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2 Graduate Program in Computer Science Florida International University July Overview This document describes the requirements for students entering the graduate program with the intention of receiving the Master s Degree or Ph.D. Degree in the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS). While this guide is intended to be self-contained and accurate, SCIS reserves the right to correct errors, when found, without further notice to students. It is the students responsibility to ensure that they are in compliance with both SCIS and Graduate School requirements. Failure to follow University guidelines (http://gradschool.fiu.edu/policiesprocedures.html) and deadlines (http://gradschool.fiu.edu/calendardeadlines.html) could result in a delay in graduation. It is your responsibility to give the affected faculty time to meet any deadlines. 2 Electronic Access to Graduate Information Information about the graduate program is available electronically through several sources. Our URL is from which you can find a host of documents (including the latest version of this guide) relating to the computer science program at FIU. You can also send mail to the general alias or contact faculty members individually. 3 Points of Contact For further questions or clarification, the following people may be of help: Ms. Olga Carbonell Graduate Program Secretary, (305) : contact if you are not currently enrolled, or if you are enrolled and have questions relating to contracts, financial aid, etc. Dr. Shu-Ching Chen Graduate Program Director and Graduate Advisor, (305) : contact for advising and other graduate academic issues. Graduate assistants should see the Graduate Program Secretary immediately upon arrival to complete required paperwork.
3 4 General Information 4.1 Degrees Offered The School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) offers three Master of Science degrees, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The Master of Science degree in Computer Science provides study in stateof-the-art computer applications as well as an introduction to the theoretical foundations of computer science. The Master of Science degree in Telecommunications and Networking is intended to provide study in state-of-the-art telecommunications and networking technologies and management. The Master of Science in Information Technology is intended to educate students in the area of technical aspects of Information and is ideally suited for those who wish to obtain a higher level degree in Information Technology and seek employment in the IT industry. The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science is designed to provide study in all major areas of computer science while leading to the frontiers of knowledge in a chosen field of concentration. 4.2 Areas of Study There are many areas of specialization within the School, including: Database systems, including database design, database management systems and applications, database theory and implementation, database machines, distributed databases, information retrieval in heterogeneous databases, multimedia databases, data mining and digital libraries. Software Engineering, including large-scale software design, programming language environments, software development and maintenance methodologies, object-oriented techniques, software reuse, and software quality assurance. Parallel and distributed systems, including formal specification methodologies, distributed file systems, distributed multimedia systems and operating systems. Computer networks, including network protocols, multimedia networking, and wireless communications. Theory, including algorithms and data structures, programming languages, computer security, program verification, and logic. Intelligent systems, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, expert systems, intelligent tutoring systems, affective computing, intelligent user interfaces, intelligent agents for health communication. Cognitive Science, with emphasis on the philosophical, psychological, and linguistic underpinnings of artificial intelligence. Bioinformatics and Computational Biology High-Performance Database Research Center Naphtali D. Rishe, Director The High-performance Database Research Center (HPDRC) conducts research on database management systems and various applications, leading to the development of new types of database systems and the refinement of existing database systems, as well as on the dissemination of information via the Internet. The HPDRC, a research division of SCIS, has a strong commitment to training graduate students and preparing them for their future roles as scholars and specialists employed by industry. It has been awarded over $40 million in research grants and donations by Government and Industry, including NASA, NSF, IBM, DoI, and the USGS. With current funding from the National Science Foundation and Industry, HPDRC is presently collaborating with a number of entities to further its mission. These groups include the College of Health - 3 -
4 and Urban Affairs, the Library s GIS lab, the International Hurricane Research Center, members of the Geology, Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Environmental Studies departments, among others. As the home of one of NASA s Regional Application Centers, HPDRC is in a prime position to perform research and development using remotely sensed data; this position has recently been further strengthened by the execution of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the HPDRC and the United States Geological Survey. HPDRC is also collaborating with researchers at the University of Miami, NOAA, NASA, and space research agencies from across the state of Florida to develop better ways to store and retrieve remotely sensed data. A recently established NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center is enabling strong collaboration with industry as well as collaborative research with Florida Atlantic University and the University of Florida. Research Scope: The amount and varied types of geospatial information, such as remotely-sensed imagery, available today is vast, offering numerous applications to industries and scientists in all fields. However, an inherent problem with this is the complexity often involved with the manipulation and extraction of these data. Spatial data sets come from varied sources and in many different formats, often requiring separate specialized geographic systems to view, extract and manipulate