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Computer Science and
Engineering
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The University of North Texas
Why Study CSE?
• Some of the Highest
Paid Degrees
• #1 Major for Average
Starting Salary
Over 30 Years of History
• Then…
– Founded with 2 Faculty
– Fall of 1971
Now…
– Accredited program since 1986
– 19 full time faculty
– 1162 Total Students
Computer Science and
Computer Engineering
• Computer Engineering degree
offered beginning in Fall of 2003
• Computer Engineering Tracks
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Architecture
Networking
VLSI
Real-Time and Embedded Systems
Computer Science
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Computer Engineering
• More software oriented
• More hardware oriented
• More programming
courses
• More physics and math
courses
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Game Programming
Information Security
Database Design
Artificial Intelligence
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Cell phones and PDAs
Embedded Systems
Robotics
Biomedical Devices
Not sure? Coursework in both degrees is very similar
the first year, so take some time to explore and decide.
Research, Teaching & Labs
Software Engineering
• Begins with CSCE 1030 / 1040
• An Introduction to Object Oriented
Programming in the Java Language
– Representing the World through Software
Objects
– Programming With Intelligent Agents
Software Engineering
• The CSCI 1120 Tank War
• Program Your Player’s Artificial
Intelligence
– When to Move, Attack, Drop Mines and
Pillage the Enemy Base
– All Programs Do Battle in a Tournament
– Last Tank Alive Wins Prizes
Wireless Computing & Security
• Investigating Security
Vulnerabilities in Wireless Protocols
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Impersonation
Eavesdropping
Location Attack
Batter Exhaustion Attack
Game Programming
• Laboratory for Recreational Computing
(LARC)
1:15 AM
Game Demo
Game Programming
• Create a game in collaboration
with game art students
• Demo it before industry reps and
judges
– Ritual Entertainment
– Terminal Reality
– Game Company Recruiters
Natural Language Processing
• Language and Information
Technologies (LIT Lab)
– Machine Learning applied to NLP and
Information Retrieval
– Multi-lingual text processing
– Story telling and understanding
– Intelligent Information Retrieval
– All the things
needs
Computer Security
• Mission:
– Increase general security awareness
– Produce skilled security specialists
– Conduct research to advance the
state of the art in computer security
• Facilities include a safe environment
for experimenting with potentially
dangerous software
Computer Security
• UNT has received NSA certification
for Computer Security courses
• Topics covered:
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Cryptography
Intrusion Detection
Mobile Agent Security
E-Commerce Security
Computer Architecture
• Computer Systems Research Lab
– Uses advanced hardware and software
design tools to achieve:
• Better performance
• Lower power requirements
• Equipment that is less expensive to
manufacture
• Example: Speculative Execution
– Trying to guess what the computer will
need in the future to speed access
Computer Architecture
• Intelligent Memory Devices (IRAM)
– Processing unit embedded in the
memory chip
• Embedded Computing
– New devices
– Stringent power requirements
Interfaces
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Interactive Media Lab
• Virtual Reality
Other Research Areas
• Databases, Data Mining
– Extracting exactly what you want from
massive amounts of information
• Compilers
• Geometric Computing and Graphs
– Geometric Computation Lab
• Networking
– Network Research Lab
Research
• Work on State of the Art Projects as
an Undergraduate
– Assist the Faculty in Funded Research
– Participate in Industry Co-operatives
– CSCE 4890 Directed Study
Community
Friday Research Seminars
• Faculty and students presenting their
research
• From UNT and beyond
Engineering Events
• Boosting Engineering, Science and
Technology (BEST) Robotics Competition
• Engineering Week
Cooperatives
• Over 1,300 companies University-wide
• Well paid, topical, supervised positions
• Full time jobs offered to 75-80% of students
with 2 or more semesters at a company
• On-site office at Research Park
Society Membership
Society of Women Engineers
IEEE Computer Society
Association of Computing Machinery
Eta Kappa Nu – Engineering Honors
Upsilon Pi Epsilon – Computing Honors
Facilities
Research Park
• Create Your Game in Our New
553,000 Square Foot Research Park
• Home to the UNT College of
Engineering
Research Park
Computing
Facilities
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Compaq Alpha Servers
Sun Workstations
4-Node SUN Symmetric Multi-Processor
Terabyte Storage system
Mac and PC General Access Labs
• An ADM-3A
300 bits per second!
Research Park
Student
Facilities
• Research Park Library, General Access Labs,
Dining Services, Study Areas
Research Park Shuttle
Just North of UNT Campus in Denton
For more information:
www.cs.unt.edu
940.565.2767