Department Seeks to Hire Faculty Members
The department invites applications for multiple faculty positions to begin in August 2020. more »
HackGSU Returns
HackGSU, a Major League hackathon, was held for the eighth time on November 1–3.
Facebook Engineer Teaching at GSU
Sailesh Kumar, an engineer in Facebook’s Oculus division, is teaching in the Department of Computer Science during the 2019–2020 academic year.
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.
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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Georgia State Hosts NSF Research Experience
Georgia State recently hosted an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates. more »
Two Ph.D. Graduates Join Faculty at USC
Serghei Mangul and Nick Mancuso have been hired by the University of Southern California. more »
Mussa Wins CETL Faculty Teaching Fellowship
Dr. Awad Mussa won a fellowship from GSU’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. more »
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