them. The time, expense and level of difficulty introduced by such applications preclude their utilization by many potential users. In order to facilitate access to this growing collection of visual information, the HPDRC has created TerraFly, a Webbased Geographic Information Viewer that allows its users to fly through geospatial data using nothing but a typical Internet browser. HPDRC's public service at has approximately 10,000 unique users per day. The TerraFly project has been covered by worldwide press (e.g. The New York Times, USA Today, NPR), Science and Nature journals, and TV news programs. TerraFly applies the database technology developed at HPDRC for the storage and retrieval of data, allowing its users to fly over and manipulate the retrieved data. The database used by TerraFly currently contains textual, remotely-sensed and vector data, which can be viewed and manipulated by experts or lay users via applets using any standard browser, like Internet Explorer or Firefox, without the installation of any specialized GIS programs. The Center also conducts research on such theoretical and applied issues as Internet-distributed heterogeneous databases, database design methodologies, database design tools, information analysis, multimedia databases, database languages, data compression, spatial databases, and data visualization. For details, visit the URL Center for Advanced Distributed Systems Engineering Xudong He, Director The Center for Advanced Distributed Systems Engineering (CADSE) is a research division of SCIS at Florida International University. Its mission is to establish a streamlined research, technology exploration and advanced training program in the field of distributed and Internet-based computing. The Center s R&D cover both theoretical and practical aspects of distributed software engineering, i.e., using engineering methods and technologies to tackle development problems of complex, reliable, and/or real-time distributed systems. Our research has been supported by grants and contracts for over $5 million by National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Site, Army Research Office, NASA and Industry. Current projects of the Center focus on formal design methods for distributed systems, distributed system and software architecture, distributed object technology, and software testing. Current research projects of the Center focus on the following aspects: Formal Methods Software Architecture Software Testing Software Reuse Object-Oriented Technology - 4 -
5 Distributed Multimedia Information Systems For details, visit the URL Distributed Multimedia Information Systems Laboratory Dr. Shu-Ching Chen, Director The Distributed Multimedia Information Systems Laboratory (DMIS) has a mission to conduct leading edge research in multimedia database systems, multimedia data mining, multimedia networking, GIS and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Other research areas of this division include: Multimedia Communications and Networking Digital Library 3D Animation Distributed Computing WWW This laboratory currently receives funding from the Florida Department of Insurance, NSF, International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC)/FDCA/FEMA, Naval Research Laboratory/ITT, and NOAA. For more details, you can visit their web page at: Systems Research Laboratory (SyLab) Raju Rangaswami, Director The mission of the Database and Systems Research Laboratory (DSRL) is to perform cutting-edge research on (i) extracting knowledge from structured and unstructured databases, and (ii) building highperformance, reliable, power-efficient, and secure systems. Current projects at DSRL include: Information Discovery on Clinical and Biomedical Databases Searching Domain Data Graphs Searching Text Streams Analyzing Disaster Management Data Semistructured Storage Systems Resource Management in Virtualized Data Centers Energy-efficient Mobile and RAID Storage Systems Reliable RAID Storage Systems High-performance Storage Systems Block-layer Storage Infrastructure for Operating Systems DSRL sponsors include the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. For more details, you can visit the DSRL web page at: Bioinformatics Research Group (BioRG) Giri Narasimhan (Head), Tao Li The Bioinformatics Research Group (BioRG) conducts research on problems in the interdisciplinary fields of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Data Mining, and Information Retrieval. The group s research projects - 5 -
6 includes Comparative Genomics of Bacterial genomes, Genomic databases, Pattern Discovery in sequences and structures, micro-array data analysis, prediction of regulatory elements, primer design, probe design, phylogenetic analysis, medical image processing, image analysis, data integration, data mining, information retrieval, knowledge discovery in electronic medical records, and much more. The group also collaborates with scientists from a wide variety of fields outside computer science including biology, medicine, biophysics, biochemistry, pharmacology, finance, social sciences, statistics, mathematics, environmental sciences, soil sciences, and more. This is an active group with a strong publication record. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have funded this group's research. For details on the members, publications, software, and recently graduated students, visit the URL Affective Social Computing Laboratory (ASCL) Christine Lisetti, Director The Affective Social Computing Laboratory (ASCL) conducts research in Affective Computing, a broad field that explores the computational nature of affective phenomena, such as emotions, moods, personality, and attitudes, and their role in human intelligence, communication and decision-making. Such insights can then be applied to allow computers to account for and adapt to human affect. This research is highly interdisciplinary in nature; it lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and it involves knowledge from Psychology and Communication. Our research goal is to create engaging, embodied socially intelligent agents that can learn to interact with humans via expressive multi-modalities in a variety of contexts involving socio-emotional content (e.g. social companions, cyber-therapy, intelligent training systems, serious games). In a specific context, these agents must: sense the affect, preferences, and personality of their interlocutor (bio-sensing, pattern matching, knowledge elicitation and representation of affective phenomena); make