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Computer Science: Where Is the Next Frontier?

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Future Generation Information Technology (FGIT 2009)

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Enrollments for computer science have dropped in recent years. Why is the trend? Can we do something to stop it? In this talk, we discuss the issues and propose some research directions with the hope that computer science can be revitalized. Coded as ACGT, we identify four interesting areas for computing. Furthermore, we preach for system openness and a simpler programming environment for small and smart devices.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan

    Ruay-Shiung Chang

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  1. Sogang University, South Korea

    Young-hoon Lee

  2. Hannam University, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  3. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Wai-chi Fang

  4. University of Warsaw & Infobright Inc., Poland

    Dominik Ślęzak

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Chang, RS. (2009). Computer Science: Where Is the Next Frontier?. In: Lee, Yh., Kim, Th., Fang, Wc., Ślęzak, D. (eds) Future Generation Information Technology. FGIT 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5899. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10509-8_1

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