University of Washington Department of Computer Science

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University of WashingtonDepartment of Computer
Science Engineering

• Richard Anderson
• September 2000
• www.cs.washington.edu

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Top 10 Research Department

• Systems/Networks
• Embedded Systems
• Graphics
• Theory of Computation/Algorithms
• Programming Languages/Software Engineering
• Information retrieval, database systems, and
  intelligent internet systems
• HCI / AI / Robotics

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Educational programs

• 160 Bachelors graduates per year (Computer
  Science, Computer Engineering)
• Professional Masters Program
• Top-10 Doctoral program

• Nearly 3000 students/year in intro courses
• Nearly 5000 students/year in extension courses

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Collaboration

• UW Research Interactions
• Art, Astronomy, Business, Education, Electrical
  Engineering, Molecular Biotechnology, ...

• Important External Interactions
• Appliant, AstaNetworks, Boeing, Consystant,
  Equator, Intel, Microsoft, Nimble, Tera, many
  more

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Seattle

• Exceptionally strong high technology industry
• Not just Microsoft!
• 2500 Software firms
• Major companies include ATT, Intel, Adobe,
• Substantial entrepreneurial activity

Safeware Engineering Corporation
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The Challenge of Opportunity

• Computing is central to a wide range of endeavors

• Demands on Computer Science Departments
• Research opportunities
• Educational demands
• Internal highly popular majors
• External address statewide IT workforce issues
• Company formation startup fever!

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Research Directions

• Choice of research directions

• Balance of maintaining core and establishing new
  directions for field
• Growing areas Reinvented areas
• Networks
• Information Retrieval Database on the web
• Faculty recruitment and retention

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Educational opportunities

• Capstone Design Classes
• Animation
• Software construction

• Professional Masters Program
• Accessible courses including distance
• Educational Outreach
• Self sustaining degree program
• Tutored Video Instruction

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Commercialization

• Financial opportunities for faculty and
  university
• Direct impact of research

• Important issues
• Intellectual property
• Mind share and conflict of commitment
• Graduate student issues
• Curriculum in Entrepreneurship

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UW CSE Tsinghua

• Build Research Ties
• Grad student recruitment
• Distance Learning / Course export
• UW Microsoft Research China Tsinghua
  internship program