2009 Openhouse for CS

Center for computer studies (CCS) Admissions 2009 Dr. Sayeed Ghani, Associate Dean, Faculty of Computer Science Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Overview Historical Perspective Academics Degree Programs Admissions Requirements Fees Structure Departments Faculty Research Student Facilities Events Job Placements IT and other Infrastructure Ongoing Projects Opportunities & Market Growth Why Computer Science? Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Historical Perspective Established in 1955 Oldest graduate business school outside North America International Collaborations Established in collaboration with the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania. USAID $10 million grant on establishing facilities at IBA. Fifty prominent American professors were assigned to IBA, while over 70 IBA faculty members received advanced degrees from Wharton and USC Received Charter – Degree Awarding Institute Status in 1994 Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Center for Computer Studies (CCS) Established in 1983 Initially provided diplomas in Computing related fields 1987: MBA(MIS) degree formally offered 1998/99: BCS and BBA(MIS) 2002: MBA(MIS) evening program 2005: PhD in CSE/ICT/MIS 2008: BCS being re-launched as BS (Computer Science) BS (IT, Software Eng) MS (CS, IT, Soft. Eng.) - Evening Expansion of PhD program Rapidly growing department with over 700 graduates Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

IBA Today An “Island of excellence” A recognized “Island of Excellence” in the country, trusted by businessmen and foreign businesses Some of our core values Merit Truth Discipline Outstanding Students Highly competitive admission process Highly qualified Faculty Large number of PhDs Extensive business and industry experience Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Degree Programs Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Business Administration Programs BBA MBA MBA (Evening) MS (Economics)

Degree Programs Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow MIS & Computer Science Degree Programs BBA (MIS Specialization) BS (IT, CS, Soft. Eng) MBA (MIS) (Day & Evening) Ph.D. (CSE/ICT/AI/others) MS (IT, CS, Soft. Eng)

Business Administration Programs Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) Morning Program; 4 year Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Morning Program; 2 year MBA Evening For in-service people; 3-4 year MS (Economics) New Program; 2 Year [New] Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Management Information Systems (MIS) & Computer Science Degree Programs Offered at the Center for Computer Studies (CCS) BBA (MIS) : 4 year BS : 4 year [New] Computer Science (Replaces BCS) Information Technology Software Engineering MBA (Specialization in MIS) : 2 year MBA (Specialization in MIS) Evening: 3 – 4 year MS (IT, CS, Soft. Eng) Evening: 3 – 4 year [New] Ph.D. in the following areas: 3 – 6 year Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Artificial Intelligence Operations Research, Cryptography Numerical Analysis, Numerical Computing Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Eligibility Criteria for Undergraduate programs Undergraduate Programs: BBA (Specialization in Marketing, MIS, Finance, etc) BS(CS), BS(IT), BS (Software Eng.) Eligibility for Undergraduate Programs Intermediate (minimum 65% marks), or ‘ A’ Levels (minimum of two ‘B’s and one ‘C’) (tentative) Grades of General and AS level courses will not be accepted For BS: Math required Procedure Admission details along with test dates will be published in the Daily DAWN & Jang (End of May) Website : www.iba.edu.pk Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Eligibility Criteria for MBA & MS programs MBA & MS Programs: MBA, MBA (with MIS specialization) MBA, MBA (with MIS specialization) – Evening MS (CS), MS(IT), MS (Software. Eng.) – Evening MS (Economics) Eligibility Minimum 2.5 out of 4.0 GPA, or 60% from recognized university 16 years of education is required For MBA holders of professional degrees (B.E., M.B.B.S., etc) accepted For MS must have relevant undergraduate degree Procedure Admission details along with IBA entrance test dates will be published in the Daily DAWN & Jang (End of April) Website : www.iba.edu.pk Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Ph.D. Program Eligibility: Teaching / Research Assistance Ph.D. students shall be required to either act as a research associate to a professor or to teach undergraduate level courses for which a monthly stipend shall be given Ph.D. students will be entitled to full waiver of tuition fee for the entire program Detailed PhD prospectus for 2009 will be available on website Procedure Admission details along with IBA entrance test dates will be published in the Daily DAWN & Jang (End of April) Website : www.iba.edu.pk Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Degree (In relevant subject) Additional Requirements M.Phil. or M.S. 18 years of education Minimum 3.0 out of 4.0 GPA GRE (International) General Scores Two references from department A brief proposal indicating your research interest

