After his graduation, Martin moved to the US where he has worked for some of the
biggest tech companies in the world. He started his career at the Microsoft headquarters
in Seattle, where he worked on both the 2010 and 2013 releases of Office.
He then moved across to Amazon, also in Seattle, where he lead a team to launch a brand
new service that granted enterprise customers the ability to manage and configure their
fleet of servers remotely and with ease.
MARTIN MAO
BE IN SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
From the giants of the industry, Martin has recently moved to work for the rapidly
expanding Uber. “I’m currently at Uber in New York where I work on the infrastructure
team ensuring their building blocks scale and evolve to keep up with the massive growth
of the company.”
“I would not have been as successful at each of these roles had it not been for the
great technical foundation I built during my time at UNSW. I see the same in many
other UNSW graduates who I’ve been lucky enough to work with throughout the years.
They are constantly and consistently achieving great things in the industry. I believe
it’s a testament to the school - it’s teaching methodologies and the unique learning
environment created by the staff.”
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WHY STUDY
WITH US?
We stand up
against the best
It’s important to believe in yourself, but it’s what the
numbers reveal that really speaks the truth.
Largest
Engineering Faculty
In Australia.
Facilities
When it comes to computing facilities, you’d expect to be
impressed by a school like ours. But at UNSW COMPUTING
we really invest in the technology we use to teach our
students. Here’s just a taste of what you have in store for you:
800
computers
For teaching, research and administration, including:
• 260 Intel-based computers iMacs running Linux in 13 generic
teaching laboratories
• Windows is available on virtual machines in all Linux labs
• 20 computers running Mac OS X in a specialised teaching lab
• 20 Linux computers reserved for thesis students
• 50 computers in specialist teaching laboratories for advanced
project work
• 50 research computers of various kinds
• 200 systems of various hardware and software configurations for
academic staff and research students
• 35 computers for administration and systems support
• 40 Linux-based servers providing a number of server functions
• Research computer clusters with a total capacity of 392 CPUs
and 1,032GB RAM.
Winners are grinners, and we can safely say that our winning
streak has continued over the years. From World’s Fastest
Solar Car to International RoboCup wins, UNSW COMPUTING
is up there with the very best.
1st Global
• RoboCup Standard Platform League: 2014, 2015 • Fastest electric car over 500km (on a single charge!): 2014
• Guinness World Record, Fastest Solar Car: 2011
• RoboCup 4-Legged League: 2000, 2001, 2003
• RoboCup Rescue (Autonomy): 2009, 2010, 2011
• RoboCup Rescue (Mobility): 2010
• World Solar Challenge, Silicon Challenge Class: 2005, 2009.
2nd Global
• RoboCup 4-Legged League: 1999, 2002, 2006
• RoboCup Rescue (Autonomy): 2006
• RoboCup Rescue (Mobility): 2009
• RoboCup Standard Platform League: 2010.
3rd Global
• Def Con CTF Qualifications, 2014
• Imagine Cup: 2013
• RoboCup 4-Legged League: 2005, 2012
• RoboCup Rescue: 2005.
1st Australia
• ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (South Pacific
Champions): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Cyber Security Challenge: 2012, 2013, 2014
• Def Con CTF: 2013, 2014
• First Venture Space for Computing Students: Founded 2011
• Imagine Cup: 2013
• Most number of Tech Startups for any Australian University (2013
CrunchBase)
• SECUINSIDE: 2013, 2014.
2nd Australia
• ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest: 2002, 2001,
Student
Development
Space
$
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Free
university-wide
2002, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014
wifi
$400,000
on average per year spent on equipment replacement.
• Appathon: 2013
• CiSRA Extreme Imaging: 2013
• Codehire Cup (Students), 2013
• Cyber Security Challenge: 2013, 2014.
3rd Australia
• ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest: 1999, 2005, 2012
• Cyber Security Challenge: 2013, 2014.
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UNSW
44th
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46th
3rd
Melbourne
73rd
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87th
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UWA
Ranking
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1st
Engineering
2nd
MBA
3rd
Economics
4th
Law
5th
Business
6th
Commerce
7th
Accounting
8th
Computer Science
9th
Finance
10th
Politics
18% of the
top100
most influential engineers in
Australia are UNSW Graduates*
*Engineers Australia Top 100 list in 2014.
No.1
Faculty
IN AUSTRALIA in Shanghai
Jiao Tong University’s Academic
Ranking of World Universities in
Engineering/Technology and
Computer Sciences 2014.
