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The mission of the Department of Computer Science is to advance human understanding of Computing through education and research. In education, our goal is to educate students to become effective team members and leaders, to have excellent communications and technical skills, and to prepare them for successful professional careers or advanced research, as appropriate. In research, our goal is to perform high-impact research that advances human understanding and benefits the economy and society.

The department offers two undergraduate majors: Information Technology and Computer Science.

Computer Science

The Computer Science major gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to participate as effective and productive team members or leaders in the development of computer and software systems covering a broad range of fields including engineering, scientific, and enterprise applications and the ability to do advanced studies and research in computer science and related engineering and scientific disciplines. Graduates are prepared for high-tech careers that include, but are not limited to, computer programming, software engineering, software systems design, software applications development, technical software project managing, computer systems analysis, computer systems programming, software applications testing and maintenance.

Information Technology

The Information Technology major gives students the technical competence necessary for careers in information technology as well as in a wide variety of disciplines that integrate information technology into their respective fields of activity. The major gives graduates the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate effectively, work in teams, and lead projects. Graduates participate in life-long learning activities appropriate to their profession, including graduate study, professional training, and involvement in professional societies.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate

Computer Science – B.S.

Information Technology – B.S.

Graduate

Computer Science – M.S. and Ph.D.

Data Analytics – M.S.

Digital Forensics – M.S.

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Faculty

Carolina Cruz-Neira

Agere Chair Professor
(407) 823-1394

John Aedo

Lecturer

Tanvir Ahmed

Lecturer

Ramya Akula

Lecturer

Sarah Angell

Associate Instructor
407-823-2688

Salih Safa Bacanli

Lecturer

Ladislau Boloni

Professor
407-823-2320

Chen Chen

Assistant Professor
(407) 823-1047

Jongouk Choi

Assistant Professor
(407) 823-2501

Damian Dechev

Associate Professor
407-823-2549

Kyle Dencker

Instructor
(407) 823-3183

Hassan Foroosh

Professor
407-823-5299

Paul Gazzillo

Assistant Professor
407-823-5239

Matthew Gerber

Lecturer
(407) 823-4996

Arup Guha

Senior Instructor
407-823-1062

Mark Heinrich

Associate Professor
407-882-0138

Haiyan Hu

Professor
407-882-0134

Kien Hua

Professor
407-823-5342

Charles Hughes

Professor
407-823-2762

Kurt Kullu

Lecturer

Joseph LaViola

Professor
407-882-2285

Joshua Lazar

Instructor
407-823-0169

Gary Leavens

Professor
407-823-4758

Richard Leinecker

Associate Lecturer
407-823-0169

Ser Nam Lim

Associate Professor

Mark Llewellyn

Senior Lecturer
407-823-2790

Niels Da Vitoria Lobo

Associate Professor
407-823-2873

Qian Lou

Assistant Professor
(407) 823-2505

Karin Markle

Instructor
(407) 823-4757

Michael McAlpin

Instructor
407-823-0169

Ryan McMahan

Associate Professor
(407) 823-4994

Travis Meade

Lecturer
407-823-5237

Johnathan Mell

Assistant Professor

David Mohaisen

Professor
(407) 823-1294

Euripides Montagne

Senior Lecturer
407-823-2684

Kevin Moran

Assistant Professor
407-823-3219

Thomas Nedorost

Associate Instructor
407-823-0408

Sumanta Pattanaik

Associate Professor
407-823-2638

Yogesh Rawat

Assistant Professor
(407) 823-6495

Dirk Reiners

Associate Professor
(407) 823-2341

Subharag Sarkar

Lecturer

Mubarak Shah

Trustee Chair Professor
407-823-5077

Yan Solihin

Professor
407-823-4191

Andrew Steinberg

Lecturer

Gita Sukthankar

Professor
407-823-4305

Damla Turgut

Chair, Department of Computer Science
407-823-6171

Xueqiang "Brandon" Wang

Assistant Professor

Liqiang Wang

Professor
(407) 823-3187

Elaine Weyuker

Professor

Annie Wu

Associate Professor
407-823-5922

Wei Zhang

Associate Professor
407-823-2763

Shaojie Zhang

Professor
407-823-6095

Cliff Zou

Professor
407-823-5015