Foundations is what you need to have excellence and innovation.
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Rasmus Pagh
5 years ago
If you look at the world's leading universities, they all have strong research in foundations of computing. This remains true if you consider only leadership in terms of innovation. Don't amputate your university.
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Dave Cochran
5 years ago
This is a stunningly ignorant, short-termist act of vandalism.
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Felix Fischer
5 years ago
This is the kind of decision you make when you don't understand the foundations of the area the decision is about.
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Guy Even
5 years ago
Foundations of Computer Science is one of the most successful fields of research. It is motivated by the desire to understand the capabilities and limitations of computation. It has a major influence over practice in many areas: cryptography (security and privacy), distributed computing (Internet, Radio Networks), data structures, algorithms (routing, compression, matching) , just to name a few.
It is also a super-highway to acquiring skills needed for practitioners (programmers, system designers, etc.).
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Jan Rutten
5 years ago
emeritus professor of theoretical computer science, CWI and Radboud University
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Petr Novotný
5 years ago
Masaryk University
As a researcher at the boundary of theory and some domains of AI, I can attest that achieving results in the latter is conditional on having solid foundations in the former. Also, I believe that having a strong CS fundamentals research output and teaching programme reflects well on the reputation of the institution.
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Artur Czumaj
5 years ago
It's very sad to see that the university aiming to be among top research universities in the country is neglecting core topics in modern science and technology.
As many of my colleagues said here: While the applications of computer science are playing so important role in modern life, it's very short-sighted to ignore the role of fundamental research underpinning practical applications.
Artur Czumaj
President of the EATCS
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Felipe Campelo
5 years ago
As someone who actively works with applied AI, I cannot overstate the importance of research and education in the foundations of CS. Theoretical and foundational development provide the very basis upon which more applied work can be developed, and it is critical that universities continue to foster and support the basic research that continues to makes AI progress possible.
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Xinxin Liu
5 years ago
foundations of computer science is not redundant
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Christian Schindelhauer
5 years ago
AI produces knowledge without understanding. Only Theory produces understanding. Without Theory we are lost.
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Applied maths and as a pure science are equally important for moving forward. US and Canadian universities are a demonstration of this interplay.
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Donal Fitzpatrick
5 years ago
Nothing built without good foundations stands for long.
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Jean-Jacques Levy
5 years ago
Learn CS first. Then possible move to statistics on bigdata.
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Krzysztof Apt
5 years ago
CWI, Amsterdam and University of Warsaw
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Daniele Visaggio
5 years ago
highly theoretical research is exactly what makes the whole field advance.
Universities should NOT follow market trends, at least not penalizing researches in the core of this field.
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Ana Sokolova
5 years ago
No Computer Science without Foundations.
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Sebastian Uchitel
5 years ago
Reader, Imperial College
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Glenn Strong
5 years ago
This is a very shortsighted change, and needs to be re-thought. Work on foundations is ultimately vital for everything in computer science. Especially to be proposing this for a group that has been so successful in developing a new area (reversibility) is unforgivable!
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Nguyen Dang
5 years ago
This is a very short-sighted decision. Fundamental research is critical and underpins practical applications.
Foundations is what you need to have excellence and innovation.
If you look at the world's leading universities, they all have strong research in foundations of computing. This remains true if you consider only leadership in terms of innovation. Don't amputate your university.
This is a stunningly ignorant, short-termist act of vandalism.
This is the kind of decision you make when you don't understand the foundations of the area the decision is about.
Foundations of Computer Science is one of the most successful fields of research. It is motivated by the desire to understand the capabilities and limitations of computation. It has a major influence over practice in many areas: cryptography (security and privacy), distributed computing (Internet, Radio Networks), data structures, algorithms (routing, compression, matching) , just to name a few. It is also a super-highway to acquiring skills needed for practitioners (programmers, system designers, etc.).
emeritus professor of theoretical computer science, CWI and Radboud University
Masaryk University As a researcher at the boundary of theory and some domains of AI, I can attest that achieving results in the latter is conditional on having solid foundations in the former. Also, I believe that having a strong CS fundamentals research output and teaching programme reflects well on the reputation of the institution.
It's very sad to see that the university aiming to be among top research universities in the country is neglecting core topics in modern science and technology. As many of my colleagues said here: While the applications of computer science are playing so important role in modern life, it's very short-sighted to ignore the role of fundamental research underpinning practical applications. Artur Czumaj President of the EATCS
As someone who actively works with applied AI, I cannot overstate the importance of research and education in the foundations of CS. Theoretical and foundational development provide the very basis upon which more applied work can be developed, and it is critical that universities continue to foster and support the basic research that continues to makes AI progress possible.
foundations of computer science is not redundant
AI produces knowledge without understanding. Only Theory produces understanding. Without Theory we are lost.
Applied maths and as a pure science are equally important for moving forward. US and Canadian universities are a demonstration of this interplay.
Nothing built without good foundations stands for long.
Learn CS first. Then possible move to statistics on bigdata.
CWI, Amsterdam and University of Warsaw
highly theoretical research is exactly what makes the whole field advance. Universities should NOT follow market trends, at least not penalizing researches in the core of this field.
No Computer Science without Foundations.
Reader, Imperial College
This is a very shortsighted change, and needs to be re-thought. Work on foundations is ultimately vital for everything in computer science. Especially to be proposing this for a group that has been so successful in developing a new area (reversibility) is unforgivable!
This is a very short-sighted decision. Fundamental research is critical and underpins practical applications.