UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering
| School of Computer Science and Engineering | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1991 |
| Head of School | Maurice Pagnucco |
| Students |
1036 Undergraduate 258 Postgraduate Coursework 139 PhD |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Website | www.cse.unsw.edu.au |
The UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), also known as UNSW COMPUTING, is part of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering and was founded in 1991 out of the former Department of Computer Science within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.[1][2] It is now one of the largest Schools of its kind in Australia. The academic staff have research focus in areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Embedded Systems and Operating Systems, Networks, Programming Languages, Service Oriented Computing, Software Engineering and Computing Theory.[3]
CSE is a partner in the National ICT Australia group (NICTA).
The front door of the building for the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UNSW
MyUniversity Data
MyUniversity[4] is an Australian Government website providing information about Australian universities. As data is collected from different sources, percentages may collate to over 100%. Information is provided university wide, and on select disciplines.
- Computing and Information Systems
Excellence in Research for Australia
Australian Research Council's Excellence in Research for Australia initiative results for World-Class Research in Information Technology
- 2011: Broadest range (5 areas, the next highest was only in 2 areas) in Australia
- 2013: Only Australian University to achieve a rank of 5 (the highest ranking) in Computer Software
Rankings
| World Rankings | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS World University Rankings in Computer Science & Information Systems[5] | - | 42nd | 10th | 29th | 29th |
| ARWU for Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences | 52-75 | 52-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 42 |
| Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Engineering | 105th | 124th | 96th | 86th | TBA |
| Australian Rankings | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| QS World University Rankings in Computer Science & Information Systems[6] | - | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd |
| ARWU for Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences | =1st | =1st | =2nd | =1st | 1st |
| Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities - Engineering | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | TBA |
School Achievements
The UNSW Garden dedicated to John Lions
Gernot Heiser (OK Labs Founder)
| School Achievements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Project/Achievement | |||
| 1956 | UTECOM became the first digital computer in Sydney[7][8] | |||
| 1975 | First non-US UNIX site (Version 6 Unix) | |||
| 1976 | Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code | |||
| 1990 | First clinical use of RDR | |||
| 1991 | The School of Computer Science and Engineering was established[9] | |||
| 1995 | UNSW L4 Project begins | |||
| 1996 | Cane Toad Tracking Project begins | |||
| 1997 | Fastest-ever IPC on single-issue CPU (MIPS) | |||
| U4600 Board designed | ||||
| UNSW ProgComp Established [10] | ||||
| 1999 | PLEB designed | |||
| Primary School Workshops Established | ||||
| 2001 | Establishment of the Smart Internet Technology CRC | |||
| CSE Revue established | ||||
| 2003 | Establishment of NICTA (National ICT Australia, Ltd) | |||
| Establishment of CAS (the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems) | ||||
| 2005 | Fastest-ever IPC (Itanium) | |||
| 2006 | Happy Feet - Christian So, Lead Animator for "Mumble" | |||
| UNSW L4 Deployment reaches 1 million | ||||
| Orion Search Engine, written by Ori Allon, bought by Google | ||||
| 2007 | Freescale Technical Innovation Award | |||
| NICTA L4 Deployment reaches 10 million | ||||
| Robotics Workshops established [11] | ||||
| 2008 | ARTEMIS Orchestra Contest, world champions with the Robot Clarinet | |||
| John Lions Chair in Computer Science Established | ||||
| OKL4 Deployment reaches 100 million | ||||
| 2009 | HS1917 established [12] | |||
| L4.verified | ||||
| OK L4 Deployment reaches 500 million | ||||
| 2010 | ARWU Ranked 1st in Australia for Computer Science | |||
| 2011 | Excellence in Research for Australia Broadest range (5 areas) of research in Information and Computing Sciences | |||
| 2013 | Excellence in Research for Australia Only Australian University to achieve a rank of 5 (the highest ranking) in Computer Software | |||
| 2013 | Most Number of Tech Startups for any Australian University[13] | |||
| RoboCup Rescue Robot League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Rank | ||
| 2005 | Osaka - Japan | 3rd Overall | ||
| 2006 | Bremen - Germany | 2nd in Autonomy | ||
| 2009 | Graz - Austria | 1st Autonomy 2nd Mobility Innovative Operator Interface | ||
| 2010 | Singapore | 1st Autonomy 1st mobility | ||
Student Projects
rUNSWift in a four legged league game from RoboCup 2006 in Breman, Germany.
rUNSWift in a Standard Platform League game from RoboCup 2010 in Singapore.
Sunswift IVy During the World Solar-Car Speed Record attempt.
Students of the School are involved in a number of high-profile projects, including:
- rUNSWift, the University's team in the international RoboCup Standard Platform League competition, is the most successful team in the world, with wins in 2000, 2001 and 2003 as well as coming second in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2010.
| RoboCup Standard Platform League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Final | ||
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | ||
| 1999 (AIBO) |
2nd | LRP  France |
4-1 | UNSW United (UNSW)  Australia |
| 2000 (AIBO) |
1st | UNSW United (UNSW) Australia |
10-0 | LRP France |
| 2001 (AIBO) |
1st | UNSW United (UNSW) Australia |
9-2 | CM United  United States |
| 2002 (AIBO) |
2nd | CM United United States |
3-3 | rUNSWift (UNSW) Australia |
| 2003 (AIBO) |
1st | rUNSWift (UNSW) Australia |
4-3 | UPennalizers United States |
| 2006 (AIBO) |
2nd | NUBots Australia |
7-3 | rUNSWift (UNSW) Australia |
| 2010 (Nao) |
2nd | B-Human  Germany |
6-1 | rUNSWift (UNSW) Australia |
| 2014 (Nao) |
1st | rUNSWift (UNSW) Australia |
5-1 | HTWK Germany |
- Sunswift Solar Car (officially the world's fastest solar-powered vehicle at 88 km/h,[14] and winner of the Silicon Class of the 2009 Global Green Challenge).
