Day in the Life of a Computer Scientist

Justin F. Brunelle The MITRE Corporation& Old Dominion University 11/09/2011

 Justin F. Brunelle – Computer Scientist The MITRE Corporation ◦ Application Developer/KM Researcher Old Dominion University Alumnus/Student ◦ BS and MS in CS (2008, 2010) ◦ PhD Student  Dr. Nelson  WS-DL – Digital Preservation

 BS in Computer Science ◦ Continued mentorship  Intelligent Tutoring Systems ◦ Research assistant ◦ Professional developer  MS in CS ◦ Continued research  Serious Games ◦ Published 5 papers on Serious Game Design  Daytona, Boston ◦ Wrote book chapter on Applied Natural Language Processinghttp://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ34qeF1rBHpL0jhaE4tEH-HGWQ-V2tCkiAQL8xo55j-RYFz3U3Ve26ZAvN

 PhD  Digital Preservation ◦ Ensure Web pages are stored over time ◦ Visit CNN.com on September 11th? ◦ Visit weather.com during Hurricane Katrina? ◦ Eliminate the 404 error? ◦ Save Facebook?!http://www.mementoweb.org

 Discuss opportunities in Computer Science Give a description of my career Answer questions

 Wireless Sensor Networks  VANETs  Xbox Kinect  Medical Modeling  Machine Learning  Search Engines  Big Datahttp://cdn.techd.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/8.5-Million-Settlement-Deal-For-Google-Buzz-Lawsuit-Now-Closed.jpg?0http://oneforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/facebook.jpg

 Computers are dumb  Good at repeatable tasks ◦ Simple Computation ◦ Following instructions  Bad at derivation/abstraction ◦ What’s right or wrong? ◦ Deductive reasoning  How do you make a PB&J sandwich?http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/national-peanut-butter-and-jelly-day.jpg

 Get PB and J  Get bread and knife  Insert knife into PB  Spread PB onto bread  Insert knife into J  Spread J onto bread  Put bread together (condiment-side in)  Enjoyhttp://static1.freeaddictinggames.com/thumbs/2028.jpg

 I work at The MITRE Corporation ◦ Hampton, VA  Application Developer ◦ (aka programmer) ◦ Web Development ◦ Satellites ◦ IC CAE ◦ Information Researcherhttp://www.mitre.org

 Not for profit  Government owned  FFRDC ◦ Supports DOD, IRS, FAA, etc.http://img.docstoccdn.com/thumb/orig/73624417.png

 Operate as strategic partners with their sponsoring government agencies Organized as independent entities with limitations and restrictions on their activities Assist the U.S. government with scientific research and analysis, development and acquisition, and systems engineering/integration Bring together the expertise and outlook of government, industry, and academia to solve complex technical problems

Where our staff Mature Judgment Technical Skills come from Self <5 New Grads Employed More than 20 2% Academia 2% Years of 6- Govt. 3% Experience 10 2% Other Systems 6% 11 - Engineering Military 16 - 15 12% 20 Networking & Communications Industry 73% Information Security Software & Database Engineering Economic/Business Analysis Modeling & Simulation Other Engineering Area of Educational Degree Doctorate Computer Science Electrical Engineering Other Engineering Bachelor’s Master’s Management & Business Mathematics Other Sciences Physics Other Degree Social Sciences 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Number of Staff With DegreeImages from Dr. Robert Cherinka’s presentation

 Fortune 100 ◦ 10 years in a row  Computerworld ◦ 6 years in a row  Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service  Fast Company “50 Most Innovative Companies” 13http://www.mitre.org

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 Solving Problems Group work Programming ◦ 10 lines per day?! Theory PUZZLES!

Feedback Incorporated Into Product Backlog

 I work normal hours ◦ Never eat Funyuns or drink Mountain Dew  Small teams  Give talks at schools  Work in the community  Research doesn’t happen in a vacuumhttp://www.fritolay.com/assets/images/blue/funyuns-original.gif

People Process TechnologyImages from Dr. Cherinka’s presentation

 Promote and motivate interest in STEM Offer “real world” exposure with hands- on experience Provide an opportunity to consider MITRE as a career

 How? ◦ Contact me Justin F. Brunelle jbrunelle@mitre.org 757-896-8569 http://www.justinfbrunelle.com

 For the opportunity and honor All the great questions I’m about to get!

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