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School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/
What is the Roadshow?
Goals:
To show computer science as a broad and exciting field with the potential for diverse participants
To challenge stereotypes
To show the breadth of the field
To get students (and parents and teachers) excited about the field and its possibilities
To leave audiences wanting to find out more …hopefully through further studies
A presentation by SCS students aimed at broadening public understanding of computer science.
Roadshow Details
Teams of 3/4/5 Student Presenters (women and men):• Undergraduates• Graduates: representing Computer Science, Robotics, Language Technologies, Human Computer Interaction Software Engineering, and more…….. Audiences: • K-12 boys and girls (mostly Middle/High School) • Teachers, Parents, Educators• Undergraduate men and women• CS community e.g. conference audiences
Time Commitment and Travel:• One 1 hour practice session (or 2 practices for beginners)• Outreach day depends on location –from 1 hour total to 2 hours• Transportation by CMU outreach bus
What’s in it for Presenters?…. Public speaking and presenting experience
Team work experience
Teach and talk about subjects you enjoy
(teaching/explaining helps you learn)
Build a broader resume
It’s different and it’s Fun!
Presenting in the Middle School Classroom
Presenting at the Western PA School for the Deaf
Presenting at AAAS(American Association for Advancement of Science)
Presenting in a Local Coffee Shop
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SCS Students Present the Roadshow
• We would not use all of the following slides in one Roadshow. The Roadshow team selects which slides they want to use … …….and/or add new ones…
• It is important to have lots of interaction, especially with very young audiences –we include at least one puzzle/game, one short video and conclude with a demo of our robot dog.
School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/
Who We Are
JJJana
Eric
Stephen
Jenn
Jason
Computer Science is all about solving problems…
…and using the computer to solve some very difficult problems.
?Who is a Computer Scientist?
Ready to guess
YES!
YES!
YES!
No!She’s a CMU Astro Physicist
YES!
YES!
What Is Computer Science?
Lets solve a problem!In computer science we build Algorithms…a sequence of steps/instructions to solve a problem
Computer Science is about problem solving
Note: Here we ask for 4 volunteers to act out the parts of the farmer, the wolf, the sheep and the carrot—identified by different hats. Sometimes the children need a little help to solve the problem.
Problem Solving
A farmer has to get a sheep, a carrot and a wolf over the river to the grassy field.
BUT he can only take one of them with him at a time …
BUT if left alone,
Problem Solving
The wolf will eat the sheep
The sheep will eat the carrot
Getting Everyone Across River Alive!
It’s MAGIC!! ……. …….Or is it?
The Magic of Computer Science!The Magic of Computer Science!
Our Amazing Program: Carry on conjuring The 21 card trick The out of body experience The remote control brain experiment
School of Computer Science http://www.cs.cmu.edu/
Tricks from : CSUnplugged and CS4FN For more tricks from and information check out:
Computer Science For Fun Computer Science Unpluggedhttp://www.cs4fn.org/ http://csunplugged.org/
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Help athletes perform better?
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Help athletes perform better?
Create pieces of art?
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Help athletes perform better?
Create pieces of art?
Help the environment?
Crimes and the Internet
Who Uses the Internet?
Who Uses E-mail and IM?
Who has Internet connection at home?
Some Examples:
Purchasing music, movies, and t.v. shows
Managing money (online banking)
Ordering food
Getting directions
Playing games
And SO many others…
Here’s the BAD news…
Crime has followed the same trend and gone online as well…
Introducing CYBERCRIME
The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon
http://www.captcha.net
How CAPTCHAs weed out the bots
Artificial Intelligence (computer bots)vs Humans
Can you break the code?
FPVRAPR
Key
A = N
B = O
C = P
D = Q
E = R
F = S
G = T
H = U
I = V
J = W
K = X
L = Y
M = Z
Cryptography
Can you break the code?
