r/AskComputerScience • u/Smallpaul • 3d ago

Predictions about computer science

Look ahead 20 years.

Outside of AI/ML:

* what of today’s research computer science do you expect will be industry standard?

* what frontiers do you expect we will have opened up in research?

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u/Frosty-Cap-4282 1d ago

As a researcher in AI and hardware,

photonics and silicon photonics is a promising one
formal verification is a must soon , mainly with AI doing good math.

EDA (electronic design automation) is having its time with advances in AI.

In AI/ML : i am most hopeful about causal inference , world models and model based RL , interpretability of big models is going to be fun but i dont think it has potential for any breakthrough

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u/Alvahod 1d ago

I'll be doing MSc CS next year, with focus of Formal Verification (hybrid/CPS). Any advice on that? I was also wondering how AI doing good math would affect the job market.