Source: Spear’s List Wealth Insight 30 Oct 2013.
More technology
entrepreneurs
Highest graduate
employment rate
We provide the most technical computing degrees in Australia so our graduates are set when it comes to winning the top jobs**.
Lowest
drop-out rate
We have the least drop outs** in the country. That’s because we care about our students and
dedicate a lot of resources to improving the student
experience at UNSW COMPUTING.
than any other university in Australia. (Crunchbase Report 2013)
Venture Space
available to future entrepreneurs
UNSW COMPUTING offers a unique dedicated Venture
Space for Computing students to make visions into
commercial realities.
**Source: myuniversity.gov.au accessed 6th April 2014. Melbourne is omitted from the
Attrition Rate as their common first-year skews this data. The Group of Eight (Go8) is a
coalition of leading universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and
professional education. Six members are ranked in the world’s top 100 universities by
the THE World University Rankings 2012-13. The Australian Technology Network (ATN)
is a network of universities, with a vocational focus. Three members are ranked in the world’s top 400 universities by the THE World University Rankings 2012-13.
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HOW TO APPLY
SNAPSHOT
1. C
URRENT AUSTRALIAN HSC STUDENT
(including off-shore, New Zealand NCEA
and IB students)
> APPLY THROUGH UAC
Or check out the alternative entry options right.
2. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(in Australia)
> APPLY THROUGH UAC INTERNATIONAL
3. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(not in Australia)
> APPLY DIRECTLY TO UNSW ONLINE
at unsw.edu.au or use a recognised agent.
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ALTERNATIVE
ENTRY OPTIONS
If your ATAR is not quite high enough for
Direct Entry there are some alternate
ways of entry.
ENTRY VIA INTERVIEW – FEAS
If your ATAR is likely to be more in the region of 81.00 to 90.95, there’s still a good chance
you could get in. We strongly encourage you to put in an application for an interview under
the Faculty of Engineering Admissions
Scheme, or FEAS. A UAC application must also
be made. For more information visit
engineering.unsw.edu.au
ENTRY VIA ATAR +
HSC PLUS BONUS POINTS
Because we like to see you trying hard, we
award bonus points towards entry for students
who have achieved outstanding results in
relevant HSC subjects like Mathematics,
Mathematics Extension 1 and 2, and Physics.
You will find more information on HSC Plus at
unsw.edu.au
ELITE ATHLETES AND
PERFORMERS PROGRAM
ALTERNATE ENTRY
There are a number of other avenues through which you may seek admission to an undergraduate program at UNSW including
UNSW University Preparation Program (UPP), Foundation Year in UNSW or another
Group Eight university, Limited ATAR and TAFE Certification in Tertiary Preparation
(TPC). Information on each can be found at
unsw.edu.au
SPECIAL ENTRY
UNSW Australia is committed to the goals of
equal opportunity and affirmative action in
education. The following special entry
programs are available:
• Access Scheme – students experiencing special circumstances (unsw.edu.au/access-scheme)
• Nura Gili Indigenous Programs (nuragili.unsw.edu.au)
• Students with Disabilities (studentequity.unsw.edu.au)
We offer a flexible entry and support program
for students who are elite athletes or
performers. The Elite Athletes and Performers
Program supports students both with a flexible
entry process (including eligibility for bonus
points on their ATAR rank) and flexible study
arrangements while at UNSW. You will find
more information at unsw.edu.au
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SCHOLARSHIPS,
AWARDS AND
OPPORTUNITIES
UNSW Australia, the Faculty of Engineering and the
School of Computer Science and Engineering offer a
variety of scholarships to both undergraduate and
postgraduate students (existing and new). The majority
of scholarships are awarded in recognition of academic
achievement, whilst others are available to assist
students based on personal circumstances, including
financial need.
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LOCAL OR
INTERNATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP
AMOUNT
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
OTHER DETAILS
UNSW Co-op Program
$16,750 pa
Computer Science or
Software Engineering
Local
See UNSW Co-op
program website
NICTA-UNSW
Undergrad Research
Scholarship
$12,000 pa
All students entering CSE
Local
Applications at UNSW
Scholarships website
Engineering Rural
Scholarship
$10,500 pa
Engineering
Local
See UNSW
Engineering website
Informatics GOLD Scholarship
$7,000 pa
IOI Gold Medal winners
Both
Informatics SILVER Scholarship
$6,000 pa
IOI Silver Medal winners
Both
Informatics BRONZE Scholarship
$5,000 pa
IOI Bronze Medal winners
Both
A limit of three
scholarships (Gold,
Silver or Bronze
combined) per year
will be awarded
however more can be
considered.
