Computer Science and Engineering at The University of North Texas

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Computer Science and EngineeringatThe
University of North Texas
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Why Study CSE?

• Some of the Highest Paid Degrees
• Consistently in the top 5

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Over 30 Years of History

• Now
• Accredited program since 1986
• 20 full time faculty
• 1100 Total Students

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Computer Science andComputer Engineering

• Computer Engineering degree offered beginning in
  Fall of 2003
• Computer Engineering Tracks
• Architecture
• Networking
• VLSI
• Real-Time and Embedded Systems

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Computer Science or Computer Engineering

• More hardware oriented
• More physics and math courses
• Cell phones and PDAs
• Embedded Systems
• Robotics
• Biomedical Devices

• More software oriented
• More programming courses
• Game Programming
• Information Security
• Database Design
• Artificial Intelligence

Not sure? Coursework in both degrees is very
similar the first year, so take some time to
explore and decide.
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Degrees Offered

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• 131 Total Hours, 45 Advanced
• 22 Hours Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• 131 Total Hours, 45 Advanced
• 16 Hours in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
• 128 Total Hours, 42 Advanced
• 6 Hours in Mathematics

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Research, Teaching Labs
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Software Engineering

• Begins with CSCI 1110 / 1120
• An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming in
  the C Language
• Representing the World through Software Objects
• Programming With Intelligent Agents

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Software Engineering

• Program Your Players Artificial Intelligence
• When to Move, Attack, Drop Mines and Pillage the
  Enemy Base
• All Programs Do Battle in a Tournament
• Last Tank Alive Wins Prizes

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Wireless Computing Security

• Investigating Security Vulnerabilities in
  Wireless Protocols
• Impersonation
• Eavesdropping
• Location Attack
• Batter Exhaustion Attack

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Game Programming

• Laboratory for Recreational Computing (LARC)

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Game Programming

• Create a game in collaboration with game art
  students

• Demo it before industry reps and judges
• Game Company Recruiters
• Ritual Entertainment
• Terminal Reality

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Natural Language Processing

• Language and Information Technologies (LIT Lab)
• Machine Learning applied to NLP and Information
  Retrieval
• Multi-lingual text processing
• Story telling and understanding
• Intelligent Information Retrieval

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Computer Security

• Mission
• Increase general security awareness
• Produce skilled security specialists
• Conduct research to advance the state of the art
  in computer security
• Facilities include a safe environment for
  experimenting with potentially dangerous software

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Computer Security

• UNT has received NSA certification for Computer
  Security courses
• Topics covered
• Cryptography
• Intrusion Detection
• Mobile Agent Security
• E-Commerce Security

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Computer Architecture

• Computer Systems Research Lab
• Uses advanced hardware and software design tools
  to achieve
• Better performance
• Lower power requirements
• Equipment that is less expensive to manufacture
• Example Speculative Execution
• Trying to guess what the computer will need in
  the future to speed access

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Computer Architecture
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VDCL

• VLSI Design and CAD Lab
• Preparing the next generation tools to produce
  nanometer circuits
• Considering physical phenomena such as cross-talk
  and interconnect delays, while reducing power
  requirements.
• vdcl.cse.unt.edu

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Other Research Areas

• Databases, Data Mining
• Extracting exactly what you want from massive
  amounts of information
• Compilers
• Geometric Computing and Graphs
• Geometric Computation Lab
• Networking
• Network Research Lab

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Research

• Work on State of the Art Projects as an
  Undergraduate
• Assist the Faculty in Funded Research
• Participate in Industry Co-operatives
• CSCE 4890 Directed Study

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Community
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Friday Research Seminars

• Faculty and students presenting their research
• From UNT and beyond

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Engineering Events

• Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology
  (BEST) Robotics Competition
• Engineering Week

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Cooperatives

• Over 1,300 companies University-wide
• Well paid, topical, supervised positions
• Full time jobs offered to 75-80 of students with
  2 or more semesters at a company
• On-site office at Research Park

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Society Membership
Society of Women Engineers IEEE Computer
Society Association of Computing Machinery Eta
Kappa Nu Engineering Honors Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Computing Honors
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Facilities
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Research Park

• Create Your Game in Our New 553,000 Square Foot
  Research Park
• Home to the UNT College of Engineering

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Research ParkComputingFacilities

• Compaq Alpha Servers
• Sun Workstations
• 4-Node SUN Symmetric Multi-Processor
• Terabyte Storage system
• Mac and PC General Access Labs

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Research ParkStudentFacilities

• Research Park Library, General Access Labs,
  Dining Services, Study Areas

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Research Park Shuttle

• Just North of UNT Campus in Denton

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For more informationwww.cs.unt.edu940.565.2767