decisions (logic-based and probabilistic reasoning) that are socially acceptable based on their dynamic user-model (knowledge representation); carry out their interactions (HCI design principles) within the domain-knowledge (expert systems) while displaying social competence (social communication theory); learn to tailor and adapt (machine learning) their interactive styles to the specific socio-emotional profile (user-modeling) of their human counterpart. Although application domains of interest are manifold, we are particularly interested in the domains of health communication and health promotion Software Testing and Research Group (STRG) Peter J. Clarke, Director The Software Testing Research Group in the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) at FIU was formed during the academic year. The STRG is comprised of a combination of Masters and PhD students, and top undergraduate students, working under the guidance of faculty coordinator Dr. Peter J. Clarke, Associate Professor in the SCIS Modeling and Networking Systems Research Group (MNSRG) Jason Liu, Director Modeling and Networking Systems Research Group (MNSRG) conducts research in parallel and distributed simulation, high-performance modeling, simulation and emulation of computer networks and - 6 -
7 communication systems. The group mainly focuses on developing software tools and modeling techniques supporting for large-scale simulation of complex systems (such as the Internet and HPC systems) on highperformance parallel computing platforms Knowledge Discovery Research Group (KDRG) Tao Li, Director Our research explores two related topics on learning from data---how to efficiently discover useful patterns and how to effectively retrieve information. The interests lie broadly in data mining and machine learning studying both the algorithmic and application issues. The algorithmic aspects involve developing new scalable, efficient and interactive algorithms that can handle very large databases. The underlying techniques studied include clustering, classification, semi-supervised learning, similarity and temporal pattern discovery. The application issues focus on actual implementation and usage of the algorithms on a variety of real applications with different characteristics including bioinformatics, text mining, music information retrieval and event mining for computer system management Discovery Lab S. S. Iyengar, Director of SCIS and Founder of Discovery Lab Jong-Hoon Kim, Director Dr. Ram Iyengar leads the Discovery lab and a team of CIS researchers who are currently performing advanced research in areas of intelligent systems, advanced security systems, autonomous mobile robots, and senor networks, and smart grids. The Discovery Lab provides an infrastructure to promote collaborative research among universitese and research organizations across the nation. In addition to adressing a comprehensive set of fundamental research topics, the Lab is pursuing commercialization, distinguishing itself from traditional reaserch labs through its focus on translating research discoveries into technology transfer outcomes. At the same time the laboratory provides students with the hands-on experiences they need to solve real-world challenges, develops student-led research opportunities, fosters students entrepreneurial skills, and trains a new generation of IT professionals who reflect the diversity of South Florida Virtualized Infrastructure, Systems, and Applications (VISA) Ming Zhao, Director Virtualization is an enabling technology for creating important new system abstractions and addressing the various challenges faced by today's computing systems. The use of virtualization can span across computing systems of different sizes, from desktops to supercomputers, and across different layers of the systems, from virtual machines, virtual storage, to virtual networks. The fundamental goal of the VISA Research Lab is to explore innovative techniques in virtualization as well as autonomics in order to effectively utilize the resources in large-scale, dynamic, and complex computing systems and to support the high-performance, robust, and secure computing of challenging applications from different domains. Currently, our team is focusing on several NSF and DHS funded project son virtual machines and virtual storage Telecommunications and Information Technology Institute (IT2) Niki Pissinou and S. S. Iyengar, Director Funded by by the State of Florida, industry and federal government, the Telecommunications and Information Technology Institute (IT2) is a unique hub for research, technology transfer and education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. With a sustainable growth model as the basis for its development, IT2's portfolio now boasts cutting edge research, active alliances with industry and unique academic programs. It is now a leading resource for education, training, research and technology development in United States of America and abroad
8 The Telecommunications and Information Technology Institute's research cross traditional disciplinary boundaries to investigate a broad range of advanced topics in communications and computers. Its researchers model, design and implement systems that include these goals: Pioneering new core technologies along with supportive algorithms, architectures, toolkits and prototypes. Exploring ways to scale networks that are pervasive, unattended, and widely embedded throughout the physical environment. Exploring research, development and commercialization in mobile and wireless communications, networks and software. Creating new technologies and solutions utilizing networking, software and hardware solutions essential to the advancement and practical proliferation of new technologies. Offering access to advanced multidisciplinary and collaborative research and real-world virtual applications support to the revolutionary next generation of telecommunications and information technologies. To fulfill the Institute s vision of developing next-generation technologies, the efforts of the research groups are segmented into a few, somewhat complementary thrusts that naturally coincide with industrial needs. The fundamental science and technologies are distinctively unique; hence, different approaches are required within each group. IT2's researchers have lead research efforts and development projects targeted at solving complex problems conducive to early identification of high impact solutions in a wide range of areas including security, privacy, wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (I/UCRC-CAKE) (VISA) Naphtali Rishe, Director The National Science Foundation's (NSF) FIU-FAU-Dubna Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE) was established to develop long-term partnerships among industry, academe and government. The Center is supported primarily by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in its development, evolution, and core funding. The Center's mission is to conduct industry-relevant studies and deployments in the representation, management, storage, analysis, search and social aspects of large and complex data sets, with particular applications in geospatial locationbased data, disaster mitigation, healthcare, transportation, and town planning. 