Department of Computer Science

Three people making a presentation in front of a poster that says "Hackathon"

Oct 25, 2024

Creating cutting-edge Ag Tech

Nearly 50 NC State University undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars spent a fall weekend competing in the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s fourth annual Hackathon, taking on real-world agricultural technology…

Oct 9, 2024

Fall 2024 Carla Savage Award winners announced

The awards are named after the incomparable department icon Carla Savage and are an intra-departmental initiative to recognize outstanding achievement and special people within the department.

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Sep 13, 2024

Grad students put data science skills into action for agriculture

For Neha Jagtap, a recent internship with leading national scientists proved to be a rewarding chance to gain experience solving a real-world agricultural challenge with knowledge she’s gained from computer…

An AI-rendered image symbolizing a computational method called a digital twin.

Aug 22, 2024

Digital twin could help data servers better predict user needs

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science have developed a new method to help data servers more accurately predict users’ needs by leveraging a technique known as a digital twin.

Drew Banks, standing behind an Apple laptop, speaks to a group which is outside of view of the frame.

Jul 26, 2024

Computer science alumnus Drew Banks is giving back in a big way

Banks, who graduated from NC State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, donates each year to the College of Engineering. Education is a priority for him and his husband, Nick Rubashkin, and both of them have put a lot of thought into how to implement that in their giving.

Spring blooms around the Memorial Belltower on an April afternoon. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Jul 26, 2024

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College of Engineering at NC State University.

Jul 26, 2024

Q&A: Questions for Arnav Jhala

How did you get involved in esports research and program development? As a graduate student at NC State, I was a teaching assistant for the game development class in 2004. This was just before our official game development concentration was established. I joined the faculty in 2016 and have been managing the curriculum for the game…

a smartphone displays the wi-fi symbol on its screen

Jul 25, 2024

How a ‘digital twin’ can make wireless networks faster, more reliable

A new technique predicts which data wireless computing users will need before they need it, making wireless networks faster and more reliable.

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Jul 1, 2024

CSC’s Rouskas recognized for optical network research

The Outstanding Technical Achievement Award is a prestigious, annual award for lifetime contributions to optical networking. Rouskas is being recognized for his “pioneering research in the design, implementation, operation, and control of fiber optic networks”.