Realisations and Importance of research in

Computer Science

Ann NowéRafael Bello Perez

What this talk is aboutO Computer ScienceO Computers for ScienceO eScience Network

But first: some realisations in CS within the VLIR-IUC program of

UCLVO recycling scholarships in Flemish universities 22

UCLV faculties joint research work during 1 to 3 months

O 25 courses by Flemish faculties in the PhD program

O research stays by 17 UCLV PhD studentsO 3 joint PhDsO 3 students received Flemish PhD scholarshipsO significant infrastructure improvementsO the project supported the participation in

40 conferences and the presentation of 64 papers

But first: some realisations in CS within the VLIR-IUC program of

UCLVO What about the Flemish side?

O 3 joint PhDsO 3 PhDs received Flemish PhD

scholarshipsO Many joint publications and

additional research topics

My co-author list (top 20, taken from

DBLP)

Katja Verbeeck(23)Kris Steenhaut(19)Peter Vrancx(18)Karl Tuyls(15)Rafael Bello(9)Johan Parent(8)Yann-Michaël De Hauwere(7)Maarten Peeters(6)Walter Colitti(6)Yann-Aël Le Borgne(4)

Yailen Martínez(4)María M. García(4)Amilkar Puris(4)Pasquale Gurzi(4)Yudel Gómez(4)Tom Lenaerts(3)Yvan Saeys(3)Mihail Mihaylov(3)Sven Van Segbroeck(3)Abdel Rodríguez(2)

Computer Science A definition

O The study of computer technology, both software and hardware.

O Software Systems

O Software EngineeringO TelecommunicationO Information SystemsO Computer NetworksO Artificial IntelligenceO Human-Computer InteractionO Natural Language ProcessingO Image ProcessingO Computer Aided EngineeringO …

Software Systems Software Engineering Telecommunication Information Systems Computer Networks Artificial Intelligence Human-Computer Interaction Natural Language Processing Image Processing Computer Aided Engineering …

O Hardware Systems O Computer

ArchitectureO Computer NetworksO RoboticsO Embedded Systems O …

Hardware Systems Computer ArchitectureComputer NetworksRoboticsEmbedded Systems …

O Computer Theory O Discrete MathematicsO AlgorithmsO Graph TheoryO Computability TheoryO Complexity TheoryO ProbabilityO StatisticsO CryptographyO …

Computer Theory Discrete MathematicsAlgorithmsGraph TheoryComputability TheoryComplexity TheoryProbabilityStatisticsCryptography …

O Scientific Computing Numerical Analysis Bioinformatics Medical Informatics Computational Chemistry Simulation and Modeling ……

Computers for ScienceO Computer science has certainly become a

core discipline -- a discipline of study in itself -- and one that continues to grow.

O However, a rather unique aspect of computer science is that it's not only a very broad discipline, but that it has exceptionally broad application to nearly every other discipline imaginable:

Education (e-learning), Library & publishing, Biology, Medicine, Manufacturing, Transport, Defense, ….

E-ScienceO “e-Science is about developing and applying

advanced tools within information and communication technology (ICT) in order to exploit a new mode of advancing research, complementing theory and experiments. e- Science is also about global collaboration within key areas of science, and about the next generation of infrastructures that will enable it. ”[2011, Sverker Holmgren, Nordforsk]

O “eScience, promises to revolutionise the scientific discovery process, as did the ‘Scientific Renaissance’ in laying the basis for modern science. [2009 communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament on ICT Infrastructures for eScience]

eScience NetworkO Observations

O IUC project research in CS is very successfulO SC is a broad scientific disciplineO SC is very interdisciplinaryO SC supports other sciences, but is much

more than using computersO Computer Science/ICT is recognized as a

main branch by Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

O Cuba has high level ambitions in : biotechnology, pharmacy, tourism, green energy and ICT tools for industry in general.

eScience Network, Why?

O Why a network is the next step?O Ideal way of disseminating capacity

built at UCLVO Other Cuban institutions also have

capacity availableO ExpertiseO InfrastructureO Tight link through industry and societyO Manpower

eScience Network, But!O Network must be well thought over

O Network shouldO Reach many students from whole of CubaO Link with society must be guaranteedO SC as a discipline in itself, but also as a

support for other disciplinesO Trained staff and PhDs should play key

role (train the trainers), but also have sufficient opportunities for further research.

eScience Network, How?O UCLV as a hub

O Phase 1: Organisation of “summer”-schools

at institutions with

O Sufficient infrastructureO Reach many students from whole of CubaO Link with society

by whom

O Cuban and Flemish staff and PhDsO CS, eLearning, Library, …

O Phase 2: Call for PhD candidatesO Phase 3: Initial training of PhDs with available Cuban capacityO Phase 4: Sandwich PhD training

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