Transcript Roy Campell Grad School Presentation

CS @ Illinois
Graduate Programs
Why CS @ Illinois
to pursue your
Graduate
Degree?
CS @ Illinois is…
 Top 5 national ranking
 Research faculty members:
• $28 million in sponsored research
• 57 faculty across 10 research areas
• 29 affiliated faculty
 Students:
• 450 graduate students
Great Faculty…
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With Dynamic Students
Highlights of Accomplishments…
CS students head to World Programming Finals – 7 of last 8 years
CS PhDs win 2 of 13 inaugural Google Fellowships
CS student Finalist for CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
– 4th CS student in past 3 years to be recognized
CS PhD Joshua Hailpern wins Autism Speaks! Fellowship for speech
visualization work aiding autistic children
The Environment offers Grads…
 Stimulation and challenge
 Transition from student to world class
researcher and leader in CS
 Collaboration
 Opportunities as faculty at leading
universities
 Opportunities in direct high-profile
industry efforts
Our Philosophy is to build Grads into a…
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A SCHOLAR by absorbing large bodies of research
literature and critically analyzing the state-of-the-art
along with its shortcomings
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An effective COMMUNICATOR by learning how to
express ideas clearly in writings, individual meetings,
and public seminars
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An INNOVATOR by creating new theories,
technologies, or paradigms that inspire people in
research communities and industry
Our Research Strengths…
Trustworthy Systems
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National Center of
Excellence in
Information Assurance
Education and
Research
Multidisciplinary
approach focuses on:
 Systems & Networking
 AI
 Theory
 HCI
 Languages
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Trustworthy Systems Centers
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Information Trust
Institute
Program in Arms
Control, Disarmament,
and Int’l Security
Boeing Trusted
Software Center
Trustworthy Cyber
Infrastructure for the
Power Grid
Illinois Security Lab
Trustworthy Cyberinfrastructure
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$26.3 million effort through
Information Trust Institute
CS faculty and students
working on:
 real-time availability,
 integrity,
 authentication,
 confidentiality requirements
Trustworthy Web Browsers
 Developing new web
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Sam King
Creating new models security in web
browsers and hardware architectures
browser to address
systemic, security
deficiencies in current
browser architectures
Opus Palladianum browser
borrows concepts typically
seen in operating systems
to securely manage web
applications and data
access
Parallel Computing
Illinois advances in
parallelism cover the
spectrum, from
mainstream computing
devices to the petascale
Parallel Computing Topics
 Parallel application
frameworks and patterns,
 New programming and
metaprogramming languages,
 Software engineering
techniques, compilers and
autotuners,
 Runtime systems,
 New hardware designs,
 Formal methods to reason
about the correctness of future
parallel systems
Parallel Computing Centers
 Universal Parallel Computing
Research Center
 National Center for
Supercomputing Applications
 Institute for Advanced
Computing Applications &
Technologies
 Joint Laboratory for
Petascale Computing
 Blue Waters
Synergistic Research on Parallel Programming for Petascale
Applications
 Coordinated development
of petascale parallel
programming tools and
petascale applications
 Combines development of
petascale applications with
complementary CS
research on the tools &
technologies to support
the development of these
Adve, Johnson, and Padua
applications
Blue Waters
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The world’s first sustainedpetascale computer will come
online at Illinois in 2011
Blue Waters will sustain
performance of at least 1
petaflop on many applications
that are crucial to
researchers.
Snir, Gropp, and Hwu are
leading the effort to make
sustained petascale
computing a reality
Large Scale Computing Efforts
Parallelism
GPUs as Next-Gen Platforms
Extreme Scale Computing
Cyber-Physical Computing
When the NSF needed to
define and launch this
emerging area, it turned to
Illinois to lead the effort.
