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CALICS:	       CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

IGSCS:   AN INDEPENDENT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

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Abstract:

	This file,  CALICS[1,BGB],   is an  adulterated and  extended
version  of  IGSCS.PLN[ESS,JMC]  and  concerns  turning the  Stanford
Artificial Intelligence Project into  an independent graduate  school
of  computer sciences  called  the California  Institute of  Computer
Science  (or some  other name).  The acronym  would be  CALICS, which
should be pronouced as a word rather than spelled out.

Contents:

	CHARACTERISTICS.
	MOTIVATIONS.
	ASPECTS.
	RESEARCH PROGRAM.
	CURRICULUM.
	BUDGET.
	CALENDAR.

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CHARACTERISTICS:

	This is a plan to form  an  independent  graduate  school  of
computer science called IGSCS with the following characteristics:

	1.  It  will be an independent PhD granting institution doing
graduate teaching and research.

	2. Its initial area will be computer science  with  a  strong
initial  emphasis  on artificial intelligence, mathematical theory of
computation,  language  and  compiler  design,  time-sharing   system
design.

	3.  It  will  strive  for a first class teaching and research
faculty. There will be no tenure at first.

	4. It will expand as talent and resources  become  available.
Its  expansion will not be limited by considerations of the total job
market for computer scientists as long  as  there  are  high  calibre
students  wishing  to  learn, high calibre faculty to teach them, and
research support.  It will expand according  to  opportunity  in  the
research  or  teaching  area without trying to maintain a fixed ratio
between these activities.

	5. The initial personnel will be a subset of those  presently
attached to the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

	6.  We  hope to buy the premises from Stanford University and
also to get contract support from  ARPA  and  NSF  to  carry  on  the
research we are now doing in∨the Stanford AI Lab.

	7.   There  will  be  a  strong  emphasis  on  research  with
applications. The criterion  is  that  the  researcher  himself  must
believe  that  the  work  has  applications  within  a time frame and
through developments that he can envisage.

	8. CALICS may undertake such development  activities  as  will
help put the results of computer science research into practical use.


MOTIVATIONS:

	Our motivations for starting IGSCS are based on the following
facts:

	1. Many American universities including Stanford where we are
mostly located have decided not to expand further, because they see a
reduced  demand  for  engineers  and scientists.  In our opinion, the
number of scientists and engineers society can profitably  employ  is
limited  by  the  number  of  people  with  the requisite talents and
interests rather than by the amount of work there  is  to  do.   This
conviction  is  based on being able to say many areas where much more
engineering and science will benefit  society  rather  than  on  some
abstract principle.

	2.  Computer  science  because  of  its newness is especially
badly affected by this policy.  The faculties  are  relatively  young
having  been  hired recently and few will retire to make room for new
people in the near future.  Besides that, the present  faculties  are
relatively  ill-trained being mostly immigrants from other fields, so
we believe that the  quality  of  people  available  to  be  computer
science faculty will improve sharply over the next ten years.

	3.  University faculties have become less and less interested
in the needs  of  society  and  opportunities  to  serve  society  by
developing  new  technology.  We believe that much good can come from
an institution specifically dedicated to teaching and research  aimed
at  these  goals.  Computer science itself contains a large number of
such opportunities.

	4.  No-one  has  formed  a  new  first  class   technological
educational  and research institution in many years and it is time to
try.

ASPECTS:

Here are some aspects of the initial plan.

	1. We propose to acquire  the  building  and  facilities  now
occupied  by  the  Stanford  AI  Lab.   Stanford  wants  to  sell the
building. The building is located about five miles from the  Stanford
campus.  It  has  room for about 250 people to work. The location and
facilities and room for expansion are excellent.

	2. Besides research contract and grant money, we  shall  need
some  capital.   The amount of capital absolutely needed is not known
but is somewhere between one and five million dollars.

	3. IGSCS will be operated with very  few  administrative  and
clerical  people  and will rely heavily on its computer facilities to
make this possible.

	4. The initial board of trustees of IGSCS will consist of the
President,   outstanding   outside  computer  scientists  from  other
universities and from industry and of other supporters of the school.

{Naming names - nominations for the board:

	Minisky, Fredkin,
RESEARCH PROGRAM:

	The initial research program of IGSCS will emphasize the
following areas in which the initial staff have already substantial
experience and accomplishments:

mtc,robotics, theorem proving, representation theory, language and
compilers, graphics and drawing, vision.

Mathematical Theory of Computation
Robotics,
Theorem Proving,
Representation Theory,
Language and Compilers,
Natural Language,
Graphics and Drawing,
Vision,

CURRICULUM:

	The initial course offerings of IGSCS will include the
following: (can we get them some non-CS courses? perhaps w/help of
Stanford and/or Xerox).

A PhD will be obtained as follows:

A Masters of Computer Programming:
(certified programming wizard)
BUDGET:

Finacial Statement:

	Present Assets

Breakdown on needed capital:

A preliminary budget as follows:

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List of potential sponsors:
	ARPA
	NSF
	DEC
	HP
	IBM
TRANSITION:
CALENDAR:

February 1974:	Planning and writing.
March 1974:	Annoucement of intention to create a school.

	Scramble  for initial  quantities  of money,  board  members,
faculty members for a first year of operation, September 1974 to June
1975.

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	Well  now  there  are  only   two  possible  starting  dates:
September  1974 and  September 1975. First,  let's be  optimistic and
energetic and assume that we are really going to be running some kind
of computer  science school with the  first class beginning at  8 AM;
Monday  morning 30 September 1974.  Then what things must be done
by whom and in what order ?

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STEP A:	First class.					September 1974.

STEP B:	Annoucement to potential students.		March 1974.

STEP C:	First year faculty roster.
ANNOUCEMENT TO POTENTIAL STUDENTS.

	description of the school.
	degrees offered and degree requirements.
	description of the courses.

	entrance requirements.
	applications.
	tuition.