ProgComp Winners Scholarship
$3,000 (One-off)
Winners of the UNSW
COMPUTING ProgComp
Both
ProgComp Finalists Scholarship
$2,000 (One-off)
Finalists of the UNSW
COMPUTING ProgComp
Both
RCJA Scholarship
$2,000 (One-off)
Selected at RoboCup Junior
Nationals
Both
Leadership Scholarship
$2,000 (One-off)
Students entering UNSW
COMPUTING UG degrees
Both
Winners will be
provided with a letter
which is needed to
claim this scholarship.
Applications at UNSW
Scholarships website
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
To make sure that our students gain
the greatest depth of knowledge and
experience – we encourage them all to
get as much professional work experience
as they can during their degree.
In fact, engineering students are required to complete 60 days of paid professional industrial
training as part of their degree. This provides our
students with many advantages:
• D evelop generic skills: students gain the transferable skills that employers seek.
• Form networks: students begin to establish a network of professional contacts.
• I ncrease self-awareness: work experience helps
students get a more mature idea of their career goals.
• Evaluate companies and jobs: students can check out companies and industries they might wish to work for.
COMPUTING CO-OP
PROGRAMS
UNSW Australia Co-op
Program offers an ideal
combination of a scholarship
and industry experience
to selected undergraduate
students.
Students receive industry
training (IT), professional and
leadership development and
invaluable networking
opportunities with leading
companies. The School of
Computer Science and
Engineering offers Co-op
scholarships for both the
Bachelor of Computer Science
and the Bachelor of Engineering
(Honours) in Software
Engineering.
• G et real-world experience: students feel more
motivated realising what they are learning can be
applied to the workplace.
• Learn greater professionalism: students learn essential aspects of what it means to be a professional engineer.
• E arn money: students can earn a good salary to help them through their studies.
• G ain longer-term employment: many companies use Industrial Training as part of their graduate
recruitment strategy and this may lead students to an offer of graduate employment.
Although the Computer Science degree doesn’t have a formal Industrial Training requirement, most students
easily find part-time work or summer jobs.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
YEAR 1
YEAR 1
Semester 1
Study
Semester 1
Study
Semester 2
Study
Semester 2
Study
Summer
Free
Summer
IT1 (12 weeks of IT)
YEAR 2
YEAR 2
Semester 1
Study
Semester 1
Study
Semester 2
IT1 (12 weeks of IT) + Study
Semester 2
Study
Summer
IT1 (12 weeks of IT) + Free
Summer
Free
YEAR 3
YEAR 3
Semester 1
Study
Semester 1
Study
Semester 2
IT2 (12 weeks of IT) + Study
Semester 2
Study
Summer
IT2 (12 weeks of IT)
Summer
IT2 (12 weeks of IT)
YEAR 4
YEAR 4
Semester 1
IT3 (24 weeks of IT) + Study
Semester 1
IT2 (12 weeks of IT)
Semester 2
Study
Semester 2
IT3 (24 weeks of IT)
Summer
Free
Summer
Free
YEAR 5 (OPTIONAL HONOURS)
YEAR 5
Semester 1
Study
Semester 1
Study
Semester 2
Study
Semester 2
Study
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WHAT GOES ON AT
UNSW COMPUTING
ROBOCUP AIM – TO BUILD
BIPEDAL ROBOTS THAT
CAN BEAT THE FIFA WORLD
CHAMPIONS BY 2050!
This is important groundbreaking research disguised as an
international robotics competition where the best universities
in the world compete using autonomous robots. The real goal
of this fun event is to develop technologies that can be used
to help humanity in many ways – from helping mobilitychallenged people around the home to finding and helping
victims of a building collapse.
UNSW
CHAMPIONS
UNSW computing students
have participated in the
RoboCup Standard Platform
League (SPL) since 1999. The
SPL uses autonomous factory
built robots but it is superior
software that distinguishes the
best teams. Under the
guidance of senior academic
staff, participating students
also learn life-long skills in
leadership, teamwork and
project management, while
travelling around the world
putting their incredibly
sophisticated robotic software
system to the test in a multiagent adversarial game in a
real-world setting.
4 LEGGED LEAGUE
(1999-2006)
Our team, rUNSWift, used a
new team of undergraduate
students every year (other
Unis use PhD students and
academics) to program Sony
AIBO robot dogs to play
soccer without remote control.
