Interesting Article related to Mike Franklin joining the Comp Sci department and the continued growth.
Franklin, who was head of Berkeley's top-ranked computer science division, is a leading researcher in cloud computing and data analytics who pioneered ways to do real-time analysis of massive data sets.
The 57-year-old is a builder. Changes in academic programs, especially the top 20, can be measured in decades. U of C, ranked No. 30 in computer science and 15th in CS theory in 2018, according to U.S. News & World Report, had a strong enough foundation upon which to build a top-ranked computer science program.
"You can't build a top program, starting from scratch," Franklin says. "I was convinced the administration was 100 percent committed to building out a top-tier computer science department. It's an opportunity to step on the gas."
Spark became the basis for Big Data software called the Berkeley data-analytics stack, which he and his fellow researchers dubbed BDAS and pronounced "bad ass." "This is about energy and collaboration."
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/why-big-get-traded-silicon-valley-uchicago
Franklin, who was head of Berkeley's top-ranked computer science division, is a leading researcher in cloud computing and data analytics who pioneered ways to do real-time analysis of massive data sets.
The 57-year-old is a builder. Changes in academic programs, especially the top 20, can be measured in decades. U of C, ranked No. 30 in computer science and 15th in CS theory in 2018, according to U.S. News & World Report, had a strong enough foundation upon which to build a top-ranked computer science program.
"You can't build a top program, starting from scratch," Franklin says. "I was convinced the administration was 100 percent committed to building out a top-tier computer science department. It's an opportunity to step on the gas."
Spark became the basis for Big Data software called the Berkeley data-analytics stack, which he and his fellow researchers dubbed BDAS and pronounced "bad ass." "This is about energy and collaboration."
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/why-big-get-traded-silicon-valley-uchicago