Justin Goldstein selected as a Royden B. Davis Fellow by Georgetown College
Justin Goldstein, a Computer Science major, is carrying out research under the supervision of Professor Grace Yang. …
Hoya Hacks 2021
Hoya Hacks is a hackathon organized annually at Georgetown University. Hoya Hacks 2021 was held virtually during January 29-31, 2021. More information at HoyaHacks.com.
Muthu Venkitasubramaniam to Join Computer Science
Muthu Venkitasubramaniam will join Georgetown in August 2021 as an Associate Professor of Computer Science. He comes to Georgetown from the University of Rochester where he is an Associate Professor of Computer Science. He obtained Ph.D from Cornell University and spent a year as a CI Fellow at NYU and Columbia University. His research interests are in cryptography, network security and complexity theory.
Welcome to the Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University, in the heart of Washington, DC, is home to higher education and advanced research on the cutting edge of computing and technology. BS, BA, MS, and Ph.D. programs connect students with the ideas, skills, and opportunities to shape the digital world we live in. The department is rapidly growing, with current core research areas of algorithms and theory; security, privacy, and cryptography; and data-centric computing. Faculty members in the department have been honored with a Gödel Prize, Test-of-Time awards, membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, NSF CAREER awards, and Best Paper awards, among other accolades. Students and faculty engage beyond the department through interdisciplinary courses and research, campus initiatives like guWeCode, public and private sector internships, local computing groups, and regional events.
Upcoming Events
May 21
CS Faculty Seminar: Nathan Schneider
Zoom information to be distributed via Computer Science email lists. Contact Nitin (nv198@georgetown.edu) for the Zoom information if you are not on a CS email list. @ 11:00 am
Sean MacAvaney successfully defends his PhD Dissertation
Sean has successfully defended his PhD dissertation on “Effective and Practical Neural Ranking”. Now he is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow.
Cal Newport interviewed on Ezra Klein podcast, New York Times
Cal Newport explains how Slack and Gmail are making us miserable — and what to do about it.
Georgetown Now: Mark Maloof in Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia
Mark Maloof had a conversation with President DeGioia for the Georgetown Now series about the progress the Department of Computer Science has made over the past twenty years, educating first-year CS students, aspects of machine learning, and the challenges of online instruction
Micah Sherr Appointed to the Callahan Chair
Micah Sherr has been appointed to the Callahan Chair in Georgetown College in recognition of his contributions to research and mentoring.