Cyber-Physical Computing Topics
 Complex reduction and control
architectures, co-stability of CPS
 Distributed sensing systems
 Knowledge discovery
 Troubleshooting interactive
complexity
 Predictable integration of COTSbased cyber-physical systems
 New abstractions at the
confluence of sensing, actuation,
and control
 Verification of cyber-physical
systems
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Cyber-Physical Computing Centers
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Coordinated Sciences
Laboratory
Advanced Digital Sciences
Center
Beckman Institute
Information Trust Institute
Multi-Modal Information
Access & Synthesis
Civil Infrastructure Monitoring
Led by Gul Agha
Focus on cyberinfrastructure opportunities
for smart wireless sensor networks
Green GPS
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Tarek Abdelzaher
Creating new models for computation in
cyberphysical and pervasive computing
environments
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A novel navigation service to help
drivers find fuel-efficient driving
routes
System uses sensors installed on
vehicles to track driving
conditions, routes, traffic
patterns, and fuel consumption
Develop mathematical models
based on data collected to
determine routes based on
vehicle, driver, and road
attributes
Better understand factors that
contribute most to the fuelefficiency of vehicles in everyday
use
Mobile Learning Communities
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Klara Nahrstedt
Leads multidisciplinary team to tackle
mobile learning challenge from every angle
Enable students to share
trusted educational services
with each other via iPods,
cell phones, and other
handheld mobile devices
CS students are creating
applications for educational
content delivery
Data Sciences
Home to unrivaled
national assets in dataintensive computing,
Illinois has a long and
distinguished histort in
data-intensive
discoveries
Data Sciences
Excellence and leadership
in:
 data systems,
 artificial intelligence,
 systems and networking,
 architecture and parallel
computing
Data Sciences
Pursuing unprecedented
applications in multi-modal
intelligence information
systems and data-intensive
computing, and in new
computing architectures to
support a data-driven world
Data Sciences Topics
 Database Systems
 Information Retrieval and Text
Information Systems
 Data Mining
 Information Integration
 Natural Language
Understanding
 Machine Learning
 Knowledge Representation and
Reasoning
 Web Search and Mining
Data Sciences Centers
 Multi-Modal Information Access &
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Synthesis Center
National Center for
Supercomputing Applications
Cloud Computing Testbed
Institute for Genomic Biology
Institute for Advanced Computing
Applications and Technologies
Beckman Institute for Advanced
Science and Technology
Coordinated Science Laboratory
Advanced Digital Sciences Center
Cloud & Grid Computing @ Illinois
 Focus on systems and
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applications issues in cloud
architectures
First and only cloud testbed
with app and sys research in a single,
Internet-scale microcosm
Characterized by real-world, multidisciplinary approach
Information Network Center
 $16.75 million center funded
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by Army Research Lab
Led by Jiawei Han
Center to study info network
challenges in complex, mobile,
self-forming, rapidly-changing networks
Focus on real-world challenges of networks:
heterogeneity, interactivity, and ability to evolve
Inferential Text Reading & Understanding
 Dan Roth leading Illinois
effort in machine reading
 Part of largest-ever DARPA
grant for AI research
 FAUST system will represent major leap in natural
language understanding and current search capabilities
Scanning the Genome
 Saurabh Sinha developed
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new stats technique
Enables scientists to scan
genome more efficiently,
with less prior information
Research funded by NIH and Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society
With Many Research Area Disciplines
Algorithms
& Theory
Artificial
Intelligence
Scientific Computing
Systems & Networking
Programming Languages,
Formal Methods & Software
Engineering
Architecture, Parallel
Computing & Systems
Computer
Science
Bioinformatics &
Computational Biology
Databases & Information Systems
Graphics,
Visualization & HCI
Combining Breadth & Depth
With Research Collaboration…
Resources & IT
Collaboration
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NCSA
Beckman Institute
Grainger Engineering
Library
Information Trust
Institute
Coordinated Science Lab
Cross Campus Initiatives &
Multi-Disciplinary Research
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Institute for Genomic
Biology
Illinois Informatics
Initiative
Top departments in
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Psychology
Linguistics
Accounting & Finance
Solid Research Funding…
Examples of some sponsored research funding…
•$10M Microsoft/Intel
•$9.7M NSF (projected)
•$1.7M NIH
•$1.5M NASA
•$1.1M ONR
•$600K DOE
•$1.4M other agencies (projected)
Exciting Research Facility
Thomas M. Siebel Center offers…
Interactive computing habitat and living laboratory
• State of the art facility enables research
• 15 research labs
Open, collaborative environment
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Flexible space, designed to enhance interaction
Meeting areas and public spaces
Proximity of faculty, labs, and student offices
All grad students receive office space in the building
19 conference/seminar rooms
21 informal meeting spaces
5 instructional labs, 9 classrooms, 200-seat auditorium
Café, reading room, grad break rooms
Interactive technologies
Great Opportunities: Industrial Friends
 The Corporate Connections Program is a strategic
recruiting and research service for companies seeking CS
and ECE students.
