Five Decades of Computer Science

Five Decades of Computer Science

Emeritus professor Sandra Carberry reflects on successes, challenges The first time Sandra Carberry worked with a computer, she wasn’t impressed. It was 1961, and Carberry was a teenager attending an eight-week summer workshop on math and computers. These early...
Parallel Programming

Parallel Programming

UD professor edits textbook on high-performance computing methods From your smartphone to your laptop, today’s tech devices glean their computing power from multi-core processors. Supercomputers contain thousands of cores, and within three to four years a computer...
Computer Science for Everyone

Computer Science for Everyone

Two UD professors watch governor sign law requiring public high schools to teach computer science A new law will require every public high school in Delaware to offer at least one course in computer science. When Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the bill, two...
Virtual Reality On Ice

Virtual Reality On Ice

Computer scientists bring polar region to life using virtual reality Scott Sorensen’s experiences as a computer science student at the University of Delaware were hardly typical. While he spent his share of time in windowless rooms staring at computer screens, he also...
Engineering’s Zhang Wins NSF Grant

Engineering’s Zhang Wins NSF Grant

UD computer and information scientist will study secure mobile cloud sensing From San Francisco to Philadelphia, America’s metropolises are slowly becoming “smart cities.” In smart cities, infrastructure is equipped with sensors that gather data on things like noise,...
Lessons in Convergence

Lessons in Convergence

Two rising stars in computer science and convergence research will speak on UD’s campus this school year The University of Delaware Department of Computer & Information Sciences (CIS) is pleased to announce its CIS Distinguished Speaker Lectures. This academic...