computer science

Ken Nidiffer, a seasoned engineer and former Air Force colonel, has dedicated over 30 years to teaching at George Mason University, where he mentors aspiring software and system engineers. 

Dylan Knoff, president of Mason Competitive Cyber, recently competed internationally as a member of the U.S. Cyber Team.

From hosting technical workshops to organizing hackathons, GMU CS Club provides opportunities for members to grow both professionally and personally.

George Mason roboticists Xuesu Xiao, Xuan Wang, Daigo Shishika, and Gregory Stein presented nine papers at the 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Robotics Society of Japan last month.  

A student team from George Mason University’s Center for Secure Information Systems won first place and a prize of $60,000 in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge in October 2024.  

Critical data studies, AI ethics, feminist philosophy of science, history and philosophy of science

George Mason University computer science faculty and students are demonstrating once again why the program is so highly ranked, with an impressive showing at an upcoming top-tier academic conference.

Undergraduate advisors in the Department of Computer Science Joshua Fletcher and Vernell Wilks published an article in the September 2024 edition of Academic Advising Today entitled, "Academic Advisors' Mental Health Literacy and Experiences Working with Students Facing Emotional and Mental Health Issues.” 

A new look at autonomous vehicles safety--with an end-to-end, holistic approach--aims to fix vulnerabilities.

Evgenios Kornaropoulos, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, presented a conference paper at the flagship conference of Computer Security, the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in May 2024. The paper was a Pwnie Award finalist at the DEFCON Hacking Conference.