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Why Computer Science?

Why Computer Science?. Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington March 2012. Forty years ago …. Credit: Peter Lee, Microsoft Research. E X P O N E N T I A L S U S. With forty years hindsight, which had the greatest impact?.

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Why Computer Science?

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  1. Why Computer Science? Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington March 2012

  2. Forty years ago … Credit: Peter Lee, Microsoft Research

  3. EXPONENTIALS US 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 …

  4. The past thirty years …

  5. The past thirty years …

  6. The past thirty years …

  7. The past thirty years …

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

  9. 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)

  10. 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 challenges • A CS education is a terrific foundation for any career!

  11. http://www.cs.washington.edu/WhyCSE/ • Power to Change the World • People enter computer science for all sorts of aspirational reasons • Pathways in Computer Science • A computer science education is the gateway to all sorts of careers in addition to the software industry • A day in the life • The software industry is pretty cool

  12. Message #1 • Want to change the world? • Then Computer Science is the right field for you.

  13. And there are jobs out the wazoo

  14. Message #2 • There are tons of jobs • However, a Bachelors-level education is not about vocational training – it’s about discovering something you’re passionate about, preparation for life-long learning, and preparation for citizenship

  15. UW Computer Science & Engineering • Ranked among the top 10 programs in the nation • MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Illinois, Washington, Cornell, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Princeton, Caltech, Wisconsin … • Two undergraduate programs • Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences) • Computer Engineering (College of Engineering) • 160 Bachelors students per year • We also grant ~85 Masters and ~20 Ph.D. degrees annually

  16. Extraordinary students • A deep commitment to providing a top-tier undergraduate education • Winner of 5 UW Distinguished Teaching Awards • Winner of the inaugural UW Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence

  17. Why a research-intensive university?

  18. What we can uniquely do: • Get students into the lab • Make them our partners in discovery • Prepare them for life-long learning at the forefront of knowledge and society

  19. Admission • “Regular Admission” for UW students who have fulfilled a set of prerequisites (math, physical sciences, computer science, etc.) • Offered twice each year – for autumn and spring quarters • “Accelerated Admission” for students who do extremely well in our introductory courses • Offered every quarter • “Direct Admission” for top high school students • Offered in the spring, for autumn quarter, coordinated with the UW Admissions Office and the UW Honors Program

  20. Message #3 • There are various reasons to go out of state for college • Getting the best computer science or computer engineering education in the nation is not one of them

  21. Education for the 21st century • Once upon a time, the “content” of the goods we produced was largely physical

  22. Then we transitioned to goods whose “content” was a balance of physical and intellectual

  23. In the “innovation economy,” the content of goods is almost entirely intellectual rather than physical

  24. What kind of education is needed to produce goods whose content is almost entirely intellectual rather than physical?

  25. By any measure, Washington is a leader in America’s innovation economy 2010 Kauffman Foundation New Economy Index:* 1. Massachusetts 2. Washington 3. Maryland 4. New Jersey 5. Connecticut 7. California 8. Virginia 9. Colorado 10. New York 12. Utah * Index #6 Delaware and #11 New Hampshire intentionally omitted.

  26. Washington’s workforce 1 2 2 5 Washington’s National Rankings Human Capital % of payroll in high tech NAICS codes Intensity of Engineers Intensity of Computer specialists Intensity of S&E workforce Sources: National Science Foundation: Science & Engineering Indicators, 2010; Milken Institute: State Technology and Science Index: Enduring Lessons for the Intangible Economy, 2011

  27. A mismatch between economic opportunity and our educational opportunity 1 2 2 5 31 35 46 Intensity of Engineers % of payroll in high tech NAICS codes Intensity of Computer specialists Intensity of S&E workforce Total bachelor’s production S&E graduate program participation NS&E bachelor’s production Sources: ITIF/Kauffman Foundation: The 2010 State New Economy Index; National Science Foundation: Science & Engineering Indicators 2010; NCHEMS/Postsecondary Opportunity (all indexed to age-range population)

  28. Washington is the 2nd largest importer of degrees among tech states (and 1st, by far, as a proportion of population) Net Migration: 22-39 Year Olds, Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2007) 57,386 WA 24,543 Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems/U.S. Census Bureau

  29. Message #4 • Our economy is creating great jobs, and they are going to other people’s kids • Washington State is all geared up to fight the last war!

  30. To avoid ending on a downer … • Then and now … • 20 years ago, microprocessors had 4 million transistors • Today, they have 4 billion • 20 years ago, the Internet had 1 million users • Today, it has 1 billion • 20 years ago, only 15% of households had a computer • Today, nearly everyone owns a mobile phone, and in the most recent quarter, nearly 60 percent of those who purchased a mobile phone chose a smart phone, putting the Internet – the world – in their pocket

  31. Waking Up Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  32. Turning on the Lights Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  33. Heating and Cooling Your Home Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  34. Cleaning the House Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  35. Making Phone Calls Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  36. Walking Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  37. Navigating Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  38. Searching for Information “Look it up.” “Google it.” Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  39. Falling in Love Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  40. Reading Books Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  41. Listening to Music Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  42. Watching Movies Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  43. Shopping Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  44. Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  45. Falling Asleep Jeannette M. Wing NITRD 20

  46. Message #5 • Is this a great time, or what?

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