Ub Cse L Celebrations, Alumni Symposium
The concluding span of days nosotros celebrated 50th anniversary of our department, CSE at University at Buffalo. We celebrated the anniversary amongst a technical conference in addition to panels. Yesterday, I wrote nearly the Graduate Research Conference on Friday. Today, I am posting my notes on the Alumni Symposium that took house on Saturday. Here is a link to the total program.
Prof. Steve Kang got an MS from our subdivision inward 1972. He was Prof. Peter Scott's student.
Steve talked nearly the era of the fourth industrial revolution: 1. steam engine (labor), 2. electricity (energy), 3. computing (knowledge), in addition to 4. cyberphysical organization (smart production / soft power).
As component of this fourth era, Steve credits machine learning every bit important. He gave examples of alpha acquire vs Lee Sedol, a novel written past times AI inward Japan, the KAIST hubo roboto winning 2015 darpa robotic challenge, in addition to an AI lawyer Ross at Baker & Hostetler LLP.
Then he went dorsum in addition to started taking us through the history amongst the conception of transistor inward 1947, in addition to integrated circuit inward 1958. Steve in addition to so talked nearly how he has led the evolution of the world's commencement 32-bit microprocessor chips every bit a technical supervisor at AT&T Bell Laboratories inward 1981.
When I say Steve talked nearly this, I am non existence truthful. Steve is so humble that he never mentioned that he had led the project. He only talked nearly how it was challenging to construct the chip, in addition to how the squad has done a wonderful job.
Then he talked nearly how to accomplish progress unlimited past times Moore's law. The key is diversification to the biochips. This harks dorsum to the inward Prof. Bruce Shriver's utter the previous day.
He in addition to so mentioned nearly memristors. Steve's PhD advisor Prof. Chua at UC Berkeley had conjectured that to complement, capacitor, resistor, in addition to inductor, some other constituent memristor should exist. Steve was over again really humble, in addition to mentioned this every bit a footnote, but his PhD dissertation set out the theory behind memristors. A memristor is a resistor amongst memory: "The memristor's electrical resistance is non constant but depends on the history of electrical current that had previously flowed through the device, i.e., its acquaint resistance depends on how much electrical accuse has flowed inward what administration through it inward the past; the device remembers its history."
In 2008, a squad at HP Labs claimed to create got flora Chua's missing memristor based on an analysis of a sparse celluloid of titanium dioxide thence connecting the performance of RRAM devices to the memristor concept. The effect was published inward Nature. Although HP has made annunciation for production of memristor, it is non done yet, which is normal. After the conception of transistors it took a long fourth dimension earlier they got practical.
Memristors has many potential applications inward neuromorphic computing/engineering. Steve talked nearly the brain's neocortex having a construction consisting inward half-dozen layers, in addition to how many people run across some analogs to FPGA designs inward that. It may last possible to implement a synapse using a unit of measurement similar to memristors. He mentioned that the Hodgkin–Huxley model of neurons plough out to equivalent to memristors.
Steve finished his keynote talking nearly the higher didactics goals: creativity, soft skills, challenge, knowledge. He also talked nearly the vii social sins past times Gandhi:
The panel included people inward nub (algorithms in addition to infrastructure), data/information management, in addition to application layers of computing. Some interesting tidbits from this panel were every bit follows.
"Some interesting recent developments inward theory/algorithms include Laszlo Babai's piece of work on graph isomorphism."
"The pattern automation tools in addition to functional verification tools are vital for integrated circuits. Nowadays the ratio of design/verification employees are 50-50, previously the ratio of design/verification employees were 80-20. Verification is of utmost importance. Model checking tools produce non suffice due to sheer scale of the variables/state involved inward todays' integrated circuits."
"With a background inward estimator scientific discipline theory you lot tin last a proficient impostor inward whatever other field. I've been winging it for the concluding xx years."
"Workloads are changing: ML workloads are becoming most of our workload these days. Fortunately, release energy is non growing exponentially, non next the Moore's law. Accelerators similar TPUs assist for release energy efficiency. Renewable release energy sources are also used every bit well."
