Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering Dr. Khaled M. Elleithy Open
House October 26, 2002
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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Outline

• Opening comments
• What to look for when visiting universities
• Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering
• CSE Profile
• Job Prospects and Opportunities
• Summation

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Opening comments

• What is the definition of an engineer?
• Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you
  had in a way you don't understand.
• Normal people vs. engineers
• Normal people ... believe that if it ain't
  broke, don't fix it.
• Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it
  doesn't have enough features yet.

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Opening comments

• Different disciplines
• gtgt The graduate with a Science degree asks, Why
  does it work
• gtgt The graduate with an Engineering degree asks,
  "How does it work?"
• gtgt The graduate with an Accounting degree asks,
  How much will it cost?

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
What to Look for When Visiting Universities

• Faculty who teaches the courses, access to
  them
• Facilities who can use them, availability,
  dorm connections
• General environment
• What do the graduates do?

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Engineering
What to Look for When Visiting Universities
(cont)

• Class size
• Co-op or internship programs, on-campus work
  study
• Many other things

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Software Hardware Interaction Example
satellite transponder
remote PC
Internet
receiver
video interface
server
robotic manipulator
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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering

• CS tends to be more SW-related, mathematical,
  in some cases
• more theoretical
• CpE is a cross between EE and CS, more
  applied, tends to be more
• HW-oriented

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Academic Profile of Computer Science and
Engineering
CSE Offers B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Computer
Science and Computer Engineering on main
campus in Bridgeport and M.S. in C.S. on the
weekend in the Stamford Campus.
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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Students

• Very active and high quality
• High grades, co-ops, internships, publishing
  and
• research (graduates and undergraduates),
• tutoring, awards, entrepreneurial
  activities.
• CSE Department is largest in School of
  Engineering.

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Faculty

• Faculty background in CS , CE, MATH, and EE
• Very active faculty in research
• publishing in quality journals and conferences
• attracting external funds
• Distinguished teaching
• Last years UB Distinguished teacher of the year
  award
• Developing new courses, course materials, web
  pages, labs
• Strong collaboration with with industry

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Laboratories
University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering

• Extensive Research and Development Labs. in the
  areas of
• Robotics / Automation and Control.
• Advanced digital design and VLSI / FPGA.
• Advanced networking and telecommunications.
• Wireless communications.
• High Performance Computing.
• Power Electronics.
• Others.
• Compute Platform Count for SE approximately 250
  (120 Sparcs,
• 130 PC)

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Industry and Community Collaboration

• Co-ops and internships
• Joint development projects.
• On-site Training
• Industry Advisory Board
• Sample of Companies
• Sagemaker, EMC, Pitney Bowes, Northrup Grumann,
  ADC Newnet, Dictaphone, Transwitch, Executone,
  Motorola,Sony, Lucent, Synopsis, NEC,Oracle,
  General Re,Lockheed Martin, IBM, UPS, SNET,
  Remington, Sikorsky Aircraft and others.

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Recent Achievements and Work in Progress

• 2 American Society of Engineering Education
  (ASEE) awards (First,
• Second in undergraduate paper competition.
• Last year award at ASEE (First in undergraduate
  paper competition)
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery)
  regional competition
• top 3 - 5 placements for several years.
• Faculty research / best paper awards and
  grants.
• Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun
  Microsystems 0.7M grant,
• Oracle 1M grant, NSF Lab. grants)

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Unique Characteristics

• 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer
  Engineering
• programs in Connecticut.
• Largest CS-Graduate program in Connecticut.
• Only Weekend Masters in Computer Science in
  Region.
• (NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, etc.)
• Co-op and internships programs (Virtually all
  students,
• graduate and undergraduate)
• Undergraduate research and publications.
• National and international awards.

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Job Prospects in the Field
Chip designers, network engineers, application SW
specialists, data base administrators, software
engineers, web designers, programmers, systems
analysts, technical support, embedded systems and
microprocessor engineers
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Summation
University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering

• Computer Science vs. Computer Engineering
• CSE Profile
• Job Prospects and Opportunities

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More Information

• Computer Science and Engineering page
• www.bridgeport.edu/cse

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University of Bridgeport Computer Science
Engineering
Thank you