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35 years developing Computing in Chile. Department of Computer Science D CC University of Chile. D CC … a tradition of ‘ first ’ in Chile (1). …35 years developing Computing in Chile. ...Department of Computer Science (1975)
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35 years developing Computing in Chile Department of Computer Science DCC University of Chile
DCC … a tradition of ‘first’ in Chile (1) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • ...Department of Computer Science (1975) • ...developer of a software product for worldwide distribution, BIRDS (1980) • …sender of an first e-mail among universities (1985) • …department joined to the international UUCP Web (1986)
DCC … a tradition of ‘first’ in Chile (2) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • …administrator of the .cldomain(1987 and so far) • …host of a Web server in Latin America (1993) • …Web site about Chile (1994)
Teaching (accreditatedprograms) …35 years developing Computing in Chile Undergraduate program • Computer Engineering Postgraduate programs • Master of Sc. (Computer Sc.) • Master in Information Technology • Ph.D. (Computer Sc.)
Teaching number of students (2010) …35 years developing Computing in Chile Undergraduate program =180 Postgraduate programs (domestics and foreigners) • Master of Sc. = 35 • Master in IT = 25 • Ph.D. = 30 Summer school (secondary)=58
Faculty (largest C.S. Department in Chile) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • 20 full-time professors • 9 foreigners • 40 part-time instructors and professors • post-docs • ad-hoc researchers • research assistants
Centers and Labs (1) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • CWRCenter for Web Research • C5 Informatics for Education Center • CLCERTCenter for Cryptography & Computer Security Research • CARL Collaborative Applications Research Lab • GMA Algorithms Group
Centers and Labs (2) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • MaTE Model and Transformation Engineering • NIC Chile.cldomain administration • NIC Labsapplied research and technology transfer laboratory of NIC Chile • LACCIR Latin American Research Virtual Institute (MS sponsored)
Centers and Labs (3) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • PLEIAD Programme Languages and Environments for Intelligent, Adaptable and Distributed Systems • PRISMA (Pattern Recognition, Similarity Search, and Indexing in Multimedia Archives) • Yahoo! Research Latin America
Lines of research(1) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • Algorithms and data structures • Applied cryptography • Computer security • Collaborative systems • Databases • Educational informatics
Lines of research(2) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • Human-computer interaction • Logic for Computer Science • Mesh algorithms and applications • Networks, distributed systems and parallelism • Programming languages • Software engineering • Web research
Researchresults(1) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • 50 ISI-indexed international articles (2007-2009) • 100 papers on average per year, in congress and international conferences • International conferences started by DCC professors • Members of journal editorial boards • Chilean government committees consultant
Researchresults(2) …35 years developing Computing in Chile • Consulting for Industry • Books, book chapters, and others • Close research ties with major universities and labs worldwide (USA, UK, Germany, France, Spain, etc.)
Challenges …35 years developing Computing in Chile • Increase the number of pre and postgraduate students • Generate new research associations • Increase relation to Industry • Introduce to large-scale projects • Stimulate multi-disciplinary research
DCC 1975 - 2010 …35 years developing Computing in Chile DCC 2009