"Homomorphic encryption inward cloud computing volition acquire to a greater extent than important, so that authorities cannot subpoena the cloud providers."
"I am a skeptic on quantum computing, but a proponent on quantum communication."
"Shtetl-Optimized, Scott Aaronson's blog, is a dainty source to follow on developments on quantum computing."
"A/B testing dramatically adopted inward commercial products for personalization/customization."
"Deep learning is eating the world. DL/ML volition create got a really broad touching on inward unsuspected fields yet: long tail inward industry, farming, etc."
"What volition DL produce to the information scientific discipline fields?"
"Health is ripe for disruptions!"
"Developing/demonstrating the disruptive killer application is every bit difficult every bit developing the disruption technology. Don't halt at technology, acquire end-to-end amongst application every bit well, that is every bit critical in addition to important."
"The hereafter tendency estimation reports inward 2006, predicted 3D printing in addition to cloud correctly, but flapped on Virtual Reality in addition to Second Life predictions."
"Introduction of sensors/UAVs changed DOD drastically."
Some select quotes from this panel include...
"I was fortunate to last inward the right house inward the right time." (Repeated many times.)
"I create got a compulsion to non say no to opportunities."
"Hodgetech inward Buffalo was the commencement high schoolhouse inward the land (world?) to create got a estimator in addition to afterward estimator programming classes. (1962)"
"Among the long tail of industries non however benefited from machine learning in addition to large information technologies include: peace giving in addition to conflict resolution domains. These are multi billion dollar markets every bit well"
"Always acquire to your mom in addition to married adult woman commencement for funding."
"Job < Career < Calling"
"Finish things, solve existent problems, create got existent impact, in addition to create got control."
"After my entrepreunership experiences, the projects I assign inward my classes are to a greater extent than holistic occupation solving projects."
"When I pattern a product, I commencement utter to sales person, would you lot last able to sell this?"
Well you lot know the drill. Here are some quotes from the panel without context.
"There is a boom inward CSE enrollment. This replicates what nosotros experienced inward 80s. At that fourth dimension nosotros made the error of weeding students out of our courses, in addition to became selective to create produce existence overcrowded. We should non repeat that mistake. Instead nosotros should grow to grip capacity."
"We should last mindful nearly increasing diversity. Digital humanities! How produce you lot prepare the K12 teachers for teaching CSE?"
"How produce you lot fix electrical current students for industry? Recommendation: brand the distinction betwixt scientific discipline in addition to technology."
"Renaissance engineer: entrenched inward domain, but also has background inward humanities."
"Why are students choosing CSE? It is non only for jobs, it is to a greater extent than than that. Students don't intend CSE people anymore every bit Dilberts inward cubicles. The novel perception is that CSE has impact!"
"Convergence inward CSE: interdisciplinary < multidisciplinary < transdisciplinary!"
"How produce nosotros reach the medicine that sense of savour bad? How produce nosotros learn fundamentals, when students would last to a greater extent than interested inward only the engineering fads? Cultivate Intellectual Deep Curiosity!"
The entire trial of iii days made me realize i time over again that nosotros are non alone inward the concern of scientific discipline & engineering, but also every bit much inward the concern of raising scientists & engineers. It was smashing to run across how our subdivision was having touching on on the globe via our alumni every bit well.
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Sung-Mo "Steve" Kang. “The fourth Industrial Revolution in addition to Future of Nanoscience in addition to Engineering”.
Prof. Steve Kang got an MS from our subdivision inward 1972. He was Prof. Peter Scott's student.Steve talked nearly the era of the fourth industrial revolution: 1. steam engine (labor), 2. electricity (energy), 3. computing (knowledge), in addition to 4. cyberphysical organization (smart production / soft power).
As component of this fourth era, Steve credits machine learning every bit important. He gave examples of alpha acquire vs Lee Sedol, a novel written past times AI inward Japan, the KAIST hubo roboto winning 2015 darpa robotic challenge, in addition to an AI lawyer Ross at Baker & Hostetler LLP.
