Computer Science | 電腦科學

  • 電腦科學是什麼?
    電腦科學是一門學科,探討人類使用電腦最核心、最基礎的大哉問:我們該如何讓電腦變得「更好」,為人類提供更多服務?

    這與電腦程式開發不同,因為程式開發只是使用電腦的方式之一。電腦科學涵蓋電腦如何組織資訊(包含資料結構、資訊理論、編碼理論等方面的研究);如何接收資訊(所使用的技術包括電腦視覺機器學習自然語言處理);如何處理資訊,產出對人類有幫助的結果(包含透過演算法、人工智慧、資料探勘,還有很多其他技術)。軟硬體方面的改善,讓電腦運算變得更快速(使用的技術包括分散式運算高效能運算平行運算,等等),保存的資料變得更安全(使用的技術包含電腦安全、密碼學,等等),而這一切都是電腦科學的研究範圍。

    總而言之,電腦科學的目標,不只是開發更強大的電腦,還包括改善電腦相關的理論基礎與實用技術。隨著時代的演變,電腦為人類做更多事情,讓我們的世界變得更美好,這些都是電腦科學的貢獻。

  • 為何需要?
    電腦科學之所以重要,因為這門學問不光是讓電腦變得更先進、更好操作,而是改變電腦的本質,使其能勝任先前無法完成的工作。或許,您可以這麼想像:人類幾千年前發明的算盤,和電腦一樣都是「計算機」;差別在於,電腦科學持續演進,以至於現代的電腦不只會做算術,還會幫人類處理許多不同工作。以下這些新趨勢值得留意,因為,它們可能再度翻轉我們心目中「電腦」的定義。

    人工智慧:AI人工智慧可說是目前最夯的電腦科學研究領域。透過機器學習、深度學習機器學習作業MLOps等技術,電腦變得和人類一樣,能自我訓練和進行推論,變得越來越有智慧。

    自動化與機器人:自動化與機器人是AI的延伸應用。除了陸續在道路上出現的自駕車之外,智慧工廠的AGV(無人搬運車)、AMR(自主移動機器人),都是以電腦作為核心,讓人類的交通和工作變得更加便利。

    大數據:大數據是龐大資料的集合體。每當有人使用電腦或是連線網路,都是在添加新的資訊。隨著物聯網IoT變得更發達,有越來越多裝置與網路連線,讓電腦能分析更多數據,創造出更高的價值。

    生物資訊學:簡單來說,生物資訊學就是將大數據應用在醫療健保上。醫院和診所收集的病人資訊,經過整理和歸納,可用來開發出更有智慧、更精確、更具有預防功能的醫療服務。

    邊緣運算:雲端運算和物聯網的蓬勃發展,使邊緣運算變得更為關鍵。有越來越多裝置必須要和資料中心連線,業者可在網路覆蓋較差的地帶,部署邊緣運算解決方案,將超強運算力推廣到網際網路的最外圍。

    延展實境:人類已經在伺服器上創造栩栩如生的虛擬世界!無論是當下熱烈討論的「元宇宙」metaverse,或是虛擬實境VR、擴增實境AR、及混合實境MR,都是透過電腦科學實現的創新發明。

    量子電腦:如前面所說,電腦科學橫跨許多不同領域,量子電腦就是運用高能物理學的量子力學,改變電腦的運算方式,徹底顛覆人們對於「電腦」的定義。

  • 技嘉的特色
    伺服器產品是電腦科學的結晶,也能協助科學家做研究,開發新的電腦技術。上面列出的電腦科學新趨勢,幾乎都能運用在技嘉科技的伺服器解決方案上。

    人工智慧:技嘉科技的高密度伺服器GPU協同運算伺服器、和機架式伺服器等產品,結合先進的中央處理器和加速器,發揮異質運算的綜效,可用來發展或部署人工智慧。與AI相關的技嘉成功案例,包括台灣的成功大學西班牙的跨學科物理和複雜系統研究所IFISC,還有一間指標性的北美物流公司。技嘉攜手轉投資事業邁爾凌MyelinTek,開發人工智慧的解決方案,並且提供MLOps服務,協助客戶創造理想的人工智慧開發環境

    自動化與機器人:以色列台灣的自駕車研發團隊,使用技嘉伺服器發展自駕車和智慧交通產品。智慧工廠的AGV和AMR,可採用技嘉的工業級電腦IPC和嵌入式電腦產品,實現智慧製造和工業4.0的願景。

    大數據:除了上面提及的伺服器產品之外,技嘉也提供專門儲存資訊的儲存伺服器系列產品,可用來保管大數據的海量資料。您可以參考技嘉發表的「大數據科技指南」,了解大數據如何影響您的生活。

    生物資訊學:技嘉科技的伺服器產品,不但能建造醫院的微型資料中心,使用技嘉的工作站產品,就能在看診時提供即時分析與輔助判讀功能。若導入技嘉科技和邁爾凌的人工智慧解決方案,就有機會整合不同的AI模型,開創新的智慧醫療服務,或是利用大數據實現預防性醫學,提早偵測出潛伏的病徵。

    邊緣運算:技嘉科技的邊緣運算伺服器,將超強運算力部署在網路邊緣。相關的成功案例,包括臺北流行音樂中心、工研院和新北市警局,皆受惠於技嘉的邊緣運算解決方案。

    延展實境:技嘉伺服器讓延展實境變得超逼真,成功案例包括美國矽谷的一隅千象,利用技嘉的工作站產品,渲染出裸眼便能享受的3D虛擬實境。

    量子電腦:雖然量子電腦的技術尚未出現在技嘉的伺服器產品上,但技嘉伺服器正在協助進行量子力學的相關研究!經營大型強子對撞機(LHC)的歐洲核子研究組織(CERN),使用技嘉伺服器探尋高能物理學的奧秘。或許,科學家開發的量子力學技術,有一天會顛覆人們對於電腦的認知,使電腦和伺服器變得更厲害,幫人類解決更多問題!

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