The Computer Science and Information Systems Department provides a broad-based, rigorous curriculum to prepare students for a successful future in the exciting, fast-paced technology industry. Courses are taught by diverse faculty who specialize in a variety of areas to help students acquire advanced technical knowledge and skills in areas such as computer hardware, software, computation and theory; computer analysis and design of business information systems; and organizational computing infrastructure, including network and system administration.
State-of-the-art computer facilities—which include a Windows-based lab, a Linux lab and an advanced technologies research facility lab—provide advanced technology tools to facilitate a real-world learning environment. In addition, more than 25 percent of graduates from the program earn valuable, hands-on experience as juniors or seniors by pursuing internships in Fargo-Moorhead’s thriving technology industry. With the outstanding preparation this program provides, students are poised to excel in graduate studies or many computer-related careers, which project rapid employment growth.
Yelena Mejova, a graduate of MSUM’s computer science department, will be doing a postdoc in Barcelona with the Yahoo! research lab in Barcelona as part of their web mining group. Mejova will graduate in May with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Iowa. Her thesis was completed in the area of sentiment analysis, [...]
Eleven students from the Computer Science and Information Systems Department attended the Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium. They are Charles Belanger, Shaochun Chen, Matthew Ehrichs, Dustin Ernst, Baron Hines, Michael Hurtig, Matthew Kava, William Linebaugh, Dalton Maddux, Steven Ruckdashel, and Samuel Sussman. The symposium was held in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the University of Northern [...]
On March 26, Dr. Andrew Chen, Computer Science and Information Systems, presented his paper “Student-Voted Multiple-Round Elimination Team Projects” at the international symposium on Interdisciplinary Research, Education, and Communication (IDREC 2012), which was held in the context of The 3rd International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics (IMCIC 2012) in Orlando, Florida. In his paper [...]
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – A longtime Minnesota State University Moorhead professor has died in a hit-and-run crash here. Ben Lin, 72, was walking from his home to an exercise class Thursday morning when he was struck by an SUV while crossing the street, said Capt. David Verbruggee of the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department. By: Amy Dalrymple, [...]
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