Professional Advisory Board Meeting Department of Computer Science Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne April 10, 2015.

Professional Advisory Board Meeting

Department of Computer ScienceIndiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

April 10, 2015

Welcome!

Dr. Max YenDean

IPFW College of Engineering, Technology & Computer Science

Outline Highlights of the past year

Overview High school programs Senior capstone projects Information Analytics and Visualization Center

Looking ahead Working together

Department directions and goals Participate in senior capstone projects Partner in research projects

Department MissionThe Department strives to offer students excellent instruction and educational opportunities in Computer Science.

It endeavors to... provide its students a durable technical foundation in an

environment of rapid technical change, to enable and promote their professional growth through

contact with best professional practice, and to play a role of resource and technical leadership in

the regional communities.

Department ObjectivesUpon graduation, students should be able to... Analyze, design, implement, and evaluate a computerized solution

to a real life problem using appropriate tools. Communicate effectively through speaking, writing, and the use of

presentation tools. Work effectively as a team member. Enter a professional computer science/information systems

position or an appropriate graduate program. Pursue life-long learning and continued professional development. Be aware of ethical and societal concerns relating to computers in

society and apply this knowledge in the conduct of their careers.

Degrees Offered B.S. in Computer Science

Prepare for a career as a computer professional or for graduate study

B.A. in Computer Science Pair computer science with another subject to yield an

interdisciplinary degree B.S. in Information Systems

Management of information in the modern corporate and organizational environment

M.S. in Applied Computer Science

Enrollment

Graduates

High School Programs Dual credit

8 High Schools offering CS dual credit courses:• CS 112: Survey of Computer Science• CS 114: Introduction to Visual BASIC• CS 160: Intro to Computer Science I

First Annual Programming Competition 6 High Schools, 13 teams and 28 Students Bi-weekly programing challenges Concludes with a Problem Solving Competition at IPFW on

April 25, 2015 Cash prices for top 3 teams

Senior Capstone Two-semester course sequence emphasis on

The practice of software engineering skills learned from CS 360

Teamwork, project management, and oral and written communication

New Course Design From 2014-2015 AY Developing either application-oriented or

research-oriented software project Seeking for participation from local industry

Benefits from New Course Design Provide diversified learning and career

development environments to consider student interests

Win-win strategies Students experience real work problems• Learn from professionals

Project sponsors can acquire a software solution needed or want to explore

Experience potential employees or future employers

Senior Capstone ScheduleTime Activity

Till mid-April Soliciting proposals

Late April Start-up meeting

Till fall semester Requirement analysis

Fall semester (CS460) Complete SW design

Spring semester (CS465) Complete SW construction

End of Spring semester Presentation & SW Delivery

Senior Capstone Project Team Course director

Schedule & coordinate entire course Project advisor

Regularly meet and guide a team of students to complete a project

Project sponsor External organization, Students-driven Faculty - Mainly for research-oriented project

Students team 2-4 senior students majoring in CS Expect to work 500~700 hr for two semesters

Senior Capstone Projects 2014-2015 Academic Year

Collected 16 projects 10 students teams are developing 10 projects

2015-2016 Academic Year Proposal due by Apr. 17 Start-up meeting on Apr. 24 Final presentation May 1 Collected 8 proposals

• City of Fort Wayne, Extension Healthcare, Lincoln Finance, Parkview Research Center, IPFW faculty, etc

Perspectives Pat Weisz

CS major senior student Senior capstone Team #1 leader Associate Developer at Allied Payment Network

Senior CapstoneTopics

Allied Payment Network

Problem description

Project description

Benefits to the company

Benefits to the student

Senior CapstoneAllied Payment Network

Small start-up company 4 years old Located at the innovation center 12 employees

Offer billpay solutions to financial institutions

Senior CapstoneAllied Payment Continued

Products API Web portal PicturePay Remote deposit

Senior CapstoneProblem Description

Needed a native solution

The integration process was slow

Wanted more control over the flow of app

Senior CapstoneProject Description

Develop a native solution iOS Android

Well documented

Production quality

Easy to maintain and modify

Senior CapstoneBenefits for the company

Free

Find future employees

Focus on developing needed features Can devote time and resources elsewhere

Production ready application

Senior CapstoneBenefits for the student

Experience In the field Working as a team Developing production quality applications

Possibility of employment

Information Analytics & Visualization Center

Opened on February 23, 2011 with $0.5M grant awarded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.

To serve as a valuable resource for NE Indiana Striving to support excellence in teaching and learning at

IPFW Contributing to the development of the region through

research and innovative endeavors Organized into eight laboratories lead by CS faculty Offering a wide range of capabilities and expertise

(Intelligent Systems, Software Engineering, Data Mining , Networking and Security, etc)

IAV Center Resources A large rear-projection system with an optical

head-tracking device 20-node Beowulf cluster Workstations equipped with high-end graphics

cards including a SGI graphics workstation 3D vision display devices (Nvidia 3D vision,

Oculus, 3D vision-ready projector) Various mobile devices (iOS, Android)

IAV Center Mission #1 Conduct research pertaining to information analytics

and visualization Awarded grants ($94K / $180K) Completed two-year project sponsored by NSF/SERC,

affiliated with Raytheon (About $60K)• Published papers at professional meetings including a

Journal, Advances in Military Technology, 2014 Completed New Frontiers Grant awarded from IU Office

of the Vice President for Research ($44K) Published research papers on Depth perception accuracy

in VE , Application of 3D vision technology, Visualization for large data contents, digital library, mobile devices

IAV Center Mission #2 Developing multidisciplinary projects and support

students and faculty research Collaborative projects with Geoscience and PSY Dept• Presentation at the 130th Indiana Academy of Science

Annual Academy Meeting, 2015 Two graduate students completed MS degree via

dissertation option, summer 2014 Sponsoring three senior capstone projects 4-5 students develop mobile applications as a team or

independently An undergrad student admitted from Ph.D. programs A graduate student started to work NSWC Crane

IAV Center Mission #3 Collaboration / partnership with regional business

and provide service to community A grant proposal in review by Parkview Research Foundation

• Industry Sponsored Research: Title to Project IP (includes research data and materials) is owned by Sponsor

• A pilot project utilizing 3D vision technology for monitoring patients

Continuously seeking and have executed several projects with local industry that utilize visualization and mobile technology for their business• Allied Payment Network, Zoom Info Systems, etc.

IAV Center Mission #3• Collaboration / partnership with regional business

and provide service for the community Expand project area to data analytics and visualization

designed for / utilizes mobile devices Many guests visited IAVC from Orthoworx, American

Axle, BAE Systems, ATS, Inc, Martin-Riley Architects , GE Commercial Motors, PHD, Inc., Senator Joe Donnelly’s staff, and foreign university, etc.

Presentations to community at IPFW Campus Visit Day, Open House for high school students, Summer camp, Middle school career day

Looking Ahead Continue to build high school programs

Benefit the community and profession Build relationships to enhance recruiting

ABET accreditation Renewal for BS in CS Initial for BA in CS, BS in Information Systems

Report due in July Site visit in Fall 2015

Looking Ahead New faculty members

Dr. Karim Elish• Graduating from Virginia Tech• Expertise in mobile security and software engineering

Dr. John Licato• Graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute• Expertise in artificial intelligence, including IBM's

"Watson" project

Up Next Noon: Lunch

Suggestions for department directions Potential senior capstone projects

12:30pm: PAB members meet to discuss suggestions and feedback

1:00pm: Exit survey for ABET purposes

Thank You!