Department Produces 150th Ph.D. Graduate
Seven CS students earned a Ph.D. in August, bringing the department’s total to 154 graduates. more »
Donate to Computer Science Today!
Georgia State Day is underway! Please consider donating to Computer Science today. A special challenge will add $1,000 to the Computer Science Enrichment fund if 50 people donate before the campaign ends on Wednesday evening.
Georgia State Researchers Win $2.4 Million NIH Grant
A team of GSU researchers has won a $2.4 million NIH grant to develop methods for identifying brain imaging biomarkers. The principal investigators are Distinguished University Professor Vince Calhoun and associate professor of computer science Sergey Plis. Assistant professor Robyn Miller is a co-PI.
Department Welcomes New Chair
Dr. Armin Mikler became chair of the Department of Computer Science on September 1, replacing Dr. Yi Pan, who had served as chair since 2005.
Plis Wins $2.5 Million NIH Grant for Brain Research
Associate professor Sergey Plis is the institutional lead for a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for research aimed at revolutionizing understanding of the human brain. The work will be done with colleagues at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital.
NSF Funds Study of COVID-19 Darknet Scams
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Georgia State’s Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group to study the sale of critical COVID-19 supplies on darknet markets.
Georgia State Named Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense
NSA and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Georgia State a National Center of Academic Excellence in both Cyber Defense Research and Cyber Defense Education.
May CS Graduate Featured on Arts & Sciences Website
Nadiya Noor, who graduated in May with a B.S. in computer science, was recently featured on the College of Arts & Sciences website. She was an Honors College student and president of Girls++, a student organization for women majoring in CS.
Skums Uses Genomic Data to Map COVID-19 Transmission
Assistant professor Pavel Skums is part of a team of GSU researchers who are modeling the real-time global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
CS Major Presents Research at National Workshop
Abu Nadim Kabir, a junior majoring in computer science, presented his research on classifying baby cries at a national REU workshop.
Banda Releases Coronavirus Twitter Dataset
A Georgia State University team led by assistant professor Juan Banda has released a dataset of more than 140 million tweets to help researchers worldwide study the spread and impacts of the global coronavirus outbreak.
Facebook Engineer Teaching at GSU
Facebook engineer Rachel Min is teaching in the Department of Computer Science during the Spring 2020 semester.
CS Major Wins Google Scholarship
Lauren James is one of only 15 undergraduates in the U.S. and Canada to win a 2019 Generation Google Scholarship.
Ashok Use of Robotics Teaching Kit Featured on NVIDIA Blog
Dr. Ashwin Ashok’s use of NVIDIA’s Robotics Teaching Kit in his Introduction to Robotics course was featured on the company’s Deep Learning blog.
Ph.D. Student Profiled on Next Generation Program Website
Computer science Ph.D. student Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi was recently profiled on Georgia State’s Next Generation Program website. She is a Second Century Initiative Fellow and winner of the Outstanding Graduate Research award from the Department of Computer Science.
Wu Research Featured in Magazine
The cover story in the Spring 2019 issue of Georgia State University Research Magazine discusses Dr. Yubao Wu’s research on cryptomarkets.
Glebova Seed Fund Grant Featured
Dr. Olga Glebova’s NCWIT Seed Fund grant to encourage women to pursue computing was recently highlighted on the GSU News Hub website.
Big Data Concentration Created
Georgia State is now accepting applications for the newly created Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics with concentration in Big Data and Machine Learning.
Hu Drone Research Featured
Dr. Xiaolin Hu’s research into using drones to fight wildfires was recently highlighted on the Georgia State University website.
CS Poster & Demo Day
The 2019 Spring Computer Science Poster & Demo Day was held on Friday, April 26.
HackGSU Returns
HackGSU, a Major League hackathon, was held for the eighth time on November 1–3.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Since it was created in 1999, the Department of Computer Science has made tremendous strides, including hiring a first-class faculty, creating a successful Ph.D. program, and building collaborative research and education programs with other science departments. Active research areas in the department include bioinformatics, graphics and visualization, networks and distributed systems, and algorithms. Six faculty members (including two now at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia) have won awards from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The department’s Ph.D. program is nationally competitive and ranks among the best in the Southeast, according to National Research Council data. more »
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Faculty Members Win Departmental Awards
Dr. Rafal Angryk, Dr. Zhipeng Cai, and Dr. Olga Glebova won CS outstanding faculty awards. more »
Wei Li Receives Technology Fee Award
Dr. Wei Li has received a Tech Fee award for the construction of a cybersecurity lab. more »
Department Seeks to Hire Faculty Members
The department invites applications for multiple lecturer positions to begin in January 2021. more »
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