Experience as a Computer Scientist For this report, the professional interviewed is a computer Engineer/ Web Developer who works for Omnivision Technologies Inc., a corporation that designs and develops advanced digital technologies to use in mobile phones, notebooks, security cameras etc. across the United States. Mr. Nagarik Sharma is the technical manager of the organization and works at its headquarter in Santa Clara, California, and has been working in this position for the last five years. He provided very useful information about the computer science profession and highlighted a number of challenges common in the career. Further, he provided some recommendations on how the challenges can be dealt with. From the information provided by the him, it is clear that the computer science profession is full of challenges particularly regarding the fast changing technology. The interview revealed several important topics which require further research. Methodology The interview was conducted on a skype video call and lasted for slightly above 30 minutes. Before the interview, the interviewee was made clear to understand that the questions which were to be asked during the interview regards the profession, its concerns and challenges. The phone call was recorded during the entire conversation and the information later transcribed and key points extracted. This report is based only on important points and not everything that the interviewee said. Essential Background Computer science is a field of technology that deals with studying processes that interact with data and which can be depicted as data in program form. An expert in computer science has knowledge in computation theory as well as the practice of software systems design. Computer scientists are also popularly known as computer and information scientists and can work in a range of environments. For instance, these professionals work in private software publishers, government agencies, academic institutions, and engineering firms (Page & Smart, 2013). Wherever they work, computer scientists’ general roles include solving computing problems as well as developing new products. The professional interviewed for this report has in-depth knowledge in computer systems and management. Through his leadership skill, he organizes the successful delivery of effective and efficient technical solutions within the company. He is responsible for planning, designing, developing, production, and testing communication systems. He is also responsible for supervising: · Technical and Operations teams · Landline and Cellular network · IT Infrastructure · Service platforms He works with the chief technical officer (who is an expert in telecommunications engineering) to design and develop software that facilitates landline and cellular networks. Challenges · Education: According to the interviewee, the challenges in the field of computer science starts right from education and training. He says that ...

1. Experience as a Computer Scientist
For this report, the professional interviewed is a computer
Engineer/ Web Developer who works for Omnivision
Technologies Inc., a corporation that designs and develops
advanced digital technologies to use in mobile phones,
notebooks, security cameras etc. across the United States. Mr.
Nagarik Sharma is the technical manager of the organization
and works at its headquarter in Santa Clara, California, and has
been working in this position for the last five years. He
provided very useful information about the computer science
profession and highlighted a number of challenges common in
the career. Further, he provided some recommendations on how
the challenges can be dealt with. From the information provided
by the him, it is clear that the computer science profession is
full of challenges particularly regarding the fast changing
technology. The interview revealed several important topics
which require further research.
Methodology
The interview was conducted on a skype video call and lasted
for slightly above 30 minutes. Before the interview, the
interviewee was made clear to understand that the questions
which were to be asked during the interview regards the
profession, its concerns and challenges. The phone call was
recorded during the entire conversation and the information
later transcribed and key points extracted. This report is based
only on important points and not everything that the interviewee
said.
Essential Background
Computer science is a field of technology that deals with

2. studying processes that interact with data and which can be
depicted as data in program form. An expert in computer
science has knowledge in computation theory as well as the
practice of software systems design. Computer scientists are
also popularly known as computer and information scientists
and can work in a range of environments. For instance, these
professionals work in private software publishers, government
agencies, academic institutions, and engineering firms (Page &
Smart, 2013). Wherever they work, computer scientists’ general
roles include solving computing problems as well as developing
new products.
The professional interviewed for this report has in-depth
knowledge in computer systems and management. Through his
leadership skill, he organizes the successful delivery of
effective and efficient technical solutions within the company.
He is responsible for planning, designing, developing,
production, and testing communication systems.
He is also responsible for supervising:
· Technical and Operations teams
· Landline and Cellular network
· IT Infrastructure
· Service platforms
He works with the chief technical officer (who is an expert in
telecommunications engineering) to design and develop
software that facilitates landline and cellular networks.
Challenges
· Education: According to the interviewee, the challenges in the
field of computer science starts right from education and
training. He says that in most parts of the world, there exists a
major gender disparity in computer science training.
· Changing Technology: Another key challenge in the field is

3. related to the changing technology. These changes need
professionals in computer science and other related fields to
constantly update themselves on new technologies and what can
be done to make them even better. Big data is also expanding
fast, thus making it a challenge for computer scientists to come
up with new and efficient algorithms to handle huge amounts of
data. The emergence of technologies and systems such as
internet of things means that computer scientists and
information technology experts has to integrate and network
everyday appliances so as to make them work more
intelligently.
The interviewee also identified challenges such as:
· Changes in computer architectures.
· Issues in distributed, parallel and mobile computing.
· Changing programming paradigms and user interfaces.
· Need to develop and change computational models from time
to time.
· Issues with performance measures and complexity.
· Dealing with uncertainty, artificial intelligence, robotics and
real-time bounded rationality.
All of these are trends, changes, and challenges in the field of
computer science which grows and changes with time. Computer
scientists have to prepare themselves well to lead and steer
these challenges.
Conclusions and Call to Action
Experts in computer science have several career options since
basically every system in life needs to be computerized. The
key challenges in the computer science profession are either
related to education, training, or the changing technological
needs. The field is changing so fast that the methods or content
used to teach it in the past cannot be used a few years later.
Because of the fact that computer systems are becoming part of
many aspects of our lives, training in this area needs to be

4. focused on equipping learners with necessary skills. Training
and learning should be an ongoing process in order to be
updated with latest changes. Affirmative action should be
instituted to encourage more female learners take up the course.
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