FPVRAPR
Key
A = N
B = O
C = P
D = Q
E = R
F = S
G = T
H = U
I = V
J = W
K = X
L = Y
M = Z
Cryptography
SCIENCE
What about Computer Science and Sports?
Motion Analysis
Raise your hand if you think computer science can
help these athletes!
Troy Polamalu, football player
Troy Polamalu, football player
YES!YES!
Jeanette Lee, pool player
Jeanette Lee, pool player
What Does Computer Science have to do with Art?
Computer Animated Films...
Computer Animated Films …..
…are made by Computer Scientists
Computer Scientists take this...
And make this!
Coffee Shop Traveler Question
57
Coffee Shop Traveler Question
4
6
5
3
2
9
4 3
7 5
6
58
Can Computer Science Help the Environment?
Going for a drive
You drive to an intersection where you can turn left or right.
Which turn is faster to make?
Going for a drive
If you turn left, how many lanes do you have to cross?
Going for a drive
How about a right turn?
That’s Not Important.
Actually, yes it is!
Cars use a lot of gas.
Yes, they do.
Even when they’re stopped.
Even when you’re checking three lanes to see if cars are coming.
So let’s use less gas.
So, turning right is faster
And it saves you gas
But I don’t want to turn Right
It’s true that one right turn might not save you any time at all, if you really just want to go left.
But you know who makes a lot of right turns?
The Mailman Does!
This guy makes a lot of right turns.
He used to make a lot of left turns too.
But not anymore.
He doesn’t have to go Left
90% of the time, he goes right.
United Parcel Services (UPS) uses computer algorithms to find out how he can visit all the streets he needs to go to, making very few left turns.
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Help athletes perform better?
Create pieces of art?
Help the environment?
Can Computer Science...
Help solve crimes?
Help athletes perform better?
Create pieces of art?
Help the environment?YES!
Human Computer Interaction
Does your computer ever make you feel like this?
Human Computer Interaction Computer scientists working in human computer interaction work to make
computers easier to use.
Human Computer Interaction
So that hopefully you feel less frustrated when using your computer
Design, Psychology, Computer Science
A computer can only do what it is told to do
A program is a set of instructions telling a machine what to do
Programming involves learning how to write instructions that do specific tasks
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS SO MUCH MORE!
What is Programming?
Let’s program Kempy the Robot to make a jelly sandwich!
Note: For this exercise you will need a loaf of bread, napkins, a plastic knife and a jar of jelly. One SCS student is the “robot” who can only follow very precise instructions. The audience gives instructions.
Plan
Act
Sense
CameraSonarLaser range-finders
PlanningSchedulingMachine Learning
ManipulationLocomotionNavigation
Robotics
Plan
Act
Sense
CameraSonarLaser range-finders
PlanningSchedulingMachine Learning
ManipulationLocomotionNavigation
Robotics
Some of our FavoriteRobots
Robocup (video)
Robot Vision (video)
Computer Science is Part of Many Fields!
Think about your interests…..
You can bet computer scientists are working in these areas!
Health!Biology!
Art! Graphics!
Music!
Sports!Recreation
!
Math!Puzzles!Games!
Useful Skills for CS
Computer science Mathematics and logic Join the math club (?) Science Join the robotics club (?) Teamwork skills Communication skills
What field has …?
The best-rated job, and 5 of the top 10 highest paid, highest growth jobs?
Shown strong job growth?
A severe shortage in college graduates?
Computer Science!
Where the Jobs Will Be
Hardware & Software: • Microsoft • Dell• Sun• IBM• Intel• Boeing• Apple
Web Search:• Google• Microsoft• Amazon• Yahoo• Vivisimo
Finance:• Goldman Sachs• Morgan Stanley• Merrill Lynch
Consulting:• Accenture• Deloitte & Touche• PricewaterhouseCoopers
Arts & Entertainment:• Dolby• Lucas Arts Film Company • Pixar Animation Studios• Walt Disney Imaging
Graduates could work here!
?
Thank You!!
We are happy to answer any questions