4.3 Computing Resources SCIS Computing Facilities are located on the second and third floors of the Engineering and Computer Science building. The facility consists of a large number of networked workstations with contemporary hardware/software, which are used by faculty, staff, and graduate students. The majority of these machines is dispersed throughout the various research and open laboratories located on the second floor. These systems are connected to the campus backbone that also provides our interface to the Internet. Computing facilities are to be used only for work directly related to duties as a graduate student. Under no circumstances should students allow their accounts to be used by third parties. Any student who is determined to have used the computer unethically will be expelled from the graduate program. This includes accessing other user's data (files, mail, etc.) without their permission (even if the protection modes allow access). Any student who is found to have used the computing facilities in violation of any state or Federal laws will be expelled from the University and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This includes using the - 8 -
9 computer to distribute material in violation of copyright laws, and attempting to violate security protocols on both FIU and non-fiu machines
10 5. General Information for prospective students 5.1 Admissions Process Application The admissions application can be completed online at Graduate Admissions will promptly acknowledge receipt, notify the applicant of any deficiencies (e.g. missing transcripts) and forward all relevant documents to the School of Computing and Information Sciences. Submission deadlines are indicated at Please note that Graduate Admissions will only forward complete applications to SCIS; if your application is incomplete (e.g. missing a TOEFL score), SCIS will not see the application, nor will SCIS be able to act upon it. The School recommends that applications be submitted as early as possible (six months prior to the beginning of enrolled term). Foreign students should begin the process even earlier. Terms generally begin in late August for Fall, early January for Spring, and early May for Summer. All applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be mailed to the following address: Admissions Coordinator College of Engineering & Computing Florida International University EC W. Flagler Street Miami, FL Applicants may use the recommendation form located at the following website: Graduate Admissions formally notifies the applicants Records One official copy of all transcripts and test scores must be sent to the College of Engineering & Computing at the above mentioned address. Official transcripts of academic records from each college or university attended must be forwarded by that institution. Transcripts in possession of the applicants will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of all degree-seeking applicants to make arrangements to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and request that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) mail the official test results directly to FIU. Foreign applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam and have their scores submitted directly to FIU by ETS. In addition, foreign applicants are required to submit financial statements verifying adequate financial resources. Medical History Reports are required of all students by Student Health Services. Completion and clearance of medical history and immunization reports are required to validate registration. A medical history form will be mailed shortly after the receipt of the application by the FIU Graduate Admissions Office. 5.2 Assistantships and Fellowships Note: Applicants interested in assistantships and fellowships should mail their résumé along with their admission application materials. There are several sources of assistantships and fellowships Assistantships from SCIS Financial assistance is available on a highly competitive basis in the form of Graduate Assistantships for PhD students. Students admitted to the PhD program are automatically placed in the list for Graduate
11 Assistantship consideration for the Fall semester. Those students from the list who are selected as Graduate Assistantship recipients will be formally notified through . Awards primarily start in the Fall semester. Only full-time students are eligible for assistantships. This means that Graduate Assistants must register for at least nine credits during the Fall and Spring and six credits during the Summer if supported during the summer and must not accept other forms of employment. Graduate Assistants are expected to assist in teaching and research duties. The exact assignment is variable and depends on the student s progress towards degree and performance. The student s performance is evaluated once a year; based on the evaluation a student may be given an excellence award, be given a summer appointment, or, in case of unsatisfactory performance, be dismissed. Graduate Assistants in the Ph.D. program are expected to find a faculty advisor, willing to eventually supervise their dissertation, by the end of their first year. Failure to do so may result in the non-renewal of the student s assistantship. Students in the Ph.D. program will not be supported by SCIS for more than five years Assistantships from Research Projects Many faculty members have sponsored research projects, from various funding agencies, that provide Research Assistantships. These research assistantships are highly competitive and require specific background and skills, and are awarded by individual faculty members having sponsored research projects. Students should contact individual faculty members directly to apply for these assistantships Fellowships