IT in Brazil: Academic Challenges Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva (org.) Microsoft Faculty Summit Redmond, USA, July 2006

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Geographically large country Geographically large country Large population (about 180 million people) Large population (about 180 million people) Extreme regional diversity Extreme regional diversity Population density Population density Economic activity Economic activity Wealth Wealth Social issues Social issues Health care issues Health care issues Cultural, academic and scientific activities Cultural, academic and scientific activities

Brazil – population density

Brazil – economic activity

Brazil – investment in R&D Country R&D/GDP (yr 2000) Israel4,66% Sweden4,27% Finland3,40% Japan2,99% USA2,74% Germany2,49% Republic of Korea 2,39% Canada1,95% UK1,86% Russia1,05% China1,00% Brazil0,99% Source: UNESCOCountry R&D/GDP (yr 2000) India0,85% Chile0,53% Cuba0,52% Argentina0,44% Mexico0,37% Venezuela0,36% Bolivia0,29% Uruguay0,24% Colombia0,18% Peru0,11% Honduras0,05%

Brazil – investment in R&D Country FTE researchers/million inhabitants (yr 2000) Finland6732 Japan5098 USA4537 Canada3535 Russia3455 Germany3132 Republic of Korea 2317 Argentina716 China546 Chile411 Brazil344 Source: UNESCOCountry FTE researchers/million inhabitants (yr 2000) Uruguay276 Colombia101 Panama97 Bolivia72 El Salvador 47

Brazil – academic activity Region# researchers# researchers (%)PhD / researcher (%) West Northeast North Southeast South BRAZIL* *About 17% of researchers in Brazil are devoted to Engineering and Computer Science Source: CNPq

Brazil – academic activity Region# international journal publications West Northeast North Southeast South BRAZIL Source: CNPq

Brazil – academic activity Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty Summit 2006: Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty Summit 2006: Rio de Janeiro (Southeast) Rio de Janeiro (Southeast) Catholic University: Catholic University: Clarisse S. de Souza, Simone Barbosa Clarisse S. de Souza, Simone Barbosa Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics: Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics: Paulo Cezar P. Carvalho Paulo Cezar P. Carvalho Sao Paulo (Southeast) Sao Paulo (Southeast) State University of Sao Paulo: State University of Sao Paulo: Tereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da Silva Tereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da Silva State University of Campinas: State University of Campinas: Cecilia M. F. Rubira Cecilia M. F. Rubira Pernambuco (Northeast) Pernambuco (Northeast) Federal University of Pernambuco Federal University of Pernambuco Andre Santos Andre Santos

Brazil – academic activity Not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively there are contrasts Not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively there are contrasts Quality of teaching varies significantly across academic institutions Quality of teaching varies significantly across academic institutions Quality and significance of research varies across academic institutions Quality and significance of research varies across academic institutions Some academic institutions are very mature as relates to research management, whereas others are utterly immature Some academic institutions are very mature as relates to research management, whereas others are utterly immature

Brazil – some actions Brazilian Computing Society: Brazilian Computing Society: Nationwide organization of research activities across SIGs Nationwide organization of research activities across SIGs General curricula guidelines for IT General curricula guidelines for IT General evaluation procedures for existing and proposed courses related to IT General evaluation procedures for existing and proposed courses related to IT

Brazil – some actions Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs: Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs: Computer architecture Databases Computational biology Computer graphics and image processing Computer music Integrated circuits design Software engineering Geographic information systems CS in education Human-computer interaction Artificial intelligence Digital entertainment Programming languages Formal methods Virtual reality Computer networks and distributed systems Neural networks Robotics Information systems security Collaborative systems Multimedia / hypermedia systems Fault tolerant computing

Brazil – some actions CAPES: CAPES: QUALIS: classification of journals, conferences, etc. according to academic impact QUALIS: classification of journals, conferences, etc. according to academic impact Evaluation of graduate programs: classification of academic institutions – high ranked institutions are given priorities for scholarships etc. Evaluation of graduate programs: classification of academic institutions – high ranked institutions are given priorities for scholarships etc.

Brazil – some actions LATTES: LATTES: Nationwide database of human resources in science, organized to allow a variety of queries and searches Nationwide database of human resources in science, organized to allow a variety of queries and searches

Brazil – grand challenges in IT Initiative: Brazilian Computing Society Initiative: Brazilian Computing Society Grand challenges: Grand challenges: Information management for large, distributed, multimedia datasets Information management for large, distributed, multimedia datasets Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction) Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction) Non-silicon based computing Non-silicon based computing Participative and universal access to information and knowledge Participative and universal access to information and knowledge High quality technological development: systems that must be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and ubiquitous High quality technological development: systems that must be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and ubiquitous

Brazil – grand challenges in IT Concrete initiatives: Concrete initiatives: Component-based software development Component-based software development Digital inclusion Digital inclusion Large-scale digital libraries Large-scale digital libraries IT for agribusiness IT for agribusiness Wireless sensor networks Wireless sensor networks High speed networks High speed networks Telemedicine Telemedicine HDTV transmission HDTV transmission E-learning E-learning E-government E-government Ubiquitous computing Ubiquitous computing Digital narrative / digital entertainment Digital narrative / digital entertainment Bioinformatics Bioinformatics CS and humanities CS and humanities Foundational and methodological issues Foundational and methodological issues AND MANY MORE… AND MANY MORE…

IT in Brazil: Academic Challenges THANK YOU Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva Microsoft Faculty Summit Redmond, USA, July 2006