Como se imagina que va a ser la carrera de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion

y la profesión en el futuro (p.e 20 años)?

Pedro SzekelyInformation Sciences Institute of the University of Southern

California

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future. Niels Bohr.

I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future. Dan Quayle.

Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. Peter Drucker.

The best way to predict the future is to write it. Winston Churchill.

Predicting the Present with Google Trends. Hal Varian (Google)

Pedro Szekely

• Universidad de los Andes– 1979 Ingenieria de Sistemas y Computacion– 1970 Matematicas

• Carnegie Mellon University– 1983 M.S. Computer Science– 1987 Ph.D. Computer Science

• University of Southern California– 1980 … Project Leader, Research Assistant Professor

3

4

BS Total Enrollment - Avg. Majors per US CS Dept.

52008-2009 CRA Taulbee Survey

Total Ph.D. Production (CS & CE, US and Canada)

2008-2009 CRA Taulbee Survey

Those who figure out how to use open source data will dominate their markets

Prediction

Example:Beyond keyword search

9

Jeopardy

Categoria: CAMBRIDGE

$400 : With much "Gravity", this young fellow of Trinity became the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in 1669 : Isaac Newton

$800 : In 1626 it was "Paradise Lost" when he was "Rusticated" (temporarily expelled) from Christ's College : John Milton

$1200 : In 1546 this king founded Trinity College, the largest of Cambridge's colleges : Henry VIII

$1600 : Daily Double The chapels at Pembroke & Emmanuel Colleges were designed by this architect : Sir Christopher Wren

$2000 : This "Narnia" author went from teaching at Magdalen College, Oxford to teaching at Magdalene College, Cambridge : C.S. Lewis

90 IBM Power 750 servers enclosed in 10 racks16 Terabytes of memoryA 2,880 processor core

Linux systemCost $1-$2 billion (estimated, unofficial)

13

Final Jeopardy - U.S. CITIES

Its largest airport is named for a World War II Hero; its second largest for a World War II Battle

Correct answer: What is Chicago

Watson: What is Toronto

Example:Predicting the present: - Google Trends

United States Influenza Data

Center forDiseaseControl

Google

18

Religion, Colombia

porn, love (Colombia)

amor, trabajo (Colombia)

Unemployment, United States

22

Example:Building knowledge bases- William Cohen, CMU- Google Trends

24

25

Example:Understanding the world around us- Craig Knoblock, ISI

Example:Predicting airfares- Etzioni, U Washington

Example:Drug retargeting- Many, the race is on!

Example:Personal information- Many companies

Knowledge• Mathematics

– Calculus & linear algebra– Statistics

• Computer Science– Machine learning– Artificial intelligence– Text retrieval– Privacy and security

• Applications (multi-disciplinary)– Physical sciences– Biology & medicine– Engineering– Business– Government– Etc.

My Favorite Curriculum: CMUComputer Science15-128 Freshman Immigration Course15-122 Principles of Imperative Computation (students with no prior programming experience take 15-110 Principles of Computing and 15-122)15-150 Principles of Functional Programming15-210 Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems15-251 Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science15-451 Algorithm Design and Analysisone Communications course:15-221 Technical Communication for Computer Scientistsone Algorithms & Complexity elective:15-354 Computational Discrete Mathematics15-355 Modern Computer Algebra15-453 Formal Languages and Automata21-301 Combinatorics21-484 Graph Theory

one Applications elective:05-391 Designing Human-Centered Software05-431 Software Structures for User Interfaces10-601 Machine Learning11-411 Natural Language Processing15-313 Foundations of Software Engineering15-322/15-323 Intro to Computer Music15-381 Artificial Intelligence: Representation and Problem Solving15-384 Robotic Manipulation15-385 Computer Vision15-415 Database Applications15-462 Computer Graphics

one Logics & Languages elective:15-312 Foundations of Programming Languages15-317 Constructive Logic15-414 Bug Catching: Automated Program Verification and Testing21-300 Basic Logic80-311 Computability and Incompleteness

one Software Systems elective:15-410 Operating System Design and Implementation15-411 Compiler Design15-418 Parallel Computer Architecture and Programming15-440 Distributed Systems15-441 Computer Networks

two Computer Science electives(can be from any SCS department: CSD [15-xxx], HCII [05], ISR [08,17], LTI [11], MLD [10], RI [16])

Mathematics/Probability21-120 Differential & Integral Calculus21-122 Integration, Differential Equations, and Approximation21-127 Concepts of Mathematics21-241 Matrix Algebra (or 21-341 Linear Algebra)one of the following Probability courses:15-359 Probability and Computing21-325 Probability36-217 Probability Theory and Random Processes36-225 Introduction to Probability and Statistics I36-625 Probability and Mathematical Statistics I

Engineering and Natural SciencesFour engineering or science courses are required09-101 Introduction to Experimental15-321 Research Methods for Experimental Computer Science27-100 Engineering the Materials of the Future33-104 Experimental Physics85-310 Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology

Humanities and Arts

Required Minor

Flexibility

Multi-disciplinary

USC Computer Science Department

• 2010 PhD students admitted: 40– USC fellowships: 21– Research assistant: 17– Teaching assistant: 2– Students with financial assistance: 40 of 40

• Typical for universities in top tiers

Los que esten interesadoshablen conmigo

Colaboracion Andes/USC• Asesoria de tesis

– Problemas de los grupos de investigacion Andes– … o problemas en nuestro grupo

• Summer internships– En USC– En los Andes

• Objectivos– Producir buen research y publicaciones– Preparar a los estudiantes para competir en Ph.D. en USA– Conseguir dinero para investigacion

41

USC

ISI

Pedro

Centro

Hollywood Sign

10 km

Los Angeles

42

University of Southern California

43

Students 35,000

Undergraduate 17,000

Graduate 18,000

International 6,600

India 1,600

China 1,450

South Korea 750

University Budget $2.7 Billion

Financial Aid $343 Million

Sponsored Research $464 Million