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CS4HS 2013

CS4HS 2013. Why Computer Science ?. Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington July 2013. Forty years ago …. With forty years hindsight, which had the greatest impact?.

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CS4HS 2013

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  1. CS4HS 2013

  2. Why Computer Science? Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington July 2013

  3. Forty years ago …

  4. With forty years hindsight, which had the greatest impact? • Unless you’re big into Tang and Velcro (or sex and drugs), the answer is clear … • And so is the reason … EXPONENTIALS US

  5. Exponentials are rare – we’re not used to them, so they catch us unaware 18,446,744,073,709,600,000 4,294,967,296 16,777,216 65,546 256 . . . 128 8 4 2 1

  6. Every aspect of computing has experienced exponential improvement • Processing capacity • Storage capacity • Network bandwidth • Sensors • (Astonishingly, even algorithms in some cases!)

  7. You can exploit these improvements in two ways • Constant capability at exponentially decreasing cost • Exponentially increasing capability at constant cost

  8. Number of hosts

  9. Credit: Intel Corporation

  10. The past thirty years …

  11. The past thirty years …

  12. The past thirty years …

  13. The past thirty years …

  14. The most recent ten years … • Search • Scalability • Digital media • Mobility • eCommerce • The Cloud • Social networking and crowd-sourcing

  15. In the next ten years,we’ll put the “smarts” in … • Smart homes • Smart cars • Smart bodies • Smart robots • Smart science (confronting the data tsunami) • Smart crowds and human-computer systems • Smart interaction (virtual and augmented reality)

  16. Computer science is unique in its impact and importance • Computer science has a rich intellectual agenda • Advances in CS accelerate the pace of discovery in nearly all other fields • Advances in CS drive economic growth • Not just through the growth of the IT industry, but through productivity growth across the entire economy • Advances in CS touch everyone’s lives – they change the way we live, work, learn, and communicate • Advances in CS are inextricably linked to our ability to address our major national and global challenges • Advances in CS have major public policy implications • Ranging from e-voting and identity management to the nature and global spread of democracy • “Computational Thinking” is essential for all 21st century citizens!

  17. CORE CSE

  18. mobile natural language processing HCI CORE CSE machine learning sensors cloud computing big data

  19. Medicine and Global Health Energy and Sustainability Education Scientific Discovery mobile natural language processing Security and Privacy HCI Transportation CORE CSE machine learning sensors Technology for Development cloud computing big data Neural Engineering Interacting with the Physical World Elder Care Accessibility

  20. And there are jobs out the wazoo:nationally … Science & Technology Job Growth (2010-2020) 70% 85% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 60%

  21. And there are jobs out the wazoo:nationally … Annualized Job Openings vs. Annual Degrees Granted (2010-2020) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

  22. And there are jobs out the wazoo:and regionally … Source: Washington State HECB, SBCTC, and WTECB: A Skilled and Educated Workforce, 2011 Update. Analysis of Employment Security Department and IPEDS data. 28

  23. Is this a great time, or what?!?!

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