Graduate Studies in CSE

1. Graduate Studies in CSE Murat Yuksel Associate Professor and Graduate Director Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering University of Nevada, Reno yuksem@cse.unr.edu

2. Outline • FACULTY and STAFF • RESEARCH • GRADUATE PROGRAMS • M.S. in CSE: Options A and B • Ph.D. in CSE • RULES • OTHER INFO

3. Graduate Faculty Dwight Egbert embedded systems, microprocessors, computer game engineering George Bebis computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, machine learning Bobby Bryant artificial intelligence, neuro-evolution, computer game engineering EelkeFolmer human-computer interaction, virtual worlds, accessibility David Feil-Seifer Robotics, assistive robotics SergiuDascalu software engineering

4. Graduate Faculty Mehmet H. Gunes computer networks, communications, internet measurements, network security, biological networks MirceaNicolescu computer vision, image processing, pattern recognition, machine learning Monica Nicolescu robotics, artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction Fred C. Harris Jr. parallel processing, computer graphics, virtual reality Sushil Louis genetic algorithms, artificial intelligence ShamikSengupta wireless networks, cognitive radio, network security, network economics

5. Graduate Faculty Murat Yuksel computer networks, mobile ad-hoc systems, network economics, free-space-optical networks Yaakov Varol parallel computing, algorithms, data fusion, theory of computing

6. Research Professors Richard Kelley robotics, machine learning, data science Chris Miles evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence

7. Lecturers Nancy LaTourette programming and problem solving, discrete mathematics Michael Leverington education, problem solving

8. Staff System Admin: Duane Wiley (dwiley@unr.edu) CSE Secretary: Lisa Cody (lacody@unr.edu) Student Office Assistants: one

9. Research Areas • Software Systems • Software Engineering • Human-Computer Interaction • Visualization and Virtual Reality • Computer and Network Systems • Computer Networks • Embedded Systems • Parallel Distributed Processing • Intelligent Systems • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Robotics • Games and Simulation • Digital Interactive Games • Agent Modeling • Motion Planning

10. Research Labs • Computer Networking Lab (CNL) • Computer Vision Lab (CVL) • Evolutionary Computing Systems Lab (ECSL) • Neuro-Evolution and Behavior Lab (NEBL) • Robotics Research Lab (RRL) • Software Engineering Lab (SOELA) • High Performance Computation and Visualization Lab

11. MS Degree – Thesis Option

12. MS Degree - “Courses Only” Option

13. Accelerated Bachelor/Master Program (5 years) • Admission requirements • Must have completed 75 credits towards BS degree • At least 3.2 GPA (UNR courses) • Must have completed Basic Science courses and at least 30 credits of Engineering Science or Design courses. • Student must select a faculty advisor

14. Ph.D. Program • Complete 72 credits beyond BS degree • 48 credits of course work is required • 24 dissertation credits • Two independent studies are allowed • A maximum of 24 credits from MS program can be transferred (with grades B or better) • At least 30 credits of 700-level courses (18 of them could be from MS program) • 3 credits of CS 792 Graduate Seminar

15. Ph.D. Program • Students must show that they have taken at least one course in each of the areas below at the 400 level or above, earning at least a B. • Operating Systems • Computer Architecture • Computer Networks • Artificial Intelligence • Analysis of Algorithms • Software Engineering • Theory of Computing

16. Ph.D. Program – Comprehensive Exam • Must enroll in CPE 795 (3 credits) • Written Requirement • Thorough review of the literature from the student’s research area. • Research proposal (goals, methodology, research plan). • Work in progress.

17. Ph.D. Program – Comprehensive Exam • Oral Requirement • Public colloquium covering the written exam. • Q&A from the student’s dissertation committee, covering the written exam.

18. Ph.D. Program • Dissertation committee must be formed within a year of admission to the PhD program. • Committee is responsible for: • Program of study • Directing the student towards the written and oral requirement of their comprehensive exam and advancement to candidacy. • Direction of student’s research

19. Graduate Program • Other requirements • Attend colloquia (more on this shortly) • Give presentations of your research within the department and at conferences • Help your advisor with paper and proposal writing • Untold expectations • Publish well • Do good research • Be nice and hardworking!

20. Graduate Seminar • CS 792 Graduate Seminar • Attending each talk (a defense or a colloquium) earns a “token” • 12 tokens for 1 credit • MS students need 1 credit • PhD students need 3 credits • http://www.cse.unr.edu/~yuksem/teaching/CS-792-Fall-2010.htm

21. RULES • If GPA drops below 3.0, students are either put on probation (for one semester) or dismissed. • Your advisor must approve all your courses http://www.unr.edu/grad

22. Default Advise • Sample: • Take wide variety of courses in the first 2 semesters • Take courses from different graduate faculty • Mix theory with programming courses • Talk to students about advisors/courses • Talk to faculty and colleagues • Picnics • Research group meetings • Find a research advisor quickly!!

23. Continuous Enrollment • To maintain “good standing”, all graduate students are required to enroll in a minimum of 3 graduate credits each semester till graduation. • 9 credits for international students • 6 credits for TAs/RAs

24. Leave of Absence • Students in good standing may request a leave of absence for 1-2 semesters • Continuous enrollment is not required during leave of absence. • Should not have any “incomplete”grades. • Need to be “reinstated”upon completion of leave of absence.

25. Time Limitations • PhD degree • All course work must be completed within 8 years. • MS degree • All course work must be completed within 6 years.

26. Academic Dishonesty • Academic dishonesty is defined as: • Cheating • Plagiarism • Obtaining grades under false pretenses • Students enrolled at UNR, agree to bide by, and make every effort to meet, the academic and behavioral standards of the university. • see http://www.unr.edu/stsv/acdispol.html

27. Assistantships • Teaching Assistantship (TA) • Help with teaching and grading • Must submit a TA application • Most TA openings are in the Fall semester • Deadlines: January 15 (Fall), August15 (Spring) • Research Assistantship (RA) • Get involved in research • Talk to faculty who have research projects and funding

28. Graduate Student Club Mehmet B. Akgun Treasurer mburakgun@gmail.com Erin Keith President ekeith@cse.unr.edu Halim C. Ates Vice President hcagri@gmail.com DevyaniTanna Secretary chinutanna@gmail.com

29. Get Involved! • Get to know the CSE faculty and other students. • Join a student organization • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) • Society of Women Engineers (SWE) • Women Into Computer Science and Engineering (WICSE) • Check the College’s EngiNews blog or the CSE Department blog for updated information, events and deadlines. • http://engineering.blogs.unr.edu • http://cse.blogs.unr.edu

30. Useful Resources • Graduate Student Resources • http://www.cse.unr.edu/academics/graduate/resources.html • Graduate Student Handbook • http://www.cse.unr.edu/students/forms/grad-student-handbook.pdf • Grad School Tips • http://www.gradschooltips.com • How to get an MS in Computer Science • http://www.cse.unr.edu/academics/graduate/how-to.html • Typical layout of a Thesis/Professional Paper • http://www.cse.unr.edu/~bebis/thesis_help.html

31. Questions? Thank you!