1. Computer Science Department Overview http://cs.usc.edu

2. USC Overview Oldest private university in western US – founded in 1880 31,000 students: 16,500 undergraduates; 15,500 graduates 3,000 full-time faculty Draws students from all 50 states and 110 countries internationally Tommy Trojan

3. Los Angeles - A World City Located in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, USC is at the heart of the principal world center for communications, biotech research and development, commerce, entertainment and the arts USC’s location opens the doors to many opportunities for cultural, educational and career growth Disney Concert Hall Getty Museum

4. Viterbi School Points of Distinction Consistently ranked in the top ten graduate engineering schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report State-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, and live interactive high-speed Internet broadcast systems are available to our students. At the forefront of research in information technology, biotechnology, and a full spectrum of engineering disciplines.

5. Dr. Andrew Viterbi BS and MS in EE from MIT PhD in EE from USC Pioneer in wireless communications Invented the Viterbi Algorithm for eliminating noise interference from signal transmissions Visionary engineer and entrepreneur (co-founder of Qualcomm, Inc.) Recent recipient of the National Medal of Science

6. Studying Computer Science is Cool Huge Opportunities Designing a next Internet Driving advances in all fields of science and engineering Improving transportation systems Personalized education Predictive, preventive, personalized medicine Personalized health monitoring Data-intensive supercomputing NY Times article

7. When You Arrive - Where To Go Institute for Creative Technologies Information Sciences Institute Integrated Media Systems Center COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES Computer Science Department Computer Engineering Program Research Institutes Academic department Salvatori Computer Science Center EE dept. ISI CS High Performance Computing

8. The Computer Science Department by the Numbers Department established in 1968 Today the department is home to approximately –77 primary faculty –~20 postdoctoral fellows –~240 PhD students –~1300 MS students –~850 BS students Faculty: 37 Tenure-track, 39 Research, 11 Teaching

9. Department Highlights Awards and Honors 1 Turing Award winner 3 NAE* members 19 IEEE/AAAI/ACM/AAAS Fellows 2 University Professors Almost every eligible Assistant Professor has won a CAREER award, 1 PECASE* awardee 3 MIT TR 35* Foundational work –Internet –DNA computing High research volume –Including institutes $50M+ of sponsored research *National Academy of Engineering Presidential Early Career Award Top Innovators under 35

10. Educational Programs BS –CS enrollments are rising –Games is a major draw PhD –Highly selective (10%) –All students fully funded –Recent alumni: 50/33/17 (Industry/Labs/Academia) MS –Preparation for a career in cutting edge industry –Alumni are technologists/innovators/ managers/entrepreneurs/

11. Educational Programs BS (specializations) –Computer Science –Computer Engineering and Computer Science –Computer Science (Games) –Computer Science and Business Administration PhD –Computer Science MS (specializations) –Computer Science –Game Development –Computer Security –Computer Networks –Software Engineering –Intelligent Robotics –Multimedia and Creative Technologies –High Performance Computing and Simulation –Data Science –Scientists and Engineers

12. 12 Special Aspects of the Masters Program ENGR 596 - Engineering Internship (1, max 3) Curricular Practical Training is very popular CSCI 590 - Directed Research (1-4, max 4) Working with a professor on a project CSCI 591 - Computer Science Research Colloquium (1, max 2) We have speakers almost every week speaking on advanced topics in computer science CSCI 594AB - Thesis (2-2)

13. Rankings: how others see us 10 th on the Microsoft ‘Top organizations in computer science’ 20 th on the US News and World Report ranking of computer science departments in the US 10 th on the Shanghai Jiaotong academic ranking of world universities in computer science 1 st rank in Games by the Princeton Review

14. When You Arrive - Where To Go Offering help with: New student orientation Academic Services Degree Requirements Located on first floor Olin Hall http://gapp.usc.edu/

15. Job Possibilities Have Never Been Better Job Openings In Computer Science

16. 16 Career Fair Day Every year VSoE sponsors a Career Fair day where companies come to meet and interview Masters students The Career Fair day is usually in October Workshops are available to help you get the most out of meeting the employers http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/careers/students/fair.htm

17. 17 Graduation Day "It will be you who will devise the new alternative energy sources. You will solve vexing climate problems. You will master the miracles of biology to eradicate diseases. You will educate and enlighten, and you will help lift millions from poverty by relighting the engine of economic development." Quote from Dean Yortsos commencement speech “learn from failure, treat everyone with respect and to never give up, advice that I have personally battle tested” Quote from commencement speaker William Wang, CEO founder of Vizio

18. After Graduation USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association’s Scholarship & Awards Gala, held on April 8 in the Grand Ballroom of the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. President Nikias offering USC Trustee Ratan Tata a Trojan Cricket Club Jersey A Member of the Trojan Family

19. 19 For Help-CS Dept. Advisers Flor Martinez Student with last names: A-Ma –Email: fmmartin@usc.edu –Office: 1st Floor, SAL 115 –Phone: (213) 740-3310 Art Perez Students with last names: Mb-Z –Email: arturope@usc.edu –Office: 1st floor, SAL 114 –Phone: (213) 740-4779 Lizsl DeLeon –Email: ldeleon@usc.edu –Office: 1 st floor, SAL 111 –Phone: 213-740-4496