School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University

Who We Are Jana Edward Stephen Gabi

? Who is a Computer Scientist? Ready to guess

YES! CMU Professor Danny Sleator

YES! Professor Valerie Taylor, Head of CS Dept., Texas A&M University

Yes! Professor Richard Tapia, Rice University

No! Professor Tiziana Di Matteo She’s an Astro Physicist

YES! Professor Muthu (Muthukrishnan), Rutgers University and Google

What Is Computer Science?

is all about solving problems… …and using the computer to solve some very difficult problems. Computer Science

Lets solve a problem! In computer science we build Algorithms… a sequence of steps/instructions to solve a problem Computer Science is about problem solving

Problem Solving A farmer has to get a sheep, a carrot and a wolf over the river to the grassy field. BUT he can only take one of them with him at a time …

BUT if left alone, Problem Solving  The wolf will eat the sheep  The sheep will eat the carrot

Getting Everyone Across River Alive!

Who Uses the Internet? Who Uses and IM?

Here’s the BAD news…  Crime has also gone online …

Many Computer Scientists Work on Internet Safety

Can you break the code ? UNPXRE Key A = N B = O C = P D = Q E = R F = S G = T H = U I = V J = W K = X L = Y M = Z Cryptography

Can you break the code ? Key A = N B = O C = P D = Q E = R F = S G = T H = U I = V J = W K = X L = Y M = Z Cryptography HACKER UNPXRE

CAPTCHAS and The Turing Test The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon Have you seen these tests before? What are they doing?

Testing the Difference Between Humans and Computers The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon

It’s Magic! … or is it?

The Magic of Computer Science! For tricks and information check out: Computer Science for Fun Unplugged

What Does Computer Science have to do with Art?

Computer Animated Films...

Computer Animated Films

…are made by Computer Scientists

Computer Animated Films What do you think is the most difficult thing for animators to work on? HAIR!

What Does Computer Science have to do with Sports?

Motion Analysis

Does your computer ever make you feel like this?

Computer scientists can help!

Human-Computer Interaction Design, Psychology, Computer Science

 A computer can only do what it is told to do  A program is a set of instructions telling a machine what to do  Programming involves learning how to write instructions that do specific tasks  COMPUTER SCIENCE IS SO MUCH MORE! What is Programming?

Let’s program the robot to make a sandwich! The robot can only do exactly what you tell him to do!

Did you know that problem solving using computers can help save the environment? ….another CS-Related Topic

Going for a Drive  You drive to an intersection where you can turn left or right.  Which turn is faster to make?

Going for a Drive  If you turn left, how many lanes do you have to cross?

Going for a Drive  How about a right turn?

Not Going Left  Saves a little gas every turn  UPS uses computer algorithms to figure out how to go right 90% of the time  Saves 3,000,000 gallons of gas per year

Plan Act Sense Camera Sonar Laser range-finders Planning Scheduling Machine Learning Manipulation Locomotion Navigation Robotics

Plan Act Sense Camera Sonar Laser range-finders Planning Scheduling Machine Learning Manipulation Locomotion Navigation Robotics

Some of our favorite Robots

What field has …?  The best-rated job, and 5 of the top 10 highest paid, highest growth jobs?  Shown strong job growth?  A severe shortage in college graduates? Computer Science!

Hardware & Software: Microsoft Dell Sun IBM Intel Boeing Apple DoD Web: Google Microsoft Amazon Facebook Yahoo Vivisimo Finance: Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch Consulting: Accenture Deloitte & Touche PricewaterhouseCoopers Arts & Entertainment: Lucas Arts Film Company Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Imaging Graduates Could Work Here! …and Start-Ups or Grad School

 Computer science  Mathematics and logic  Join the math club (?)  Science  Join the robotics club (?)  Teamwork skills  Communication skills Useful Skills for CS

What are YOU interested in?  Think about your interests. Your interests + CS = better job opportunities Health! Biology! Art! Music! Sports! Recreation! Medicine! Robotic Surgery! Virtual Labs! Graphic Design! Audio Engineering! Simulation! Biomechanics!

Thank You!