Big Trends in Computing Research Over the Next Decade

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Big Trends in Computing Research

Over the Next Decade

Presented to the MobiSys 2016 Graduate Student Workshop

25 June 2016

By Steven Miller

Vice Provost (Research)

And Dean School of Information Systems

Singapore Management Univers

ity

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Educational Background

Steven Miller

• SMU Vice Provost, Research

• Dean, SMU School of Information Systems (SIS)

• Professor of Information Systems (Practice)

2 PhD

Carnegie Mellon University,

1983

Engineering & Public Policy:

Impacts of Robotics & Computer

Integrated Manufacturing on

Productivity & Labor Costs

MSc

Carnegie Mellon University,

1980

Statistics

BEng

University of Pennsylvania,

1978

Systems Science & Engineering,

Magna Cum Laude

High

School

Phillips Academy, Andover,

1974

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Professional History

3

2003

-current

Singapore Management

_University

• Vice Provost, Research since July, 2012.

_{• Founding Dean, School of Info Systems}

since Dec, 2002 through 30 June 2016

2000

-2002

IBM Global Services

_{Business Innovation Services,}

Singapore

• Chief Architect Executive, Asia Pacific

• Practice Leader, E-Business Integration,

ASEAN.

1995

-2000

RWD Technologies

_USA

• Chief Engineer for Process Improvement.

_{• Chief Scientist.}

1989

-1995

Fujitsu Limited

_{Telecommunications Division,}

Japan and USA

• Director, Manufacturing Engineering,

Fujitsu Network Engineering, Richardson,

TX, USA.

• In training, FJ Oyama, Japan production

facility.

1983

-1989

Carnegie Mellon

_University

USA

• Assistant Professor of Manufacturing

Engineering & Management

• Business School

• Engineering School

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Slide provided by Dr. James ("Jim") C. Spohrer

Director, Cognitive Systems Institute Group and Curriculum

IBM Research - Almaden, CA, USA

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Slide provided by Dr. James ("Jim") C. Spohrer

Director, Cognitive Systems Institute Group and Curriculum

IBM Research - Almaden, CA, USA

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Slide provided by Dr. James ("Jim") C. Spohrer

Director, Cognitive Systems Institute Group and Curriculum

IBM Research - Almaden, CA, USA

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Cyberinfrastructure (ACI)

Computing and Communication

Foundations (CCF)

Computer and Network

Systems (CNS)

Information & Intelligent

Systems (IIS)

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Disciplines

• Accountancy

• Economics

• Econometrics

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Political Science

• Philosophy

• Humanities

• Computer Science, Applied Computing, Analytics, Machine Learning

• Information Systems & Technology

• Information Systems & Management

Analytics for Business, Consumer

& Social Insights

Ageing & Healthcare Management Urban Management & Sustainability Finance & Financial Markets Innovation & Entrepreneurship

SMU’s Natural Advantage: Achieving Stronger Connections

and Deeper Integration Across Management, Social Science,

and Computing & IT

SMU Areas of Excellence (AoEs)

Management

Social Sciences

Computing &

Information Technology

• Law

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SIS Research & Project Areas

DATA

MANAGEMENT

& ANALYTICS

Data Mining & Machine Learning Consumer & Social

Network Analytics Information Retrieval & Multimedia Analytics Spatial & Context-Aware

Data Management

Visual Analytics Recommender Systems

& Preference Analytics

Data Privacy & Authentication

CYBER

SECURITY

Data Security & Privacy Mobile Platform & Application Security

IoT & RFID Security and Privacy Computer & Software Security Cloud Computing Security Multimedia Content Security Human Behaviour-Based Security

INFORMATION

SYSTEMS &

MANAGEMENT

Economics of Information Systems & Technology Platforms, Networks & Markets Information Products & IT Services IT & Supply Chain

Management Design, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Financial IS & Technology Risk Management & Policy Analytics

INTELLIGENT

SYSTEMS &

DECISION

ANALYTICS

Autonomous Agents & Multi-Agent Systems Learning & Adaptation

Heuristic Search & Optimization Planning & Scheduling

Urban Logistics, Transportation & Sustainability Business Simulation

& Serious Gaming

Cognitive Computing & Decision Support Systems

SOFTWARE &

CYBER-PHYSICAL

SYSTEMS

Mobile & Wearable Systems & Testbeds

Cyber-Physical & IoT Systems Interactive & Wearable

Computing Interfaces Software Mining &

Program Analysis

Empirical Software Engineering Software Testing

& Debugging

Cloud & Enterprise Systems and Applications

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LEARNING & INFORMATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION

Learning & Curriculum Analytics Practice Based Learning

Blended Learning Game Based Learning

Computational Social Science

Systems for Field Based Experimentation Social Computing

Socially & Behaviourally Aware Smart Nation Systems and Services

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FINANCE & FINANCIAL MARKETS

SMU AREA OF EXCELLENCE

Financial IT Academy @SMU (with IBF & IDA)

Financial Services T.O.P.S Initiative

Technology + Operations + Processes + Service Innovation

URBAN

MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

Fujitsu-SMU Urban Computing & Engineering (UNiCEN) Corp. Lab

Green Transformation Lab

Urban Decision & Optimization Lab

Urban Analytics Initiative with URA

SMU SIS Centres, Labs & Initiatives by

Primary Area OF Excellence

LEGEND

New initiatives forthcoming soon

ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS, CONSUMER & SOCIAL INSIGHTS

with Carnegie Mellon University

LiveLabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform

DBS-SMU Life Analytics Lab with DBS Bank Group

with Ping An Insurance (China) & others

Advanced Analytics Education Lab with SAS

CYBER SECURITY

SIS INITIATIVE

Secure Mobile Centre

RFID Security Lab

Huawei-SMU Cybersecurity Initiative

AGEING & HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

SMU-TCS iCity Lab with Tata Consulting Services

T-Lab with Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health

Group

Cyber Security Finance & Financial Markets

Analytics for Business, Consumer & Social Insights

Urban Management & Sustainability

Ageing & Healthcare Management