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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Careers in Computer Science - K-12 Opportunities at UAB,Jeff Gray, Ph.D.,Assistant ProfessorUAB CIS Department,Overview of the Day “A 3-hour tour”,8:30am-9:10am:,Welcome; CIS Opportunities,9:15am-11:25am,Computer Chess Demonstration,Introduction to Programming in Alice,CIS Department Tour,11:30am,Pizza,NXT Robot Demonstration,Outline of Discussion,Science Fairs,Mentoring,Career,Initiation,ConcurrentEnrollment at UAB,High School,Outreach,Opportunities in Computer Science,Opportunities at UAB,The Benefits of a Diverse Education,You dont need to be a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist to appreciate an English class,nor a world-renowned physicist to understand the wonders of science,nor a Fields medal winner to see the beauty in numbers.,Software is Everywhere,Think of some of the things that entertain and enrich your daily life,All of the above are driven by software,Software developers equipped with a computer science degree have opportunities to work on exciting and cutting-edge projects,Software is Everywhere,98% of all microprocessors control devices,other,than desktop computers,Automobiles, airplanes, televisions, copiers, razors,These devices also need software and often require strong technical skills to develop,10Mb embedded software,15-20Kb,1-1.5Mb, 1M SLOC,The Demand for Computer Scientists,Computing will continue to be a dominant science on which every other science, engineering, and business discipline will increasingly rely. Almost all major technology breakthroughs in the future will involve computing.,High school graduates in the 21,st,century cannot afford to be ignorant of Computer Science principles. This is important for Alabama, which is one of the major developing technology centers in our nation. Having a technology literate workforce will be necessary for continued economic growth.,Source:,Suggested by Wei Wang,Biological systems at the molecular level,Challenges:,What are the nature of the data from biological systems?,What are the computational tasks?,How to divide the tasks into a group of computational components?,How to evaluate the results?,Data Analysis for Biological Systems,The Demand for Computer Scientists,Offshore hysteria,: Many companies with high paying jobs within the US are unable to fill positions with computer scientists.,The Demand for Computer Scientists,According to Business 2.0 magazine, 5 of the top-10 growing jobs have a computer science focus,The Demand for Computer Scientists,National Job Outlook,$50,500 is the expected starting salary for computer science degrees in the class of 2006 (among top 5 highest starting salaries),1000s of openings each at Microsoft Game Studios, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Google,Epic Games President: “We do not hire anyone under $100k”,The Demand for Computer Scientists,Local Job Outlook,In Birmingham, Sungard recently had a need for 200 Java programmers; exceeded universitys ability to deliver employees,CTS hiring several new developers each month,Summary of recent openings in Birmingham:,JAVA/J2EE/EJB ($60/hr), Peoplesoft ($95/hr), SAP Technical ($85/hr), SAP Functional ($95/hr), Corba ($55/hr), Oracle DBA ($70/hr), DB2 DBA ($70/hr), Sybase DBA ($75/hr), .Net,C#, ($60/hr), C/C+ ($55/hr), Cobol ($55/hr),Recent Birmingham Software Success,Dr. Stephen Brossette, UAB CIS Graduate,Estimated $100M,The Potential for Alabama,Source: Entrepreneur magazine,Myth of Computer Science,According to the Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX),1, computing is equated to learning Microsoft Word and various mechanical tasks; this is not Computer Science!,1,High School Outreach at UAB CIS,Mentoring for Science Fair Competitions,Summer Robotics Internship,Weekly mentoring at UAB throughout academic year; students treated like a PhD student with office space,Computer Graphics Camp,Week-long summer camp in computer graphics,Students use C+ and OpenGL to create projects focused on geometric modeling, algorithm visualization, and motion design,High School Programming Contest,Seven-week internship,Students taught Java through series of robotics projects,May 12, 2007,2006: 46 students from 12 schools (Huntsville,to Mobile),6 problems in 3 hours,Prizes: Xbox, software, books, gift certificates,New Alice Summer Workshop,Alice is a programming environment from Carnegie-Mellon University. The goal of Alice is to provide “the best possible first exposure to programming for students ranging from middle schoolers to college students.”,At UAB, we are hosting field trips for K-12 schools and featuring Alice.,We plan to offer a week-long summer camp on Alice in 2007; targeted students are teenage girls; goal is to attract more females into computer science.,Alabama K-12 Computer Workshop,July 31, 2006; 16 state-wide participants,Purpose: To discuss critical issues needed to raise awareness of computing within Alabama schools.,Participants:,Public: Bob Jones High School, Vestavia Hills,Magnets: ASFA (Birmingham), ASMS (Mobile),Private: Tuscaloosa Academy,K-5: Cameron McKinley (AL Teacher of Year),CS 201,CS 201 is our introductory programming course in Java,Greatly speed up mentoring experience in Fall,Prepare students for programming contest next May,“Concurrent/Dual” enrollment agreement,Requirements: 3.0 GPA and 25-ACT (1140-SAT),Receive 4 college credit hours