Four of our undergraduate students, Kory Kirk, John McCoey, AJ Palkovic and Casey Burkhardt competed in the Battlecode programming competition held by MIT. The competition was sponsored by companies like Apple and Adobe. Battlecode is a real time strategy game in which two teams of multiple different robots compete to capture, defend, and build up key areas on a map. The students' challenge was to program an entire team of robots using artificial intelligence. All of the robots ran the same code and could only communicate by passing a single string. Over 300 teams registered for the competition, and the Villanova team placed 3rd among non-MIT teams, and 2nd among the Non-MIT universities. More...
Sunday, July 05, 2009
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Graduate student Lauren Palcho has been presented the Outstanding Graduate Independent Study Award. Lauren competed against the dozens of students who completed their studies during the 2008 academic year. She won for her study entitled The Logic of Computability. Dr. Giorgi Japaridze was her advisor. More...
This special topics course, offered by Dr. Cassel, will examine the general question of providing organized, efficient access to information through a web-based interface. The emphasis will be on Digital Libraries, since this is a reasonably well-developed area that supports storage and presentation of a wide range of information types. During the class, students will install and populate a digital library using the open source DSpace system. Built at MIT, this software has been widely accepted as a good start for digital libraries. Students are free to choose their own type of content for their digital library. Examples include copies of work you have done, photos, songs, or any other kinds of digital objects – or a mixture of kinds. More...
Dr. Fleischman will teach a Special Topics course in the Fall of 2009 on "Safeware - Computers and Systems Safety". The course is being cross listed for both undergraduate and graduate students. The question at the heart of this course is, “Why do systems fail?” More pointedly, “Why do systems fail catastrophically – even when their development has followed the best and most modern practices in engineering and software engineering?” More...
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Graduate
- Phone: (610) 519-7310
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Message From the Chair
Is computer science relevant? Candice Hoke, Director of the Center for Election Integrity and Professor of Law at
the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law says, "Definitely!"
She sees computer science as the means to access, accuracy, and accountability for federal elections. She sees the open source digital voting project as the path to achieve these three A's for federal elections. She bases these conclusions on her work with top computer scientists on election systems where her role is the bridge between computer scientists and policy makers.
Yes, computer science is relevant!
Recent Opportunities More Opportunities...
CSP Technologies in New Jersey has plans to hire multiple entry-level computer science majors in the near future. CSP was More...
If you're completing your sophomore or junior year of college and want a meaningful, challenging internship at one of the More...
We are seeking college interns for paid positions during Summer, 2008 and / or Fall, 2008 in Norristown, PA. What You Will Be More...
Open to Villanova freshman CSC majors entering the program. There are two $5,000 one-year scholarships available. Additional More...
