CS and IST at Mason awarded grant to further diversify D.C. region’s tech ecosystem

George Mason University announced today a grant from Break Through Tech to propel more students who identify as women and non-binary into tech education—and ultimately tech careers—through curriculum innovation, career access, and community building. The goal of the grant is to increase the number of these students graduating with a tech degree at Mason by 12.5 percentage points by 2026.

MS INFS Alumnus Zach Tudor earns Career Achievement in Government Award

This year, Tudor has been given the Career Achievement in Government Award at the Black Engineer of the Year Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Conference. The ceremony is sponsored by Career Communications Group, which publishes US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine. The event, held virtually this year, recognizes exceptional leaders from government and industry whose actions have energized corporations and communities to create connections between minority students, educators and professionals in the STEM fields. The event has been held every year since 1987.

Mason climbs in research funding behind computer science, social sciences, and engineering

The latest figures released last week by the National Science Foundation (NSF) show Mason’s national profile continues to rise through solid research funding in critical areas, including Computer and Information Sciences, which ranked 12th among all universities, 8th among public institutions and No. 1 in Virginia.

PhD candidate Omar Nachawati and Professor Alex Brodsky receive Best Student Paper Award at ICORES-21

CS Department Faculty and Staff Celebrate The End of 2020

Best wishes to all for the holidays from the CS Faculty and Staff, and a happy 2021 ahead!