department of mathematics and informatics novi sad

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Department of Mathematicsand Informatics

Novi Sad

by Zoran Budimac

AgendaVojvodina and Novi SadUniversityDepartmentChair of Computer ScienceCurriculum in InformaticsZoran BudimacState with respect to Bologna declaration

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Novi Sad within Europe

A closer look

Serbia and MontenegroVojvodinaNovi Sad

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Economy

Agriculturalarea

Economy

Vojvodina iseconomicallythe mostdevelopedpart of the

country

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Vojvodina today-1

Autonomous province of Serbia75% of Serbs

Six official languages• Serbian• Croatian• Hungarian• Slovakian• Romanian• Ruthenian

Vojvodina today - 2

Continental climateThe size comparable to the size of the NetherlandsAround 2 mil. of inhabitants20 different nations More than five (?) religionsThe highest peak is 641m (near Vršac).

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Vojvodina today - 3

Belongs to the Union of European regions.Elected as the European region for 2006.The flag and the coats of arms:

Vojvodina – the history - 150.000 b.c. – first prehistoric settlements8th century b.c. – Iliric tribes1st – 6th cent. – Roman empire (Sirmium was one of 4 capitols of the empire)6th cent. - Slavic tribes, 9th cent. - Hungaric tribesFrom 995. Vojvodina belongs to Hungarian kingdom (classical feudalistic organization), then to Turkish, Austrian, and Austria-Hungarian empire – until 1918. 1396. – first intrusion of Turks15th cent. – first movements of Serbs escaping from the Turkish occupation (two more movements - until 18th cent. – several tens of thounsands of Serbian refugees…)1526. – the fall of Hungarian kingdom – Turkish rule1699. – the end of Turkish rule for a significant part of Vojvodina (after many battles between Turks and Austrians, supported by local citizens)

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Vojvodina – the history - 21718. – the rest of Vojvodina freed from Turkish rule (aalso after many battles and temporary peace agreements)Germans and Hungarians move to Vojvodina immediately after itMiddle of 18th cent. – Slovaks, Ruthenians, Romanians, … came to Vojvodina1748. – Novi Sad (Neusatz, Ujvidek, Neoplanta) became a free royal cityof the Austria.Many other cities followed after that.From 1778. (during the next 40 years) a rise of Serbian culturalinstitutions started (in Austria) – religion, schools, arts, theatre, publishing, …)1780 – the building of Petrovaradin fortress finished – the biggest fortress in Austrian empire.1848. the rise of Hungary against Austria, the rise of Serbs, Croats,…against Hungary. The first notion of Serbian ‘Vojvodina’ with a claim for significant autonomous rights in Austria-Hungary. 1849. – Novi Sad almost destroyed after bombardment from Petrovaradin fortress.

Vojvodina – the history - 31918 (after the world war I) – the assembly of Vojvodinian Serbs decides to join Serbia. Since then Vojvodina shared destiny of Serbia (and belonged to SFRJ, SRJ, SCG,...).1919. - movements of Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia. 1929. – autonomous Danube region proclaimed in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia – the seat was in Novi Sad.1941. – 1945. – Vojvodina divided between Croatia, Hungary, and Germany.In 1945. all Germans expelled. Replaced with Serbs from Bosnia and Croatia. After the World war II, Vojvodina remained inside Serbia as an autonomous province.From 1991 – 1996 (during civil wars inside Yugoslavia), 300.000 people left Vojvodina and were replaced by more than 300.000 refugees from Croatia and Bosnia.

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Novi SadThe capitol of VojvodinaThe second largest (?) city of Serbia300,000 thousand of inhabitants300 years old (1748. proclaimed as the free royal city of Austria)

Much younger than Petrovaradin (and the fortress) and founded as the supporting city to the military installations in the fortress

Novi Sad - highlightsFruška gora mountain (539m)

National park, 15 monasteries (out of original 35, built between 15th and 18th century), lake, spa, the biggest linden-tree forest in the Europe.

DanubePetrovardin fortress“Exit” music festival

Held at the Petrovaradin fortress, the bigest in South-Eastern Europe, 120,000 visitors for four days...

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Fruška gora - 1

Fruška gora - 2

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The Danube

Fortress

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The city

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Vojvodina and Novi SadUniversityDepartmentChair of Computer ScienceCurriculum in InformaticsZoran BudimacState with respect to Bologna declaration

University of Novi SadFounded in 1960.One of five universities in Serbia

The ‘most open’ to university reforms13 faculties in 4 cities

9 In Novi Sad, 7 in University campusInformatics

Faculty of Economy (Subotica)Polytechnic Faculty (Zrenjanin)Faculty of Technical Sciences (Novi Sad)Faculty of Science (Novi Sad)

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University – pictures-1

University – pictures-2

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Agenda

We within the UniversityUniversity of Novi SadFaculty of ScienceDept. of Mathematics and Informatics

http://www.im.ns.ac.yu

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Short historyFounded in 1954 within the Faculty of PhilosophyFaculty of Science founded in 1969Institute of Mathematics – 1976

Four other institutes: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geography

Department of Mathematics and Informatics – changed the name in 2002

Curricula

BSc: Mathematics (teach, busi, appl, ind) and Informatics(‘ordinary’, teachers, business) --- 8 semesters, approx. 30 examsMSc --- 4+∞ semesters, 6 examsPhD --- ∞ semesters, no exams

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Students – Input

Students – Output

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Enrolled students (informatics)

B.Sc.: 120 each yearException – 70 in 2004

M.Sc.: 10 each year

Internal structure

Algebra and Discrete Mathematics (3 chairs)Computer Science and Numerical Mathematics (3 chairs)Analysis, Probability and Geometry (3 chairs)

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Computer Scienceand Num. Math.

