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School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon University
Copyright © 2008 Women@SCS All Rights Reserved
the Outreach Roadshow
Presents
Supported in part by the NSF-ALADDIN CenterCarnegie Mellon University
Computer Science is all about solving problems……
and using the computer to help solve some very difficult problems
Who We Are
Stephanie Rosenthal
Ruth Wylie
Who can do Computer Science
?
?
Who is a Computer Scientist?
Ready to guess
?
What is
Computer Scienceand
What can you do with it
A farmer has to get the sheep, the carrot and the wolf over the river to the grassy field.
But he can only take one of them with him at a time …
Problem SolvingLearn how to build Algorithms…a sequence of steps/instructions to solve a problem
Algorithm Puzzle:
If left alone,
Problem Solving
The wolf will eat the sheepThe sheep will eat the carrot
A computer can only do what it is told to do
A program is a set of instructions telling a machine what to do
Programming involves learning how to write instructions that do specific tasks
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS SO MUCH MORE!
What is Programming?
Can you solve the code?
FPVRAPR
Key
A = N
B = O
C = P
D = Q
E = R
F = S
G = T
H = U
I = V
J = W
K = X
L = Y
M = Z
Decode the secret word:
Cryptography
Creating WebsitesCreating Websites
The Internet
Computer Scientists learn how the internet and email and IM work and help to improve these
systems
E-mail and IM
Smiley Emoticon
Art + Computers = Graphics
Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interaction
The Turing Test & Human Computation
The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon
http://www.captcha.net
Can you tell the difference between a human and a computer?
The Turing Test & Human Computation
The CAPTCHA & reCAPTCHA projects was developed by computer scientists from the Aladdin Center at Carnegie Mellon
http://www.captcha.net
Can you tell the difference between a human and a computer?
Artificial Intelligencex
Artificial Intelligencex
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Plan
Act
Sense
CameraSonarLaser range-finders
PlanningSchedulingMachine Learning
ManipulationLocomotionNavigation
Robotics
Plan
Act
Sense
CameraSonarLaser range-finders
PlanningSchedulingMachine Learning
ManipulationLocomotionNavigation
Robotics
RoboCup
Computer scienceMathematics and logicJoin the math club (?)ScienceJoin the robotics club (?)Teamwork skillsCommunication skills
Useful Skills for CS
Job list courtesy of Kevin Collins, SCS Career Advisor
Jobs for Computer Scientists
Hardware & Software: • Microsoft • Dell• Sun• IBM• Intel• Boeing• Apple• Lockheed Martin
Web Search:• Google• Microsoft• Amazon• Yahoo• Vivisimo
Finance:• Goldman Sachs• Morgan Stanley• Merrill Lynch
Consulting:• Accenture• Deloitte & Touche• PricewaterhouseCoopers
Arts & Entertainment:• Dolby• Lucas Arts Film Company • Pixar Animation Studios• Walt Disney Imaging
You could work here!
So…what is
?Computer Science
Computer Science can be many things…
Computer Scientists can be many people…
…including YOU!
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