Named for a particularly industrious kind of computer program that takes a long time to run, the problem is connected to some of the deepest open questions in computer science and mathematics. The ...

One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer science. The Fastest Way Yet to Color Graphs algorithms ...

Developing Advanced Interdisciplinary Courses. Upper-level courses have also shifted, thanks to an expanding faculty. In 2016, the University announced a growth initiative committed to adding 10 new ...

“Computer science can expand to include anything,” says Jason Hartline, associate professor of computer science, who teaches the course. “It can help us better understand the world around us.” Each ...

K–12 Schools Need Early-Grade Standards and Staff for Computer Science Classes. There is little government guidance or policy on comprehensive K–12 standards for computer science. Many states are ...

Most students aren’t taking Computer Science 124: Data Structures and Algorithms for pride. They’re taking it to fulfill the computer science concentration’s Algorithms requirement. Hence ...

Integrating Computer Science into a K–12 School. There are many subject matter areas in which schools can incorporate computer science. To build a more traditional computer science program, a school ...

One is that there are already many requirements in computer science courses, and “security is often considered secondary to other functional requirements people need.” He added that it is difficult ...

Computer Science Education Week, or CSEdWeek for short, which kicks off December 4, hopes to open these same doors of creativity for K-12 students across the country by introducing them to one of the ...

In Spring 2022, they identified a clear area of need in the Department of Computer Science and, soon after, established the Phyllis and David Brasfield Endowed Faculty Scholar in Computer Science. “It ...

Julia Hirschberg, a professor of computer science who has helped plan the new program, told me in an e-mail, “We don’t expect everyone who graduates to work for traditional news companies.” ...