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Computer Science is logical and mysterious at the same time

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Transfer your human language into the language

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the computer understands,

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gives you the power to provide human beings with the solutions,

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Studies the underlying nature of computations.

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Arguably over the past 20 years,

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No other field has changed the way we live more than computer science.

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machine learning, database, computer networks,

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computer music, visualization, software engineering, distributive systems,

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advanced topics in machine learning and artificial intelligence,

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embedded systems.

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At NYU Shanghai,

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we currently have about 40 computer science majors every year.

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Our very renowned faculty, in their research areas,

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they are all outstanding instructors.

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My first course was machine learning because it's so cool.

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Deep learning methods make you think in a very data-driven way.

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It can help us solve so many non-convex problems.

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This Lab is used by computer science and engineering students.

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We have a course called Digital Logic.

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They come here, and they have hands-on experience on devices.

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To check digital chips such as a CPU,

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compute the sum of two numbers or the multiplication of two numbers.

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So they have hands-on experience here with the material.

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Here the lighting is controlled automatically by a controller

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that was designed by our students.

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The lights turn on automatically if it detects people in the room.

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The lights dim down a little if there is a lot of sunlight from outside.

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Now finally we save a lot of energy.

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Music can be interpreted from an information perspective.

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So we developed an algorithm that can

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automatically learn the difference between different acoustic properties

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and transfer the performance.

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use haptic device or

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‘Magic gloves’ that you can just put those gloves on your fingers,

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on your hands, and it moves.

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So you learn the music by feeling about it.

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After taking this course I learned that

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there's like this whole division of machine learning

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and computer science in general that's devoted to

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earning about computer music and

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how we can kind of link psychology and computers and kind of study this.

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At NYU Shanghai

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We're very lucky to have our own

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high-performance computing environments.

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Both our faculty members as well as our students

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are allowed to work on  their projects there,

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if they have any research or resource intensive competitions.

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They can use it.

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Online data is everywhere in our life

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and computer science can help us to analyze them and to get a better

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understanding about what's going on.

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Data Structures, in this course,

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I can learn how to improve the efficiency of my codes,

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Which is very important in programming.

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Distributive Systems, it is about how to synchronize computing devices,

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computers work together to solve heavy and tedious problems.

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Computer science and math, they have deep connections,

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Algorithms tell you how to solve problems efficiently.

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Computer Networking at NYU Shanghai is really fascinating

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because it really provides the foundation for how the internet works

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and how every kind of communication in the computer world happens.

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Operating systems seemed very daunting to me,

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and I didn't know that much about it,

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but together here with different students and the faculty here,

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was able to learn a lot more in depth about operating systems.

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Something I want to explain to them, to teach them is how

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rigorous computer science is.

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Teaching here is a magnificent experience but also

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observing, interacting with students.

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Not all computer scientists are nerds.

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Our students, they communicate with each other quite often.

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Our students are passionate. They are creative and work hard.

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They come from different cultural backgrounds.

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It's always fascinating to see

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how those cultural differences collide and spark wisdom.

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Not only teaches you how to think,

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t teaches you how they solve the problem in a very

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scalable, flexible, efficient way.

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In our courses, most of the courses are project-based learning.

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We have active learning schemes to provide

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project-based learning classes,

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where the students actually get to work together,

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interview potential users, design and develop the system and eventually

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deliver and maintain a working product by the end of the semester.

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Students get to spend a year abroad in New York or Abu Dhabi,

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which also provides a very rich set of elective courses

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that students can potentially take.

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NYU Shanghai, NYU New York is all together

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I think that’s what is so good about this place

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It’s because you're getting so many different experiences

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by being in one place.

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I’m very proud that many of our students have gone on to top

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PhD programs in the world.

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If you’re kind of a logical thinker,

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you will most likely be good at computer science.

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But if you're both a logical thinker and a creative thinker,

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then you'll be outstanding at computer science.