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WELCOME! SCS Outreach Roadshow

WELCOME! SCS Outreach Roadshow. School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University. http://women.cs.cmu.edu/. Who We Are. Jana. JJ. Eric. Jenn. Stephen . Who is a Computer Scientist?. ?. Ready to guess. YES!. YES!. Yes!. No! She’s an Astro Physicist. YES!.

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WELCOME! SCS Outreach Roadshow

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  1. WELCOME! SCS Outreach Roadshow School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University http://women.cs.cmu.edu/

  2. Who We Are Jana JJ Eric Jenn Stephen

  3. Who is a Computer Scientist? ? Ready to guess

  4. YES!

  5. YES!

  6. Yes!

  7. No! She’s an Astro Physicist

  8. YES!

  9. What Is Computer Science?

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

  11. Who Uses the Internet? Who Uses E-mail and IM?

  12. Some Examples: Purchasing music, movies, etc… Managing money (online banking) Ordering food Getting directions Playing games And SO many others…

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

  14. Many Computer Scientists Work on Internet Safety

  15. Cryptography 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 Can you break the code? FPVRAPR

  16. Cryptography 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 Can you break the code? FPVRAPR SCIENCE

  17. The Turing Test & Human Computation Can you tell the difference between a human and a computer? The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon http://www.captcha.net

  18. It’s Magic! … or is it?

  19. The Magic of Computer Science! For tricks and information check out: Computer Science Computer Science for Fun Unplugged http://www.cs4fn.org/ http://csunplugged.org/

  20. What Does Computer Science have to do with Art?

  21. Computer Animated Films...

  22. Computer Animated Films

  23. …are made by Computer Scientists

  24. What Does Computer Science have to do with Sports?

  25. Motion Analysis

  26. Does your computer ever make you feel like this?

  27. Computer scientists can help!

  28. Human-Computer Interaction Design, Psychology, Computer Science

  29. Computer Science is about ????...

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

  31. 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 …

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

  33. Getting Everyone Across River Alive!

  34. What is Programming? • 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!

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

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

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

  38. Some of our favorite Robots

  39. 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!

  40. Graduates could work here! Hardware & Software: • Microsoft • Dell • Sun • IBM • Intel • Boeing • Apple • Web Search: • Google • Microsoft • Amazon • Yahoo • Vivisimo Finance: • Goldman Sachs • Morgan Stanley • Merrill Lynch Consulting: • Accenture • Deloitte & Touche • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Arts & Entertainment: • Dolby • Lucas Arts Film Company • Pixar Animation Studios • Walt Disney Imaging

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

  42. Advice for Students Health! Biology! Art! Music! Sports! Recreation! Graphic Design! Audio Engineering! Health Informatics! Bioinformatics! Sports / Recreation Informatics! Think about your interests. Learn how- Your interests + CS = better job opportunities

  43. Thank You!

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