Admissions Test Schedule MBA Admissions Test 7 th June, 2009 BBA/ BS(CS) Admissions Test 21 st June, 2009 Procedure Admission details along with IBA entrance test dates will be published in the Daily DAWN & Jang (End of April) Online Admissions Website : www.iba.edu.pk Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Fee Structure: Spring 2009 Full Time Students Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow NOTE: The Charges mentioned are for one semester. Approximately 6-10% Increase in Fees should be expected every year. * Caution Money is refundable within a period of one year after completion of course work.

Departments Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Center for Computer Studies Economics & Finance Social Sciences Marketing Accounting Management IBA

IBA Faculty Recently a number of PhDs have been added to IBA’s faculty, bringing the total number of PhDs to 22 Student : Faculty Ratio – 18:1 Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

IBA Faculty Have degrees from: Boston University, University of Auckland, Columbia University, MIT, Northern Illinois University, University of Sheffield, Portland State University, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton, Northeastern University, Centre for Fiscal Studies, Vanderbilt University, Indian Institute of Technology, Strathclyde Business School, University of London Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

CCS Faculty Faculty Supervising PhD Research: Dr. Ahmed Ali Shah Numerical Analysis, Numerical Computing, (Univ. Of Kent) Cryptography Dr. Nasir Touheed Parallel Processing, Operations Research, (Univ. of Leeds) Numerical Analysis, Data Warehousing Dr. Sajjad Haider Artificial Intelligence and Bayesian Networks (George Mason) Dr. Sayeed Ghani Performance analysis and simulation of (MIT, Columbia) wireless, 4G and heterogeneous networks Dr. Wasim Khan Operations Research, Virtual Manufacturing (Univ. of Sheffield) and Education Management Dr. Zaheeruddin Asif Management Information Systems (Temple, IBA) Faculty pursuing PhD Faisal Iradat, Imran Khan, Quratulain Rajput, Waseem Arain, Syed Irfan Nabi, Rashid Faruqui Teaching Faculty: Abdul Wajed, Ahmed Raza, Ameer Rizvi, Aniqa Shah, Maheen Ghauri, Yaseen Meenai Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Research Conference Presentations (National and International) Lead research contributor in the country in all forums Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Marketing and Management Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Research @ CCS Wireless Networks Simulation of Networks Semantic Web Robotics / Gaming Demo 1 Demo 2 Demo 3 Demo 4 Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Events @ IBA Conferences Seminars Guest Speaker Sessions Corporate Dinners Alumni Functions Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

ICICT - 2005 Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow ICICT International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies

Job Placement Support at IBA Compulsory Internships IBA Placement Office Alumni support network Graduate Directory Job postings (campus and website) Graduates drawing starting salary of 30K – 60K Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

IT Infrastructure The IBA CCS has in recent years initiated major improvement in the IT Infrastructure in order to achieve the following: High-end servers Completely licensed Software 24 hour e-mail accessible Internationally High-speed Radio links between the two campuses and hostels All Labs & Classrooms Multimedia-ready Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

IT Facilities 500+ PCs All labs connected in High-speed LAN 100% coverage of WLAN on both campuses 5 labs in City Campus and 2 in Univ. Campus High-speed Internet access (over 8MB bandwidth) from the two campuses Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Automation at IBA IBA Intranet Portal Access to 17,000 Online research journals Access to 40,000 Online latest books IBA Research Portal Automation of various aspects of IBA including Student registration & records Faculty evaluation Fee Management Online Admissions Online library books & journals Website continuously updated Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Ongoing Projects Major Construction Projects underway to be completed in the next two to three years at a total cost of over 1 Billion Rupees: Two new high rise buildings at the City Campus Center for Entrepreneurship at Main Campus Auditorium, academic block, classrooms Students' Hostels, Administration Block Libraries Visiting Faculty Residences Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Physical Facilities Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow View of Main Campus

