Department of Computer Science and Engineering

2015 Summer CS Graduates

ecelebi — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:44:17 +0000

Front L to R: Dr. Yu Sun, Xiaoqin Fu (M.S.), Whitney Wyche (B.S.), Dr. Ramesh Garimella;
Back L to R: Dr. Vamsi Paruchuri, Val Dychok (M.S.), Dr. Sinan Kockara, Guofu Huang (M.S.)

Congratulation to the following students, who received B.S. and M.S. degrees at the 2015 Summer Commencement.

Val Dychok (M.S. Applied Computing); Guofu Huang (M.S. Applied Computing); Xiaoqin Fu (M.S. Applied Computing); Whitney Wyche (B.S. in Computer Science)

We wish each and everyone the very best in their future endeavors.

Team Bears Unlimited Representing USA on World Finals

jcorkran — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:09:47 +0000

The 2013 Microsoft Imagine Cup world finals are going to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia in July 2013. Our team, Bears Unlimited, has been selected to represent the USA for the world title. The team is co-directed by Drs. Halic and Kockara and consists of three undergraduate seniors and a female graduate student.

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Fall Newsletter 2012

jcorkran — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:57:27 +0000

Fall Newsletter 2012

In this newsletter, we welcome Dr. Tansel Halic to the department. We also learn about the Computer Science club becoming an official ACM organization called the UCA ACM Bears.

Spring/Summer Newsletter 2012

jcorkran — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:55:50 +0000

Spring Newsletter 2012

In this newsletter, we discuss our summer activities. We also say goodbye to Dr. Lev Igolnikov, who has now retired.

Research Experience for Undergraduates

jcorkran — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:04:54 +0000

The REU project is a nine week program where students work collaboratively on a wide variety of computational science projects. Ten undergraduate students will be selected to participate in this program, to conduct research with active and experienced research faculty. REU is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded research program to be held at the 51��¥ concentrating on health information systems. The primary objective of the REU site is to encourage motivated undergraduate students to pursue graduate study and research careers in computer science by providing them a competitive research experience.

CS4HS

jcorkran — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:03:25 +0000

The 2012 CS4HS at 51��¥ is a primarily Google sponsored (pending) FREE summer workshop that will prepare both current and future teachers to bring computer science to Arkansas high schools. The workshop is scheduled for July 9-11, 2012. It is open to all high school teachers and college students majoring in STEM education in Arkansas who are enthusiastic about incorporating CS into their curricula.

Grant to Recruit Women to Computer Science Field

jcorkran — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:06:33 +0000

The Computer Science Department at the 51��¥ is offering scholarships to qualified female majors. These scholarships will help build a more female-friendly environment for computing majors by recruiting a cohort of women and retaining them with opportunities for learning, research, service and leadership.

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Fall Newsletter 2011

jcorkran — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:55:34 +0000

Fall Newsletter 2011

In this newsletter, we welcome Microsoft V.P. Terri Jordan back to her Alma Mater. We also examine the generous support ACXIOM Corporation. There were a lot of activities this fall, check out the newsletter to learn more.

Acxiom Pledges $200,000 to UCA

jcorkran — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:01:39 +0000

51��¥ Interim President Tom Courtway announced Wednesday that Acxiom Corporation has pledged $200,000 over the next five years in support of the university’s Department of Computer Science. The company’s gift will help underwrite the hiring of a new, tenure-track faculty member in the Computer Science Department. The department will conduct a national search this fall to hire an outstanding individual to fill the Acxiom Professorship in Computer Science.

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Microsoft VP Returns to Alma Mater to Inspire Students

jcorkran — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:59:24 +0000

Terri Jordan graduated from the 51��¥ with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 1985. Jordan, a native of Morrilton, Ark., has worked as vice president of technology, retail stores for Microsoft since 2009. Before that she spend nearly three years at eBay as vice president of technical operations. In conjunction with Jordan’s visit, the UCA Foundation announced the endowment of the Computer Science Scholarship Fund, which will be used to recruit a diverse group of students to the computer science program.

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