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  • Ava Taylor (CS ’23) and Anjali Narang

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Fifty students from ten high schools across New Jersey came to Monmouth’s campus to participate in the annual High School Hawk Hack this February. Students from each school comprised teams of two or three members who competed in a 90 minute coding competition. The top three teams won prizes ranging from robots to drones to…

  • CSSE Students Ahmed and Catapano Earn Upsilon Pi Epsilon Scholarships

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    CSSE students Omar Ahmed and Andrew Catapano were recently awarded the 2024 Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Scholarship Award. They were two of only 20 students selected nationwide for this award. Omar is a senior CS student actively involved on campus, serving as a peer mentor for the School of Science, a mathematics tutor, and a…

  • Prof. Qu Awarded NSF Grant for Advanced Program Analysis Research

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Weihao Qu, Ph.D. was awarded a $174,999 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund his research project titled “Precise Formal Verification of General Relational Quantitative Properties with Mutable Arrays.” His research focuses on enhancing the security, efficiency, and reliability of software systems through advanced program analysis techniques. By addressing critical gaps in how…

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    Equity and Inclusion Teaching Awards

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Three professors receive equity and inclusion teaching awards At the November School of Science faculty meeting Drs. Torrey Gallagher, Weihao Qu and Laura Turner received awards for their innovations in teaching that promote equity and inclusion. The awards were made in two categories innovations to Assessment and for innovations involving the entire syllabus. Innovations that…

  • CSSE students earn Upsilon Pi Epsilon Scholarships

    Department of Biology, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    CSSE students Omar Ahmed and Andrew Catapano recently received the 2024 Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) Scholarship Award. Omar is a senior Computer Science student actively involved on campus, serving as a Peer Mentor for the School of Science, a Mathematics Tutor, and a PAL for Chemistry and Biology courses. Andrew is a graduate computer science…

  • Professor Qu awarded NSF grant.

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    We are thrilled to announce that Professor Weihao Qu was awarded an NSF CRII grant titled: Precise Formal Verification of General Relational Quantitative Properties with Mutable Arrays. The award is for nearly $180,000 for work over the next two years. Project Summary: Modern software systems often juggle sensitive data, user privacy, and efficiency, all while…

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    “Clutch” Meeting Ends Semester of Monmouth Gamers United Club

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    On December 4, Monmouth Gamers United, Monmouth’s very own digital and traditional gaming club, celebrated the end of the Fall semester with a gathering that featured student-owned systems, board games, card and role-playing games. In addition, several prizes were raffled off to lucky student winners. While the president, Mar Elbanna, is a Computer Science major,…

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    Computer Science Senior Presents at IEEE Conference in Malaysia

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Computer Science senior, Therese “Ez” Racancoj, traveled with Professor Jay Wang to Kuching, Malaysia, to attend the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics from October 6–9. During the conference, Racancoj presented her research work on an IEEE funded project titled “Comprehensive Humanoid Robot Control Project Design and Development”. The goal of her…

  • November Industry Speaker Event: David Libesman, AI and Data Thought Leader

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Computer Science and Software Engineering held an exclusive event on November 6 featuring David Libesman, AI and data analytics thought leader and SVP & GM, AI & Data Analytics at WorkWave. Libesman has revolutionized how businesses leverage AI for optimizing profits, operational efficiency and customer engagement. Libesman has a proven track record in creating disruptive…

  • CSSE Senior Presents at IEEE International Conference in Malaysia

    Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering

    Computer Science Senior, Therese “Ez” Racancoj, traveled with Prof. Jay Wang to Kuching, Malaysia to attend the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics from October 6th-9th. During the conference, Therese presented her research work on an IEEE funded project titled “Comprehensive Humanoid Robot Control Project Design and Development”. The goal of her…