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Existing – Library at Main Campus

Proposed – Library at Main Campus Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Proposed – Library at Main Campus

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Proposed – Video Conferencing Room at City Campus

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow New Class Rooms at City Campus

Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Proposed – Computer Lab 16 at City Campus

Tech Stocks Have Outperformed S&P500 in 2007… Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Although Tech Stocks underperformed market in 6 of last 7 years Tech stocks outperformed the market in 2007

PAKISTAN IT INDUSTRY PROFILE GROWTH PERCENTAGE 2003-2010 Source: PSEB

Pakistan ICT Industry The Telecom Industry – phenomenal growths: Attracting the most Direct Foreign Investment in Pakistan Deregulation of the telecom sector Six mobile companies 14 LDI & 18 WLL companies cutting edge new services at lower costs number of cell phone subscribers from 0.2 million to about 80* million (last 8 years) The number of cities connected to the Internet: from 29 to about 2400. Tariffs for PTCL’s International Internet bandwidths: from US$87,000 to about US$2,000 per month for a 2MB circuit. number of Internet users: from 200,000 to over 12* million. * Note: These numbers are based on local statistics and actually represent inflated figures. Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Pakistan Mobile Industry Growth in Subscribers Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Over 82 Million subscribers as of March 2008

Growth of ICT Usage & Opportunity Banking Sector Focus on Technology – competitive edge Numbers of ATMs in Pakistan: tripled in the last 6 years to around 1500 ATMs across 30 major cities ATM networks: 1 Link and MNET The number of online branches in Pakistan: from 400 in 1999 to 2,000+ at present E-enabled plastic cards in banks: from 0.3 million in 1999 to over 4 million The BPO industry E.g. Call Centers, accounting, data processing, MT Vibrant growth and expansion (world wide growth 10%) BPO – $45 bn (India has $30 bn share) Potential to provide large scale job opportunities Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow

Why Study Computer Science? Money Magazine May 2006 : Software Engineer is the #1 best job and the forecasted 10-year job growth is 46.07%. A CNN article ranks the 10 top-paying jobs (excluding medical doctors). 5 of which were jobs for which a computer science degree would be a great preparation. The average salary is between $61,250 – $81,140 as follows: Computer System Software Engineer - $81,140 Biomedical Engineer - $70,520 Physician Assistant - $69,250 Computer Applications Software Engineer- $76,310 Environmental Engineer - $67,620 Computer System Analysis - $67,520 Database Administrator - $61,950 Physical Therapist - $61,560 Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst - $61,250 Hydrologist - $60,880

All Science is Computer Science Is it any surprise then that Computer Science has given birth to: Computational molecular biology and bioinformatics Computational neuroscience and neuro-informatics Computational developmental biology Cognitive science Computational economics Computational chemistry and chemo-informatics Computational organization theory Medical informatics Agricultural informatics Geo-informatics

Top 10 Reasons to Major in CS Computing is part of everything we do! Expertise in computing enables you to solve complex, challenging problems. Computing enables you to make a positive difference in the world. Computing offers many types of lucrative careers. Computing jobs are here to stay, regardless of where you are located.

Top 10 Reasons to Major in CS Expertise in computing helps you even if your primary career choice is something else. Computing offers great opportunities for true creativity and innovativeness. Computing has space for both collaborative work and individual effort. Computing is an essential part of well-rounded academic preparation. Future opportunities in computing are without boundaries.

Additional Information IBA (University Campus) Tel. No: 111-422-422 IBA (City Campus) Tel. No: 111-677-677 Leadership and Ideas for Tomorrow Center for Computer Studies: 111-677-677 Ext 1222 Dr. Sayeed Ghani Ext 1331 IBA website: www.iba.edu.pk e-mail: [email_address] Testing Department: (021)-111-422-422 IBA website: www.iba.edu.pk e-mail: [email_address]

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