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Department of Computer Science April 15, 2016

Professional Advisory Board Meeting. Department of Computer Science April 15, 2016. Agenda. Welcome and Introductions. Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Interim ETCS Dean & Beomjin Kim, CS Department Chair. Report on PAB Recommendation. Recommendation dated on April 10, 2015

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Department of Computer Science April 15, 2016

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  1. Professional Advisory Board Meeting Department of Computer Science April 15, 2016

  2. Agenda

  3. Welcome and Introductions Carlos Pomalaza-Raez, Interim ETCS Dean & Beomjin Kim, CS Department Chair

  4. Report on PAB Recommendation • Recommendation dated on April 10, 2015 • 1. Establish cooperative work experiences and internships • 2. Increasing the number of dual credit courses offered in high schools • 3. Promote computer science as a field in high schools • 4. Add a junior project to the degree requirements • 5. Further involvement of PAB members • 6. Update PAB membership list

  5. Report on PAB Recommendation • 1. Establish cooperative work experiences and internships • Co-op Edu & Interns for Indiana programs • Fall 2010-present • 19 students (CS: 14, IS: 5) at 10 different companies • Several students worked multiple semesters • Flyer provided in the package • Debra Barrick, Director, (260) 481-5471 • Office of Academic Internships, Cooperative Education and Service Learning

  6. Report on PAB Recommendation • 2. Increasing the number of dual credit courses offered in high schools • Nine participating schools • - Garrett, DeKalb, Northrop, Concordia, Adams Central, Canterbury, Wayne, Manchester, Huntington • Courses Offered • CS 112 – Survey Of Computer Science • CS 114 – Introduction To Visual Basic • CS 160 – Intro To Computer Science I • CS 161 – Intro To Computer Science II

  7. Report on PAB Recommendation • 2. Increasing the number of dual credit courses offered in high schools • Priority $25 per credit hour • Contact: Adolfo Coronado, Matthew Parker

  8. Report on PAB Recommendation • Promote computer science as a field in high schools • High School Programming Challenge/Problem Solving on Apr. 23rd, 2016 at IPFW • Campus Visit Day, Experience Day , etc. • Adventures in Computing for Teens Summer Exploration • Add a junior project to the degree requirements • Further involvement of PAB members • Update PAB membership list

  9. Highlights of Past Year • Faculty left • Robert Sedlmeyer, Robert Sanders, • LubomirStanchev, Britton Wolfe • New faculty • Aleshia Hayes, John Licato, Karim Elish, • Zesheng Chen

  10. Highlights of Past Year • Grants • John Licato, 2016 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Award, $360,000, 2016-2019 • Adolfo Coronado, Technical assistance agreement grant from McCoy Bolt Works, Inc., 2016 • Beomjin Kim, Industry-sponsored Research Grant, Parkview Health System, $20,085 + $30,000 (Phase 2 funding approved), 2015-2016 • Zesheng Chen, John Licato, Summer Faculty Grant from the Purdue Research Foundation, 2016

  11. Highlights of Past Year • Student Achievement • Employment at Google, AutoDesk, MathWorks, Naval Sea Systems Command-CRANE, etc. • Graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison • Daniel Brewer, Simon Sharudin, Aaron Lilley, Dr. Zesheng Chen, IEEE Standards Education Grant • Research publications • Anthony Garcia, Eric Migono, Dr. Adolfo Coronado • 2016 Esri User Conference in San Diego, CA • Maxwell Fowler, Chris Bellis, Chris Perry, Dr. Beomjin Kim • 2016 MAICS Conference in Dayton, OH

  12. Enrollment (Percent change size 2011)

  13. Enrollment (Percent change size 2011)

  14. Graduation

  15. CAC-ABET Update • Onsite visit by CAC of the ABET team on Oct. 18-20, 2015 • The Draft Statement listed five weaknesses of CS program

  16. Senior Capstone Projects • 2014-2015 • 10 / 16 senior projects teams • 7 External, 5 Internal, 4 Research • 2015-2016 • 10 / 14 senior projects teams • 9 External, 2 Internal, 3 Research • 2016-2017 (As of Apr. 14th, 2016) • 9 collected proposal / 3-4 on the way • 6 External, 1 Internal, 2 Research

