Computer Science Department Overview

http://cs.usc.edu

USC Overview

• Oldest private university in western US –

• founded in 1880

• 31,000 students:

• 16,500 undergraduates; 15,500 graduates

• 3,000 full-time faculty

• Draws students from all 50 states and 110 countries internationally

TommyTrojan

Los Angeles - A World City

• Located in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, USC is at the heart of the principal world center for communications, biotech research and development, commerce, entertainment and the arts

• USC’s location opens the doors to many opportunities for cultural, educational and career growth

Disney Concert Hall

Getty Museum

Viterbi School Points of Distinction

Consistently ranked in the top ten graduate engineering schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report

•State-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, and live interactive high-speed Internet broadcast systems are available to our students. •At the forefront of research in information technology, biotechnology, and a full spectrum of engineering disciplines.

Dr. Andrew Viterbi

• BS and MS in EE from MIT• PhD in EE from USC• Pioneer in wireless

communications• Invented the Viterbi Algorithm for

eliminating noise interference from signal transmissions

• Visionary engineer and entrepreneur (co-founder of Qualcomm, Inc.)

• Recent recipient of the National Medal of Science

Studying Computer Science is Cool Huge Opportunities

• Designing a next Internet• Driving advances in all fields of science and engineering• Improving transportation systems• Personalized education• Predictive, preventive, personalized medicine• Personalized health monitoring• Data-intensive supercomputing

NY Times article

When You Arrive - Where To Go

Institute forCreative

TechnologiesInformation

SciencesInstitute

IntegratedMedia

SystemsCenter

COMPUTER &INFORMATION

SCIENCES

ComputerScience

Department

ComputerEngineering

Program

Research Institutes Research Institutes

Academic departmentSalvatori Computer Science

Center

EE dept.

ISI

CS

HighPerformanceComputing

The Computer Science Department by the Numbers

• Department established in 1968

• Today the department is home to approximately– 77 primary faculty

– ~20 postdoctoral fellows

– ~240 PhD students

– ~1300 MS students

– ~850 BS students

• Faculty: 37 Tenure-track, 39 Research, 11 Teaching

Department HighlightsAwards and Honors• 1 Turing Award winner

• 3 NAE* members

• 19 IEEE/AAAI/ACM/AAAS Fellows

• 2 University Professors

• Almost every eligible Assistant Professor has won a CAREER award, 1 PECASE* awardee

• 3 MIT TR 35*

• Foundational work– Internet

– DNA computing

• High research volume– Including institutes $50M+

of sponsored research

*National Academy of EngineeringPresidential Early Career AwardTop Innovators under 35

Educational Programs

• BS– CS enrollments are rising– Games is a major draw

• PhD– Highly selective (10%)– All students fully funded– Recent alumni: 50/33/17

(Industry/Labs/Academia)

• MS– Preparation for a career

in cutting edge industry

– Alumni are technologists/innovators/managers/entrepreneurs/

Educational Programs

• BS (specializations)– Computer Science– Computer Engineering and

Computer Science– Computer Science (Games)– Computer Science and

Business Administration

• PhD– Computer Science

• MS (specializations)– Computer Science – Game Development– Computer Security– Computer Networks– Software Engineering– Intelligent Robotics– Multimedia and Creative

Technologies– High Performance

Computing and Simulation– Data Science – Scientists and Engineers

12

Special Aspects of the Masters Program

• ENGR 596 - Engineering Internship (1, max 3) • Curricular Practical Training is very popular

• CSCI 590 - Directed Research (1-4, max 4) • Working with a professor on a project

• CSCI 591 - Computer Science Research Colloquium (1, max 2)• We have speakers almost every week speaking on advanced topics in computer science

• CSCI 594AB - Thesis (2-2)

Rankings: how others see us

• 10th on the Microsoft ‘Top organizations in computer science’

• 20th on the US News and World Report ranking of computer science departments in the US

• 10th on the Shanghai Jiaotong academic ranking of world universities in computer science

• 1st rank in Games by the Princeton Review

When You Arrive - Where To Go

Offering help with:• New student orientation• Academic Services• Degree Requirements• Located on first floor Olin Hall

http://gapp.usc.edu/

Job Possibilities Have Never Been Better

JobOpeningsInComputerScience

16

Career Fair Day

• Every year VSoE sponsors a Career Fair day where companies come to meet and interview Masters students

• The Career Fair day is usually in

October

• Workshops are available to help you get the most out of meeting the employers

http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/careers/students/fair.htm

17

Graduation Day

"It will be you who will devise the new alternative energy sources.  You will solve vexing climate problems.  You will master the miracles of biology to eradicate diseases.  You will educate and enlighten, and you will help lift millions from poverty by relighting the engine of economic development." 

Quote from Dean Yortsos commencement speech

“learn from failure, treat everyone with respect and to never give up, advice that I have personally battle tested”

Quote from commencement speaker William Wang, CEO founder of Vizio

After Graduation

USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association’s Scholarship & Awards Gala, held on April 8 in the Grand Ballroom of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center.

President Nikias offering USC Trustee Ratan Tata a Trojan Cricket Club Jersey

A Member

of the Trojan Family

19

For Help-CS Dept. Advisers

• Flor Martinez Student with last names: A-Ma

– Email: fmmartin@usc.edu

– Office: 1st Floor, SAL 115

– Phone: (213) 740-3310

• Art Perez Students with last names: Mb-Z

– Email: arturope@usc.edu

– Office: 1st floor, SAL 114

– Phone: (213) 740-4779

• Lizsl DeLeon

– Email: ldeleon@usc.edu

– Office: 1st floor, SAL 111

– Phone: 213-740-4496