University of Texas at Austin Computer Science Department

University of Texas at Austin Computer Science Department First Bytes – CS 4 HS Workshop Welcome

Welcome and Introductions Session 1, 8: 30 – 9: 30 • Contacts – Mike Scott – (512) 217 4325 – Mary Esther Middleton – (512) 921 8392 • J Strother Moore – Chairman of the UT Computer Science department

Teacher Introductions • Where are you from? • What do you teach? • How long involved in computer science?

Pre Workshop Survey • Please take a few moments to complete the pre-workshop survey.

WICS Roadshow Session 2, 9: 45 – 10: 30 • Women In Computer Science – www. cs. utexas. edu/~wics/

Survey Time • WICS Roadshow

J Moore Fast String Searching • Session 3, 10: 30 am – Noon • www. cs. utexas. edu/~moore/

Survey Time • Fast String Searching, J Strother Moore • Next Up: Lunch with UTCS Faculty in Taylor 3. 128

Emmett Witchel Concurrent Programming • Session 4, 1: 00 – 2: 30 pm • www. cs. utexas. edu/~witchel/

Survey Time • Concurrent Programming, Emmett Witchel

Kristen Grauman Visual Search & Recognition • Session 5, 2: 30 – 4: 00 pm • www. cs. utexas. edu/~grauman/

Survey Time • Visual Search & Recognition, Kristen Grauman

Corporate Outlook Session 6, 4: 00 – 5: 15 pm • Scott Bonneau, Google • Juanita Baldwin, TCEQ • Tim Tenpas, AIS • Sarah Epsztein, IBM • Janani Jankiraman, IBM

Corporate Outlook • Introduction, yourself and company. • Career paths for Computer Scientists at your company. – Are there jobs for CS majors? – What background and skills are you looking for? – Do computer scientists and programmers work in teams at your company?

Survey Time • Corporate Outlook • Next Up: Reception in Taylor 3. 128

J Moore Machines that Reason about Machines • Session 7, 8: 30 – 10: 00 am • www. cs. utexas. edu/~moore/

Survey Time • Machines that Reason about Machines, J Strother Moore

David Zuckerman The Role of Randomness in Computation • Session 8, 10: 00 – 11: 30 am • www. cs. utexas. edu/~diz/

Survey Time • The Role of Randomness in Computation, David Zuckerman • Next Up: Lunch with Students in Taylor 3. 128 • After lunch: 5 th floor of Painter Hall, 1 pm Painter Hall ACES

Mike Scott A Short Introduction to Alice • Session 9, 12: 30 – 2: 00 pm • www. cs. utexas. edu/~scottm/

Survey Time • A Short Introduction to Alice, Mike Scott • More Alice Tonight – Optional 5: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm in this lab. An extended problem to show some of the features of Alice.

Vijaya Ramachandran Theoretical CS: Cache Oblivious Algorithms • Session 10, 2: 00 – 3: 30 pm • www. cs. utexas. edu/~vlr/

Survey Time • Theoretical CS: Cache Oblivious Algorithms, Vijaya Ramachandran

Bruce Porter Building Knowledgeable Computers • Session 11, 3: 30 – 5: 30 pm • www. cs. utexas. edu/~porter/

Survey Time • Building Knowledgeable Computers, Bruce Porter • Next Up: Optional Computer Lab time to work with Alice. Back in the 5 th floor lab in Painter Hall.

Mike Scott Discussion Time and Group Exercise • Session 12, 8: 30 am – 10: 30 am • www. cs. utexas. edu/~scottm/

Group Exercise • Break into groups. • Time to develop answers. • Presentation of results.

Survey Time • Group Exercise

Panel Gender, Minorities, and Recruiting • Session 13, 10: 30 – noon • J Moore • Tiffany Grady, Assistant Director for Special Programs • Mike Scott

Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting • Why aren't girls choosing CS? • Why should girls choose CS? • What can we (UTCS) do in our institution to encourage it? • What resources are needed and from whom? • What messages should we be sending to Hispanic/African-American students? – Why aren't they choosing CS? • Why aren't students taking CS classes in HS? – Has the new TEA rule of getting math credit helped the numbers?

Resources • UTCS Recruitment Video – http: //www. cs. utexas. edu/academics/undergra duate/prospective_students/includes/compute rscience. mov • University of Washington Recruitment Videos – http: //www. cs. washington. edu/Why. CSE – Pathways in CS – Power to Change the World – A Day in the Life • Nerd Girls – website: http: //www. nerdgirls. org/indextv. html – video: http: //www. nerdgirls. com/watch. html

Survey Time • Panel - Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting • Next Up: Lunch at the Alumni Center – The Schmidt Room • UTX Across from the West side of Stadium