SCIS may also offer fellowships. These fellowships are highly competitive and have strict eligibility requirements. The availability of fellowships is announced at the SCIS website. Students need to follow the announcements instructions to apply for fellowships Tuition Waivers Most Teaching and Research Assistants receive a waiver of their tuition. This is done on a competitive basis and depends on the state budget. Information on this is generally not available until the term begins. Excluding the tuition, all assistants are required to pay several service fees, such as a health fee. In , tuition for in-state graduate students is $ (for continuing students, admitted and enrolled prior to Fall 2006) or $ (for new students, admitted and enrolled Fall 2006 and after) per credit for both regular course work and dissertation or thesis credit. Tuition for out-of-state and international graduate students is $ (for continuing students) or $ (for new students) per credit hour for both regular course work and dissertation credit. Graduate students who are on a full assistantship (0.50 FTE appointment) pay only $70.93 (for continuing students) or $72.61 (for new students) per credit. Graduate students on a part-time assistantship (0.25 FTE appointment) receive an out-of-state tuition waiver, but are responsible for the in-state portion. In addition there is a $93.19 assessment each semester for the use of the campus health center and athletic fees, and students pay need to pay for parking. Graduate Assistants must also pay 25% of the health insurance premium (the university will pay for the other 75% as part of the assistantship). 5.3 Grade Requirements Students must maintain a Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 for courses attempted in the graduate program. Undergraduate prerequisites taken after the bachelor's degree will not count toward the graduate GPA. All courses needed for graduation must be completed with a grade of C or higher. For required core courses a more stringent rule applies (see sections on MS and PhD program). A student whose GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on warning. If the GPA remains below 3.0 for a second semester, the student will be placed on probation. If the (cumulative) GPA is still below 3.0 for third semester, and the (third)
12 semester GPA is also below 3.0, then the student will be dismissed from the graduate program. Graduate assistants must maintain a GPA above 3.3. Failure to do so may result in the non-renewal of the student s assistantship. 5.4 Active Status Doctoral candidates require a minimum of three credit hours per semester to retain active status. Master's candidates require a minimum of one credit hour per semester to retain active status. Lapses in enrollment for two or more consecutive semesters require that the student apply for readmission subject to the admission procedures, criteria, and policies in effect at the time the reapplication is made. A student who finds it necessary to be excused from registration for two or more consecutive semesters should formally request a leave of absence from the graduate program director. Leaves will be granted only under exceptional circumstances. At the doctoral level all requirements, including the successful defense of a dissertation, must be completed within nine years of first enrollment in the doctoral program. At the Master's level all requirements, including the successful defense of a thesis (if thesis option is selected), must be completed within six years of first enrollment in the Master's program. 5.5 Advisement One faculty member is designated as the Graduate Advisor. New students should see the Graduate Advisor prior to registering for their first semester. The Graduate Advisor is the person to consult concerning program requirements. 5.6 University Requirements The student should keep informed of Graduate School requirements as outlined in the Graduate Catalog and FIU Graduate Policies and Procedures Manual (http://gradschool.fiu.edu/policiesprocedures.html)
13 6 Master's Programs 6.1 Admission to Master's Program in Computer Science Requirements for admission to the Master's program are as follows: A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science from a regionally accredited institution. A degree in a related field is acceptable if the applicant shows evidence of computer science background suitable for entry into the master s program as judged by the Graduate Committee. Generally speaking, the minimum background is the equivalent of all prerequisites for the required graduate courses. (see Section 9) B average or better in all course work attempted while registered as an upper-division student in the Bachelor s program, and a GRE general test score with a minimum quantitative score of 148. Three letters of recommendation from persons in a position to judge the applicant's potential success in graduate study. Approval of the Graduate Committee. Applicants whose native language is not English must score a total of 80 on the ibt (internet Based Test) TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS. TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language (www.toefl.org). IELTS = International English Language Testing System (www.ielts.org) Master's Transfer Credit A maximum of two graduate courses may be transferred into the program from outside the University, subject to the approval of the Graduate Committee Master's Degree General Requirements 1. Required course work: 15 credits CEN 5011 Advanced Software Engineering COP 5614 Operating Systems COP 5725 Principles of Database Management Systems COT 5407 Introduction to Algorithms COT 5420 Theory of Computation I Required courses must be completed with an average of B or higher, and only one course may receive a grade less than "B-". 2. Elective course work: a. non-thesis option: 15 credits of elective courses b. thesis option: 9 credits of elective courses and 6 credits of master s thesis Elective courses can be selected from Graduate Course Offerings (Section 9). A maximum of 6 credits can be chosen from sections other than Of these 6 credits, a maximum of 3 credits can be chosen from Section 9.2 (i.e. either a 3-credit Independent Study or a 3-credit coop course). Note: A student must comply with all University Graduate School requirements regarding enrollment and deadlines Master's Degree with Thesis Option This option requires the completion of a Master's Thesis (6 credits) in addition to the eight graduate courses (24 credits). A student may commence work on the Master's thesis at any time
