Top three trends in Computer Science Engineering

As the world becomes more interconnected and technology grows exponentially, the demand for computer science engineers is constantly on the rise. Add to this, the merging of various industries leading to the growth of unconventional career paths. Resultantly, the need for bright young minds who are multi-dimensional and have a global outlook is higher than ever before. From transforming bioinformatics to finding breakthroughs in cyber security, as a computer science aspirant, you must stay up-to-date on the current trends in the field to make an informed choice of your specialisation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics

The global robotics industry is forecasted to be worth $80 billion by 2024, and by the same time, the AI industry is expected to cross the $500 billion mark. With companies like Facebook, IBM, and Google investing heavily in AI research, the scope for breakthroughs and developments in the field are unlimited. The UPES School of Computer Science recognises the immense growth opportunities AI and robotics present, and towards the same, offers a course in BTech (Hons) Computer Science and Engineering - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. This specialisation is designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence by implementing real-world problems in a wide variety of application domains such as robotics, computer vision, natural language processing, and more.

Cyber-security

Former US President Barack Obama had rightly said that there is a need to “collaborate and explore partnerships that will help develop the best ways to bolster our cyber security”. From healthcare to financial institutions and insurance providers, every industry is in dire need of strong cyber-security, because cyber-attacks can incur losses going up to millions. The UPES School of Computer Science offers a specialisation in Cybersecurity and Forensics to aspiring students.

Cloud Computing

From needing to download music, movies, software and more, to access it online without the need to download anything, the internet has come a long way. This is possible simply because most of these functions are available on a ‘cloud’ online. With the world becoming rapidly digital, cloud computing has become an in-demand utility requiring highly skilled professionals. To fuel this demand, UPES School of Computer Science offers a BTech (Hons) Computer Science and Engineering with a specialization in Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technology. This program offers basic technologies of Virtualization (enabler of Cloud), infrastructure-less computing at client side by IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)-by Vmware, Virtual Box, Openstack etc PaaS (Platform as a service), having platforms for development environments, SaaS (Software as a Service), deploying software on cloud-enabled infrastructure, performance tuning of deployed objects-checking efficiency and security in the cloud.

 

 

Note: The views expressed in this article are that of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha