Transcript Presentation from Chairman ICS Department to IAC 2009 (2).ppt

Accomplishments
of the ICS Department
since
the last IAC Meeting
Dr. Kanaan Faisal
Chairman
Department of Information and Computer Science
College of Computer Sciences and Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
19 May 2009
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Welcome to the Third Industrial
Advisory Committee Meeting for
the Department of Information
and Computer Science
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Outline
• ICS department: facts and figures
• IAC decisions of May 2008 meeting and ICS
Department efforts
• Questions and comments
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
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Academic programs
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B. S. in Computer Science
B. S. in Software Engineering
M. S. in Computer Science
M. S. in Computer Networks
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Joint ICS and COE
Ph. D. in Computer Science and Engineering
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Joint ICS and COE
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Manpower
• Faculty
• 23 professorial rank
• 11 non-professorial rank
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15 Lecturer-B
6 Graduate Assistants
9 Research Assistants
5 Staff
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Research publications in semester 081
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6 journal papers
19 conference papers
3 book chapters
1 technical report
• Research publications in semester 082
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6 journal papers
8 conference papers
1 book chapter
1 technical report
10 seminars and short courses offered by outside speakers
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Students in semester 082
• Total number of students: 370
• Undergraduate
• Computer Science: 115
• Software Engineering: 193
• Graduate
• MS Computer Science: 62
• MS CNW (Computer Networks): 17
• Ph. D Computer Science and Engineering: 21
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Graduates of 081
• BS Computer Science:16
• BS Software Engineering: 11
• MS Computer Science: 5
• Candidates for graduation in 082
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BS Computer Science:15
BS Software Engineering: 30
MS Computer Science: 7
Ph. D. 1
• Candidates for graduation in 083
• BS Computer Science: 11
• BS Software Engineering: 12
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Quality Assurance
• ABET accreditation in process
• BS Computer Science Program accredited in 2001 for six years,
extended in 2007 for one year, and now preparing for renewal
• Preparing for first time accreditation of BS Software Engineering
Program
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• International distinguished visitors
• Prof. Sargur N. Srihari
Director of the Center of Excellence on Document Analysis and
Recognition (CEDAR), University at Buffalo, State University of New
York, USA
• Dr. Thomas Ploetz
Senior Researcher in the Intelligent Systems Group at the Robotics
Research Institute, TU Dortmund University in Dortmund,
Germany.
• Dr. Wei Li
Associate professor of Software Engineering, University of
Alabama in Huntsville, USA
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• International distinguished visitors
• Dr. Moataz Ahmed
Chief Technology Officer, Leros Technologies Cooperation George Mason University (GMU), USA
• Dr. Yuri Tijerino,
Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Media
Informatics at Kwansei Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Infrastructure for teaching and laboratory work
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State of the art library
High Performance Computing by ITC
Smart classrooms
General purpose computer labs
Special purpose computer labs
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Database lab
Software engineering lab
Network lab
Graphics Lab
AI and Arabization Lab
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Software Tools and Programming Environments
• Programming environments
• Java, C, C#., .Net , MATLAB, Fortran
• Databases
• Oracle, MS SQL Server, MYSQL
• Computer Networks
• OPNET, Ethereal, Wireshark, TCPDump, RMON
• Case tools
• UML, Rational Rose, Enterprise Architect, Junit, Axure, XMLSpy
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ICS Department: Facts and Figures
• Software Tools and Programming Environments
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Autodesk 3D Suite 2010 (3D Studio Max, Maya, MotionBuilder)
Blender 3D
Natural Motion Endorphin
NVIDIA GPU SDK GLUT(CUDA and OpenGL)
Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere. Photoshop … etc)
Game Engines (Microsoft XNA, jMonkey Engine)
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LPA Win Prolog , VisiRule
BinNet Prolog Natural Language KIT
GEATbx for MATLAB
Agent-Builder
Top Braid Composer
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IAC Major Decisions of May 2008 Meeting
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ICS Department to cooperate with the Saudi Aramco Management,
identify the gaps, and find ways to fill the identified gaps
Students should be prepared for professional certification
Development of soft skills and business skills should be emphasized
and embedded in the programs
Level and number of electives in the program is less and should be
increased
Coop placement process should be improved
Faculty exchange program with top universities should be
developed
Feedback from the department to the industry on coop program
Early employment idea should be explored
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1. Gaps between the ICS Programs and Industry
Needs
• ICS Department to cooperate with the Saudi
Aramco Management, identify the gaps, and find
ways to fill the identified gaps
• Two visits with major IT people and outlines for future
collaboration.
• ICS department distinguished guests also visited Aramco
• CS program will be updated in 2010 and Aramco
feedback will be obtained at that time
• The proposed SWE master program is reviewed by
Aramco
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2. Professional Certification
• Students should be prepared for professional
certification
• Oracle certification
• CISCO certification
• Microsoft IT Academy
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3. Business and Soft Skills
• Development of soft skills and business skills should be
emphasized and embedded in the programs
• Business and soft skills include
• Project economics, Decision making, Negotiation skills, Ethics
• Different courses at different departments are offered that emphasize
the needed skills
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Engineering economics
Software Project Management
Management courses
Business English communication
Computing and Society
Professional Ethics
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4. Elective Courses
• Level and number of electives in the program is less
and should be increased
• The issue will be considered during the program update
process
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5. Coop Placement Process
• Coop placement process should be improved
• Coop placement is under the Coop office of the university.
• Any suggestions to improve the processes is welcomed
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6. Faculty Exchange
• Faculty exchange program with top universities
should be developed
• This program is under development
• Several positive steps have been taken with some reputable
universities such as MIT, UIUC, UTA&M and others
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7. Feedback to Industry on Coop
• Feedback from the department to the industry on
coop program
• Form of feedback need to be discussed
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8. Early Employment
• Early employment idea should be explored
• For discussion
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ICS Plan to Achieve its Vision
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Targets for the year 2009-2010
The department expects concrete ideas on the
plan to achieve the targets so that we can report
the progress in our next meeting
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Questions and Comments
Thank you
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