1. Orientation Session for MSc in Computer Science
All strands
Prof Donal O’Mahony
Course Director
Friday, 22nd September, Lloyd Building – Room : LB01

2. Order of Presentation General Welcome : DOM
What’s coming up later this afternoon (this talk, HoS talk, tour) DOM
General Overview of the Course [DOM]
Where will you be? [DOM]
Dissertation [ GStrong + GSteph]
General Overview of each Strand [Strand coordinators :BN, SL, MB, MM]
Points of Contact
Other Help available from other parts of college (including careers)
Your First Day of classes

3. General Welcome Congratulations on getting here! Many hurdles to cross
Stiff competition
This course will be quite intensive
learn how to produce a substantial dissertation
be a ‘Master’ in your chosen strand
You will form a global network of ‘elite’ graduates
You should leave here ‘fluent’ in English
You may find the culture of the University to be ‘Hands Off’
You should have an enjoyable and challenging year

4. Later Today
3:00-3:15 IT induction Session – Dave Hamill – Lloyd Building LB01
3:15-3:45 General Postgraduate Welcome & Talk
Given by Head of School: Prof Carol O’Sullivan
in this room!
3:45-4:45 Welcome Reception
Foyer of the O’Reilly Institute

5. About the MSc course
Following on from a tradition of running MSc’s in Computer Science since 1960
New format sees a common intake with specialization in 4 strands
You will all do core subjects:
Research Methods – Gaye Stephens
Innovation – Dave Lewis
Dissertation – Glenn Strong – he will say a few words later
Strands – each of Strand coordinators will talk briefly later

6. Where will you be?
Until January, the main facility will be in 8 Westland Square and O’Reilly LG37
+ Hamilton Library + ……….

7. From January..
Dedicated new facility on top floor of South Leinster Street

9. Navigating the Timetable
Obtained through my.tcd.ie or

11. Some points to make to all strands
Mix of core, strand-specific and other-strand options
Exams (if there is one) will be held in Jan for Sem1, April/May for Sem2
No possibility to repeat – so monitor your progress and tell us if there are problems
TCD Calendar – Part III summarizes assessment (50% pass mark etc.)
Dissertation – get started early Glen & Gaye will explain

12. Dissertation (CS7CS5) Glenn Strong – Dissertation Coordinator
Individual research project, under the supervision of an academic
Supported by Research Methods module in Semester 1
Main dissertation work over the summer, but you start now!
Selection of supervisors and research areas in the next two months
Research question by the end of semester one
Dissertation submitted end of August
Single largest piece of work in your M.Sc. (worth 33% of the overall award), important to work on it all year.

13. Meet the strand coordinators
Bernardo Nipoti – Data Science
Seamus Lawless – Intelligent Systems
Melanie Bouroche – Future Networked Systems
Michael Manzke – Graphics & Vision Technologies

14. Data Science strand
Bernardo Nipoti

15. Data Science strand DS modules
Bernardo Nipoti
DS modules
contact hour: Monday, 3.30pm-4.30pm (Room LB128)
Or send me an to
Michaelmas Term (Sept-Dec)
Hilary Term (Jan-March)
Summer Term (April-August)
Machine Learning
Optimisation Algorithms for Data Analysis
Dissertation
Data Analytics
Applied Statistical Modelling
Research Methods
Data Visualisation
Innovation
Security & Privacy
Scalable Computing
Option 1
Option 2

16. Intelligent Systems strand
Séamus Lawless
About 25 of you?
IS modules
IS focuses on technologies that support users as they interact with the online world.
Includes:
smart, interactive web applications and social platforms
and
the algorithmic processes which support the adaptive, decision making aspects of those systems.
The research focus of this work could be in numerous areas related to Intelligent Systems, including:
artificial intelligence
human language understanding and generation
information retrieval
Personalisation
data analytics
knowledge engineering
data engineering
data ethics
data governance
data management

17. Future Networked Systems strand
Mélanie Bouroche
About of you?
FNS modules
Michaelmas Term (Sept-Dec)
Hilary Term (Jan-March)
Summer Term (April-August)
Machine Learning
Urban Computing
Dissertation
Internet of Things or
Next Generation Networks
Security & Privacy
Research Methods
Advanced Software Engineering
Innovation
Distributed Systems
Scalable Computing
Option 2
Option 1

18. Graphics & Vision Technology strand
Michael Manzke
About of you?
GVM modules
Option 1 is an elective module: Selected from other strands
Option 2 is an elective module: Mathematics of Light & Sound or EE5C1 Digital Media Systems or selected from other strands.
Michaelmas Term (Sept-Dec)
Hilary Term (Jan-March)
Summer Term (April-August)
Machine Learning
Advanced Software Engineering
Dissertation
Research Methods
Augmented Reality
Innovation
Real-time Animation
Computer Vision
Real-time Rendering
Computer Graphics
Option 2
Option 1

19. Points of Contact Strand Coordinators
Academic Matters
Strand Coordinators
Course Director-
Course Administrator –
Jean Computer Science & Statistics Reception
Cathal – Technician at Westland Square
– for University facilities –
John – Security at Westland Square

20. Points of Contact Teaching-Unit – teaching-unit@cs.tcd.ie
Non-Academic Matters
Teaching-Unit –
Global Relations –
Student Counselling
Careers Office (Marielle Kelly has session booked on Oct 16th)
Graduate Students Union
Need to elect a class rep quickly
Contact: Shane Collins

21. Day 1 – What to do on Monday
First lecture of the course is Monday, 11am, location: Lloyd Building LB04 : Stephen Barrett 7NS1 Scalable Computing
First lecture for everybody is Tuesday, 3pm, location: Lloyd Building LB01:Doug Leith/Joeran Beel : CS7CS4 Machine Learning
If you have few lectures:
Get on Wi-Fi, make sure your student card works
Explore O’Reilly Institute :LG37, Westland Square
Explore the Hamilton Library
Look at studentprojects.scss.tcd.ie
Explore the Electronic Library, Google Scholar=> full text

22. Enjoy
Thank You