Women In Computer ScienceWomen In Computer Science(WICS)(WICS)

Computer and Information Science Dept.University of Oregon

Thanks to Women@SCS

Outreach RoadshowOutreach Roadshow

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Computer ScienceComputer Science

Who can do Who can do Computer ScienceComputer Science

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Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Learn how to build Algorithms ...a sequence of steps/instructions to solve a problem

Algorithm type Puzzle 1.Algorithm type Puzzle 1.

you have a pair of scales you have 12 coins 11 weigh the same the other is heavier

How do you find the heavy coin if you are allowed 3 weighings? ..

Answer and more puzzles at end of Roadshow

Networking and Distributed Networking and Distributed ComputingComputing

Have you ever wondered: How your email works?

How Peer-to-Peer File transfers orMulti-Player Games work?

Creating WebsitesCreating Websiteshttp://www.cs.uoregon.edu/groups/wics/

http:www.cs.uoregon.edu

RoboticsRobotics

MarsLunar rover

Solar sail Lunar Ice Discovery

Universal Access + Computer Universal Access + Computer ScienceScience

Eye-TrackingEyeDraw - is being designed for children and teenagers with severe mobility impairments.

Wearable Navigation Support

GO - A wearable assistant for those with cognitive impairments

Human Computer Human Computer InteractionInteraction

Eye Movement Translation

http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/research/cm-hci/EyeMusic/downloads/Recordings/

Learning Technologies

Human Vehicle Communications

The Brain Project: The Brain Project: Neuroscience + Computer ScienceNeuroscience + Computer Science

Brain activity: what it looks like when you think

Light traveling into the eye

A neuron: your brain is made up of millions of these

We can use computers to see what happens in a person’s brain when they think, and to model how the brain solves problems

Biology + Computer ScienceBiology + Computer Science

We can use computer science to find patterns in DNA, model biological systems, determine the structure of molecules, and much much more…

Computer Graphics + Computer Computer Graphics + Computer ScienceScienceWe can use computer science

to model movement, perform digital reconstructions, and much much more…

DinoMorph™ has been developed primarily for the visualization of dinosaur skeletons,

http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/~kent/DinoMorph.htm

Artificial Intelligence + Artificial Intelligence + Computer ScienceComputer Science

Garry Kasparov is shown contemplating his next move against Deep Blue, IBM's chess playing computer

Undergraduate Computer Science Studies include:

Several Areas:Algorithms and Complexity Computer Architecture MathematicsProgramming Languages Software EngineeringFree Electives

ClassesClasses

http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/education/classes/

Software Engineer 3D Graphics Programmer Software Developer Finance Analyst Research Assistant Design Engineer Web Developer Game Programmer Application Developer Consultant

Jobs: With a Bachelors degree in Jobs: With a Bachelors degree in

Computer Science you can be:Computer Science you can be:

Analyst Artificial Intelligence Engineer Automation Engineer Business Consultant Business Development Associate Documentation Tools Specialist Interface Designer Issue Associate IT Development Program Associate Patent Examiner, Computer Networks Division Quantum Computing Researcher Research Associate Usability Consultant User Interface Coordinator Web Experience Developer

Hardware and Software: Dell IBM Intel Microsoft

Arts and Entertainment: Dolby Lucas Arts Film Company Pixar Animation Studios Walt Disney Imaging

Financial Institutions Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch

Consulting: Accenture Deloitte&Touche PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Others: Boeing Google Amazon

You Could Work You Could Work For:For:

So Who is a Computer So Who is a Computer Scientist?Scientist?

While FWhile Female enrollment numbers in science programsemale enrollment numbers in science programs are slowly rising, female enrollment in CS is steadily are slowly rising, female enrollment in CS is steadily

decreasing.decreasing.

Peaked in 1987: 37%Peaked in 1987: 37%Now: 17%Now: 17%

Women in Computer ScienceWomen in Computer Science

Women make up 51% of the population using the technology.– Computers are changing the way we do business,

interact with people, and have fun.

Men are currently the main developers of this technology.– Why should it matter if the inventors, designers, and

creators of computer technology are males?

Why You should CareWhy You should CareHealth of Computing as a discipline

and its influence on Society.– Workplace systems are built around male

cultural models.– Entertainment software primarily fulfills male

desires. Example: Voice Recognition and early video

conferencing systems were only calibrated to male voices. As a result women's voices were literally unheard

Women must be a part of the design teams who are reshaping the world, if the reshaped world is to fit women.

So Who is a Computer So Who is a Computer Scientist?Scientist?

YOU!!YOU!!

If you would like to learn more If you would like to learn more about anything you’ve just about anything you’ve just

seen, don’t hesitate to ask, or seen, don’t hesitate to ask, or email me atemail me at

kgriggs@cs.uoregon.edukgriggs@cs.uoregon.edu

Thank you!Thank you!

Puzzle 2.Puzzle 2.

You come to a fork in the road and meet a twin and ask the way to go. One twin always tells the truth One twin always tells lies.

How do you decide which way to go?

Puzzle 3.Puzzle 3. Three children sit one behind the other in a row.  The

third child can see the first two, the second child can only see the first and the first child can't see either of the other two. 

A teacher has a box of five hats, two red ones and three

black ones.  The teacher places a different hat on each of the three children. 

She instructs each one to call out the color of their hat

once they are sure of it.  All of the children are perfectly logical. 

Within a few minutes the first child correctly states the

color of her hat. 

What color is it?

Puzzle 4.Puzzle 4.

There is a certain type of rope that when lit at one end, will take an hour to burn. 

The burning however is not uniform and so it might, for example, take ten minutes for the first half to burn and fifty minutes for the second half to burn. 

You have two such ropes, but they are not identicalYour number of matches is not a concern. 

How can you measure exactly 45 minutes?

Answer puzzle 1.Answer puzzle 1.

split into 3 lots of 4 take the first 4 coins and weigh against second lot with one weighing you know  if the heavy coin is in the

1st or 2nd group because the balance will go down … or if they stay balanced it's in the 3rd group

now take your group of 4 coins and split into 2's now you can separate the pair and see which is the heavy coin.

To make this a more difficult problem try finding the coin of different weight without knowing if it's heavier or lighter  .... think about it...

Answer puzzle 2.Answer puzzle 2.

You say to the twin "If I asked your twin which road to take what would she say? "

....and then you take the other road...

Answer Puzzle 3Answer Puzzle 3

Black.  If the third child does not reply first then she must be

confused by the hats of the other two.  If the hats of the first two were red, then the third would

know she had a black.  The second child, hearing the silence of the third realizes

that he and the first child can't both have red hats.  If the first child has a red hat then the second child

knows, since he cannot also have a red hat, that his hat is black. 

The first child, noticing the silence of the other two, realizes that she cannot have a red hat. 

Therefore, her hat must be black.

Answer Puzzle 4.Answer Puzzle 4.

You set the two ends of one rope and one end of the second rope on fire.

Once the first rope has burned out a half hour has passed. 

By lighting the other end of the second rope at that time, it will take fifteen additional minutes for the second rope to completely burn out.