The faculty at the Computer Science Department is engaged in several areas of research which include:

• Machine Learning
• Bioinformatics
• Robotics and Intelligent Systems
• High Performance Computing
• Software Design and Engineering
• Computer Science Education

The faculty has received a number of research grants from major government funding agencies. Examples include:

• Cooperative Learning Methods for Java Based CS1 Courses, Sponsored by NSF
• Intelligent Navigation and Control of Mars Rovers, Funded by NASA
• Cryptococcus Neoformans: Epitope Antibodies and Structure, Sponsored by NIH
• Discussion Management Software, Funded by US Department of Education

For the research interest of individual faculty please click on the “Faculty Research” on the top bar.

Bioinformatics Project: In this project, artificial neural networks are used for the reconstruction of the regulatory network that patterns the chordate nerve cord in Ascidians. Gene expression levels of the organism were recorded through a temporal microarray experiment throughout the development stage from embryo to a tadpole-like larva (an 18 hour process).