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  • Hello, world!

    CICS honored our undergraduate, master's, and doctoral graduates during Commencement Weekend 2016. 

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  • Students participate in HackUMass

    Programming with Purpose

    CICS students participating in HackUMass, UMass Amherst's annual student-run hackathon, use their creativity, ingenuity, and team-building skills to solve real-world problems.  

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Bachelor's Degrees

Apply for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and join an exciting community of students preparing to be the next generation of innovators. 

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Master's Degrees

Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply to one of our top-ranked Master's Programs to gain new skills and knowledge for research or industry.  

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PhD Graduates

Doctoral Degrees

Our highly-ranked Ph.D. program features world-renowned faculty, interdisciplinary research, and a spirit of collaboration.

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Recent News

Hava Siegelmann
Siegelmann Wins Hebb Award for Contributions to Biological Learning
May 27, 2016
CICS Professor Hava Siegelmann, director of the BINDS laboratory, was selected as the 2016 recipient of the International Neural Network Society (INNS) Hebb Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to biological learning. The award will... more
CICS in the News: Jim Kurose Reflects on Japanese-American Heritage in NSF Discoveries Article
May 24, 2016
Distinguished Professor Jim Kurose, now the assistant director for NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate, reflects on his Japanese-American heritage in an NSF Discoveries article. Read the article
Jim Kurose
Profile: Jim Kurose, Assistant Director of NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate
May 07, 2016
Jim Kurose is leading the Directorate of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) as an Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). He is on leave from his UMass Amherst position as Distinguished Professor of... more
Andrew McGregor
McGregor Receives College’s First Outstanding Teacher Award
May 05, 2016
Associate Professor Andrew McGregor was selected as the recipient of the 2016 CICS Outstanding Teacher Award. "The CICS Awards Committee selected Andrew based on a number of factors including his excellent teaching evaluations, letters from students... more
Shiri Dori-Hacohen
PhD Candidate Dori-Hacohen Awarded First Place in Innovation Challenge Competition
May 03, 2016
The Isenberg School of Management's Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently held the 11th annual Innovation Challenge, where six teams of top student entrepreneurs competed for up to $65,000 to help... more
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Welcome

The College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) offers a world-class curriculum in support of BA, BS, MS, and PhD degrees. CICS is internationally recognized for its research activities and has one of the highest ranked and most competitive graduate programs in the nation. The College is distinguished by its culture of collaboration and leadership in multi-disciplinary research.

Upcoming Events

10 Jun
Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Defense
Design, Analysis and Optimization of Cache Systems
Speaker: Mostafa Dehghan Shirehpaz
Computer Science Building, Room 151
11:00am to 1:00pm

"Design, Analysis and Optimization of Cache Systems"

28 Jul
Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Elastic Resource Management in Distributed Clouds
Speaker: Tian Guo
Computer Science Building, Room 151
10:00am to 12:00pm

"Elastic Resource Management in Distributed Clouds"

28 Jul
Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Application-Aware Resource Management For Cloud Platforms
Speaker: Xin He
Computer Science Building, Room 151
2:00pm to 4:00pm

"Application-Aware Resource Management For Cloud Platforms" 

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Featured Research

Training computers to generate 3D shapes

Training computers to generate 3D shapes

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Barna Saha

Dilemmas of algorithm design in the big data era

Deepak Ganesan & Ben Marlin

Tackling digital health in the mobile domain

Cross-disciplinary research round-up

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