Then he went dorsum in addition to started taking us through the history amongst the conception of transistor inward 1947, in addition to integrated circuit inward 1958. Steve in addition to so talked nearly how he has led the evolution of the world's commencement 32-bit microprocessor chips every bit a technical supervisor at AT&T Bell Laboratories inward 1981.
When I say Steve talked nearly this, I am non existence truthful. Steve is so humble that he never mentioned that he had led the project. He only talked nearly how it was challenging to construct the chip, in addition to how the squad has done a wonderful job.
Then he talked nearly how to accomplish progress unlimited past times Moore's law. The key is diversification to the biochips. This harks dorsum to the inward Prof. Bruce Shriver's utter the previous day.
He in addition to so mentioned nearly memristors. Steve's PhD advisor Prof. Chua at UC Berkeley had conjectured that to complement, capacitor, resistor, in addition to inductor, some other constituent memristor should exist. Steve was over again really humble, in addition to mentioned this every bit a footnote, but his PhD dissertation set out the theory behind memristors. A memristor is a resistor amongst memory: "The memristor's electrical resistance is non constant but depends on the history of electrical current that had previously flowed through the device, i.e., its acquaint resistance depends on how much electrical accuse has flowed inward what administration through it inward the past; the device remembers its history."
In 2008, a squad at HP Labs claimed to create got flora Chua's missing memristor based on an analysis of a sparse celluloid of titanium dioxide thence connecting the performance of RRAM devices to the memristor concept. The effect was published inward Nature. Although HP has made annunciation for production of memristor, it is non done yet, which is normal. After the conception of transistors it took a long fourth dimension earlier they got practical.
Memristors has many potential applications inward neuromorphic computing/engineering. Steve talked nearly the brain's neocortex having a construction consisting inward half-dozen layers, in addition to how many people run across some analogs to FPGA designs inward that. It may last possible to implement a synapse using a unit of measurement similar to memristors. He mentioned that the Hodgkin–Huxley model of neurons plough out to equivalent to memristors.
Steve finished his keynote talking nearly the higher didactics goals: creativity, soft skills, challenge, knowledge. He also talked nearly the vii social sins past times Gandhi:
- Wealth without work.
- Pleasure without conscience.
- Knowledge without character.
- Commerce without morality.
- Science without humanity.
- Religion without sacrifice.
- Politics without principle.
Panel 1: Hot Topics inward Industry in addition to Academia
Chair: D. Sivakumar (Google). Panelists: Victor Bahl (Microsoft), Anmol Bhasin (Salesforce), Jin-Yi Cai (Wisconsin), Justin Delvecchio (CURC), Faisal Farooq (IBM), Robert Myers (IBM Innovation Center Buffalo), Ashish Naik (Google), Jian Pei (Simon Fraser), Sridhar Seshadri (Synopsys)
The panel included people inward nub (algorithms in addition to infrastructure), data/information management, in addition to application layers of computing. Some interesting tidbits from this panel were every bit follows.
"Some interesting recent developments inward theory/algorithms include Laszlo Babai's piece of work on graph isomorphism."
"The pattern automation tools in addition to functional verification tools are vital for integrated circuits. Nowadays the ratio of design/verification employees are 50-50, previously the ratio of design/verification employees were 80-20. Verification is of utmost importance. Model checking tools produce non suffice due to sheer scale of the variables/state involved inward todays' integrated circuits."
"With a background inward estimator scientific discipline theory you lot tin last a proficient impostor inward whatever other field. I've been winging it for the concluding xx years."
"Workloads are changing: ML workloads are becoming most of our workload these days. Fortunately, release energy is non growing exponentially, non next the Moore's law. Accelerators similar TPUs assist for release energy efficiency. Renewable release energy sources are also used every bit well."
"Homomorphic encryption inward cloud computing volition acquire to a greater extent than important, so that authorities cannot subpoena the cloud providers."
"I am a skeptic on quantum computing, but a proponent on quantum communication."
"Shtetl-Optimized, Scott Aaronson's blog, is a dainty source to follow on developments on quantum computing."
"A/B testing dramatically adopted inward commercial products for personalization/customization."
"Deep learning is eating the world. DL/ML volition create got a really broad touching on inward unsuspected fields yet: long tail inward industry, farming, etc."
