- April 2013
Approval was given to offer a certificate in Mobile App Development.
Our certificate provides students a background in writing software for multiple mobile device platforms, designing user interfaces for mobile devices, and designing networking architecture to connect mobile devices to each other.
- March 2013
In late March 2013, UW-Parkside received certification for the National Training Standard for Information Systems Security.
This is the first step in becoming a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in IA Education. (NSA CAE/IAE). That, Lincke said, will serve as a strong credential for graduates seeking careers in cyber security.
See the full story on Ranger Today.
- October 2012
Undergraduate Nicole Becker and graduate Heather Miles presented a lightning talk at the Chicago - Women in Computing Conference on October 27th.
Their topic was the work they have prepared to introduce elementary and middle school students to programming using MIT's Scratch.
Scratch is a programming language which straightforwardly creates interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.
- October 2012
- October 2012
Spencer Vanderpoel and Trevor Warren tied for second place in the programming contest at the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Midwest Conference held at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in Charlestown.
Joined by Brian Sodke from UW-Marathon County who completed the three man team, Spencer and Trevor took on a dozen other teams in a problem solving competition.
The team finished tied for 2nd place, solving three out of eight problems posed. The only team to solve more problems was from Ball State University, which is approximately five times the size of UW-Parkside and has a much larger CS program.
- May 2012
- April 2012
- October 2011
Professor Zhiheng Sun, part of a faculty delegation visiting UW-Parkside from BISTU, described the amazing growth of e-commerce and information technology throughout China.
As just one example, B2B e-commerce in China has increased 27 percent in the past year. The monetary value is measured in trillions. The strength of China's economy is found mostly in the southern and eastern portions of the country, centralized in cities such as Beijing, Hong Kong, and the special economic zone city of Shenzhen. In 1982, the population of Shenzhen was just over 350,000. Today it exceeds 10 million.
- September 2011
The CBEC and the CS Department hosted four visiting faculty from the Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU) for three weeks. Profs. Zhiheng "David" Sun, Xiaomin "Megan" Wang, Chunhua Yin and Kongyu Yang, spent their time visiting classes, giving guest lectures, and sight seeing in SE Wisconsin, Chicago and the East coast. Their visit helped to solidify the recently signed 3 +1 +1 articulation agreement with BISTU, where BISTU students spend three years studying in China, then come to UW-Parkside for their senior year and an additional year of graduate work. Shown here with Dean Fred Ebeid.
- September 2011
UW-Parkside alumni Duy Huynh was a man on a mission. A native of Vietnam, Huynh graduated in 2002 from the Computer Science program in little more than two years. He was a member of UW-Parkside's ACM programming team which placed 51st at the Intercollegiate Programming Contest World Finals held in Hawaii.
As a UW-Parkside graduate, he went on to work for IBM, which sponsored his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. He is now the president and CEO of a startup company called taap.it which was recently profiled on Fox News. To see a video of the profile, click taap.it and click the "Watch Us" tab.
- September 2011
The Computer Science Department welcomes four international students from Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU). FuPeng Song, Xiaowei "Lulu" Zhang, Weiwei Song and FangDi Quan are studying Computer Science and MSCIS. They are taking advantage of the new 3 +1 +1 agreement with BISTU. Under this agreement, students study for three years in Beijing, then complete their fourth year at UW-Parkside, and stay for an additional year to pursue an MSCIS degree.
- September 2011
CS Department is hosting three students from our sister institution, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfenbuettel Germany. Thomas Will, Fabien Viertel, Fabian Kortum, are spending the Fall semester studying Computer Science at UW-Parkside. They live in the Global Village, a dedicated wing of Pike River Suites, where foreign students room with American students who have interests in learning about different cultures. 
- August 2011
The Computer Science Department welcomes, Dr. Derek Riley, Assistant Professor. ~ Dr. Riley's courses include a broad range of topics such as software engineering, computer graphics, discrete math, operating systems, computing ethics, and more. The main focus of Derek's graduate school research at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN was modeling, simulation, and computational analysis of biochemical processes using stochastic techniques. His current research continues this work and also includes interdisciplinary work in mobile/distributed computing, computational efficiency, computer ethics, and computer science education. Dr. Riley also started the Vanderbilt Biodiesel Initiative in 2006 and continues to advocate for and study biodiesel.
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Computer Science - Department News
 Alumna Brenda Lovrien, Katherine La Fond, Kirsten Thompson, Ashley Riendeau and Nicole Becker |
Four computer science students and an alumna from UW-Parkside accompanied by Systems Admin Heather Miles attended the Chicago - Women in Computing Conference on October 26 & 27th. Hosted by Saint Xavier University, Chi-WIC is a regional gathering and celebration of Women in Computing for the greater Chicago area. Students, faculty and other computing professionals attended informative workshops, panels, presentations and a career fair. |
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This past May, seven computer science students from UW-Parkside and one student from UW-Platteville attended a summer course at Ostfalia University in Wolfenbuttel, Germany. The 3-credit Information Security course consisted of three parts: Information Security, Network Security, and Web Security. However, the 2-week trip provided not only an education in security, but also sightseeing tours, classes in basic German language and history, and a chance to meet other students and professors from Indonesia, Namibia, China, and of course, Germany. |
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UW-System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity. |
