SFU Professional Master’s Program
in Computing Science
Jiannan Wang
Director, Professional Master's Program
School of Computing Science
Simon Fraser University
Sept 2019
https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~jnwang/
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Big Data Cohort 1
Big Data Cohort 4
Visual Computing
Cohort 1
Have Trained 251 Students
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Train the next generation of technical global leaders
in strategically important areas of society
Big Data Visual Computing
Launched in 2014 Launched in 2018
Our Vision
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Big Data Program is On Fire
~100
238
365
659
760
1108
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
# Applications
11 X increase in # applications 100% placement for co-op
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Visual Computing Program
Has a Huge Potential
Ranked 7th in Computer Vision and Graphics
in North America (source: csrankings.org)
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Media Coverage and Awards
Vancouver hackathon (2017) RBC Amplify competition (2017)
RBC Amplify competition (2016)
Full Article: http://tiny.cc/yt33bz Presentation: http://tiny.cc/pj43bz
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Our Vision is Moving Closer to Reality
Promoted to a leadership position Launched a startup
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Advice For New Students
• Find Your Job
Career
• Organize meetups/industrial visits
• Contribute to open-source projects
• Write technical blog posts on Medium
• Form a study group to help others to grow
• Going For Grades
Beyond
• Find what you passionate about
• Pursue a lifelong goal