"What volition DL produce to the information scientific discipline fields?"
"Health is ripe for disruptions!"
"Developing/demonstrating the disruptive killer application is every bit difficult every bit developing the disruption technology. Don't halt at technology, acquire end-to-end amongst application every bit well, that is every bit critical in addition to important."
"The hereafter tendency estimation reports inward 2006, predicted 3D printing in addition to cloud correctly, but flapped on Virtual Reality in addition to Second Life predictions."
"Introduction of sensors/UAVs changed DOD drastically."
Panel 2: Entrepreneurship - Opportunities in addition to Lessons Learned
Chair: Kannan Govindarajan. Panelists: Russ Agrusa (Iconics), Bob Fritzinger (UB TechTransfer), Dan Magnuszewski (ACV), Ron Schreiber (to last confirmed), Rohini K. Srihari (UB)Some select quotes from this panel include...
"I was fortunate to last inward the right house inward the right time." (Repeated many times.)
"I create got a compulsion to non say no to opportunities."
"Hodgetech inward Buffalo was the commencement high schoolhouse inward the land (world?) to create got a estimator in addition to afterward estimator programming classes. (1962)"
"Always acquire to your mom in addition to married adult woman commencement for funding."
"Job < Career < Calling"
"Finish things, solve existent problems, create got existent impact, in addition to create got control."
"After my entrepreunership experiences, the projects I assign inward my classes are to a greater extent than holistic occupation solving projects."
"When I pattern a product, I commencement utter to sales person, would you lot last able to sell this?"
Panel 4: Vision for CSE Department
Chair: Bharat Jayaraman (CSE UB). Panelists: Raj Acharya (Indiana U), Mark Crovella (Boston U), Deepak Kumar (Bryn Mawr College), Aidong Zhang (UB)Well you lot know the drill. Here are some quotes from the panel without context.
"There is a boom inward CSE enrollment. This replicates what nosotros experienced inward 80s. At that fourth dimension nosotros made the error of weeding students out of our courses, in addition to became selective to create produce existence overcrowded. We should non repeat that mistake. Instead nosotros should grow to grip capacity."
"We should last mindful nearly increasing diversity. Digital humanities! How produce you lot prepare the K12 teachers for teaching CSE?"
"How produce you lot fix electrical current students for industry? Recommendation: brand the distinction betwixt scientific discipline in addition to technology."
"Renaissance engineer: entrenched inward domain, but also has background inward humanities."
"Why are students choosing CSE? It is non only for jobs, it is to a greater extent than than that. Students don't intend CSE people anymore every bit Dilberts inward cubicles. The novel perception is that CSE has impact!"
"Convergence inward CSE: interdisciplinary < multidisciplinary < transdisciplinary!"
"How produce nosotros reach the medicine that sense of savour bad? How produce nosotros learn fundamentals, when students would last to a greater extent than interested inward only the engineering fads? Cultivate Intellectual Deep Curiosity!"
Banquet dinner talks
After the alumni symposium, nosotros headed to dinner, in addition to after dinner, nosotros listened to alumni reminisce nearly the department. This was the most entertaining session. The alumni told funny in addition to emotional stories nearly their fourth dimension inward the department. The affair that came upward over again in addition to over again was the warmth inward the department. The alumni that spoke inward the trial kept mentioning how it was a tight-knit community inward the subdivision in addition to how they usage to acquire to dinners at the faculty's houses. Those were the memories that most impressed on them. As our subdivision gets bigger that maintaining that warmth also gets challenging. I had joined the subdivision when it was nearly xx faculty inward 2005. Now it is closed to l faculty. That is fast growth! We currently create got or so 150 PhD students, 450 Masters student, in addition to 1400 undergraduate students. In spite of the growth, it is of import to decease on that warmth last amid the faculty in addition to betwixt the faculty in addition to students.The entire trial of iii days made me realize i time over again that nosotros are non alone inward the concern of scientific discipline & engineering, but also every bit much inward the concern of raising scientists & engineers. It was smashing to run across how our subdivision was having touching on on the globe via our alumni every bit well.
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