From IM to CS

1. From IM to CS
Yi-Shin Chen
Institute of Information Systems and Applications
Department of Computer Science
National Tsing Hua University
yishin@gmail.com

2. About Speaker
陳宜欣 Yi-Shin Chen
▷ Currently
• 清華大學資訊工程系副教授
• 主持智慧型資料工程與應用實驗室 (IDEA Lab)
▷ Education
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, USC, USA
• M.B.A. in Information Management, NCU, TW
• B.B.A. in Information Management, NCU, TW
▷ Courses (all in English)
• Research and Presentation Skills
• Introduction to Database Systems
• Advanced Database Systems
• Data Mining: Concepts, Techniques, and
Applications
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3. Why am I Here?
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大數據下的情緒分析
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4. So? Topics?
▷Text mining?
▷Data mining?
▷Emotion?
▷Experience?
• 2006 NCU MIS: Connecting the dots
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5. Experience in NCU IM
What I said in 2006
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6. Courses Taken at NCU IM
▷General courses
▷IT track
• Assembler
• OS
• Compiler
• Architecture
• Client server programming
• Expert system
• Artificial intelligence
• O-O
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7. Courses Taken at NCU IM (Contd.)
▷Communication skills
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8. Courses Taken at NCU IM (Contd.)
▷Graduate-level courses
• Neural network
• Soft computing
• Genetic algorithm
• Emerging technology management
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9. Student Activities at NCU
▷String club
▷Student association of IM
• Promote NCU IM
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10. Graduate Year at NCU IM
▷Suddenly got bored in summer
• Focus on IT
• One-year graduation
→ Take core courses
→ Finish thesis
→ Blamed because of “show-off”
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11. IM or CS?
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12. Experience in US
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13. First Year at USC
▷No Scholarship?
• Promote myself
→ Got it
▷Course loads
• Terrible
• Collaborate with classmates
▷Research?
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14. Finding Research Topics
▷What is my strength?
• AI-related course
• Strong DB background
→ Thanks for training at NCU IM
• My interests
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15. Finding Research Topics
▷Image Retrieval
• Fuzzy Logic
• Customization  thoughts from training of NCU
IM
▷E-commerce applications
• Recommendation systems
▷Neuroinformatic applications
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16. Back to Taiwan
Life at NTHU
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17. Differences
▷Female
▷Viewpoints:
• IM mind: Technology is one of the possible solutions
→ Slow
→ Humanity
• CS mind: Technology is the solution
→ Fast
→ O(?)
▷Outcome?
• Record of being an assistant professor for 12 years
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18. But, in
2014
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IM
CS
NTHU
Being a Mom
I found out that I fit all criteria:

19. Values
▷External values, etc.:
• Grades
• Salary
• Degree
• Any other things could show off
▷Internal values
• Satisfaction
• Happiness
• Any other thing could please ourselves
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Control by others
Control by us