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CS4HS 2012. Why Computer Science?. Ed Lazowska Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington August 2012. Forty years ago …. [Peter Lee, DARPA, and Pat Lincoln, SRI]. With forty years hindsight, which had the greatest impact?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CS4HS 2012
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Why Computer Science?
Ed LazowskaBill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & EngineeringUniversity of Washington
August 2012
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Forty years ago …
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[Peter Lee, DARPA, and Pat Lincoln, SRI]
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With forty years hindsight, which had the greatest impact?
Unless you’re big into Tang and Velcro (or sex and drugs), the answer is clear …
And so is the reason …
EXPONENTIALS US
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Credit: Intel Corporation
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The past thirty years …
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The past thirty years …
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The past thirty years …
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The past thirty years …
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The most recent ten years …
Search Scalability Digital media Mobility eCommerce The Cloud Social networking and
crowd-sourcing
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In the next ten years,we’ll put the “smarts” in …
Smart homes Smart cars Smart bodies Smart robots Smart science
(confronting the data tsunami)
Smart crowds and human-computer systems
Smart interaction (virtual and augmented reality)
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Computer science has a rich intellectual agenda Advances in CS accelerate the pace of discovery in nearly
all other fields Advances in CS drive economic growth
Not just through the growth of the IT industry, but through productivity growth across the entire economy
Advances in CS touch everyone’s lives – they change the way we live, work, learn, and communicate
Advances in CS are inextricably linked to our ability to address our major national challenges
Advances in CS have major public policy implications Ranging from e-voting and identity management to the nature
and global spread of democracy “Computational Thinking” is essential for all 21st century
citizens!
Computer science is unique in its impact and importance
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CORE CSE
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machine learning
natural language processing HCI
cloud computing
big data
mobile
sensors
CORE CSE
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machine learning
natural language processing HCI
cloud computing
big data
mobile
sensors
Security andPrivacy
Technology for Development
Medicine andGlobal Health
Education
ScientificDiscovery
Transportation
Neural Engineering
Elder CareAccessibility
Interacting with the Physical World
CORE CSE
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And there are jobs out the wazoo
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Is this a great time, or what?!?!