IT in Brazil: Academic IT in Brazil: Academic ChallengesChallenges

Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva (org.)Flávio Soares Corrêa da Silva (org.)

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Brazil Brazil meansmeans......

Brazil Brazil also meansalso means......

Brazil Brazil also meansalso means...... Geographically large countryGeographically large country Large population (about 180 million people)Large population (about 180 million people) Extreme regional diversityExtreme regional diversity

Population densityPopulation densityEconomic activityEconomic activityWealthWealthSocial issuesSocial issuesHealth care issuesHealth care issuesCultural, academic and scientific activitiesCultural, academic and scientific activities

Brazil – population densityBrazil – population density

Brazil – economic activityBrazil – economic activity

Brazil – investment in R&DBrazil – investment in R&DCountryCountry R&D/GDP (yr 2000)R&D/GDP (yr 2000)

IsraelIsrael 4,66%4,66%

SwedenSweden 4,27%4,27%

FinlandFinland 3,40%3,40%

JapanJapan 2,99%2,99%

USAUSA 2,74%2,74%

GermanyGermany 2,49%2,49%

Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea 2,39%2,39%

CanadaCanada 1,95%1,95%

UKUK 1,86%1,86%

RussiaRussia 1,05%1,05%

ChinaChina 1,00%1,00%

BrazilBrazil 0,99%0,99%

Source: UNESCO

CountryCountry R&D/GDP (yr 2000)R&D/GDP (yr 2000)

IndiaIndia 0,85%0,85%

ChileChile 0,53%0,53%

CubaCuba 0,52%0,52%

ArgentinaArgentina 0,44%0,44%

MexicoMexico 0,37%0,37%

VenezuelaVenezuela 0,36%0,36%

BoliviaBolivia 0,29%0,29%

UruguayUruguay 0,24%0,24%

ColombiaColombia 0,18%0,18%

PeruPeru 0,11%0,11%

HondurasHonduras 0,05%0,05%

Brazil – investment in R&DBrazil – investment in R&DCountryCountry FTE researchers/million FTE researchers/million

inhabitants (yr 2000)inhabitants (yr 2000)

FinlandFinland 67326732

JapanJapan 50985098

USAUSA 45374537

CanadaCanada 35353535

RussiaRussia 34553455

GermanyGermany 31323132

Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea 23172317

ArgentinaArgentina 716716

ChinaChina 546546

ChileChile 411411

BrazilBrazil 344344

Source: UNESCO

CountryCountry FTE researchers/million FTE researchers/million inhabitants (yr 2000)inhabitants (yr 2000)

UruguayUruguay 276276

ColombiaColombia 101101

PanamaPanama 9797

BoliviaBolivia 7272

El SalvadorEl Salvador 4747

Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity

Region # researchers # researchers (%) PhD / researcher (%)

20002000 20022002 20042004 20002000 20022002 20042004 20002000 20022002 20042004

WestWest 31873187 39483948 60026002 77 77 88 5959 6161 6161

NortheastNortheast 77607760 95409540 1248012480 1616 1717 1616 4848 5454 5858

NorthNorth 17561756 25912591 37163716 44 55 55 4040 4444 4646

SoutheastSoutheast 2687526875 2893528935 4009440094 5555 5151 5252 6565 7171 7272

SouthSouth 1037810378 1422814228 1954419544 2121 2525 2525 4949 5050 5353

BRAZIL*BRAZIL* 4878148781 5689156891 7764977649 100100 100100 100100 5757 6060 6262

*About 17% of researchers in Brazil are devoted to Engineering and Computer Science

Source: CNPq

Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity

Region # international journal publications

1997-20001997-2000 1998-20011998-2001 2000-20032000-2003

WestWest 35453545 51215121 67566756

NortheastNortheast 74097409 1083910839 1335313353

NorthNorth 16491649 26762676 31173117

SoutheastSoutheast 4844548445 6549265492 7604176041

SouthSouth 1115011150 1576715767 2027920279

BRAZILBRAZIL 6774667746 9126391263 105898105898

Source: CNPq

Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty Brazilian guest researchers at Microsoft Faculty

Summit 2006:Summit 2006: Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Southeast)(Southeast)

Catholic University: Catholic University: Clarisse S. de Souza, Simone BarbosaClarisse S. de Souza, Simone Barbosa

Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics:Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics: Paulo Cezar P. CarvalhoPaulo Cezar P. Carvalho

