Computer Science and Computer Engineering Presentation to the Arkansas Academy of Computing April 7, 2006 Craig Thompson Charles Morgan / Acxiom Graduate Research Chair in Engineering
Nerds? Not!
Danger and excitement !!!
Research is the Driver Problems University NSF Wal-Mart Solutions Acxiom Research Students Students learn the learn the latest ideas basics and how to solve problems Teaching
CSCE Degrees • B.S. in Computer Science • B.S. in Computer Engineering • B.A. in Computer Science • M.S. in Computer Science • M.S. in Computer Engineering • Ph.D. in Computer Engineering • Ph.D. in Computer Science
CSCE Department Organization • 16 faculty (currently 2 open positions) – Charles Morgan/Acxiom Graduate Research Chair in Database – Dr. Craig Thompson – Rodger Kline Chair in Computer Science and Computer Engineering – Dr. Jerry Yeargan – Thomas Mullins Chair in Computer Engineering – (currently open) • 441 Undergraduate Students • 70 Graduate Students
Engineering Honors Program Number of Honors Students by Department 70 59 60 56 51 50 46 41 40 Total: 342 33 30 23 20 10 0 BENG CHEG CVEG CSCE ELEG INEG MEEG Proposal to Honors College for 2 semester research & projects sequence taught by CSCE & WCOB/ISYS. Considering similar emphasis w CAST.
University of Arkansas Honors Program Number of Incoming Honors Students by College 350 287 300 Total: 542 250 200 150 129 100 78 50 18 15 15 0 AFLS ARCH ARSC EDUC ENGR WCOB
Program is accredited
Accreditation in progress
Sponsored Research • Calendar Year 2003 $587,950 • Calendar Year 2004 $912,330 • Calendar Year 2005 $1,113,333 • Strengths: middleware, data grids/clusters, parallel algorithms, database, agents, natural language, networks, bioinformatics, quantum dots, RFID, low powered circuits, embedded systems
Sponsored Research INVESTIGATORS SPONSOR TOPIC Li, Wingning Acxiom Clustering Analysis for Acxiom Data Products & Their Parallel Distributed Realization in Computing….. Apon, Amy Acxiom Unified Adaptive Model of the Acxiom Grid Architecture Thompson, Craig Acxiom A Framework to Automate the Li, Wingning Generation of the BCDI Process Flows Thompson, Dale Acxiom Grid Node Failover and Partitioning Thompson, Craig Apon, Amy Apon, Amy Acxiom Grid Performance Modeling, A Customized Model Deaton, Russell Acxiom Environment for Performance Li, Wing Ning Prediction of the Acxiom Advanced Insematic Data Matching Thompson, Craig Acxiom Phase II: A Framework to Automate the Generation of BCDI Process Flows: Towards a High Level Business
Sponsored Research INVESTIGATORS SPONSOR TOPIC Panda, Brajendra Air Force Office of Scientific Trust-Based Hierarchical Role Hexmoor, Henry Research Enhanced Policy for Adaptive Availability of Confidential Information Deaton, Russell Arkansas Biosciences Institute Theoretical and Experimental Kim, Jin-Woo Validation of a DNA-Based Pattern Classifier with in Vitro Learning and Associative Recall for Genomic Characterization Apon, Amy Educause Building the Regional Middleware Infrastructure Across the Great Plains Hexmoor, Henry Sierra Nevada Corporation Netcentric Sigint Sensor Manager Lala, Parag Space Photonics Interface Design for the FPGA Parkerson, Pat Implementation of IEEE 1393 Protocol Thompson, Craig Oracle (and Wal-Mart) Grid Performance Proof of Concept
Sponsored Research INVESTIGATORS SPONSOR TOPIC Apon, Amy National Science Foundation MRI: Acquisition of a Computing Bellaiche, Laurent Cluster for High-End Applications in Kim, Jin-Woo Science and Engineering Deaton, Russell Fu, Huazing Pulay, Peter Selvam, Rathinan Apon, Amy National Science Foundation Adaptation of Globus Toolkit 3.0 Tutorials for Undergraduate Computer Science Students Deaton, Russell National Science Foundation Modeling and Manufacture of Huge DNA Oligonucleotide Libraries for Computation Deaton, Russell National Science Foundation Integrating Nanoscale Science and Kim, Jin-Woo Technology into Introductory Lusth, John Computer Science Courses
Red Diamond Supercomputer • First supercomputer in Arkansas • Number 379 on the Top 500 list, June, 2005 • 128 node (256 processor) • 1.349 TFlops (trillion floating point operations/sec)
RFID Research Center The Everything is Alive Pervasive Computing Project is developing the middleware for testing in the RFID Center.
Senior Design/Capstone Projects • • Smart Flex Glove * Commodity Exchange * • • VMLab - Virtualization Signal Tracking in Free Space • • E-Logbook for Truckers Smart Washing Machine • • Bus Locator Service Guitar Pedal • Social Networking • Synthetic Data Generation • • iSeries Knock Server * Electronic Receipt • • Dance Warrior Electronic Display • • Parking Control Teradata Web Service • • Tab to Sheet Music Teradata Data Mining • • Catastrophe Messenging Soft Controller • • Natural Language Interface Natural Language Interface • • Advising Software Smart Refrigerator • • Antena Director Robot • Electronic Receipt • Finite State Machine Editor * being commercialized http://turing.csce.uark.edu/sdc/?path=welcome.html&state=2
USF Business Plan Competition • Teamed with MBA Entrepreneurship Class • Placed in top 10 of 100 • Arkansas Governor's Cup
Future Plans • Department Head Search – Current Head to Retire – Search Committee Being Formed • Hire Senior Faculty Member for Computer Engineering Program (Mullins Chair) • Hire Female Faculty Member • Fill Rodger Kline Chair
Our Motivation Improve CSCE for future students Luke Duncan, born Monday April 3 2006
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