CIS graduate students won the Second Place at AAAI 2025 Hackathon
Shelly Gupta and Hardik Sharma, both CIS graduate students from Dr. Zoran Obradovic’s lab, won the Second Place at the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence Hackathon.
CIS graduate students won the 2024 CST Outstanding TA/RA Award!
Congratulations to CIS graduate students, Jovan Andjelkovic, Chong Li, Jiyao Liu, as the 2024 CST Outstanding Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant Awardees!
Dr. Dominic Letarte is part of the virtual exchange program with Ajman University
Dr. Dominic Letarte is part of the team to implement a virtual exchange program with Ajman University, including the course of CIS 3296 Software Design.
Dr. Pei Wang interviewed by NHK News on his AGI research
Dr. Pei Wang has been Interviewed by NHK News, Japan’s public broadcaster, on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research on November 27, 2024.
Dr. Stephen MacNeil’s AI copilot project earns CST “boost funds”
Dr. Stephen MacNeil’s project, “Pedagogical Tools to Teach Students to Use AI Copilots,” is one of the awardees of CST Boost Funds for New Research Directions.
CIS at Grace Hopper Women in Computing 2024
Several CIS students and faculty members have attended the Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference 2024 on October 8 to 11, 2024.
Dr. Yu Wang receives Best Magazine Paper Award from IEEE VTS
Dr. Yu Wang, professor and chair in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, has been awarded the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2024 Best Magazine Paper Award.
CIS hosts OwlHacks!
OwlHacks, a Temple student-run hackathon, hosts more than 275 of the area’s brightest coders, computer science majors and problem-solvers gathered for 30 hours of competition, fun activities and community building on Oct 5, 2024.
CIS faculty members rank top 2% of scientists in world
In the latest ranking by Stanford University and Elsevier, eight faculty members from the CIS Dept fell into the top 2% of scientists in their field globally.
New CIS major - Cybersecurity BS!
The new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to protect computer systems and networks from cyber threats. This program addresses the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals by providing students with both strong technical foundations and hands-on experience..
Dr. Hongchang Gao receives NSF CAREER award for his federated learning research
Dr. Hongchang Gao, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, has received the prestigious NSF CAREER award for his research in federated learning.
Dr. Yu Wang is new chair of CIS Department
Dr. Yu Wang has been appointed as the chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, effective July 1, 2024.
Andrew Tran earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for his research in generative AI
As a computer science major, Andrew Tran has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship for his dedication to AI research.
CIS students engage with industry expert from Littlehorse
Colt McNealy, technical staff leader at Littlehorse and a distinguished industry expert, addressed computer science students at Temple during a seminar series presented by CIS, ACM and ACM-W.
Machine learning helping to build ALERT system for power outages
Prof. Zoran Obradovic part of an NSF-funded research team using weather, social media and other data to predict when and where outages will occur.
Get to know: Sian Jin, assistant professor
Sian Jin is an assistant professor who joined the Department of Computer & Information Sciences in January 2024.
Brian Davis works as an SAP support engineer, virtually
Apart from an in-person interview at the U.S. headquarters of SAP, the multinational business software corporation, Brian Davis has never physically worked beside his SAP peers.
Mary Liu is attracted by data’s ability to save lives
Students in a senior capstone class helped improve efficiency at North Philadelphia nonprofit Esperanza.
CIS researchers help people with disabilities succeed in IT jobs
A multidisciplinary team is developing job assistance software for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities, thanks to a $2.3 million NSF grant.
Jie Wu’s research tackles ‘deepfake’ video chat forgeries
With video conferencing platforms such as Zoom experiencing hundreds of millions of users each day, Jie Wu has developed a technique to defend against real-time deepfake video chat forgeries.
Khalia Braswell wants more girls of color to choose computing
When Khalia Braswell was a fourth-grader, her mother asked: “Would you like a pair of Air Jordans or a computer?”
Google is a family affair for Chang Siblings
If you recently used Google to have food delivered by a restaurant near you, Andrea Chang had something to do with it.
How three CIS students streamlined an unruly database for a local nonprofit
Students in a senior capstone class helped improve efficiency at North Philadelphia nonprofit Esperanza.
