CASSIA
The Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance (CASSIA) performs research in information assurance and cybersecurity.
Departmental Research
Research in the Department of Computer Science
The faculty of the Department of Computer Science (CS) engages students to conduct cutting-edge and impactful research in various areas of computer science. Our faculty has been awarded numerous grants from prominent research agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Homeland Security, and others. Our current faculty includes 5 NSF CAREER winners.
The Department of Computer Science is home to various centers and laboratories, including a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research (CAE-R) in its Center for the Advancement of Secure Systems and Information Assurance (CASSIA).
Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, the department is on the Hudson River across from midtown Manhattan, just a stone's throw away from New York City and Manhattan. Our location offers excellent opportunities for collaborations with nearby universities such as NYU, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers/DIMACS as well as major industrial research laboratories such as Bell Labs, AT&T Labs, IBM Research, and the New York offices of Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
Research Areas
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).
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.
Contact Us
Department of Computer Science
Location On Campus
North Building
Contact Types
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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
Jannine Cucchiara
Administrative Assistant / Student Affair Advisor
Jennifer Lebron
Academic Counselor
Dmitrii Loginov
Systems Administrator