How to Become a part of CS @ Illinois
Choose a Program…
Ph.D.
Joint
Programs
• M.S. or Ph.D. with
Computational Science &
Engineering (CSE) Option
• M.C.S. /Master of Architecture
• M.C.S./MBA
• M.C.S./J.D.
• Ph.D./MD
Computer
Science
I2CS
MCS
MS
(thesis)
MS Bioinformatics
MCS
(non-thesis, professional master’s)
(professional master’s
online) visit www.cs.illinois.edu/graduate/academics.
For more information,
Ph.D. Program:
Flexible Program of Study Curriculum
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Students are assigned a Program of Study Committee
of 3 faculty advisors to design and approve curriculum
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Stimulates faculty interaction and student
independence
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Advantage: breadth, depth, diversity of UIUC course
offerings
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Math offers 60+ grad courses
Interdisciplinary areas with ECE, Bio., Chem., Psy., Linguistics
For more information, visit www.cs.illinois.edu/graduate/academics
Ph.D. Program Requirements
 Total number of hours required: 96
(64 with an approved M.S.)
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Coursework hours required: 48
(16 with an approved M.S.)
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Advanced Coursework hours required: 24
(16 with an approved M.S)
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Thesis Research (CS599) hours required: 32
 Qualifying Exam
 Prelim Exam
 Final Exam
Tuition and Assistantships
 The majority of M.S. and Ph.D. graduate
students hold either a
• Fellowship
• Teaching Assistantship, or
• Research Assistantship
For more information on the University of Illinois graduate
tuition and fees, visit www.illinois.edu/goto/gradtuition
Apply to CS @ Illinois by…
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Completing the online application
Paying the application fee
Submitting a “Statement of Purpose”
Submitting three “Letters of Recommendation”
Submitting a “CV/Resume”
Submitting TOEFL or IELTS scores (for international students
only)
 Submitting “Official” transcripts
 Completing CS Interest form
Complete outline of how applications are evaluated and GPA requirements are located
at http://cs.illinois.edu/graduate/academics (click on “Admissions” tab).
By the Applications Deadlines…
• Ph.D., M.S., M.C.S. (on campus) –
December 15, 2011
(fall term entrance only)
• M.C.S. (online) and M.S. Bioinformatics – October 15,
2011 (spring term) and January 15, 2011 (fall term)
To complete an application and learn more about the process,
visit www.cs.illinois.edu/graduate/academics
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http://uitours.ncsa.uiuc.edu/main.html
Champaign/Urbana Offers…
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Culture
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Home to renowned Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Division I college athletic events
More than 800 student organizations catering to wide range of interests: broomball to
paragliding
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2 recreational centers with aquatic center, spa, indoor track, indoor soccer, 24-hour roller
hockey court, 10,000 sq. ft. fitness area with state-of-the-art cardio and weight
Outdoor pool and climbing wall
Quality of Life
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Unique combination of big city amenities and small town traffic and cost of living
Among 10 Best Green Cities
Great Outdoors
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Opportunities for hiking, camping, biking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and more
Location
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135 miles from Chicago • 180 miles from St. Louis
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125 miles from Indianapolis
Champaign/Urbana…
Join our Team at CS @ Illinois
For More Information
Call (217) 333-4428
Email [email protected]
Visit www.cs.illinois.edu/graduate
Thanks for your interest in CS @ Illinois!