NSF Program Director
Professor Susanne Wetzel is a program director for the National Science Foundation’s SaTC (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace) program.
Department of Computer Science
Departmental Highlights
NSF CAREER Awards
Five faculty members have an NSF CAREER Award: Giuseppe Ateniese, Adriana Compagnoni, Samantha Kleinberg, Antonio Nicolosi, and Wendy Wang.
Research Funding
Our faculty members earned more than $3.9 million in research funding during the last academic year.
Top 10 School
Stevens is ranked as one of the top 10 schools for a computer science degree by USA Today.
Academic Excellence
Stevens is an NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE) and Information Assurance Research (CAE-R).
Department of Computer Science News
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Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Make More Human Decisions?
Lining the tiled halls of a modest 16th-century trading house in the center of Seville, Spain, some 88 million pages of original handwritten documents from the past three-and-a-half…
Stevens Professor Receives DARPA Grant to Reveal How Apps Use Your Data
Stevens Institute of Technology computer science professor Georgios Portokalidis received $500,000 in funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The award…
A Fitbit for Nutrition Isn’t as Far Away as You Think
Twenty-nine million Americans suffer from diabetes. People with diabetes sometimes experience sudden drops or spikes in their blood sugar levels, which can be dangerous. One of…
This App Will Help Hoboken Residents Stay Dry During a Flood
Staying dry is not easy in Hoboken. The city floods frequently, as it’s located on the Hudson River’s floodplain and is only three feet above sea level at its lowest point…
Computer Science Major Seeks to Create a New ‘Chapter’ for Women in Computing at Stevens
Nationwide, women are under-represented in computer sciences, and the gender gap in computing is only getting worse according to a 2016 study conducted by Accenture and Girls Who…
Ceremony Welcomes Giuseppe Ateniese as Farber Chair in Computer Science
One of the most celebrated alums in Stevens history returned for a campus event recognizing both his generosity and the great potential of a new faculty member. David Farber ’56…
Stevens Computer Science Faculty Members Earn $3.9 Million in Research Grants
Six faculty members in the Stevens Institute of Technology computer science department have been awarded grants totaling roughly $3.9 million by the National Science Foundation…
Stevens’ Computer Science Department Welcomes Five New Faculty Members
Experts in computer vision, machine learning, cryptography and virtual reality are among the five new faculty members who joined Stevens Institute of Technology’s computer science…
Departmental Research
The Department of Computer Science is home to several venerable research centers and laboratories with grants from prominent funding agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Office of Naval Research (ONR).
CASSIA
The Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance (CASSIA) performs research in information assurance and cybersecurity.
Computation Systems Biology
Conducts studies of complex biological systems where large numbers of diverse and multifunctional elements interact in selective ways.
DbLab
The Database and Information Management Lab (DbLab) focuses on developing infrastructures and data management systems for big data.
Laboratory Research
Two labs that pioneer new technologies for secure systems; sensor fusion, computer vision and graphics.
Health and AI Lab (HAIL)
The HAIL lab aims to improve human health through the development of artificial intelligence methods.
HAIL Lab Faculty Spotlight
Faculty Achievements and Distinctions
Research Excellence
CS faculty member Samantha Kleinberg received the Provost’s Early Career Award for Research Excellence in 2017.
Top 100 Influential Scholar
CS department director Giuseppe Ateniese was named one of the Top 100 most influential scholars in computer security by Aminer
McDonnell Foundation Scholar
CS faculty member Samantha Kleinberg had a $450,000 grant funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation for research in "Multiscale causality across time and space…
NAS Fellow
CS faculty member Samantha Kleinberg was made a Kavli Fellow for the National Academy of Sciences in 2016.
NSF Program Director
Professor Susanne Wetzel is a program director for the National Science Foundation’s SaTC (Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace) program.
Davis Teaching Professor
CS faculty member Brian Borowski received the Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award from Stevens in 2016.
Award-Winning Papers
ACSAC: 2015 Best Student Paper (Georgios Portokalidis)
UbiComp: 2016 Best Paper - Honorable Mention (Samantha Kleinberg)
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Department of Computer Science
Location On Campus
Lieb Building
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Department Leaders
Giuseppe Ateniese
The David and GG Farber Endowed Chair in Computer Science, Professor and Director
Dawn Forino Garcia
Executive Administrative Assistant