Five Minutes with... Seong Yup Yoo
You knew you were headed for a career in Computer Science when...
I knew I was headed for a career in Computer Science when I first took
a Java course at Carnegie Mellon University during their summer program
when I was a high school student. Since then, I have opened my eyes to
the world of business. Now, I am less headed toward a career in Computer
Science, but more toward an entrepreneurship in Computer Science.
What is your favorite class and why?
Software engineering is my favorite class because I got to create
my first decent looking piece of software for the first time in a team
setting. It gave me the confidence to imagine and build large-scale software.
One piece of advice I have for 1st year students is...
It's not your professors' job to upload their knowledge to you. It is your job
to download their knowledge.
If you could have dinner with a famous computer
scientist, living or dead, who would you choose?
Alan Kay,
the father of object-oriented programming. I'd like to ask what
he thinks is the next evolutionary step in programming languages.
What is the most interesting project you have worked on,
either in a course or on the job?
I'm currently on a co-op for my own company called Mosaically, which is
currently incubating in the RIT's Venture Creations Business Incubator.
We're making a Silverlight Rich Internet Application that will allow users to
create, buy, share, and sell photo mosaics online. I'm amazed and so thankful
for all the resources and support that are readily available for
entrepreneurial endeavors at here rit.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
I see myself running my own high-tech software business either in the
Silicon Valley, or in Seoul, Korea.
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