Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Khaled M. Elleithy Open House October 26, 2002

1. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Department of Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Khaled M. Elleithy Open House October 26, 2002

2. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Outline • Opening comments • What to look for when visiting universities • Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering • CSE Profile • Job Prospects and Opportunities • Summation

3. Opening comments • What is the definition of an engineer? Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand. • Normal people vs. engineers * Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. * Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

4. Opening comments • Different disciplines >> The graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work” >> The graduate with an Engineering degree asks, "How does it work?" >> The graduate with an Accounting degree asks, “How much will it cost?”

5. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering What to Look for When Visiting Universities • Faculty – who teaches the courses, access to them • Facilities – who can use them, availability, dorm connections • General environment • What do the graduates do?

6. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering What to Look for When Visiting Universities (con’t) • Class size • Co-op or internship programs, on-campus work study • Many other things

7. Software & Hardware Interaction Example satellite transponder remote PC Internet receiver video interface server robotic manipulator

8. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering • CS tends to be more SW-related, mathematical, in some cases • more theoretical • CpE is a cross between EE and CS, more applied, tends to be more • HW-oriented

9. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Academic Profile of Computer Science and Engineering CSE Offers B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering on main campus in Bridgeport and M.S. in C.S. on the weekend in the Stamford Campus.

10. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Students • Very active and high quality : • High grades, co-ops, internships, publishing and • research (graduates and undergraduates), • tutoring, awards, entrepreneurial activities. • CSE Department is largest in School of Engineering.

11. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Faculty • Faculty background in CS , CE, MATH, and EE • Very active faculty in research • publishing in quality journals and conferences • attracting external funds • Distinguished teaching • Last year’s UB Distinguished teacher of the year award • Developing new courses, course materials, web pages, labs • Strong collaboration with with industry

12. Laboratories University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering • Extensive Research and Development Labs. in the areas of: • Robotics / Automation and Control. • Advanced digital design and VLSI / FPGA. • Advanced networking and telecommunications. • Wireless communications. • High Performance Computing. • Power Electronics. • Others. • Compute Platform Count for SE approximately 250 (120 Sparcs, • 130 PC)

13. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Industry and Community Collaboration • Co-ops and internships • Joint development projects. • On-site Training • Industry Advisory Board • Sample of Companies: • Sagemaker, EMC, Pitney Bowes, Northrup Grumann, ADC Newnet, Dictaphone, Transwitch, Executone, Motorola,Sony, Lucent, Synopsis, NEC,Oracle, General Re,Lockheed Martin, IBM, UPS, SNET, Remington, Sikorsky Aircraft and others.

14. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Recent Achievements and Work in Progress • 2 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) awards (First, • Second in undergraduate paper competition. • Last year award at ASEE (First in undergraduate paper competition) • ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) regional competition • top 3 - 5 placements for several years. • Faculty research / best paper awards and grants. • Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun Microsystems $0.7M grant, • Oracle $1M grant, NSF Lab. grants)

15. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Unique Characteristics • 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer Engineering • programs in Connecticut. • Largest CS-Graduate program in Connecticut. • Only Weekend Masters in Computer Science in Region. • (NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, etc.) • Co-op and internships programs (Virtually all students, • graduate and undergraduate) • Undergraduate research and publications. • National and international awards.

16. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Job Prospects in the Field Chip designers, network engineers, application SW specialists, data base administrators, software engineers, web designers, programmers, systems analysts, technical support, embedded systems and microprocessor engineers

17. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Summation • Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering • CSE Profile • Job Prospects and Opportunities

18. More Information Computer Science and Engineering page: www.bridgeport.edu/cse

19. University of Bridgeport Computer Science & Engineering Thank you