Welcome to Master ProgramComputing Science

Study advisor: Wishnu PrasetyaRoom BBG-566

S.W.B.Prasetya@uu.nlSeptember 2, 2013

Computing Science Staff

Hans BodlaenderProgram Leader

Wishnu PrasetyaStudy Advisor

Research Groups Involved in Computing Science

Hans Bodlaender Linda van der Gaag Arno Siebes Doaitse Swierstra

Overview

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Master Thesis

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Courses: courses/projects/seminars

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Study Lines / Tracks

A Study Line is a coherent set of courses providingknowledge and skills for specific areas of Computing Science.

Study Line: Programming Technology

Between brackets: time period and timeslot

Study Line: Algorithm Design and Analysis

Study Line: Algorithmic Data Analysis

Study Line: Advanced Planning and Decision Making

Colloquium Computing Science

• Mandatory.• Research talks by staff members, guests, and

students.• Attend at least 30 colloquia, and give a talk.• Counts for 5 ECTS.

Electives

• Experimentation Project (max. 15 ECTS)• Courses and seminars from the Computing

Science master program.• Courses from other Computer Science master

programs (AI, GMT).• Maximum of two relevant courses (15 ECTS)

from other (non-CS) master programs.• Independent study under supervision of a

staff member (Capita Selecta).

Examples of non-CS courses

• Parallel Algorithms (Mathematics)• Continuous optimization • See http://www.mastermath.nl/ for more information

about mathematics courses.• Computational biology (dept. of Biology) (2)• Models of Computation (CAI) (4)• Learning in Computational Linguistics (CAI) (4)• ICT Enterpreneurship (1, to take in your 2nd year)

Experimentation Project

• Application of theory studied in one or more of the Computing Science courses.

• Typically involves the implementation of algorithms and the analysis of their performance through experiments.

• Performed under supervision of a CS staff member.

• Can also be performed at a company avoid a “build feature-X” project!

Examples: • Exact algorithms for the maximum independent

set problem.• Learning distance functions for k nearest

neighbour classifiers.• Prediction of stock price movements from tweets

(external).• Implementing a high performance parser for

language-X• Implementing verification algorithms for (Java)

bytecode

Seminar

• We offer one or more research oriented seminar courses for Computing Science students.

• This year: – None!

Deficiency Courses• Two courses maximum.• Depend on selection of study line.• Examples:

- Functional Programming is required for Advanced Functional Programming, Generic Programming, Compiler Construction, Program Verification. ok if you did the Summer School FP

- Languages and Compilers is needed for Compiler Construction and Automatic Program Analysis.

- Algorithmics is required for Algorithms and Networks.

Since these are Bachelor courses, they are taught in Dutch, but study material is in English.

Overview of Requirements

• Select one (or more) study lines.• You can also propose your own study line.• Electives.• Deficiency Courses (Max 2).• Colloquium (Mandatory, 5 ECTS).• 40 ECTS Master Thesis Project.

Compiler Construction (S) Queries and Retrieval (E)

Example Program

Advanced Functional Progr. (S) Data Mining (E)

Program Verification (S)Theory of Progr. And Types (S)

Automatic Program Analysis (S)Pattern Set Mining(E)

Experimentation Project (E) + Multimedia Retrieval (E) orICT Enterpreneurship (E)

Master Thesis

First Year Second Year

Study Line: Programming TechnologyD = Deficiency

E = ElectiveS = Study Line

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Example

Data Mining (E)Probabilistic Reasoning (S)

Evolutionary Computing (S)Algorithms and Networks (S)

Geometric Algorithms (S)Simulation (S)

Scheduling and Timetabling (S)Logic and Computation (E)

Master Thesis

First Year Second Year

Study Lines: Algorithm Design and Analysis andAdvanced Planning and Decision Making.

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Experimentation Project15 EC

computing science colloquium

Study plan• Your study plan must be approved by Wishnu

Prasetya.• Template for study plan can be found at:

http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/Master/StudyPlan

Fill in the template and mail to Wishnu. Make an appointment if you need advice.

• Practical Information on Master CS:http://www.cs.uu.nl/wiki/CSMaster

• General Information on Master CS (study lines, etc.): go to the education page and click on COSC in the “blue bar”.

Other Practical Stuff• On http://www.cs.uu.nl/education you can find

information about courses, times, rooms, etc.

• To register for courses, go to http://www.uu.nl/osirisstudent

• Tomorrow you can register at the student desk in BBL 184 B ?

Questions?

Compiler Construction (S) Logic & Language (E)

Example Program

Advanced Functional Progr. (S) Probabilistic Reasoning (E)

Program Verification (S)Theory of Progr. And Types (S)

Automatic Program Analysis (S)Logic & Computation (E)

Experimentation Project (E)Parallel Algorithms (E)

Master Thesis

First Year Second Year

Study Line: Programming TechnologyD = Deficiency

E = ElectiveS = Study Line

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