We have had the best results
from any team in the world.
STANDARD PLATFORM
LEAGUE (2008
ONWARDS)
Continuing from the 4-Legged
League, all teams use
identical state-of-the-art fullyautonomous robots so it’s the
software development that
makes the difference. UNSW
kept the name rUNSWift for
our team in this new league.
RESCUE ROBOT
LEAGUE (2005-2013)
Using robots in disaster areas
can help save lives by speeding
up rescue efforts and
protecting rescuers. UNSW and
UTS participated as part of the
ARC Centre of Excellence for
Autonomous Systems (CAS),
one of the world’s foremost
research institutes in robotics.
• 2nd in Sweden (1999)
• ¼ finals in China (2008)
• 1st in Australia (2000)
• Finals in Austria (2009)
• 2nd in Autonomy, Germany
(2006)
• 1st in USW (2001)
• 2nd in Singapore (2010)
• Qualifiers USA (2007)
• 2nd in Japan (2002)
• ¼ finals in Turkey (2011)
• 1st in Italy (2003)
• 3rd in Mexico (2012)
• 1st in Autonomy, Austria (2009)
• ¼ finals in Portugal (2004)
• 4th in Holland (2013)
• 3rd in Japan (2005)
• 1st in Brazil (2014)
• 2nd in Germany (2006)
• 1st in China (2015)
• 1st in Operator Interface,
Austria (2009)
• 2nd in Mobility, Austria
(2009)
• 1st in Autonomy,
Singapore (2010)
• 1st in Mobility, Singapore
(2010)
• 1st in Autonomy, Turkey
(2011)
• Qualifiers, Holland (2013)
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See the videos
on YouTube!
Search for:
UNSW COMPUTING
REDBACK RACING
Location: UNSW
Date: 29/1/2014
Photographer: Jeffrey Sun
Degree: Engineering / Commerce
Caption: UNSW Redback Racing RB13
Redback Racing is UNSW’s
student-run Formula SAE team.
The team designs, constructs and
races a small open wheel race car
against other universities in the
annual Australasian FSAE
competition. Although initially
started as a Mechanical
Engineering project, the team now
contains members from a wide
range of programs including
Computer Science, Commerce and
Industrial Design.
ACCESSIBLE 3D CAD MODEL
Student innovations have ensured
the success of the team. Recently
fourth year Mechatronic
Engineering/Computer Science
student Ian Craig developed a
simple web-based version control
system that maintains the 3D CAD
model of the car. It improved
communication within the team by
making information easily
accessible to every team member
and now manages over one
thousand components from three
unique cars.
CUSTOM DATA LOGGER PROJECT
Designing a car requires a lot of
data. During testing, the Redback
car may have more than 20
sensors running inside it,
collecting information about things
like wheel speed, engine
temperature and g-force. To ensure
this data can be used efficiently
and reliably, the Redback team has
decided to build its own custom
data logger. This project will
replace an expensive off-the-shelf
unit with one designed and built by
motivated students from the
schools of CSE and Electrical
Engineering. Focusing on
innovative design to increase
performance and reduce cost, the
core of the data logger consists of
a Parallella, an 18-core parallel
computer the size of an Arduino.
The device requires its own
software interface to allow the
team to view the data, including a
dashboard touchscreen to give the
driver real-time feedback. The
project encompasses a wide
variety of fields in computing, such
as hardware programming,
software, wireless communication
and signal processing.
AUTHORS BEWARE:
COMPUTERS CAN WRITE FABLES
UNSW researchers seek input from authors, game designers for computer program
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a computer
program with the artificial intelligence to write stories in the style of Aesop.
The program, developed by UNSW PhD candidate Margaret Sarlej, creates
fables around specific combinations of emotions or desires felt by characters
in the story. The (human) user of the program can choose from a selection of
22 emotions.
“A human author simply decides an interesting emotional path for the story,
and the computer does the rest,” said Sarlej. “The computer decides the
events to elicit those emotional responses from the characters, and the
characters do whatever the plot needs them to do.”
The researchers have called for authors, computer game designers and other
creators to contribute to the project.
“For us, this is a serious literary project, and we want to find artists who can
help direct it to that end,” said Malcolm Ryan [Margaret’s Supervisor].
“How will this technology be used? It is impossible to predict. We hope artists
will take it up and create things we’d never imagined.”
Below is an example of a fable created by the program, based on the moral of
retribution:
Once upon a time there lived a unicorn, a knight and a fairy. The unicorn
loved the knight.
