Welcome
In the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, we are at the forefront in providing outstanding academic programs in computer science, software engineering, and computer engineering. As part of the Bagley College of Engineering, recognized for its excellence in engineering and the computing sciences, we strive to give our students the skills needed to discover solutions to tomorrow's problems. Careers in the computing sciences provide exciting opportunities from the development three-dimensional computer graphics in a very creative atmosphere to cutting-edge work with a cross-disciplinary focus such as digital biology. Our department can help the interested student in choosing from a variety of challenging and rewarding career options.
Our faculty and students work together in an environment that fosters teamwork and leadership. We provide state-of-the-art facilities in which our students learn and conduct research in such exciting application areas as computational biology, computer security, digital forensics, intelligent systems, parallel computing, and augmented reality. We invite you to contact us and to surf our site to learn more about our academic and research programs.
Now is an exciting time for people who study and work in the computing world. The demand for professionals in the computing disciplines continues to grow, now exceeding the number of opportunities available at the height of the "dot-com" boom. People working in the computing fields are impacting the world and influencing the future.
Please take the time to learn about our academic and research programs. Prospective students will find useful information about our university's cooperative education program (one of the nation's best), scholarships and fellowships, and admission procedures by clicking on the Prospective Students link. Contact information is available on our site for those of you who seek additional information. I hope that you may also have the opportunity to visit our beautiful campus to see what we have to offer.
Julia Hodges
Professor and Department Head
News
July 21, 2008:
Surya Saha, a Ph.D. student in computer science studying under the direction of Dr. Susan Bridges, won the best presentation award at the Student Council Presentations at ISMB 2008. ISMB is the premier computational biology conference each year and is currently underway in Toronto. The ISBM Student Council gave 3 awards for posters and their top award for best presentation. The other award winners were from Columbia University and from Cambridge, UK. Co-authors on the presentation were Dan Peterson and Zenaida Magbauna of Plant and Soil Sciences and Susan Bridges of CSE.
July 17, 2008:
Drs. Ray Vaughn and David Dampier have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project "CI-TEAM Implementation Project - A Digital Forensics Cyberinfrastructure Workforce Training Initiative for America's Veterans". This is a collaborative effort with Auburn University and Tuskegee University, with MSU serving as the lead institution. It will involve working with Veterans' hospitals and training disabled and transitioning veterans in digital forensics tools and techniques.
July 1, 2008:
Congratulations to one of our graduates, Dr. Cary Butler, for his recent promotion to Senior Scientific Technical Manager, one of only 40 such positions in the Department of Defense. After receiving his degree in computer science from MSU, Dr. Butler earned his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University. He is now the Technical Director for Computer Science and Informatics in the Information Technology Laboratory at the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. He also serves as an adjunct member of our faculty.
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Mississippi State University, MS 39762
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