14 Thesis Committee The student must propose to the Chairperson of the Thesis Committee consisting of three members with graduate faculty status. The Thesis Advisor is the Chairperson of the Thesis Committee. University regulations require that the Chairperson of the Thesis Committee be a member of the School of Computing and Information Sciences. Form M-1 must be completed Thesis Proposal A thesis proposal should be submitted after the Thesis Committee has been approved by the Chairperson of the Graduate Committee. The proposal will be given by the Thesis Advisor to the student's Thesis Committee for review. Based on written recommendations of its members, the Thesis Committee will make a final decision. Upon acceptance of the proposal, Form M-2 will be completed, to indicate that both a committee and a proposal have been approved. Before the submission of M-2 form, the Graduate School requires the M.S. candidate to complete an on-line "Responsible Conduct of Research Certification" training course (http://www.ori.fiu.edu/responsibleconduct.html). The purpose of the proposal is to convince the Committee that the chosen thesis topic and the student's approach have a reasonable chance of success. We want to minimize the chance that the thesis will be turned down when almost completed. In particular it should explain the basic idea of the thesis topic argue why that topic is important state what kind of results are expected make plausible that these results are sufficient for a Master's thesis and that they are obtainable within the given time frame with the available resources demonstrate the student's academic qualifications for doing the proposed work Thesis Defense The Master's thesis must be a written account of a critical and scholarly study in an area in computer science. The Thesis Committee will review it critically for both content and form. The thesis may consist of: 1. independent research work, 2. a critical study and analysis of known results that provide new significance and insights, or 3. a significant and constructive contribution to computer applications such as software development for important applications. The defense is public. The Thesis Committee makes the final pass/fail decision Accelerated Master of Science in Computer Science Admission Requirements 1. Current enrollment in the Bachelor s Degree program in Computer Science at FIU. 2. Completed at least 60 credits of coursework. 3. Current GPA must be 3.3 or higher. 4. GRE general test score with a minimum quantitative score of International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 80 on the ibt TOEFL or 6.3 overall on the IELTS is required. 6. Three letters of recommendation. 7. Approval of the Graduate Committee
15 General Requirements The FIU Bachelor s degree in Computer Science must be awarded before the Master s degree. Coursework: Required Courses: Required courses must be completed with an average of B or higher, and only one course may receive a grade less than B-. CEN 5011 COP 5614 COP 5725 COT 5407 COT 5420 Advanced Software Engineering Operating Systems Principles of Database Management Systems Introduction to Algorithms Theory of Computation I Elective: 5 courses selected from the Graduate Course Offerings subject to the same rules for regular M.S. students described in Section 6.3. Overlap: Up to 4 graduate courses (12 credits) may be used in satisfying both the Bachelor s and Master s degree requirements. The courses must be regular computer science graduate courses and must be approved by an undergraduate advisor to satisfy the Bachelor s degree requirements. Additional Graduate Courses before Completing a Bachelor s Degree A student in the accelerated M.S. program, or a student, intending to take more than 4 graduate courses (12 credits) before completing a Bachelor s degree must get pre-approval from the Dean of the Graduate School; otherwise, any additional graduate course cannot be used to satisfy the Master s degree requirements
16 6.2 Master of Science in Telecommunications and Networking The Master of Science in Telecommunications and Networking is intended to educate individuals seeking employment with hardware and/or software companies, service providers, large user organizations, or telecommunications regulatory agencies as well as for those who are employed by these companies/organizations and wish to obtain formal, higher-level, specialized degree in Telecommunications and Networking. Telecommunication and Networking students learn how to lead in the ever changing environment of real-time global information networking, telecommunications, wireless and optical strategies and how to amplify business value through communications, technologies and systems. All courses in the program are categorized under the five following areas. SCIS offers thesis and non-thesis options for the Master s Degree. The Master is a multidisciplinary program that offers two tracks: Admissions Requirements 1. In addition to the FIU graduate requirements, a student admitted to the program must have a bachelor s degree in a related field from an accredited institution, in the case of foreign students, from an institution recognized in its own country as preparing students to continue studies at the graduate level. 2. An applicant must have a GPA score of 3.0 or higher in upper level work. 3. International students whose native language is not English, must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System Test (IELTS). Minimum required score is: 550 on the paper-based test (PBT TOEFL), or 80 on the ibt TOEFL, or 6.3 overall on the IELTS test. 4. The University s required GPA and TOEFL scores are to be considered minimum requirements for admissions. Graduate Requirements The degree will be granted when the following criteria have been met: 1. Recommendation of Advisor and faculty of the School. 2. Certification by the Dean of the School that all requirements have been met. 3. Maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.0. No grade below C will be accepted in any course taken to satisfy graduate program requirements. 4. Completion of 30 required semester hours of graduate level in three categories: 15 credits of required courses 6 credits of either thesis or courses from any one focus area 9 credits of electives. Required Courses (breadth) All students must complete the following five courses: TCN 5030 Computer Communications and Networking Technologies (or an alternate course if waived) TCN 6430 Networks Management and Control Standards TCN 6275 Mobile Computing TCN 5080 Secure Telecommunications Transactions (or CIS 5372) TCN 5640 Telecommunications Enterprise Planning and Strategy One Focus Area (depth) Students in the non-thesis option must select two courses from one focus area that aligns with their backgrounds and interests. Areas include but are not limited to software, communications, policy/legal issues, wireless and security. These areas are designed to serve a wide constituency of students
