CS 1 – Introduction to CS 1 – Introduction to Computer ScienceComputer Science

Daniel Tauritz, Ph.D.Daniel Tauritz, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Computer ScienceAssociate Professor of Computer Science

Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National LaboratoryGuest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory

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CS 1 – Introduction to CS 1 – Introduction to Computer ScienceComputer Science

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Measures of successMeasures of success

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CommitmentCommitment

• Investing your time wiselyInvesting your time wisely•Extracurricular activities (e.g., Extracurricular activities (e.g., CCDC, Student Design Teams, CCDC, Student Design Teams, EWB)EWB)•Professional Organizations Professional Organizations Student Chapters (e.g., ACM, ACM-Student Chapters (e.g., ACM, ACM-W, ACM SIG-Security, ACM SIG-W, ACM SIG-Security, ACM SIG-Game, IEEE-CS, UPE)Game, IEEE-CS, UPE)•Undergraduate ResearchUndergraduate Research•Internships/Co-opsInternships/Co-ops•Fellowships/ScholarshipsFellowships/Scholarships

How to be ProfessionalHow to be Professional•Personal hygienePersonal hygiene•Dress for the occasionDress for the occasion•E-mails are letters, so use proper E-mails are letters, so use proper address and sign-offaddress and sign-off•Address instructors by their Address instructors by their correct titles (e.g., Mr., Dr., Prof.)correct titles (e.g., Mr., Dr., Prof.)•Never list a faculty member as a Never list a faculty member as a reference without their explicit reference without their explicit permission!permission!

CS 1 – Introduction to CS 1 – Introduction to Computer ScienceComputer Science

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Teaching

• CS128 Discrete Mathematics• CS347 Introduction to Artificial

Intelligence• CS348 Evolutionary Computing• CS447 Advanced Topics in

Artificial Intelligence• CS448 Advanced Evolutionary

Computing

CS128 – Discrete Mathematics

The mathematical foundations for creating discrete abstractions of the real-world and algorithms to operate on those abstract structures.

CS347 – Introduction to AI

Problem solving through state space search (search algorithms which operate on abstract representations of the real-world)

AI Tournament

CS348 – Evolutionary Computing

Problem solving through stochastic, population-based search inspired by natural evolution theory (algorithms which operate on abstract representations of the real-world)

CS447/448 – Advanced Topics in AI/Advanced EC

Individual research projects

The goal of scientific research is to add to the body of knowledge

Dr. T’s current research projects

• Automated Software Correction• Intrusion/Malware Detection• Automated Partial Credit Grader• Critical Infrastructure Protection• Evolving Algorithms with

Evolutionary Algorithms• and… lots more!