To join, contact the faculty advisors listed below.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers/Association of Computing Machinery (IEEE/ACM)
Advisor: Rolf Kamp
Phone: 732- 571-7501
Email: rkamp@monmouth.edu
2025/2026 IEEE/ACM President: Kiumbura Githinji
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers/Association of Computing Machinery at Monmouth University is a student branch of the international IEEE and ACM organizations. Monmouth University IEEE/ACM is dedicated to fostering technical innovation and professional development in the area of electronics and electrical engineering. We are the future of software, innovation, and technical management that want to see exciting technology happen now. Our goal on campus is to provide the out of classroom support necessary to make these dreams a reality. Additionally, Monmouth University IEEE/ACM Student Chapter works to link the Software Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technology faculty and students to advance learning opportunities.
Each year the IEEE/ACM Club hosts the High School Hawk Hack, a computer programming competition attended by high school students from around the state. This event is organized and proctored by the IEEE/ACM members and gives students timed challenges, using Java Script.
This year, IEEE/ACM has partnered with the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department to bring AI Workshops to campus. These free workshops offer tools and hands-on instruction on how AI can update, automate and integrate with staff, faculty and students’ daily lives. In addition to the workshops, LeAIrn was launched this Fall, offering one-on-one AI instruction for specific projects. For more information about the organization or the AI initiatives, please visit the Monmouth IEEE/ACM Student Chapter site: Monmouth IEEE/ACM
Kappa Chapter of Monmouth University of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon Association
Advisor: Dr. Weihao Qu
Phone: 732-263-5396
Email: wqu@monmouth.edu↗
The Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Association is an international honor society in the computing and information disciplines. The purpose of UPE is to promote the computing and information disciplines and to encourage their contribution to the enhancement of knowledge. UPE now consists of chapters in more than 300 colleges and universities in North America and overseas. The mission of the Kappa Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon is to recognize academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the computing and information disciplines at Monmouth University. There are two elections of new members each year. Picture 2 below shows the initiation ceremony for new members. The Kappa Chapter of UPE at Monmouth University has held meaningful events to promote the computing and information disciplines, e.g., the Resume Workshop (Picture 1) in April 2022 helping CSSE students to create or update their resume.
Monmouth University Cybersecurity Research Center
Advisor: Dr. Brian Callahan
Phone: 732-571-4456
Email: Dr. Brian Callahan
Located in Howard Hall, this center is dedicated to advancing research, education, and innovation in quantum computing and cybersecurity. This center will serve as a collaborative space for students, faculty, and industry partners to tackle today’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges, enhance workforce readiness, and drive forward-thinking solutions in digital defense.
In addition to research in cybersecurity and quantum computing, this space also houses the Monmouth Cyber Hawks, CSSE’s very own Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition team. The Cyber Hawks play in CTF tournaments and vie national and international ranking through the National Cyber League (NCL), where participants engage in solving real-world cybersecurity challenges. While the Cyber Hawks first year of competition began in Fall 2025, their immediate success earned them the #2 spot in the NCL National Power Ranking.
Quantum computing is poised to revolutionize a huge variety of fields including cybersecurity, medicine, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and finance. Quantum practitioners stand at the forefront of what is possible for knowledge development. At Monmouth, all students beginning freshman year can do real-world hands-on research with this exciting new technology that has global excitement.
