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It is undeniably true that computer science or the field of computing technology has been rapidly growing in recent times. There are numerous development, inventions and discoveries that are introduced in the community today and I believe that this magnificent growth is the product of critical research from researchers in the said field. If we are to trace up history of computing science, development from abacus computers to digital frames are incredibly amazing! Who would expect that the technology would boom such as what we are enjoying right now. Can you Imagine computer science a decade after or even just a year from now as for the reality on how technology developed and even improved rapidly, hmm..?? (I wonder…). What is computer science by the way? It is defined that [1] computer science or computing science is the study and the science of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems.

Based on an article written by Wm. A. Wulf Ph.D, the president of the National Academy of Engineering (AT&T Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia before the House Science Committee U.S. House of Representatives) entitled the state of computer science research in the US and the evolution of federal support for IT. On that article he exemplify[2] how important it is to support researches of computer science and it is very wrong to say that the estate where he belong would refer the funds being released to researches of computing science an expense but should or would rather be INVESTMENT. He added that computer science is an investment with an enormous multiplier because advances in computing and information technology have immediate, direct and tangible benefits on virtually all human activities. There is a contention concerning the issue "Investing" vs. "Expense”. He has pointed out that what the federal funding in basic computing research has contributed in the field of national security, prosperity and health is simply an "investment" and not an "expense". There is a distinction between the two; since "expense" sounds like valueless or basically it is just money spent on an activity while "investment means spending money "productively". These "investments" will reimburse themselves for the future generation. Computer Science research has brought vast contribution within the scope of physical sciences, engineering, commerce, cosmology and weather prediction. He has quoted that, "Basic research may not be the original source for all the benefits we enjoy from technology, but it is a vital and irreplaceable component of the rich system that produces them".

After reading the article of Mr. Wulf, where he greatly emphasized that supporting the researches on computer science must not be considered as an expense but rather be an investment, I felt so proud that I took this course Bachelor of Science in Computer Science because if we try to think of it, my contribution in the near future would somehow maybe help the development of this country and I myself will not be a liability for this country but rather be an asset (Patriotic statement). Now, going back to Mr. Wulf, I strongly agree with his statement, many of the highly industrialized and developed countries today (Japan, United States, and Singapore) had invested and focused on technology development. Well, of course, if one country aims for success and growth, one must have to released funds and take the risk to be able to gain something and it is proven true that investing on technological development is one of the key factors for economic growth and development. Honestly, Mr. Wulfs’ heart and dedication towards promoting undying support to computer science research is very admiring and inspiring. Philippines in particular, as what I have observed is not that supportive on computer science researches. It is very transparent that the government is not paying that much attention on improving and developing the quality of educating the students or orienting them with the newest technology, and encouraging them to do more research, knowing the fact that our country is competing globally. With regards to the researches, it is pretty obvious that there are lots of Filipino computer scientist which are magnificently very good but then are not being supported properly that is why they flew away and try to find that green pasture outside the country. Well, aside from the fact that lots of researches, inventions and developments with regards to technology are first released and broadcast by non-Filipino developers (sad to say). Sad Sad Sad


There are varieties of technical topics involve in computer science research, some of which are:

* Computer Security
Computer architecture
Operating systems
Programming languages
Compilers
Databases
Digital Libraries
Graphics and Visualization
Parallel and Distributed Computing


Source:
[1] http:// en. wikipedia. org/ wiki/ Computer_science
[2]http://www. Nationala cademies. org/ ocga/ testimony/ Computer Science_Research in the United States. asp
[3]http://www. cs. gsu. edu/ research/ areas.html