Mario Hewardt, a 1998 B.S. graduate of the Computer Science Department published Advanced .NET Debugging in November of 2009 to great reviews.  Mario's first book, Advanced Windows Debugging, was published in 2007.  Nice work, Mario!  [January 2010]

We are pleased to announce that the Web Design course, CS 145 / ART 145, was granted RA core designation starting in Spring Semester 2010.  The Web Design course is team-taught by the ART Department and the CS Department. [November 2009]

Congratulations to Denbigh Starkey who  has been awarded a 10-month $135,741 research contract by Advanced Acoustic Concepts. Denbigh will be collaborating with AAC Bozeman and New York personnel and with Isaac Griffiths, an MSU Computer Science student, on software development for one of AAC’s contracts with the US Navy. [November 2009]

Binhai Zhu has been awarded a $107K NSF grant to carry out a project entitled Discrete Frechet Distance and Its Biological Applications.  The project utilizes discrete Frechet distance to visualize and compare protein backbone similarities.  The grant runs from September 2009 through August 2011.  Congratulations Binhai! [September 2009]

Justin Krohn, a junior majoring in computer science and minoring in computer engineering, has been awarded a prestigious Defense Department SMART scholarship.  Congratulations, Justin!  MSU article. [September 2009]

Starting in Fall 2009, the CS Department is pleased to be able to offer Master's degree students a courses only option.  This option is similar to the project option, but requires 4 credits of approved coursework in the place of the 4 credits of CS 575.  The thesis option and project option will both continue to be offered. [August 2009]

Congratulations to Neil Tang who has been awarded a National Science Foundation Career Award.  The NSF Career Award is one of the most prestigious grants for an early career researcher to win and it marks the first time that someone in the CS Department has won this award.  Great job, Neil!  MSU article. NSF_Information. [February 2009]

Starting in Fall of 2008, undergraduate students will be able to pursue one of two B.S. options: the professional option or the interdisciplinary option. To learn more, see this webpage or speak with your advisor.  The MSU website featured the interdisciplinary option with this article. [September 2008]