Department of Computer Science

The Department Office is located on the 5th Floor of the Student and Faculty Support (SF) building, Room 570.

Hours Open: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Dept. Phone: (510) 885-4300

Faculty

Professors

Kevin A. Brown, Ph.D. University of South Carolina

Leann Christianson, Ph.D. University of South Carolina

Levent Ertaul (Chair), Ph.D. University of Sussex (United Kingdom)

Lynne L. Grewe, Ph.D. Purdue University

C. Matthew Johnson, Ph.D. College of William and Mary

Farzan Roohparvar, Ph.D. Iowa State University

Associate Professors

Varick Erickson, Ph.D. University of California, Merced

Xiaojun Ruan, Ph.D. Auburn University

David Yang, Ph.D. Columbia University

Jiaofei Zhong, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Dallas

Assistant Professors

Tiantian Chen, Ph.D. University of Texas at Dallas

Moayed Daneshyari, Ph.D. Oklahoma State University

Zahra Derakhshandeh, Ph.D. Arizona State University

Hongmin Li, Ph.D., Kansas State University

Undergraduate Coordinator: Varick Erickson

Graduate Coordinator: Leann Christianson

Internship Coordinator: Lynne Grewe

Department Statement

With its diverse and experienced full-time faculty, the Computer Science Department has become a thriving hub of education, offering an extensive range of courses across various modes of delivery and schedules. The department offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in computer science and also offers a minor in the same discipline, catering to a diverse student community. As one of the largest majors on campus, the department is committed to delivering quality education to its students.

About the Department

Use our university website link to learn more about what the Computer Science Department has to offer.

• Awards & Scholarships
• Resources
• PhD Graduate School Information
• Computer Science Professional Societies
• Advising & Student Services
• And more…

Programs

• Computer Science, B.S.

• Computer Science Minor

• Computer Science, M.S.: Computer Networks Concentration
• Computer Science, M.S.: Computer Science Concentration

Courses

• CS 100 - Programming for Everyone
• CS 100A - Programming for Everyone Workshop
• CS 101 - Computer Science I
• CS 170 - Cyber Security Awareness for Everybody: How to protect yourself in Cyber Space
• CS 180 - Computers in Action
• CS 200 - Advanced Programming for Everyone
• CS 201 - Computer Science II
• CS 211 - Discrete Structures
• CS 221 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language
• CS 230 - Computing and Social Responsibility
• CS 301 - Data Structures and Algorithms
• CS 311 - Programming Language Concepts
• CS 321 - Computer Architecture
• CS 351 - Website Development
• CS 370 - Databases for Social and Health Sciences
• CS 398 - Internship
• CS 400 - Computer Programming for Science
• CS 401 - Software Engineering
• CS 411 - Automata and Computation
• CS 413 - Analysis of Algorithms
• CS 421 - Operating Systems
• CS 431 - Database Architecture
• CS 441 - Computer Networks
• CS 453 - Mobile Programming
• CS 455 - Computer Graphics
• CS 461 - Artificial Intelligence
• CS 471 - Security and Information Assurance
• CS 490 - Independent Study
• CS 497 - Topics in Computer Science
• CS 498 - Internship

• CS 601 - Advanced Algorithms
• CS 603 - Advanced Software Engineering
• CS 605 - Cryptography & Data Security
• CS 607 - Parallel Computing
• CS 611 - Theory of Computation
• CS 615 - Compiler Design
• CS 621 - Operating Systems Design
• CS 623 - Cloud Computing
• CS 625 - Advanced Computer Architecture
• CS 631 - Database Systems
• CS 641 - Advanced Computer Networks
• CS 651 - Web Systems
• CS 661 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence
• CS 663 - Computer Vision
• CS 665 - Human-Computer Interaction
• CS 667 - Machine Learning
• CS 671 - Cybersecurity
• CS 681 - Digital Signal Processing
• CS 685 - Internet of Things
• CS 690 - Independent Study
• CS 692 - Capstone Examinations
• CS 693 - Capstone Project
• CS 697A - Topics in Computer Science
• CS 697B - Topics in Computer Networks
• CS 698 - Internship
• CS 699 - Capstone Thesis