Graduate Program Review Self-Study Report

Mircea Nicolescu

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RA's CRA Survey (http://www.cra.org/statistics/) of. Ph.D.-granting ..... PhD 2003. eTreppid Technologies VPR .... (RPI), Troy, NY as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and a member of Adjunct Faculty ..... NV; and Quadrant One, Inc., Arlington, Virginia. We have ...... Provide Space for Post Doc's Visiting Faculty, and RA's ...

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• Publié par: paul.vallen
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• Langue: English

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Graduate Program Review Self-Study Report Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Nevada, Reno February 27, 2009  1. Program History, Mission, and Administrative Structure ....................... 6 1.1. Program History.................................................................................................. 6 1.2. Mission................................................................................................................ 6 1.3. Vision.................................................................................................................. 7 1.4. Administrative Structure..................................................................................... 7 2. Graduate Courses and Degree Programs ................................................. 8 2.1. Graduate Program Organization, Objectives and Effectiveness......................... 8 2.1.1. Master of Science in Computer Science ..................................................... 8 2.1.1.1. Admission Information........................................................................... 8 2.1.1.2. Credit Requirements............................................................................... 8 2.1.1.3. Course ents.............................................................................. 9 2.1.1.4. Advisory/Examining Committee.......................................................... 10 2.1.1.5. Program of Study.................................................................................. 11 2.1.1.6. Defense................................................................................................. 11 2.1.2. Master of Science in Computer Engineering............................................ 12 2.1.2.1. Admission Information......................................................................... 12 2.1.2.2. Credit Requirements............................................................................. 12 2.1.2.3. Course ents............................................................................ 13 2.1.2.4. Advisory/Examining Committee.......................................................... 14 2.1.2.5. Program of Study.................................................................................. 14 2.1.2.6. Defense................................................................................................. 15 2.1.3. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and Engineering .................. 16 2.1.3.1. Admission Information......................................................................... 16 2.1.3.2. Credit Requirements............................................................................. 16 2.1.3.3. Course ents............................................................................ 17 2.1.3.4. Advisory/Examining Committee.......................................................... 17 2.1.3.5. Program of Study.................................................................................. 18 2.1.3.6. Admission to Candidacy....................................................................... 18 2.1.3.7. Dissertation Defense............................................................................. 20 2.1.3.8. Other Requirements and Expectations.................................................. 20 2.1.4. Contribution of Courses Offered to Overall Curriculum.......................... 21 2.1.4.1. Theory................................................................................................... 21 2  2.1.4.2. Computer Systems................................................................................ 21 2.1.4.3. Software Systems.................................................................................. 22 2.1.4.4. Intelligent Systems 22 2.1.5. Seminar and Topics Courses..................................................................... 23 2.1.6. Assessment................................................................................................ 25 2.1.6.1. M.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Computer Engineering........... 25 2.1.6.2. Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering........................................ 26 2.2. Graduate Students............................................................................................. 29 2.2.1. Quantitative and qualitative measures of student research output............ 31 2.2.2. Description and Analysis of Recruiting and Admission Procedures........ 44 2.2.3. Enhancing academic courses through seminar series involvement or internship opportunities ............................................................................................ 44 2.2.4. Graduate Students Involvement in Program Curriculum.......................... 45 2.2.5. Summary of Program Advisement Policies and Procedures for Resolution of any Student/Advisor Conflicts.............................................................................. 45 2.2.6. Summary of Graduates over the review period and their employment history 45 3. Faculty.................................................................................................... 50 3.1. Computer Systems............................................................................................ 51 3.1.1. Faculty Allocation of Responsibilities...................................................... 51 3.1.2. Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity, Outreach, and Professional Service 51 3.1.3. Faculty Profile and Achievements............................................................ 52 3.2. Software Systems.............................................................................................. 54 3.2.1. Faculty Allocation of Responsibilities...................................................... 54 3.2.2. Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity, Outreach, and Professional Service 55 3.2.3. Faculty Profile and Achievements............................................................ 55 3.3. Intelligent Systems............................................................................................ 56 3.3.1. Faculty Allocation of Responsibilities...................................................... 56 3.3.2. Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity, Outreach, and Professional Service 57 3.3.3. Faculty Profile and Achievements............................................................ 57 4. Program Resources, Physical Plant, and Facilities................................ 60 3  4.1. Funding Resources............................................................................................ 60 4.1.1. State ......................................................................................... 60 4.1.2. Grants and Contracts................................................................................. 61 4.1.3. Gifts and Endowments.............................................................................. 62 4.2. Research trends over the past seven years ........................................................ 62 4.2.1. Research Trends and Funding in Computer Systems ............................... 62 4.2.2. Research Trends and Funding in Software Systems................................. 64 4.2.3. Research Trends and Funding in Intelligent Systems 66 4.3. Plans for the future............................................................................................ 69 4.3.1. Future Plans in Computer Systems........................................................... 69 4.3.2. Future Plans in Software Systems ............................................................ 70 4.3.3. Future Plans in Intelligent Systems........................................................... 72 4.4. Goals and Strategies for Enhancing Research .................................................. 73 4.5. Program Barriers due to Funding...................................................................... 75 4.6. Reallocation...................................................................................................... 76 4.7. Physical Facilities............................................................................................. 76 4.7.1. Research Laboratories............................................................................... 76 4.7.2. Instructional ......................................................................... 80 4.7.3. Other Space............................................................................................... 80 4.8. Support Services 81 4.9. Adequacy of Physical Facilities........................................................................ 81 4.10. Changes during the review period and their impact ..................................... 82 5. Future Plans ........................................................................................... 84 5.1. Strengths and Challenges for CSE.................................................................... 84 5.1.1. Strengths................................................................................................... 84 5.1.2. Challenges................................................................................................. 84 5.2. Future Needs..................................................................................................... 86 5.3. Changes Planned for Program Improvement.................................................... 86 Appendix 1.................................................................................................... 87 Appendix 2 90 Course Descriptions...................................................................................... 90 Theory........................................................................................................................... 91 4  Computer Systems ............................................................................