In the Media – School of Computing

Arming Future Data Scientists, Cybersecurity Experts, and Hosting Industry Professionals with Marketable IT Skills

wiesea — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:00:24 +0000

The Department of Computer Science at �鶹��ý�� offers students a pathway to in-demand tech careers with a degree program featuring computer science, information technology, data science, and cybersecurity. The New Jersey-based institution’s flexible course offerings, available online and in person, are designed to equip students with marketable skills in industry and academia. The department’s new research and teaching facilities, combined with an expanding degree catalog, will further its mission to provide students with the skills necessary for tomorrow’s workforce — including hosting industry professionals.

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Introducing the Center for Computing and Information Science

wiesea — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:28:05 +0000

“The new Center will allow �鶹��ý��, New Jersey’s second-largest university, to sustain and grow high-quality, high-demand science programs that are directly aligned with the state’s and our students’ needs,” says Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics Lora Billings. “Our programs focus on core and competitive areas of STEM education. To teach students these 21st century skills, you need a 21st-century facility.”

The renovation project has reimagined and repurposed existing classroom and laboratory spaces and added a fourth floor to accommodate the thousands of students who take courses and pursue degrees in computer science and information technology. “There are 19 classrooms and labs in the building, with a dynamic mix of rooms designed specifically to support research, teaching labs and instruction,” says Associate Vice President for Capital Planning and Project Management Michael Zanko.

Classrooms and labs in the Center for Computing and Information Science include specialized research labs and instructional spaces for areas such as cybersecurity, data science, image processing, parallel and distributed computing, human-computer interaction, and computational sensing.

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Dr. Aparna Varde discusses robotics and our future

wiesea — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:46:50 +0000

Students from local schools are poising themselves at the forefront of a robotic future, one that is surely coming in one form or another!

In the future, we are also likely to see more robots perform routine tasks, thus giving humans the potential to focus their time and effort on more challenging activities,” Varde said. “For example, if robots perform many simple routine surgeries, that would provide a cost-effective option, giving human doctors the opportunity to conduct more intensive procedures, and devote more time to medical research.

Dr. Aparna Varde

Competitions like the one put on Wednesday March 28 help introduce students to collaboration and are skill-building, Varde said. Many professors today focus on project-based methods – working with your peers and combining team members’ talents to produce good outcomes, she said.