1. Graduate Orientation http://www.cs.unr.edu/grad/ FACULTY GRADUATE PROGRAMS ADVISING

2. Graduate Faculty  George Bebis  Sergiu Dascalu  Dwight Egbert  Fred C. Harris Jr.  Angkul Kongmunvattana  Carl G. Looney  Sushil J. Louis  Yaakov Varol  Greg Vert

3. Staff  Systems: Michael Dahl  Admin : Sharon Holabird, Julila Lorge  Lecturers: Carl Hylin, Nancy LaTourrette

4. Department Programs  Master’s in Computer Science  Master’s in Computer Engineering  Ph.D. in Computer Engineering

5. Master’s Programs  Thesis option (Plan A): 30 credits 24 credits of coursework – 8 courses 6 credits of thesis  Professional paper option (Plan B): 33 credits 30 credits of coursework – 10 courses 3 credits of professional paper

6. How to get a Master’s  http://www.cs.unr.edu/grad/howto/howto.html http://www.cs.unr.edu/grad/howto/howto.html  Semester 1: Sample research areas  Semester 2: Get a research advisor  Summer: Do research  Semester 3: Write up results, redo research  Semester 4: Defend

7. RULES  http://www.cs.unr.edu/grad/core/gradCore/index.html http://www.cs.unr.edu/grad/core/gradCore/index.html  B or better in graduate core courses  B or better in pre-requisites  Your advisor must approve all your courses

8. Default Advise  Sample: Take wide variety of courses in first 2 semesters Take courses from different graduate faculty  Mix theory with programming courses  Talk to students about advisors/courses  Talk to faculty Picnics (fall picnic is in September) Research group meetings  Find a research advisor quickly

9. Have Fun  Travel Conferences Workshops  Equipment (aka Toys) Robots Cameras