College of Information and Computer Sciences

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Sheldon Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Improve Citizen Science, Big Data Analysis

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A Top-Twenty College

U.S. News & World Report has ranked CICS #20, up five spots from its 2014 ranking, in the 2019 edition of Best Graduate Schools.

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Bachelor's

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

Master's

Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply to one of our top-ranked, on-campus Master's programs to gain new skills for research or industry.

Doctoral

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

Recent News

Ventures @ CICS Welcomes New Entrepreneur-in-Residence Esha Sahai

September 14, 2018

College of Information and Computer Sciences alumna and investment manager Esha Sahai (BS '02, MS '04) has been named a Ventures @ CICS entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR). Sahai is a venture partner at Varidus and a venture fellow at Alumni Ventures... more

CICS Adds Nine New Accomplished Faculty

August 29, 2018

The College of Information and Computer Sciences announces the appointment of nine new tenure-track and teaching faculty in 2018-2019 to keep pace with continued growth in the college. These new hires will amplify the college's data science,... more

Adrion, Collaborators Receive Grant to Bring CSforAll to Springfield Public Schools

August 21, 2018

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by computer science professor Rick Adrion have received a four-year, $1.998 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to carry out research that will help teachers,... more

Meliou, Brun Receive Grant to Improve Software Fairness

August 17, 2018

UMass Amherst College of Information and Computer Sciences researchers Alexandra Meliou and Yuriy Brun have received a four-year, $1.05 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study how software systems can exhibit bias and how... more

Learned-Miller to Lead DARPA Research on Computer ‘Visual Common Sense’

August 08, 2018

College of Information and Computer Sciences Professor Erik Learned-Miller recently received a four-year grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to support fundamental research that he says will be "especially open to... more

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CICS invites applicants for multiple tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty positions. Read more

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.