17 Business Focus: TCN 5010 Telecommunications Technology Applications TCN 6880 Telecommunications Public Policy Development and Standards TCN 6820 Telecommunications Industry Development Communications Focus: EEL 5500 Digital Communications I EEL 5501 Digital Communications II Software Focus: TCN 5440 Software Development for Telecommunication Networks COP 5725 Principles of Database Management Systems TCN 5445 Telecommunications Networking Programming Security Focus: CIS 5373 Systems Security CIS 5374 Information Security and Privacy TCN 5455 Information Theory Wireless and Sensor Network Focus: TCN 6270 Mobile and Wireless Networks TCN 6450 Wireless Information Systems TCN 5155 Wireless Communications with Multimedia Application Electives: Three additional courses offered by the School of Computing and Information Sciences (to bring to 30 credits), including any above course or TCN-prefix course not otherwise used to satisfy a focus. The list of acceptable courses is maintained by the School
18 6.3 Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) The Master of Science in Information Technology is intended to educate students in the area of technical aspects of Information. It provides an emphasis on software technology, database technology, and security technology. The program is ideally suited for those who wish to obtain a higher level degree in Information Technology, and seek employment in the IT industry. Admissions Requirements The following are in addition to the University s graduate admissions requirements. 1. Bachelor s degree from regionally accredited institution with GPA of 3.0 in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar field or a Bachelor s degree in any field 2. Three letters of recommendation 3. Approval of the Graduate Committee 4. Foreign students whose native language is not English must score at least 550 (or 213 on computerized exam) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) A student s GPA and required test scores will be considered as minimum requirements for admission. The academic background of each student shall be analyzed to determine if there is need for remedial courses in addition to the required curriculum. Students are also required to comply with all course prerequisites. Coursework: Students in the Master of Science in Information Technology program will be required to take 30 credits of graduate level courses. Included in the program are 12 credits of Information Technology core courses, 12 credits that form a track, and 6 credits of Information Technology elective courses. Core Coursework (9 credits) Students must complete all three courses with a grade of B or better. CEN 5087 CIS 5372 CIS 5027 Software and Data Modeling Information Assurance Computer Systems Fundamentals Track courses (9 credits) Students must choose one track. Security Track The security track will equip students with fundamental knowledge and skills in information security and privacy, system security, and network security so they become highly qualified workforce in information technology fields. Students must choose three courses from the following list: CIS 5373 Systems Security CIS 5374 Information Security and Privacy EEL6787 Network Security TCN5080 Secure Telecommunications Transactions Software Track The software concentration prepares students with fundamental methods and cutting-edge technologies for developing and maintaining software systems. Students graduating from the software engineering specialization will have a thorough knowledge of the process and major techniques for modeling, designing, and analyzing software systems. The graduates of this track will be well-prepared to undertake major software systems development projects from major software corporations such as Motorola, Siemens, and IBM
19 Students must choose three courses from the following list: CEN 5011 CEN 5064 CEN 6075 CEN 6070 CEN 5076 CIS 6612 COP 5725 Advanced Software Engineering Software Design Software Specification Software Verification Software Testing Advanced in Software Engineering Principles of Database Management Systems System Administration Track The System Administration concentration prepares the student to be able to install, support, and maintain servers or other computer systems, and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems. Other duties may include scripting and basic programming, setting up custom operating system environments, project management for systems-related projects, supervising or training computer operators, and being the consultant for computer problems beyond the knowledge of technical support staff. Students must choose three courses from the following list: CIS 5346 CIS 5432 CEN 5011 COP 5614 COP 6611 TCN 5030 TCN 6260 TCN 6270 TCN 6430 Storage Systems Advanced IT Automation Advanced Software Engineering Operating Systems Advanced Operating Systems Computer Communications and Networking Technology Internetworking Mobile and Wireless Networks Network Management and Control Standards Electives (12 credits) Students must choose any four graduate level courses offered by the School of Computing and Information Sciences, with the exception of CGS-6834 and COP Three credits can be earned in either CIS-5900 or CIS-5910, but not both. With the approval of the Graduate Program Director, one course not appearing on this list can be substituted for an elective