over summer for CS 201,Approximate tuition: $700,However,- A deal to consider:,We will pay for 1/3 tuition for this course upfront for those who qualify for Concurrent enrollment,If you later commit to UAB CIS, we will reimburse the full amount,Those not qualifying for Concurrent enrollment may still “sit in” on the course, but without receiving credit hours,Possible Mentoring Ideas,LEGO will release the brand new NXT robot over the summer,Exciting new capabilities include wireless communication and vision,At UAB, we have 5 of these robots for experimentation purposes,Possible Mentoring Ideas,Self-Parking Robot,Simulates a car that identifies open spaces and parallel parks,Target Recognition in a Rescue Mission,A group of coordinated robots will work together to conduct a search/rescue mission,Sniper Identification,A group of autonomous robots will be used to isolate the location of sniper fire in a military application (using triangulation),Speech and Vision Recognition,Voice controlled commands to a robot that also can use the vision camera to avoid colliding with objects,Game Playing Robot,Tic-tac-toe; Othello,2-on-2 soccer,YOUR IDEA HERE!,Of course, we encourage creativity if you have new ideas!,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Scholarship Availability,For outstanding high school students, UAB offers several scholarships to incoming freshmen (from $2000-$8000 per year),The CIS Department offers the Joseph Fontana Scholarship each year to two CIS students (typically awarded to Junior and Senior students). This scholarship provides $4,000 over the academic year.,The recently established Joyce Iannuzzi fellowship provides $2,000 to a CIS undergraduate each year.,The Department also awards on average 10 CSEMS scholarships each year, valued at $3,000.,Outstanding Faculty,The 12 professors and instructors in the CIS Department obtained their degrees from the top schools in the country (e.g., Cal Tech, Cornell, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, and Vanderbilt). In addition to being leaders in their fields, our professors are dedicated to spending time with students.,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Excellence in Research and Service,UAB is the largest employer in the state of Alabama and is the,only,school in Alabama with the highest research rating (“RU/VH”), which is based on grant funding and PhD production. The University has over $500M in external funding this year, which is several times that of all other universities in Alabama,combined,.,Research in the CIS department is funded by the Army Research Office (ARO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), International Business Machines (IBM), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Outstanding Facilities,Fastest computer in the state of Alabama!,New visualization wall,UAB CIS recently acquired a 128 node compute cluster which has been benchmarked at 1.41 teraflops per second. Fastest in Alabama and oneof the fastest in the whole Southeast.,UAB CIS recently acquired a 13 megapixel, nine tile visualization wall that measures approximately 10 wide by 8 high.,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Undergraduate Research Opportunities,For undergraduate students with a high GPA, there is an opportunity to do Honors research with faculty members. There is a special course available that allows a student to be mentored by a faculty member in a manner that provides the student a taste of the graduate school experience. Students participating in CIS Honors receive a special designation on their diploma at graduation.,During Fall 2005, the CIS department created an Undergraduate Honors Research Lab to host those students participating in Honors research. The students in this special lab will have exclusive access to high-end computers, with accommodations similar to those of doctoral students.,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Undergraduate Research Opportunities,CIS undergraduates are awarded summer internships to participate in special research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The students participating in these opportunities continue their research throughout the academic year and prepare research talks and papers that are published at regional conferences. Over the past two years, CIS students placed in the top 3 at the ACM Mid-southeast conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.,3 First Place Winners:,UAB CIS students received first place in all categories (Undergrad, Masters, PhD) amid students from 7 states.,Current MBHS student Jerrod Sutton,will present his research at this event,next November as the first true Freshman to participate in this conference!,Reasons to Consider UAB CIS,Programming Contest Team,Each year, the CIS department sends our top 9 students to compete in the annual ACM programming contest (held the last few years in Melbourne, Florida). To prepare students for this competition, a new course has been introduced in the curriculum that teaches students problem solving techniques not typically covered in core courses.,In 2005, the UAB programming team placed among the top 25 out of 64 universities and had the highest score among Alabama Universities.,For more information,UAB Main Web Site,UAB CIS Web Site,Concurrent Enrollment Application,Questions?,You all are invited to come take a tour and visit our 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