- BLUEsat Satellite (Development in Progress).
- Robogals
Student Competitions
 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | South Pacific | World Finals | ||
| 2000/01 | 1st, 5th | =11th | ||
| 2001/02 | 1st, 2nd | =11th | ||
| 2002/03 | 1st, 2nd | =21st | ||
| 2003/04 | 1st, 7th | =15th | ||
| 2004/05 | 1st | Honourable Mention | ||
| 2005/06 | 3rd | - | ||
| 2006/07 | 2nd | =44th | ||
| 2010/11 | 1st, 9th | 63rd | ||
| 2011/12 | 1st, 4th, 8th | =36th | ||
| 2012/13 | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th | =60th | ||
| 2013/14 | 1st, 2nd, 6th, 9th | TBA | ||
| Other Contests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Contest | Australian Rank | World Rank | |
| 2014 | DEF CON CTF Qualification[15] | 1st | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Cyber Security Challenge Australia[16] | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th | N/A | |
| 2013 | DEF CON[17] | 1st | 10th | |
| 2013 | SECUINSIDE[18] | 1st | 4th | |
| 2013 | Cyber Security Challenge Australia[19] | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | N/A | |
| 2013 | Imagine Cup[20] | 1st | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Codehire Cup[21] | 2nd (Students) | N/A | |
| 2013 | Appathon[22] | 2nd | N/A | |
| 2013 | CiSRA Extreme Imaging[23] | 2nd | N/A | |
| 2012 | Cyber Security Challenge Australia[24] | 1st | N/A | |
Computing Facilities
The School has computer laboratories for coursework teaching and student projects, including a number of specialist laboratories. In total, the network consists of approximately 700 computers for teaching, research and administration.[25]
- 260 Intel-based computers running Linux in 13 generic teaching laboratories. Over 100 of these are iMacs, and Windows is available in "virtual machines" on all Linux labs
- 20 computers running Mac OS X in a teaching lab
- 40 Linux computers reserved for thesis students
- 50 computers in specialist teaching laboratories
- 45 computers in 3 virtual laboratories for teaching
- 30 locally developed research machines of various kinds
- 200 systems of various hardware and software configurations for academic staff and research students
- 50 computers for administration and systems support
- 35 Linux-based servers providing a number of server functions
- 33 computers in two Linux clusters for research
The School is committed to regular upgrades of its facilities and invests over $700,000 per year on equipment replacement.
UNSW also has a high capacity free wireless Internet service for students and staff.
References
- ↑ Hampton, B., Allen, B., Loeffel, R. The History of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering 1949-2009. UNSW Press 2009.
- ↑ http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/documents/ElectronicComput-A405.pdf
- ↑ http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au CSE Website
- ↑ http://myuniversity.gov.au MyUniversity Website
- ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/computer-science-and-information-systems?loc=Australia&field_ranking_scores_888766=0.4&field_ranking_scores_888771=0.3&field_ranking_scores_888776=0.15&field_ranking_scores_888781=0.15&custom_ranking=&save_my_rankings_data_sort=2%2Casc%2C0&save_my_rankings_data_limit=50&save_my_rankings_data_search=&save_my_rankings_data_start=0 QS Website for Australian CS and IS Rankings
- ↑ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/computer-science-and-information-systems?loc=Australia&field_ranking_scores_888766=0.4&field_ranking_scores_888771=0.3&field_ranking_scores_888776=0.15&field_ranking_scores_888781=0.15&custom_ranking=&save_my_rankings_data_sort=2%2Casc%2C0&save_my_rankings_data_limit=50&save_my_rankings_data_search=&save_my_rankings_data_start=0 QS Website for Australian CS and IS Rankings
- ↑ Hampton, B., Allen, B., Loeffel, R. The History of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering 1949-2009. UNSW Press 2009.
- ↑ https://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/historicalresources/onlineexhibitions/unitimelineexhibition/1949_1959.html#1956
- ↑ Hampton, B., Allen, B., Loeffel, R. The History of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering 1949-2009. UNSW Press 2009.
- ↑ http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/school-programs/progcomp/ UNSW COMPUTING ProgComp Website
- ↑ http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/school-programs/robotics/ UNSW COMPUTING Workshops Website
- ↑ http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/school-programs/high-school-computing/ UNSW COMPUTING HS1917 Website
- ↑ http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/university-of-new-south-wales-tops-list-of-australian-universities-producing-technology-entrepreneurs/2013082010514.html CrunchBase story in StartupSmart Website
- ↑ http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/aussie-car-breaks-a-world-speed-record-20110107-19i7j.html
- ↑ https://2014.legitbs.net/scoreboard Def Con Website
- ↑ https://scoring.cyberchallenge.com.au Cyber Security Challenge Australia Website
- ↑ http://defcon.org Def Con Website
- ↑ http://war.secuinside.com/ SECUINSIDE Website
- ↑ https://scoring.cyberchallenge.com.au Cyber Security Challenge Australia Website
- ↑ http://icsocialmediateam.com/2013/04/23/imagine-cup-2013-australian-local-finals/ Imagine Cup Australia Website
- ↑ http://www.shoestring.com.au/2013/07/finding-australias-top-coding-talent/ Codehire Cup in ShoeString Website
- ↑ http://appathon.com.au/category/blog/ Appathon
- ↑ http://www.extremeimaging.cisra.canon.com.au/archive_2012.html CiSRA Extreme Imaging
- ↑ https://scoring.cyberchallenge.com.au Cyber Security Challenge Australia
- ↑ http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/about/facilities.html UNSW COMPUTING Website
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