  17. Senior Capstone Projects • Project Sponsors • Allen County Public Library, Allied Payment Network, City of Fort Wayne, Extension Healthcare, Lincoln Financial Group, NeighborLink Fort Wayne, Parkview Research Center, RINEHOLD Nutrition Services, etc. • 2016-2017 Senior Capstone Proposal due, April 20, 2016 • 2016-2017 Kick-off meeting, April 22, 2016 • 2015-2016 Senior Capstone Competition Apr. 22 ~ 28, 2016 • Senior Capstone Presentation, Apr. 29, 2016 from 1:00pm in Walb Student Union 222-226

  18. Department directions and goals • To support IPFW 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 2 0 Strategic Plan • CS Department will focus on • Increase the retention rate and graduation rates • Maintain high employment rate and the rate of graduates attending graduate programs • Collaborative learning activities among students, faculty, and local industry and community partners • Improve the quality and degree programs incorporating current trends in computing technology and information systems • Improve quality, number of graduate students, and the quality of graduate program

  19. Question on CS Dept or Programs?

  20. MS in Applied Computer Science • Director of ACS program: Jin S Yoo

  21. Applied Computer Science (ACS) • Initiated in 1997 with an emphasis on software engineering • Applications with an undergraduate degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, business, or another undergraduate degree and significant experience in professional computer practice.

  22. Number of ACS Students • Use this slide template for your presentation • If you have any suggestion, let me know.

  23. Graduate Students in ETCS School

  24. Degree Requirement • Non-thesis Option • Total 30 course credits including 6 core course credits from • ACS 56000 Software Engineering • CS 5800 Algorithm Design Analysis and Implementation • CS 50300 Operating Systems • ACS 57400 Advanced Computer Networks • Thesis Option • Total 24 course credits plus 6 credits from ACS 69800 Research MS Thesis in two semesters

  25. Number of M. S. Degrees Granted • Use this slide template for your presentation • If you have any suggestion, let me know.

  26. Curriculum • Centers on a core of courses covering major traditional areas of CS, and also allows to acquire in-depth knowledge of specialized area

  27. New Graduate Practicum Course • CS590: Graduate Practicum I/II, 3 Credits • Provides graduate students more opportunities to apply their skills to a real-world project of their choice with their faculty project advisor • Showcase and evaluate the computer science skills obtained through the IPFW ACS programs. • Provides outreach to the NE Indiana region in a manner consistent with the missions of IPFW and ACS program. • Starts from Fall 2016

  28. New Faculty Introduction • John Licato

  29. Research Overview Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Robotics Human-level Reasoning Proof-rooted AI Analogical Reasoning Moral and Ethical Reasoning Counter-deception

  30. Explanation Generation Requires Reasoning “According to my algorithm, I am 67.2% sure you have cancer.” This is a chain of commonsense cause-effect inferences, that machine learning algorithms are bad at generating “According to this x-ray, there is this mass that typically is a strong indicator of (etc etc)”

  31. Category: US Cities

  32. How could this have happened? More importantly: In mission-critical domains (healthcare, military, etc.), we need more proof-based reasoning systems

  33. Funding • Federal grants awarded since 2015: • AFOSR YIP - $360,000 with possible $240,000 extension (2016-2019, possibly 2021) • co-PI with RPI and UIUC - $25,000 • Future Grants being developed: • RPI/UIUC extension (submitted) – approx. $175,000 • NSF robotics grant (in development)

  34. Outreach

  35. New Faculty Introduction • Zesheng Chen

  36. Introduction

  37. The Spread of Internet Epidemics Illustration of the Spread of Code Red v2 (From CAIDA)

  38. Information Dissemination in Social Networks

  39. Information Dissemination through Movement b a d s

  40. Information Dissemination in Software Projects and Classroom

  41. New Faculty Introduction • Aleshia Hayes

  42. Aleshia Hayes, Researcher • IPFW Alumnae (Undergraduate Education & MA) • University of Central Florida (Certificate, MS, and PhD) • Modeling & Simulation • Instructional Design • VR/AR design • Game Design • Game Evaluation • Emerging Technology • User Testing

  43. Aleshia Hayes – Student Advocate • IPFW Alumnae • Student Advising • Student Experiences – experiential learning • Interdisciplinary Work • UPE – Student Advisor • Game Development SIG

  44. Aleshia Hayes - Collaboration • Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) • Mirro Center for Research and Innovation • University of Central Florida – Synthetic Reality Lab • Mursion Interpersonal Simulations • IPFW VCD • IPFW Business • IPFW College of Nursing • Local Businesses

  45. IS Program Revision Plan Adolfo S. Coronado

  46. Changes to the IS Program

  47. Changes to the IS Program

  48. Changes to the IS Program

  49. Open Discussion • Partnerships with local industry • Student employment

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