University of Texas at AustinComputer Science Department

First Bytes – CS4HS Workshop

Welcome

Welcome and IntroductionsSession 1, 8:30 – 9:30

• Contacts– Mike Scott – (512) 217 4325– Mary Esther Middleton – (512) 921 8392

• J Strother Moore– Chairman of the

UT Computer Science department

Teacher Introductions

• Where are you from?

• What do you teach?

• How long involved in computer science?

Pre Workshop Survey

• Please take a few moments to complete the pre-workshop survey.

WICS RoadshowSession 2, 9:45 – 10:30

• Women In Computer Science– www.cs.utexas.edu/~wics/

Survey Time

• WICS Roadshow

J MooreFast String Searching

• Session 3, 10:30 am – Noon

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~moore/

Survey Time

• Fast String Searching, J Strother Moore

• Next Up: Lunch with UTCS Faculty in Taylor 3.128

Emmett WitchelConcurrent Programming

• Session 4, 1:00 – 2:30 pm

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~witchel/

Survey Time

• Concurrent Programming, Emmett Witchel

Kristen GraumanVisual Search & Recognition

• Session 5, 2:30 – 4:00 pm• www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman/

Survey Time

• Visual Search & Recognition, Kristen Grauman

Corporate OutlookSession 6, 4:00 – 5:15 pm

• Scott Bonneau, Google

• Juanita Baldwin, TCEQ

• Tim Tenpas, AIS

• Sarah Epsztein, IBM• Janani Jankiraman, IBM

Corporate Outlook

• Introduction, yourself and company.

• Career paths for Computer Scientists at your company.– Are there jobs for CS majors?– What background and skills are you looking for?– Do computer scientists and programmers work

in teams at your company?

Survey Time

• Corporate Outlook

• Next Up: Reception in Taylor 3.128

J MooreMachines that Reason about Machines

• Session 7, 8:30 – 10:00 am

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~moore/

Survey Time

• Machines that Reason about Machines,J Strother Moore

David ZuckermanThe Role of Randomness in Computation

• Session 8, 10:00 – 11:30 am

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~diz/

Survey Time

• The Role of Randomness in Computation,David Zuckerman

• Next Up: Lunch with Students in Taylor 3.128• After lunch: 5th floor of Painter Hall, 1pm

ACESPainterHall

Mike ScottA Short Introduction to Alice

• Session 9, 12:30 – 2:00 pm

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~scottm/

Survey Time

• A Short Introduction to Alice, Mike Scott

• More Alice Tonight – Optional5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in this lab.An extended problem to show some of the features of Alice.

Vijaya RamachandranTheoretical CS: Cache Oblivious Algorithms

• Session 10, 2:00 – 3:30 pm

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~vlr/

Survey Time

• Theoretical CS: Cache Oblivious Algorithms, Vijaya Ramachandran

Bruce PorterBuilding Knowledgeable Computers• Session 11, 3:30 – 5:30 pm

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~porter/

Survey Time

• Building Knowledgeable Computers, Bruce Porter

• Next Up: Optional Computer Lab time to work with Alice.Back in the 5th floor lab in Painter Hall.

Mike ScottDiscussion Time and Group Exercise• Session 12, 8:30 am – 10:30 am

• www.cs.utexas.edu/~scottm/

Group Exercise

• Break into groups.

• Time to develop answers.

• Presentation of results.

Survey Time

• Group Exercise

PanelGender, Minorities, and Recruiting

• Session 13, 10:30 – noon

• J Moore

• Tiffany Grady, Assistant Director for Special Programs

• Mike Scott

Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting• Why aren't girls choosing CS? • Why should girls choose CS? • What can we (UTCS) do in our institution to

encourage it?• What resources are needed and

from whom? • What messages should we be sending to

Hispanic/African-American  students?  – Why aren't they choosing CS?

• Why aren't students taking CS classes in HS?  – Has the new TEA rule of  getting math credit helped the

numbers?

Resources• UTCS Recruitment Video

– http://www.cs.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/prospective_students/includes/computerscience.mov

• University of Washington Recruitment Videos– http://www.cs.washington.edu/WhyCSE– Pathways in CS– Power to Change the World– A Day in the Life

• Nerd Girls– website: http://www.nerdgirls.org/indextv.html – video: http://www.nerdgirls.com/watch.html

Survey Time

• Panel - Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting

• Next Up: Lunch at the Alumni Center – The Schmidt Room

• UTX Across from theWest side of Stadium