Informatics

Chair of Computer Sciencehttp://perun.im.ns.ac.yuChair of Information Systems

Chair of Numerical MathematicsChair of Theoretical Computer Science

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Chair of Computer Science

MembersProf. Dr. Djura PaunićProf. Dr. Mirjana IvanovićProf. Dr. Zoran Budimac

Ljubomir Jerinić, M.Sc.Dragoslav Pešović, M.Sc. Nataša Ibrajter, M.Sc. Vladimir KurbalijaSaša TošićMiloš RadovanovićIvan Pribela

Zoran Putnik, M.Sc.

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Chair of Computer Science

CoursesIntroduction to ProgrammingData Structures and Algorithms (I and II)Programming Languages Operating Systems (I and II) Compiler Construction (I and II)Software Engineering

Also:Introduction to Informatics Software practice (Internet tools, Visual programming)

Projects (Chair)Research

Development of (intelligent) techniques based on software agents for application in information retrieval and workflow, 2002-2004, Ministry of Science, Republic of Serbia.… web services, multi-agent systems, …, 2004 - , Academy of sciences of Poland and Serbia

EducationalJoint Course on Software Engineering and Distributed Reverse Engineering, Stability Pact/DAAD, 2001-2005 [OOP using Java].Developing Course for ‘Educational Software’, 2004, WUS AustriaDeveloping Course for ‘Didactics of Informatics’, 2004, WUS AustriaOberon0 as a case study in course on ‘Operating systems’, 2001-2002, Univ. of Linz, WUS Austria

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Projects with industry (Chair)

Individual initiativeComplete business solution for an international companyWeb design and smaller e-commerce applications(intelligent) information retrieval (museums, archives,…)Classical business applications …

Tempus projects (Dept.)

Joint M.Sc. Curriculum in SETeaching Business Information SystemsGraduate studies in industrial mathematicsLibrary management systemIntroducing quality assurance systems (short term project)

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Curricula – overview I

22.96%15.31%Computational science

1.91%4.78%Hardware

13.39%16.26%Foundations of informatics

3.34%3.34%General

9.09%11.96%Mathematics

49.28%48.32%Informatics

209209Total no. of lh

Business inf.Informatics

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Curricula – overview II

Over 90% of courses are one-semesterMost exams: practical (during the year) and oralSeveral elective coursesStudent projects (two to three)

Curricula – overview III

85.65%84.22%Obligatory

14.35%15.78%Elective

209209Business inf.Informatics

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Business informatics, I year

3+3Financial Mathematics I

3+3+1Analysis II

2+1+1Data Structures and Algorithms I

3+33+3Foundations of Algebra

2+23+3Combinatorics and Graph Theory

3+0Sociology

3+3Analysis I2+2+1Introduction to Programming

SummerWinterCourse

Business informatics, III year

2+2Methods of Decision-making

3+0+3Elective Seminar

3+2+2Computer Graphics and Geometry I

2+1+2Elective Course I

2+22+2Probability and Statistics

3+3Numerical Analysis

2+2+1Artficial Intelligence I

2+2+2Databases I

2+2+1Operating Systems I

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Compatibility“Software Engineering” course is the same with the corresponding course at Humboldt University Berlin (Stability pact project) – started this year.“Operating systems II” designed with Univ. of Linz in 2001.“Teaching methods” and “Educational Software” designed with the support of WUS Austria in 2003. “Programming languages” – joint teaching materials with 5 universities in Germany and south eastern Europe (project started in 2004 – Stability pact).“Compiler construction” – planned joint teaching materials with Univ. of Linz (and Univ. of Oxford) (to start in 2004)

Software Engineering

Information systems OOA and OOD

Software EngineeringManagement of software projects

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Agenda

Zoran BudimacBorn in 1960Professor since 2004Head of the Chair, LaboratoryOver 100 papers on functional programming, …, distributed computing and (mobile) agentsCourses

Operating systems (I and II) Software engineeringIntroduction to Informatics (geography)Software Practice (Visual programming, Internet tools)

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Bologna declaration

Signed in 2003.University regulation (still) did not follow.Therefore, individual effort.

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Problems in reformsUniversity regulations

4 years study, minimal number of lecture hours per week (26),Explicitly state courses that must be completed before advancing to the next year of study.Enrollment lasts until October 31 – lectures start from October 1Many examination periods (at least five per year)

Problems

Faculty regulationsThe ways of taking exams is too strict

ScheduleNot enough roomsNot enough laboratories

Subjective fearsWhat if nobody takes my courseWhat if all take my course

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Graduate studies

Usually without lecturesSpecialized toward the thesis from the beginning, supervisedTaken only by (future) academics

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