computer science
Holiday open house planned for computer science
The campus community is invited to a holiday open house 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in Room 327 Computer Science Building. Please join the staff for a celebration. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
Read More »McMillin speaks on the role of education in cybersecurity
Dr. Bruce McMillin, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Computing and a professor of computer science, recently spoke at the Missouri Governor’s Cybersecurity Summit. McMillin presented “The Role of Education in Cybersecurity” with two other Missouri school representatives. The session aimed to provide an overview of the role education is playing in cybersecurity and shared resources to help bolster skills within various organizations.
Read More »Das to co-chair SMARTCOMP 2016
Dr. Sajal Das, chair and professor of computer science and the Daniel C. St. Clair Endowed Chair in computer science, will serve as co-chair of the second IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP 2016). The conference will be held May 18-20 in St. Louis. This year’s theme will be “Smart Living through Computing.”
Read More »Madria and grad student earn IEEE award
Dr. Sanjay Madria, professor of computer science, and his recent Ph.D. graduate Dr. Vimal Kumar earned the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Best Research Paper Award for the paper “Distributed Attribute Based Access Control of Aggregated Data in Sensor Clouds.” The two were presented with the award at the 34th IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, which was held Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Montreal. This work is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a multi-year grant contract for the project titled “Secure Sensor Cloud.”
Read More »Hackathon for Humanity kickoff
To celebrate computer science’s Golden Jubilee, the department will hold a Hackathon for Humanity (H4H) event. The campus community is invited to the hackathon kickoff, which will be held 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in Room 209 Computer Science Building. The H4H is a competition that challenges participants to create a mobile app (iOS or Android) or a web app that is beneficial to society. There is $2,000 in prize money available to participants. Free food and drinks will be served at the kickoff event. Learn more online at h4h.mst.edu.
Read More »Computer science names two Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellows
Dr. Dan Lin and Dr. Zhaozheng Yin were recently named Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellows by the computer science department. Daniel St Clair Faculty Fellows are rising stars – either an assistant professor in years three to six after appointment at Missouri S&T, or a tenured associate professor within four years of tenure/promotion. The award comes with the title Daniel St. Clair Faculty Fellow and a $10,000 annual discretionary fund each year for two years.
Read More »Computer science distinguished speaker
Dr. Rathindra DasGupta, lead program director for the Innovation Corps program at the National Science Foundation (NSF), will hold an overview of NSF innovation programs 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Room 140 Toomey Hall. A reception and networking event will follow the presentation.
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