Frontiers in computer science research

Abstract

Old frontiers in Computer Science continue to expand. New frontiers emerge as better theoretical understanding, dramatically improved hardware characteristics, and improved techniques for software open new vistas. Much of the excitment and drive towards new frontiers still stems from new hardware characteristics which make it possible to attack a host of new problems. Conversely, the drive to improve hardware characteristics and to utilize computer systems more effectively has presented many challenging problems for computer science and engineering. An additional force that is creating a demand pull for advanced research in computer science is the drive in all industrial and government sectors toward greater efficiency and productivity in order to make our economy and industries more competitive internationally. Without doubt, the international challenge to our computer industry has stimulated both the private sector and the public sector toward new areas of computer science research.