Cutting Edge Tech
Get hands-on experience with today's most exciting technology, such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, data science, computer graphics, and more!
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Collaborate with our research faculty on projects or scientific papers, and work with other students to gain valuable teamwork skills as software developers.
Welcome
The NIU Computer Science Department has been successfully educating computer professionals for almost 40 years. Our programs keep pace with industry demands for well-trained graduates who are ready to assume vital roles in the field of computer science immediately upon entry into the work force. In addition, our MS program has undergone significant changes with the establishment of a track system which will allow more flexibility for students, as well as through the creation of a thesis option in addition to our traditional course-only approach. I encourage you to examine the rest of the department’s web site to find out more about our successful curriculum and various departmental activities. — Nicholas Karonis, Chair
News
- Faculty member Geoffrey Decker has been selected as a 2022 IBM Champion! This program recognizes individuals who make extraordinary contributions to the IBM communities through advocacy, offerings, and programs; sharing their knowledge and expertise; and helping nurture and grow the community.
- The data, devices, and interaction laboratory (ddiLab), lead by PRSA Professor Michael Papka and Associate Research Professor Joe Insley, is designated by Intel as an oneAPI Center of Excellence.
- Check out the ACM Presentation this Thursday, October 14th in PM 103 with Brian Kasper from Insurance Auto Auctions as they discuss how CS majors fit into the job market today.
- Two CS Alumni are recognized by the NIU Alumni Association with Distinguished Alumnus (Velchamy Sankarlingam M.S. ’90) and Alumni Achievement in the Sciences Award (Matt Price ’09) distinctions.
- Professor Alhoori and Professor Koop are featured in a NIU Newsroom University broadcast highlighting their contributions to an "explainable AI" to help with the reproducibility crisis in research.
- NIU Master's student Ryan Lewis presented a poster on “Log-Based Fingerprinting of HPC Applications” at the annual ISC High Performance Conference.
- PhD student Bharat Kale produces visualization for WNIJ news article on Traffic Stop Disparities.
- Technology Networks writes an informative article on the work being done in Professor Papka’s ddiLab.
- CompSci students help present on the use of VR/AR in education at the STEAMing It Up conference at NIU.
- Professor Michael Papka is part of an award-winning, multi-organization collaborative team whose entry Real-Time Analysis of Streaming Synchrotron Data was part of the SC Conference’s first annual SCinet Technology Challenge.
- Three Graduate students from Professor Michael Papka’s Data Visualization course contribute to a WNIJ article, When Illinois Students Leave The State for College, Who Reaps the Rewards?
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