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Welcome to the homepage for the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS). We feature news, resources, research, and people involving our department and the computer science world. We hope that this website proves to be a useful aid for you during your study here at UIS. Also, we would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to our new students and our returning students. We wish you a successful and rewarding academic semester. The Computer Science Department is hosting Cyber Defense and Disaster Recovery Conference: Protecting our Infrastructure Assets! The Cyber Defense and Disaster Recovery Conference is a one-day interactive conference addressing the critical issue of protecting our infrastructure assets. Breakout sessions will consider this issue from different perspectives. The conference futures several distinguished guest speakers: Bruce Finn, Jeff Thompson, Steven Miller, Denis Edgar-Nevill, the FBI Response Team, and Mark Cheviron. The conference will be held on March 7th, 2008. The brochure of the conference, including the registration information, could be found here. The computer science program has grown by 500 percent while Dr. Ted Mims has been the chair of the department! A UIS feature story tells how the Computer Science Department has become a very successful department. "In 1990, we had approximately 45 graduates and 75 undergraduates," Dr. Mims said. "In the spring semester of 2007, we had 350 graduate students and 200 undergraduates. So we've had more than 500 percent growth since 1990." Watch the video. The Department welcomes a new faculty member! Dr. Ping Deng joined us in the spring of 2008 as an Assistant Professor. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas in August 2007. Dr. Deng has published more than 15 papers in journals, books, and conference proceedings. She was also an invited speaker for several DIMACS workshops. Her research interests include database systems, data mining, and bioinformatics. Dr. Deng is teaching Introduction to database systems and Advanced database concepts. Dr. Ted Mims is featured on NPR (National Public Radio)! NPR aired a report by Larry Abramson about the future of higher education. In the report, Dr. Mims describes the future of online education: Dr. Miller delivers a talk on whether computers can fall in love! Dr. Miller, a professor of Computer Science, delivers an astonishing talk on computers and love at the Taste of UIS Luncheon. According to him, computers can love and feel in their own way. The talk is described in a special article in the the State Journal-Register Computer Science online student wins Distinctive Excellence award! Jeff Bosch, an online CSC student, won the Distinctive Excellence award in the 2006 Atmel AVR Design Contest! An interview with Jeff is published in the State Journal-Register The interview cites the Computer Science chair, Dr. Ted Mims who said that " The Midwest is known for good schools, but with our online program, we have people from all over the United States." Professor Keith Miller is apponted the Senior Associate Editor of IEEE Technology & Society! The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) publishes a quarterly magazine called IEEE Technology & Society (T&S). T&S is an award-winning magazine with circulation of over 3000, including 1700 members and affiliates of SSIT and approximately 800 research libraries. Professor Miller is appointed the Senior Associate Editor of T&S. Starting from December 2007, he will be the Editor-in-Chief! The Computer Science Department is certified by the Committee of National Security Systems and the National Security Agency!
National Level Information Assuarnce Subject Matter Experts from
the Committee of National Security Systems and the National Security
Agency reviewed the courseware offered by the Department of Computer
Science and determined that it meets the National Training Standard
for: The Department Chair, Dr. Mims, received the official certificate during the CNSS Awards Ceremony, held at the 10th Colloquium for Information Systems (CISSE). Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA)
Dr. Miller receives the prestigious ACM Outstanding Service Award The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and its
Special Interest
Group on Computers and Society (SIGCAS) gives two annual awards, the “Making a Difference Award” and the “Outstanding Service Award.”
Dr. Miller received the 2006 “Outstanding Service Award.”
Faculty members receive NSF grants Dr. Ratko Orlandic has been awarded a $116,640 NSF grant for the development of a data engine
for grid-enabled analytical computing. The objective of the project is to contribute to the fundamental
knowledge and technologies required for the development of high-performance intelligent storage systems
with analytical capabilities. More about the project can be found at the project web page .
Dr. Lee received a $80,000 NSF grant for secure real-time communication for networked embedded video systems.
Close Collaboration with the Center for Advanced Defense Studies
The Computer Science Department made the front page of the State Journal Register! An article titled UIS Program aims for hackers describes how the Computer Science Department fights hackers and computer crime by offering a new extensive curriculum on systems security and information assurance. Our curriculum offers hands-on experience on network security, secure coding, digital steganography, cryptography, intrusion detection, computer ethics, etc. Spring 2008 Academic Calendar
IMPORTANT: Changes in program requirements for graduate and undergraduate students! New program requirements are in effect since the Fall 2006: New B.S. program requirements are in effect since the Fall 2007. All of our new students should visit the CS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section to find information on: Please, send your corrections and suggestions to the webmaster. |
