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Department of Computer Science News

The Department of Computer Science is nationally and internationally recognized for research in theoretical and experimental computer science. We are especially known in areas such as real-time algorithms, information retrieval, document analysis, parallel computing, language design, software engineering, computer science education, graphics, computational geometry, networking, information customization, cybermedia, and internet security.

Current Computer Science News

A rear view of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students, dressed in red caps and gowns, filtering into the Thomas & Mack Center with the stage in the background
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An enduring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History |

Faculty/staff donations to the annual holiday card tree fund have been providing scholarships for over 50 years.

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The Lee Business School and College of Engineering bring students the best of both disciplines in one degree.

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People |

Justin Negron's 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ turnaround story starts with a visit to his advisor and ends with Senior Design Competition wins and a job offer.

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Campus News |

Steered by President Keith E. Whitfield and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Alumni Association, the first-ever event drew the support of around 100 participants.

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Team Protégé wins Shark Tank-style competition for AI-powered speech feedback app.

Computer Science In The News

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

A change in how you drive on the Las Vegas Strip is coming soon. Zoox, a company creating autonomous vehicles, plans to roll out a fully autonomous taxi, or robotaxi, next year. The company says while the public will not be driven in the robotaxi until next year, they are already testing these new robotaxis on the strip.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A federal lawsuit joined by eight states accusing a large real estate software company of helping apartment managers collude to raise rates has brought increased attention to heightened rental rates across the country.

Campus Safety

Swatting is the act of reporting fake threats to emergency responders to elicit a large law enforcement response. Many industries have repeatedly fallen victim to these calls, including K-12 schools. These false threats not only suck up and divert precious resources but they leave room for real dangers. 

Government Technology

Using over $3 million in grant funding from the NSF, the university will establish a new CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program to train cybersecurity professionals to work with AI and machine learning tools.

U.S. National Science Foundation

Awardees will dive into cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, hardware security and other interdisciplinary cybersecurity fields such as psychology and criminology. The projects undertaken by the scholarship recipients will be instrumental in shaping the future cybersecurity workforce and landscape.

KSNV-TV: News 3

These scholarships will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

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Recent Computer Science Accomplishments

Jemin Ahn (Computer Science), Rasheed Hussain, Kyungtae Kang, and corresponding author Junggab Son's (Computer Science) paper titled, "Exploring Encryption Algorithms and Network Protocols: A Comprehensive Survey of Threats and Vulnerabilities," has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (IF=34.4, Acceptance…
Daniel Ogenrwot and John Businge's (both Engineering) authored a paper titled, "PatchTrack: Analyzing ChatGPT's Impact on Software Patch Decision-Making in Pull Requests," which was accepted for the 39th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering.
Professor Yoohwan Kim (Computer Science) has been recognized by EC-Council as an Academia Instructor Circle of Excellence winner for 2024. The EC-Council recognizes award winning partners and instructors from across the world that have had lasting impacts on cybersecurity education and student success. The award recipients include a diverse group…
Zuobin Xiong (PI), Mingon Kang, Junggab Son (all Computer Science), and Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health) have been awarded a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), titled "Equipment: HSI: ELPSE: EI: A Guided Pathway to Enhancing HSI Student Experience and Success in Generative AI with the Planting of Education-Oriented…
An Huang, Junggab Son, and Zuobin Xiong (all Computer Science)'s paper, "DDSNet: A Lightweight Dense Depthwise Separable Network for Tumor Classification," was accepted in the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2025).   
Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, Ying Guo (both Public Health), Mina Atin (Nursing), and Bryar Shareef (Computer Science) co-authored a paper titled "Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Monoculturalism in a Robotic World," published in the Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health journal. Dr. Kavita Batra, an…