One summer’s morning the fairy stole the sword from the knight. As a result,
the knight didn’t have the sword anymore. The knight felt distress that he didn’t
have the sword anymore. The knight felt anger towards the fairy about stealing
the sword because he didn’t have the sword anymore. The unicorn and the
knight started to hate the fairy.
The next day the unicorn kidnapped the fairy. As a result, the fairy was
not free. The fairy felt distress that she was not free.
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Computerworld Australia (http://www.computerworld.com.au/)
Infographic from UNSW Newsroom
WORLD SOLAR
CHALLENGE
The world is changing, energy efficiency has
become one of the highlights of the future, with
many companies investing million of dollars in
advancing innovation in renewable energy and their
applications. However, here, in UNSW, we have our
own group of student volunteers who commit their
time and energy to create something that will
change the future. They are, Sunswift.
So who ARE Sunswift? We are the UNSW Solar Car
Racing Team, a group of student volunteers from all
faculties that work together to advance solar energy
applications in automobiles. We have had much
success over the years, from breaking the Guinness
World Record for World’s fastest solar-powered car
in 2011, to be ming the world’s fastest electric
vehicle over a 500km distance in 2014.
INTRODUCING EVE
eVe, the team’s latest solar car, is unlike any solar
car you would have seen before, a hybrid solar/
electric vehicle, build with practicality, efficiency
and the future in mind. eVe is not only one of the
most aesthetic solar cars you’ve ever seen, but it is
also part of plans to become Australia’s first road
legal solar sports car - becoming a symbol for the
future of sustainable transport in Australia.
WHAT’S UNDER THE BONNET?
• Travels 800km on the equivalent of 1.47L of
petrol (20kWh)
• 4m^2 of High Efficiency Solar Array,
providing 800W
• Recharging the batter costs about $1.60
• 16kWh battery pack
• Two wheel motors that give a top speed of
140km/hr, with an efficiency of 99%
• Maximum power at wheels is 8kW
• Weighs less than 500kg with 2 occupants
• 60kg lithium ion battery pack
• Government standard crash safety protection
• Windscreen, front headlights, spare wheels
• Dual redundant electrical and mechanical
braking systems
If you want to join the team, whether it is on the
business or engineering teams, or simply want to
know more about us, feel free to contact us on contact@sunswift.unsw.edu.au
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L4: ON BILLIONS OF PHONES.
STARTED AT UNSW.
Open Kernel Labs are developing and marketing the cuttingedge OKL4 microkernel that’s already powering billions of mobile
phones, and their main source of talent is here at UNSW
COMPUTING.
“These days, a modern smart phone runs a complete operating
system such as Linux or Windows,” says OK Labs Founder, Scientia Professor
Gernot Heiser who is also John Lions Chair in Computer Science at
UNSW. “It’s a PC in the shape of a mobile phone.”
The complexity of mobile phones presents some unique
efficiency and security requirements, with high profile mobile
phone hacking becoming more and more prevalent as phones
increase in complexity.
The strong defence against such attacks is based on internal
protection boundaries in the phone’s software. Providing such
protection at minimal performance cost is the strength of the L4
microkernels Gernot’s research produced and which was then
commercialised by OK Labs. The technology was adopted by
leading mobile wireless chipset maker Qualcomm, which resulted
in OKL4 shipping in phones from HTC, Motorola, Toshiba, Sony
Ericsson, Samsung, LG and others, including most Android
phones available to date.
Gernot built his team through his Advanced Operating Systems
course and moved the research from UNSW to NICTA—a
government funded research institute. “At one stage I had 14 PhD
students,” he says. “We’ve also had some really smart second
years involved. Now AOS graduates make up the majority of OK’s engineering staff, as well as forming the backbone of ongoing NICTA research in trustworthy embedded systems. For the
students, getting hands-on and in-depth experience with this
highly-successful locally-grown technology is some of the coolest
stuff you can think of.”
CYBER SECURITY
Are you interested in puzzles, strategy,
attack and defence? At UNSW we have a
strong focus on the fast-growing field of
cyber security combining both a focus on
advanced security theory with an emphasis
on the mastery of highly technical cyber
attack and defence skills.
We are known as the leading Australian
university in cyber security training - we’ve won each of the Australian University Cyber
Security Challenges since they started in 2012,
and in 2013 we entered three teams and won
First, Second and Third places.
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES?
