Como se imagina que va a ser la carrera de
Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion
y la profesión en el futuro (p.e 20 años)?
Pedro Szekely
Information Sciences Institute of the University of Southern California
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.
Niels Bohr.
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a
country road at night with no lights while looking out the back
window. Peter Drucker.
The best way to predict the future is to write it.
Winston Churchill.
Predicting the Present with Google Trends. Hal Varian (Google)
I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good
judgments in the future. Dan Quayle.
Pedro Szekely
• Universidad de los Andes
– 1979 Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion
– 1970 Matematicas
• Carnegie Mellon University
– 1983 M.S. Computer Science
– 1987 Ph.D. Computer Science
• University of Southern California
– 1980 … Project Leader, Research Assistant Professor
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BS Total Enrollment - Avg. Majors per US CS Dept.
2008-2009 CRA Taulbee Survey
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Total Ph.D. Production (CS & CE, US and Canada)
2008-2009 CRA Taulbee Survey
Prediction
Those who figure out how to
use open source data will
dominate their markets
Example:
Beyond keyword search
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Jeopardy
Categoria: CAMBRIDGE
$400 : With much "Gravity", this young fellow of Trinity became the Lucasian
Professor of Mathematics in 1669 : Isaac Newton
$800 : In 1626 it was "Paradise Lost" when he was "Rusticated" (temporarily
expelled) from Christ's College : John Milton
$1200 : In 1546 this king founded Trinity College, the largest of Cambridge's
colleges : Henry VIII
$1600 : Daily Double The chapels at Pembroke & Emmanuel Colleges were
designed by this architect : Sir Christopher Wren
$2000 : This "Narnia" author went from teaching at Magdalen College,
Oxford to teaching at Magdalene College, Cambridge : C.S. Lewis
90 IBM Power 750 servers enclosed in 10 racks
16 Terabytes of memory
A 2,880 processor core
Linux system
Cost $1-$2 billion (estimated, unofficial)
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Final Jeopardy - U.S. CITIES
Its largest airport is named for a World War II Hero;
its second largest for a World War II Battle
Watson: What is Toronto
Correct answer: What is Chicago
Example:
Predicting the present:
- Google Trends
United States Influenza Data
Center for
Disease
Control
Google
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Religion, Colombia
porn, love (Colombia)
amor, trabajo (Colombia)
Unemployment, United States
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Example:
Building knowledge bases
- William Cohen, CMU
- Google Trends
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Example:
Understanding the world around us
- Craig Knoblock, ISI
Example:
Predicting airfares
- Etzioni, U Washington
Example:
Drug retargeting
- Many, the race is on!
Example:
Personal information
- Many companies
Knowledge
• Mathematics
– Calculus & linear algebra
– Statistics
• Computer Science
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Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Text retrieval
Privacy and security
• Applications (multi-disciplinary)
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Physical sciences
Biology & medicine
Engineering
Business
Government
Etc.
My Favorite Curriculum: CMU
Computer Science
Mathematics/Probability
15-128 Freshman Immigration Course
15-122 Principles of Imperative Computation (students with no prior
programming experience take 15-110 Principles of Computing and 15-122)
15-150 Principles of Functional Programming
15-210 Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms
15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems
15-251 Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science
15-451 Algorithm Design and Analysis
one Communications course:
15-221 Technical Communication for Computer Scientists
one Algorithms & Complexity elective:
21-120 Differential & Integral Calculus
21-122 Integration, Differential Equations, and Approximation
21-127 Concepts of Mathematics
21-241 Matrix Algebra (or 21-341 Linear Algebra)
one of the following Probability courses:
15-354 Computational Discrete Mathematics
15-355 Modern Computer Algebra
15-453 Formal Languages and Automata
21-301 Combinatorics
21-484 Graph Theory
Engineering and Natural Sciences
one Applications elective:
05-391 Designing Human-Centered Software
05-431 Software Structures for User Interfaces
10-601 Machine Learning
11-411 Natural Language Processing
15-313 Foundations of Software Engineering
15-322/15-323 Intro to Computer Music
15-381 Artificial Intelligence: Representation and Problem Solving
15-384 Robotic Manipulation
15-385 Computer Vision
15-415 Database Applications
15-462 Computer Graphics
15-359 Probability and Computing
21-325 Probability
36-217 Probability Theory and Random Processes
36-225 Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
36-625 Probability and Mathematical Statistics I
Four engineering or science courses are required
09-101 Introduction to Experimental
15-321 Research Methods for Experimental Computer Science
27-100 Engineering the Materials of the Future
33-104 Experimental Physics
85-310 Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology
Humanities and Arts
one Logics & Languages elective:
15-312 Foundations of Programming Languages
15-317 Constructive Logic
15-414 Bug Catching: Automated Program Verification and Testing
21-300 Basic Logic
80-311 Computability and Incompleteness
one Software Systems elective:
15-410 Operating System Design and Implementation
15-411 Compiler Design
15-418 Parallel Computer Architecture and Programming
15-440 Distributed Systems
15-441 Computer Networks
two Computer Science electives
(can be from any SCS department: CSD [15-xxx], HCII [05], ISR [08,17], LTI [11], MLD [10], RI [16])
Required Minor
USC Computer Science Department
• 2010 PhD students admitted: 40
– USC fellowships: 21
– Research assistant: 17
– Teaching assistant: 2
– Students with financial assistance: 40 of 40
• Typical for universities in top tiers
Los que esten interesados
hablen conmigo
Colaboracion Andes/USC
• Asesoria de tesis
– Problemas de los grupos de investigacion Andes
– … o problemas en nuestro grupo
• Summer internships
– En USC
– En los Andes
• Objectivos
– Producir buen research y publicaciones
– Preparar a los estudiantes para competir en Ph.D. en USA
– Conseguir dinero para investigacion
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Sign
Centro
USC
ISI
Pedro
10 km
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