Computer Science

  • Vanderbilt University

    Data Science Institute welcomes first cohort of undergraduate summer research fellows

    The Data Science Institute Summer Research Program aims to engage students who are interested in data science-related research with Vanderbilt faculty. (Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute welcomed its first cohort of undergraduate summer research fellows in early June. The Data Science Institute… Read More

    Jun. 13, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Skin diseases study uses crowdsourcing to gather data

    For any number of diseases involving the skin, research into causes and cures requires isolating and quantifying in a reliable way the proportion of affected skin, one research subject after another, the more the better. This is achieved with medical photography, computer monitors, and mouse-dragging by a research dermatologist to… Read More

    Mar. 1, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    CS professor co-teaches course on ethics of artificial intelligence

    Written by Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering Doug Fisher and Assistant Professor of English Haerin Shin Over the past decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has progressed in leaps and bounds, becoming a key fabric of our everyday lives and oft-mentioned in our popular discourse. Even… Read More

    Jan. 16, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Computer science professor, Vanderbilt legal experts discuss how investigative use of DNA should be regulated

    Q&A: Potential of universal genetic database to balance privacy, law enforcement concerns The pivotal role that long distance familial genetic searches played in the apprehension of the notorious Golden State Killer — and as a tool in dozens more cases since — has led experts from Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt… Read More

    Jan. 3, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Malin elected to National Academy of Medicine

    Bradley Malin, professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Computer Science, is among 85 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced this week. Bradley Malin Formerly called the Institute of Medicine, the NAM was established in 1970 as the health arm of the… Read More

    Oct. 16, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Larry Dowdy, emeritus computer science professor, dies

    Larry Dowdy, 66, professor of computer science and computer engineering, emeritus, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Dowdy joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1981. He retired as an emeritus faculty member in 2014. Larry Dowdy He served as chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Computer Science from… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt School of Engineering, 2U partner to deliver 2 online graduate degrees

    Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and digital education company 2U, Inc. today announced they’re partnering to deliver Engineering@Vanderbilt, a suite of two online graduate engineering degrees: a master of science in computer science and a master of engineering in engineering management. Engineering@Vanderbilt will launch in 2019. School of Engineering… Read More

    Aug. 13, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Class of 2018 Profile: Christian Motyczka, CS major, helps build VR app for struggling addicts

    When it came time to apply to college, Christian Motyczka did his research. He knew Vanderbilt University was the place for him. “I was looking for an Ivy-ish experience without the Ivy ego,” said Motyczka, a computer science major from Lumberton, New Jersey. “Everyone here has something they are passionate about. Read More

    Apr. 30, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Computer science undergraduates help build VR applications for struggling addicts

    Two computer science undergraduates have been instrumental in creating a virtual reality program to help addicts stay clean that’s already in use at a Nashville-area rehabilitation center. The project is part of a partnership between Vanderbilt University clinical psychology graduate student Noah Robinson and JourneyPure, a Nashville-based company that has… Read More

    Mar. 20, 2018

  • F-35 military software registry

    Institute to review military avionics software for high standards

    U.S. military avionics software may get into the field faster and at less taxpayer cost with rigorous scrutiny from Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems. The institute is the conformance authority for the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium and will operate a registry of aviation software that can be… Read More

    Mar. 22, 2017