School of Computer Science

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1 School of Computer Science Dr. Andrew French Assistant Professor School of Computer Science University of 1

2 Introducing Computer Science Study of computation How computers perform computation Working with code and programming Mathematical foundations of computation Application of computing technology to many different real world applications Technology driven subject which is constantly changing and evolving 2

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6 A classic computer science problem 6

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9 What about..? 30 places

10 How many ways can we travel around 30 locations? 265,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 By the way, that s more stars that there are in the universe! (probably)

11 Computation time Let s suppose we have a super fast computer which can check a billion routes per second. If we started this at the estimated beginning of the universe (say 14 billion years ago), we would only have covered: 500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 combinations tried so far = only about % of routes tested to date How can you speed up the search? COMPUTER SCIENCE 11

12 Studying Computer Science School of Computer Science University of 12

13 Learning to Program Essential tool for any computer scientist Ability to use many different programming languages Understanding algorithms Manipulating hardware through software 13

14 Learning to Problem Solve Understanding the maths behind the computation Choosing the right technique to solve a problem Designing software to a specification Working in teams to build software 14

15 About Our School 15

16 Student Numbers Approximately 700 taught students at any one time students in any given year group Minimum class size of 25 Average class size of research postgraduates 16

17 Open Day June

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19 Societies and Socialising Active student societies with staff engagement HackSoc: participate in programming contests, Hackathons, invited talks and dev mentoring CompSoc: organise social events and have invited guests e.g Richard Stallman, founder of GNU and the free software foundation Department regularly organizes food-based get-togethers 19

20 Our Degree Programmes 20

21 Courses Overview Computer Science Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence An additional AI specialism Data Science Joint honours program with the School of Maths School of Computer Science University of 21

22 Computer Science Main flagship course Essentials of becoming a computer scientist including: programming, networking, operating systems, compilers, software engineering, security, maths, AI, human computer interaction, games and mobile device programming 22

23 Computer Science Available as a 3 year BSc degree Available as a 4 year MSci degree Intercalated masters degree Can include: Year in Industry With International Year Open Day June

24 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Specialist degree course including modules related to artificial intelligence Core computer science modules plus: Data mining, machine learning, computer vision, AI programming, robotics and modelling Build on our AI research expertise in the school 24

25 Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Available as a 3 year BSc degree Available as a 4 year MSci degree Intercalated masters degree Can also include: Year in Industry Year of International Study 25

26 Data Science Available as a 3 year BSc degree Making knowledge from information Key driver of the knowledge economy Study programming and modelling from computer science, and maths modules including statistics The sexiest job of the 21 st Century - Harvard Business Review, 2012 School of Computer Science University of 26

27 Entry Requirements CS and CS & AI: Standard offer of AAA Reduced offer of AAB with A-Level Computer Science/Computing 5 GCSE s at Grade B including Maths Data Science offer of AAA including A- Level Maths Talk to us about Btec or IB qualifications Open Day June

28 Industrial Year Between 2 nd and 3 rd Year of Study Wide variety of companies SMEs and startups Large multinationals Variety of different roles Software Engineer/Developer Hardware development Business analyst/modeller Financial software Entertainment industry/games Open Day June

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30 International Year Between 2 nd and 3 rd year at a certified institution as it counts towards degree Partner institutions in many places: Australia Canada Hong Kong Mexico Ireland New Zealand Campuses in Malaysia and China 30

31 Core Year 1 Topics Programming (C, Java, Haskell ) How a computer works Maths for Computer Scientists Databases and Web Interfaces Software Engineering Computer Networking Artificial Intelligence Open Day June

32 Core Year 2 Topics Algorithm Correctness and Efficiency Operating Systems Distributed/Parallel programming Programming (C++) Human Computer Interaction Software Quality, Bugs and Testing AI and Robotics Open Day June

33 Second Year Group Projects Year-long software engineering project in teams of 5 or 6 people Taste of industrial work Develops collaboration skills Feedback from academics and industry experts Assessment includes open day based on a trade-show format 33

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35 Employability Of available graduates (2014 figures): 96% secured work or further study within six months Starting salary 25,852 vs 22,556 University average Huge range of careers Traditional: Software development, IT consultancy Less so: Supporting City firms, Natural Sciences, Teaching, Entertainment / creative industry, engineering and aerospace Entrepreneurship and scientific research Highly regarded by employers and our graduates, and came top in a table of universities targeted by the largest number of leading employers.* *High Fliers Research- The Graduate 35

36 Questions and Thanks! Want to know what it s like to be a student? blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/studentlife Not sure which university is for you? The University of UoNComputerScience 36