About the department
The Department of Computer Science, in the College of Computing & Information Sciences, has 32 faculty and teaches across 2 subject areas. The department runs teaching labs for systems and networking, a GPU cluster for coursework, and a capstone studio where teams meet industry sponsors.
Degrees and programs
Concentrations, minors, and certificates connected to the department are listed on each program page and in the full program list.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Priya Halvorsen | Associate Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Peter Petrov | Professor of Practice | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Simon Aluko | Assistant Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Sofia Kaur | Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Elena Ackerman | Teaching Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Ravi Carrasco | Associate Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Gustav Sundqvist | Professor of Practice | computer security; algorithms |
| Ingrid Devereaux | Assistant Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Nadia Nakamura | Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Emmett Adebayo | Teaching Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Hector Nguyen | Associate Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Yuki Brenner | Professor of Practice | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Rosa Cruz | Assistant Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Bruno Yoon | Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Tomas Antonelli | Teaching Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Anton Whitfield | Associate Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Hannah Vasquez | Professor of Practice | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Isaac Kowalczyk | Assistant Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Everett Marchetti | Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Malik Sato | Teaching Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Grace Ibarra | Associate Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Amara Salazar | Professor of Practice | computer security; algorithms |
| Colin Groves | Assistant Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Devon Molnar | Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Mei Okafor | Teaching Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Priya Osei | Associate Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Peter Haddad | Professor of Practice | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Simon Beaumont | Assistant Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Sofia Bwalya | Professor | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
| Elena Larsen | Teaching Professor | computer graphics; embedded and cyber-physical systems |
| Ravi Bergström | Associate Professor | computer security; algorithms |
| Gustav Ferris | Professor of Practice | distributed systems; databases and data systems |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.