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The University of Oregon Computer and Information Science Department (abbreviated as simply CIS) is a public school for computer science within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon established in 1970.[1] The department occupies Deschutes Hall in Eugene, Oregon. The four story atrium, named after UO's 13th president, Paul Olum, was one of the more impressive interiors on the UO campus.

UO Computer and Information Science Department
EstablishedMarch 19, 1970; 55 years ago (1970-03-19)
Field of research
Computer science
DirectorJoe Sventek
Address120 Deschutes Hall
1202 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1202
LocationEugene, OR, USA
NicknameCIS
Operating agency
University of Oregon
Websitecs.uoregon.edu

History

Dechutes Hall was dedicated for CIS on Oct. 16, 1989 as the part of a $45.6 million dollar project with the Cascade, Streisinger and Willamette Halls. Deschutes Hall on the UO campus was complete in the Winter Quarter of 1990, along with the other Halls in the same year. Construction of the building was funded primarily through a United States Department of Energy grant sponsored by Oregon governor Victor G. Atiyeh and United States senator Mark Hatfield.[2]

Degrees

The CIS Department offers academic programs leading to the B.S., B.A., M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.

Undergraduate

The department offers two undergraduate degree majors. Both majors can be obtained with a B.S. or B.A. Minor programs are also offered.

Computer and Information Science (CIS)

As the flagship program at the UO Deprtment of Computer and Information Science, the CIS major covers a various studies ranging from fundamental mathematics of computational complexity to designing the next generation of Internet protocols to organizing and distributing vast stores of genomics data.

The CIS major has seven available tracks: Business Information Systems, Computational Science, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Database and Informatics, Software Development, and Foundations with freedom of choice in elective courses.[3]

Math and Computer Science (MACS)

The MACS program is designed for students studing both mathematics and computer science without a specialization in either subject. The program sets students up to use tools to analyze complex problems and to compute the answers to them. The joint major program offers students the chance to explore computer science while maintaining a foundation in mathematics.[4]

Graduate

The department offers Master's and Doctoral degree programs. The Master's degree requires a thesis or project. The Doctoral degree requires a directed research project, oral comprehensive exam, and dissertation and defense.[5]

Research

Research projects as well as hands-on systems and networking courses are held in the Intel Systems research and education laboratory. The CIS department hosts opportunities for research in the following areas:

  • Theoretical computer science
  • Operating systems, parallel processing, distributed systems, and performance evaluation
  • Human-computer interaction and visualization
  • Programming languages and compilers
  • Databases and data mining
  • Computational science
  • Software engineering
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer security
  • Networking

Labs

The UO computer science department is home to various research laboratories.

Academics

US News & World Report currently ranks the graduate program as tied for 63rd along with Iowa State University, University at Buffalo--SUNY, and University of Iowa, placing it as 1st for such computer science programs in the state of Oregon.[6]

Conferences

The department organizes and hosts two annual conferences.

  • Security Day, which consists of talks and discussion on cybersecurity[7]
  • The Oregon Programming Languages Summer School, a two-week program on types, logic, semantics, and verification[8]

Student groups

Association for Computing Machinery chapter

The university has an established student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), an international learned society for computing. Members frequently gather to host workshops and outreach events, provide undergraduate tutoring, and promote open-source software.[9]

Web Dev Club

The Web Dev Club, founded in 2013, organizes workshops and industry-sponsored events on web development tools and methodologies such as Bootstrap, Django, and Ruby on Rails open to the general public.[10]

Women in Computer Science

Women in Computer Science (WICS) is a student-run organization that provides networking opportunities for people in the department who identify as female. WICS's primary objective is to increase enrollment of women in all computer science departments and fields.[11]

People

Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Special Fortieth Anniversary Edition" (PDF). UO Computer and Information Science.
  2. ^ "Deschutes Hall". The Architecture of the University of Oregon. UO Libraries. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Catalog: Computer and Information Science - Undergraduate". University of Oregon. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "MACS Major". www.cs.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  5. ^ "2014-15 Catalog: Computer and Information Science - Graduate". University of Oregon. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Best Computer Science Programs". http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings/page+3. US News & World Report. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Security Day". University of Oregon. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Programming Languages Summer School". University of Oregon. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. ^ "University of Oregon Chapter". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Web Dev @ UO". UO Web Dev Club. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  11. ^ . University of Oregon Women In Computer Science https://www.cs.uoregon.edu/groups/wics/. Retrieved 12 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Kent Beck". Three Rivers Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Microsoft Corp. Executive Profile: Gurdeep Singh Pall". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  14. ^ Online C.V
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