1. Engineering Honors Computer Science and Engineering Texas A&M University ENGR 181 Presentation Fall 2017

2. Impact
Why CSCE? Impact. Computing touches almost every area of human endeavor: science, engineering, business, entertainment, politics,…

3. super-computer-based Visualization System
Science
While El Niño events have a significant impact on the entire Earth System, they are most easily visible in measurements of sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface height (SSH) and ocean winds near the surface. In fact, the precursor and the main driver of El Niño events is manifested in the weakening of the normally westward blowing trade winds, or even their complete reversal to blow from west to east, in the Western and Central tropical Pacific. These images show ocean winds near the surface as observed by NASA's ISS-RapidScat on the International Space Station. The monthly average November 2015 anomalous winds (with respect to 2014) are shown. The colors represent the wind speed differences, while the vectors illustrate the direction of the anomaly mean wind components. The El Niño signal is very clearly evident in the eastward blowing anomalous winds observed in the tropical western and central Pacific. The El Niño signal is also seen in the anomalous stronger convergence into the tropical eastern Pacific, as evidenced by the stronger winds moving toward the equator observed in this region.
From NASA’s Hyperwall
super-computer-based
Visualization System

4. London Tower Bridge: Computer controls raising and lowering
Engineering

5. Entertainment, especially computer graphics and animation.

6. Internet of Things

7. And of course your phone: computer science and engineering used to build hardware, design and implement system software, support phone calls while you are moving, apps, etc.

8. Second reason for choosing CSCE: Opportunities!

9. Computing is Where the Jobs Will Be
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections , available at
Courtesy of Association for Computing Machinery (acm.org)

10. Computing is Where the Good Jobs Will Be
Software Developer
Computer Systems Analyst
Dentist
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Registered Nurse
Physical Therapist
Physician
Web Developer
Dental Hygienist
Source: US News and World Report, 2014 Ranking

11. Computer Engineering (CSCE track)
Careers (2014 Data)
Computer Science
Average: $64,906
($40,000 to $105,000)
Computer Engineering (CSCE track)
Average $65,818
($50,000 to $110,000)
Accenture, Amazon, AT&T, Cisco, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobile, General Motors, IBM, National Instruments, NVIDIA, Oracle, Texas Instruments, Youtube/Google, and many more

12. What Do Computer Scientists/Engineers Do?
Design and implement software in an application field
web development
interface design
security issues
mobile computing,…
Design digital hardware and software systems
communications
embedded systems: cell phones, audio players, x-ray machines, laser surgical tools,…
You may be curious as to exactly what someone working in the computer field with a degree in CS or CE actually does. It’s quite diverse.

13. Two Great Degree Options
Computer Engineering
Circuits/hardware focus
Jointly administered by two departments: Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer Science
More software focus
More flexible overall
4-course support area that you can tailor to your career interests
Hardware
Software
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Curriculum between the two tracks is similar

15. What’s so fun about CSCE?
Would you like to help build the next generation of smart phones, interactive robots, 3D virtual reality “holodecks”, or high-tech clothing?
Do you love to solve puzzles, create new apps, or find solutions to real-world problems?
Do you want to make a positive difference in the world (e.g., work on human genome project, global health, or attack environmental problems)?
Developing high-quality computing solutions is a highly creative activity, and computing supports creative work in many other fields. The best solutions in computing exhibit high levels of elegance and beauty.

16. Why Honors in CSCE?
Impact
Opportunities
Fun!

17. Impact: Undergraduate Research
Two semesters of research + writing a bachelor’s thesis
Explore one of the many topics that the CSCE faculty research:
human-computer interaction
robotics
computer graphics
computer architecture
computer security
big data
machine learning
natural language processing
and much more

18. Opportunities
Priority registration
Stand-alone honors sections of many required courses (at most 25 students, top faculty instructors)
scholarships provided by IAP members
networking with companies, including IAP members
additional advising from honors faculty
Fast track (get a head start on graduate degree coursework)

19. Numerous activities every semester
Fun!
Numerous activities every semester
educational and social

20. Other Features of CSCE Department
Student organizations
TACS, AWICS, TAGD, UPE, TAMUHack, TAMU Cyber-Security, Aggie AI Society,…
Programming competitions
Trick or Research
Study abroad in Singapore & Brazil

21. Industrial Affiliates
Gold Level Members
Silver Level Members
Bronze Level Members
Industrial Affiliates
Sponsor scholarships
Help students prepare for job interviews
Evaluate our graduating students to help keep our curriculum relevant
Evaluate our students’ senior design projects
List of members is slightly out of date…