Try out your analysis, observation, cunning and lateral thinking skills in the UNSW Computing Capture The Flag
competition (or send us a letter).
https://www.openlearning.com/unsw/
courses/CaptureTheFlag
What is the code word? 18 120 118 18 84 116 22 61 121
CRASH-FREE.
MATHEMATICALLY
PROVEN!
Unrecoverable fatal errors, the ones that require you to re-boot the machine, occur when buggy or malicious code makes a faulty access to a resource. The aim of a
microkernel-based system is to reduce the
amount of code that has full access to the
resources to a minimal core: the microkernel.
The rest of the operating system, together with
the applications, has to go through the
microkernel to access resources. Formal,
mathematical proof is the only method that can
give us full assurance that the microkernel is
not faulty and will never crash.
This challenge was successfully undertaken by Gerwin Klein and his L4.verified team at
National ICT Australia (NICTA). The L4.verified
project has built the first high-performance,
secure microkernel that is formally verified to the binary code level. This represents an impressive break-through in what can be guaranteed of security and safety-critical software.
UNSW COMPUTING’s OKL4 Technology
is used in mobile phones worldwide.
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STUDENT
CLUBS AND
SOCIETIES
UNSW has over 200 clubs and societies including
the CSE Society (CSESoc) specifically for computing
students. CSE Revue and IEEE are also popular with
our students. Together, these societies organise many
industry talks, training sessions, help with Linux and
even host BBQs and other social events.
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CSESOC
CSESoc is the society run for CSE students by CSE
students. They host social events including free weekly
BBQs, a camp and trivia nights, while also encouraging
interest in computing through tech talks and a fortnightly
newsletter. More info: csesoc.unsw.edu.au
CSE REVUE
Run by UNSW COMPUTING students, and with over 200
members, this annual stage comedy extravaganza has CSE
students venture out of the computer labs to showcase their
talents in video production, special effects, acting, singing
and dancing! More info: cserevue.org
ENGAGE WITH US
DATES TO REMEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
UNSW Info Day
0-Week
Final academic advice for HSC Students
Orientation program for new
students
HS1917 for
Talented High
School Students
Our advanced first-year uni
level course in computing.
Limited numbers.
cse.unsw.edu.au
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
ProgComp
ProgComp
Applications open
cse.unsw.edu.au
Compete with teams from
across Australia for cash
prize money and
scholarships to UNSW.
cse.unsw.edu.au
Winter Workshops
Applications open
cse.unsw.edu.au
JULY
Winter Workshops
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
youngictexplorers.com.au
Modules for high school
students over a week.
compclub.com.au
First Saturday in September
displays and academic advice
Scholarships
RoboCup
Junior
Australia
Robocupjunior.org.au
OCTOBER
UNSW Open Day
Most UNSW Scholarships
applications close
September 30th
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
HS1917
HS1917
Applications open
cse.unsw.edu.au
Applications close
cse.unsw.edu.au
COMP CLUB
ROBOTICS WORKSHOPS
The High School Computing Club at UNSW
Computing aims to help high school students
explore computer science – from competitions
to computer games, we want to inspire students
UNSW COMPUTING offers robotics workshops
which focus on the use of the Lego NXT
technology combined with the popular
RoboCup Junior Competition for school
who are just starting their journey with
computing and extend them beyond what they
learn at school. Students can learn about
robotics, security, computer graphics, game
design and more. More info: compclub.com.au
students. As well as the thrill of building a
robot, students will be exposed to several
programming languages with a hands-on
approach. More info: bford@cse.unsw.edu.au
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Stay in touch...
@UNSWCOMPUTING
UNSW COMPUTING
UNSWComputing
UNSW CSE
School of Computer Science and Engineering
UNSW Australia
Computer Science Building K17
Sydney NSW 2052 Australia
T: +61 (2) 9385 4926
E: undergrad@cse.unsw.edu.au
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Michael Birt
Gardens
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Mathews
Arcade
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Physics Rd
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Barker St
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Construction Site
Physics Lawn
Oval Lane
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Southern Dr
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Green
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Library Rd
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Library
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International Sq
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Basser Steps
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University Mall
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Library Rd
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College Rd
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Chancellery La
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Union Rd
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Western
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Carpark
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Gate 7 Ave
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Pool Lawn
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Gate 2 Ave
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International Rd
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B12a
Botany Street
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High Street
B7
E26A
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B4a
E26B
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Chancellery Walk
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Willis Street
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Valentine Cl
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B15
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Fig Tree La
2
Engineering Rd
1
Western Campus Drive
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