Computer Science

2019 Blockchain Awards Ceremony

weboffice — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:12:28 +0000

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society Induction

krivers — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:06:21 +0000

Honor Society Induction of six computer science students and one faculty member.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Hosts Info Session

krivers — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:50:04 +0000

Pictured: Suman Kalia, assistant professor of Data Science, Niraj Patel, Timothy Dineen, Alan Leung, Albero LaCava, professor and chair, Department of Computer & Information Sciences and faculty member of the Cybersecurity Center.

This month, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (HBCBS) of New Jersey hosted a healthcare industry forensic investigation information session. Over 35 students attended and learned about the healthcare industry, forensic investigations, protection of infrastructure from threats, demo of tools and applications to protect the infrastructure and career opportunities at HBCBS. This session was conducted by Timothy Dineen, CFE, director, special investigations, security and administration; Alan Leung, former director of enterprise security architecture; and Niraj Patel, team member manager of enterprise security architecture.

Students Inducted into Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines

Web Office — Mon, 01 May 2017 19:19:36 +0000

Pictured above from left to right are Andy Ramnauth ’17, Marvin Mendez ’17, Bibi Khan ’17, Karl Syffrard ’17, Christopher Beyer ’17, Jennifer Alvarez ’17, Tenzin Choney ’17, Amanda Rodriguez ’17 and
Jose Villa’17.

On Thursday, April 27, nine computer science students were inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines.

Students Attend a Tech Meetup to Learn about Technology and Cyber Security

Web Office — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:41:52 +0000

Pictured from left is undergraduate student Karl Syffrard ’17 and graduate students Jose Martinez ’17, Mayur Pipaliya ’17, Albert Realuyo ’17 and Steven Wong ’17.

Hosted by Sphere Technology Solutions based out of Jersey City, five students in the cyber security program attended a “Tech Meetup” at Harborside Tower. New Jersey CEOs from InCharged and MAINGEAR shared their success stories and perspectives on what the future holds for hardware. The talk focused on technology and cyber security.

M.S. in Cyber Security Program Meet and Greet

Web Office — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:31:10 +0000

Pictured above from left are Steven Wong ’17, Jeremias Olivera ’17, Ahmed Shamron Essam ’18, Allison Antonucci ’17, Jessica Lozano ’17, Daniel Kubal ’18, Nitin Sai Narwa ’17 and Mayur Sanjaybha Pipaliya ’17. Not pictured are Ekta Sharma ’17, Karl Syffrard ’17, Jose Villa ’18 and Domenico Durso ’18.

To kick-off the spring semester, the Department of Computer Science sponsored a new student and faculty meet and greet. A presentation showed highlights from the department such as internship opportunities in the Cyber Security Center, the Cyber Security Incubator and a new Cyber Security Research Lab. Contact Professor Edward Moskal, chair of the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at [email protected] for more information on this new and exciting graduate program that was launched in the fall 2016.

Cyber Security Center Spring 2017 Interns Announced

Web Office — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:28:32 +0000

This elite group of graduate and undergraduate student cyber-warriors will work together to help implement cyber security and digital forensics software in the Cyber Security Center, conduct research, enhance the existing cyber security knowledge repository and learn how to protect systems from cyber-attacks.

Students Kick-Off Google IgniteCS Education Program at Ezra L. Nolan Middle School #40

Web Office — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:40:01 +0000

Pictured above are Naomi Baisa ’17, Amanda Rodriguez ’18, Christopher Beyer ’17, Diana Valdes ’19, Kiesa Jafri ’19, Karl Syffrard ’17, Ahmed Shamron Essam ’18, Cristina Andrade ’18, Hector Geronimo ’20, Shaikat Haque ’17, Ekta Sharma ’17, Nicholas Chciuk ’17 and Bibi Khan ’18.

On Wednesday, thirteen computer science students met with Francine Luce, principal of Ezra L. Nolan Middle School #40, in Jersey City, to kick-off the Google igniteCS education program. The igniteCS program is an initiative led by Google to support student groups that are committed to developing and delivering a computer science outreach program in their community (K-12). This program was made possible by an award given by Google, Inc., to the department of computer and information sciences.
Students will get paid to work as teacher aids, mentors and instructors in the middle school after hours program for nine weeks in the fall and spring semesters. Computer science topics include robotics, drones, programming and cyber security.

Professor Ed Moskal Selected as a Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security

Web Office — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:16:53 +0000

This summer, Professor Ed Moskal, chair of the department of computer and information sciences, was selected as a subject matter expert in cyber security working with Prometric, a global provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions for students seeking college credit.

Professor Moskal developed examination content and prepared 30 questions that were approved for the three credit Fundamentals of Cyber Security Exam. Exam content related to major topics in cyber security included application and systems security, implementing authentication and authorization technologies, compliance, security pertaining to networks and physical environments, and vulnerability management.

Students Inducted into Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines

Chris Gonzalez — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:47:59 +0000

New computer science students were inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the honor society for the computing and information disciplines. Pictured above from left to right are Naomi Baise ’17, Shaikat Haque ’17, Nicholas Chciuk ’17, Jessica Lozano ’17 and Jeremias Olivera ’17. Not pictured is Brandon Sewsankar ’17. Congratulations to this fine group of students for their outstanding achievement!