Engaging Computer Scientists In Interdisciplinary Domains

Here's a talk I gave to Computer Science students to showcase how, with a few elective courses, they can very well work on a wider range of problems that don't traditionally lie in the field of Computer Science: Dr Brijesh Eshpuniyani on 10th May 2023 (youtube.com)

Here I discuss how they could work in the domain of Aerospace Engineering if they wish to. I'm sure it's possible to build bridges between computer science and other areas as well. This is probably relevant for a lot of universities that are serious about keeping a wide range of science and engineering disciplines alive and exciting in the face of market pressures that change from time to time. As I often remark, computer programming applications stretch far far beyond developing apps - a phenomenon that is very obviously and naturally going to slow down in the near future (how many apps can we have) if we just think about it - and its in our best interests to not lose sight of this!.

I think this talk also gives an example of how one can introduce research problems to undergraduate students. One has to find a balance between the amount of technical content presented, the speed at which it is presented, and the level at which it's pitched. I think I got it fairly right here. Hope some of my colleagues find it useful.

Note: While the audience was incredibly sincere, bright and committed, I have reservations regarding the chap running this college that are summarized in the following post: A Scientific Invitation I Regret Accepting .