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Foundations of Computer Science are not redundant

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Michael Dinitz
5 years ago

Associate Professor, Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University

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Anonymous
5 years ago

It is shocking how UK universities are now only driven by the "market", and short-sighted "planning"!

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Joseph Malloch
5 years ago

Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University

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Bruno Blaskovic
5 years ago

Assoc.prof. Bruno Blaskovic Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia Strong connection between theory and application is "shaping for excellence". New applications in AI, data science..etc. in the future will have strong roots in the results from fundamental research. Do not cut the roots!

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Dr Tapas Kumar Mishra
5 years ago

Theoretical computer science is the crux of all the development in any area of applied computer science and engineering. Please reconsider your plan; otherwise it may be the beginning of the end for science in your university.

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Martin Henson
5 years ago

Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Essex.

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Samuel Dean
5 years ago

I think the VC has a lot of artificial intelligence already.

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Euripides Markou
5 years ago

Assoc. Prof., Univ of Thessaly, Greece. It is a shame for the University's management. If they go on with that plan I think it would be less hypocritical if they consider to stop using the word university in the title of the institution.

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Rob Beiko
5 years ago Featured

Today's advances in genomics and human health sit on top of ongoing foundational research in computer science from recent decades. Denying your students the opportunity to contribute in this and other impacted areas is misguided to say the least.

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Takahiro Katagiri
5 years ago

Professor of Information Technology Center, Nagoya University, Japan Professor of Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Japan Pure mathematics and fundamentals of computer science are very important.

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Thekla Hamm
5 years ago

I believe that research that is "highly theoretical and not directly linked with applications" is expected, fundamental and particularly desirable at any university. In my opinion, the role of research at universities should explicitly not be dictated by what is currently deemed to be the most relevant by/for industry. From the educational side, if I was a prospective student, choosing a university which does not provide an environment for me to develop strong theoretical understanding would be out of the question.

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Oded Goldreich
5 years ago

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science

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Veronica Burghi
5 years ago

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Sven Schewe
5 years ago

Professor of Computer Science University of Liverpool

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Leonard Soicher
5 years ago

Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Queen Mary University of London

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Gerardo Schneider
5 years ago

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

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Sam Thrower
5 years ago

!!

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Romaric Duvignau
5 years ago

Asst. Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Raimi A Rufai
5 years ago

This is a bad idea.

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Morgan Rogers
5 years ago

PhD student, University of Insubria If it's got nothing to do with financial incentive, what on earth is the plan here? Convert student loans directly into profit while seeming trendy for investors that don't know better? Disgusting.