20 7 Ph.D. Program 7.1 Admission to Ph.D. Program The following are in addition to the University s graduate admission requirements: 1. A baccalaureate or master s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent degree in a related field as judged by the School s Graduate Committee. 2. For students without a Master s degree in a related field: A minimum of a 3.2 average on all upper division work and acceptable courses in Calculus and Statistics. For students with a Master s degree in a related field: A minimum of a 3.0 average on all upper division work and acceptable courses in Calculus and Statistics, and a minimum of a 3.3 average in related graduate work. 3. GRE (general test with a minimum quantitative score of 155. International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 80 on the ibt TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required. GRE must have been taken within the past five years and TOEFL within the past two years. TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language (www.toefl.org). IELTS = International English Language Testing System (www.ielts.org). 4. Three letters of recommendation from persons in a position to judge the applicant s potential for advanced graduate study in computer science. 5. Approval of the School of Computing and Information Sciences Graduate Committee. 7.2 Ph.D. Transfer Credit A maximum of 6 (or 36 if part of a completed Master s degree) semester hours earned elsewhere as a graduate degree-seeking student may be transferred to FIU. Acceptance of transfer credits is dependent upon the following provisions: The student received a grade of B or better. The course was taken at an accredited institution The course was relevant. The course was listed on an official transcript received by the Graduate Admissions Office. The course was completed within six years preceding admission. The final decision regarding transfer credits is made by the Graduate Director in consultation (if necessary) with the Graduate Committee. 7.3 Ph.D. General Requirements 1. The student must pass five required courses and at least five elective courses. In addition, the student must earn at least 24 dissertation credits. In total, 75 credits beyond the bachelor s degree are required. 2. The student must pass the Candidacy Examination, which is a written and oral examination of the student s knowledge in a broad research area. 3. The student must pass the Proposal Defense, which is an oral examination of his or her dissertation proposal. 4. The student must write a dissertation on his or her research and successfully defend it orally in the Dissertation Defense. Note: A student must comply with all University Graduate School requirements regarding enrollment and deadlines
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Bloemhof, South Africa (AFP) July 19, 2014
Three babies who died from drinking tap water contaminated by sewage have become a tragic symbol of South Africa's struggle to cope with a flood of people into cities designed under apartheid to cater to the tiny white minority.
The poor, as always in the developing world, bear the brunt of water scarcity and irregular access, with parched communities at times erupting in deadly protests.
The three babies, the youngest aged five months, died last month after E. coli bacteria contaminated the drinking water in Bloemhof, a small town southwest of Johannesburg.
Town authorities blamed the contamination on a spillage of raw sewage into a dam that supplies water, resulting in more than 100 people having to be treated for diarrhoea.
"Everybody recognises that the our infrastructure is old. As a small municipality we are also facing financial difficulties," town council spokesman Oatile Letebele acknowledged.
"It's a problem that we are grappling with."
An investigation by the City Press newspaper this month revealed that 15 babies had died in a small town in North West province after consuming dirty water. E. coli was again identified as the main source of contamination.
While babies die, communities across the country have in recent months taken to the streets over a lack of water, often with deadly consequences.
The Bloemhof deaths came after rioting in an impoverished township northwest of the capital Pretoria.
Taps in Mothutlung had been dry for days, forcing residents to rely on intermittent supplies from water tankers. People became ill, leading to violent demonstrations during which police shot at protesters.
Five people were killed in the clashes, and the police role is under investigation.
The incidents took place weeks before the country voted in its fifth democratic elections, highlighting the social challenges gripping Africa's most developed economy.
Before the end of the white-minority apartheid regime and the rise to power of the African National Congress in 1994, the access of black people to cities was limited and infrastructure favoured the few.
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While the government has admitted "widespread problems" in the water supply chain, it says 90 percent of the population now has access to clean drinking water and promises to address challenges.
The Department of Water Affairs said "rapid urbanisation" made it difficult to achieve targets for service delivery but that it was "in the process of revamping the old infrastructure at a huge cost."
The proportion of South Africa's population of 52 million living in urban areas increased from 52 percent in 1990 to 62 percent in 2011, according to a survey of the country released by the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) last year.
The institute said the major causes of the trend were the freer movement of people since the end of apartheid and the search for jobs, noting that it posed major problems for the provision of services to the new urbanites.
The most rapid growth took place in South Africa's smaller cities, mostly due to small initial populations and increasing economic activity, it said.
The statistics and the challenges are of little comfort to the mothers who lost their babies in Bloemhof.
"I'm angry," said Keabetswe Wageng, the young mother of the five-month-old who died in June after a severe bout of diarrhoea.
"It's because of the water," she told AFP."She vomited. When I touched her she cried, and after that she was quiet."
The water problems extend beyond the urban areas in parts of the country that receive little rainfall. In some far-flung villages residents share muddy water from wells with livestock.
According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa has an annual average rainfall of 450 millimetres (18 inches), about half the global average.
The country pins its water hopes on a major project with neighbouring Lesotho launched in 1998.
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project is a multi-phased scheme that delivers water mainly to Gauteng province, the country's economic hub.
The first phase of the project supplies South Africa with about 10 billion cubic meters of water a year. This will increase to 17 million cubic meters with the completion of the second phase scheduled in 2022.
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