Sao Paulo Sao Paulo (Southeast)(Southeast) State University of Sao Paulo:State University of Sao Paulo:

Tereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da SilvaTereza Cristina M. B. Carvalho, Flavio S. Correa da Silva State University of Campinas:State University of Campinas:

Cecilia M. F. RubiraCecilia M. F. Rubira Pernambuco Pernambuco (Northeast)(Northeast)

Federal University of PernambucoFederal University of Pernambuco Andre SantosAndre Santos

Brazil – academic activityBrazil – academic activity

Not only quantitatively, but also Not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively there are contrastsqualitatively there are contrastsQuality of teaching varies significantly Quality of teaching varies significantly

across academic institutionsacross academic institutionsQuality and significance of research varies Quality and significance of research varies

across academic institutionsacross academic institutionsSome academic institutions are very Some academic institutions are very

mature as relates to research mature as relates to research management, whereas others are utterly management, whereas others are utterly immatureimmature

Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions

Brazilian Computing Society:Brazilian Computing Society:

Nationwide organization of research activities Nationwide organization of research activities across SIGsacross SIGs

General curricula guidelines for ITGeneral curricula guidelines for ITGeneral evaluation procedures for existing and General evaluation procedures for existing and

proposed courses related to ITproposed courses related to IT

Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs:Brazilian Computing Society – SIGs:

Computer architectureComputer architecture DatabasesDatabases

Computational biologyComputational biology Computer graphics and image processingComputer graphics and image processing

Computer musicComputer music Integrated circuits designIntegrated circuits design

Software engineeringSoftware engineering Geographic information systemsGeographic information systems

CS in educationCS in education Human-computer interactionHuman-computer interaction

Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence Digital entertainmentDigital entertainment

Programming languagesProgramming languages Formal methodsFormal methods

Virtual realityVirtual reality Computer networks and distributed Computer networks and distributed systemssystems

Neural networksNeural networks RoboticsRobotics

Information systems securityInformation systems security Collaborative systemsCollaborative systems

Multimedia / hypermedia systemsMultimedia / hypermedia systems Fault tolerant computingFault tolerant computing

Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions

CAPES:CAPES:QUALIS: QUALIS: classification of journals, classification of journals,

conferences, etc. according to academic conferences, etc. according to academic impactimpact

Evaluation of graduate programs: Evaluation of graduate programs: classification of academic institutions – high classification of academic institutions – high ranked institutions are given priorities for ranked institutions are given priorities for scholarships etc.scholarships etc.

Brazil – some actionsBrazil – some actions

LATTES:LATTES:Nationwide database of human resources in Nationwide database of human resources in

science, organized to allow a variety of queries science, organized to allow a variety of queries and searchesand searches

Brazil – grand challenges in ITBrazil – grand challenges in IT2006-20162006-2016

Initiative: Brazilian Computing SocietyInitiative: Brazilian Computing Society Grand challenges:Grand challenges:

Information management for large, distributed, multimedia Information management for large, distributed, multimedia datasetsdatasets

Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, Computational modeling of complex systems (natural, artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction)artificial, socio-cultural, human/nature interaction)

Non-silicon based computingNon-silicon based computing Participative and universal access to information and Participative and universal access to information and

knowledgeknowledge High quality technological development: systems that must High quality technological development: systems that must

be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and be available, correct, reliable, scalable, persistent and ubiquitousubiquitous

Brazil – grand challenges in ITBrazil – grand challenges in IT2006-20162006-2016

Concrete initiatives:Concrete initiatives: Component-based software developmentComponent-based software development Digital inclusionDigital inclusion Large-scale digital librariesLarge-scale digital libraries IT for agribusinessIT for agribusiness Wireless sensor networksWireless sensor networks High speed networksHigh speed networks TelemedicineTelemedicine HDTV transmissionHDTV transmission E-learningE-learning E-governmentE-government Ubiquitous computingUbiquitous computing Digital narrative / digital entertainmentDigital narrative / digital entertainment BioinformaticsBioinformatics CS and humanitiesCS and humanities Foundational and methodological issuesFoundational and methodological issues

AND MANY MORE…AND MANY MORE…

IT in Brazil: Academic IT in Brazil: Academic ChallengesChallenges

THANK YOU

Flávio Soares Corrêa da SilvaFlávio Soares Corrêa da Silva

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