Computing for all

We combine Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, and Cybersecurity to enhance multidisciplinary learning and research for undergrads and grads. Cross campus and industry collaborations involve faculty, students, scientists, artists, health care researchers, historians, and engineers.

Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

See our courses in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, and Cybersecurity ranging from computing foundations to theory and statistics to systems and artificial intelligence.

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Undergraduate Programs

Computer science is a vibrant and rapidly changing discipline. Our undergraduate curricula are aligned with the ACM & IEEE 2013 Curriculum Guidelines. Courses in machine learning, computer vision, and secure programming add to the core problem-solving expertise needed in diverse industrial settings. Experiential learning provides students a practical and rounded curriculum.

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Graduate Programs

The department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Statistics, a graduate certificate in Cyber Security, and a PSM degree in Cyber Security. Our programs are committed to meeting the needs of both industry professionals and full-time graduate students. For selected full-time students, the department may offer teaching and research assistantships that pay a stipend and cover tuition, fees, and insurance.

Research

The Department of Computer Science and Statistics supports the work of scholars and students who are adept in taking an agile, interdisciplinary approach to solving problems. As our department encompasses both computer science and statistics, the areas of research specialization are wide-ranging.

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International Program

Our research and academics help serve a global community. The Computer Science and Statistics Department collaborates with URI’s International Engineering Program (IEP) and the Department of Languages to offer the unique International Computer Science Program (ICSP).

Announcements

NSF Awards $599,999 for VR for Post-Trauma Self-Regulation (5/19/2025) - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $599,999 to Krishna Venkatasubramanian for Using Virtual Reality Technologies for Post-Trauma Self-Regulation for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, a project that will design VR-mediated technologies that empower adults with I/DD to engage in independent post-trauma self-regulation (PTSR) to cope with the negative effects of trauma.
$100,000 Award for Sidewalk Stress Detection and Routing (5/19/2025) - $100,000 in scholarships from The 401 BridgeTech foundation have been awarded to Abdeltawab Hendawi’s AI Lab for Sidewalk Stress Detection and Routing. This project aims at the development of algorithms, spatial data structures, and artificial intelligence (AI) models for sidewalk feature identification to provide safer accessibility routing and services on sidewalks.
Survival and Flourishing Fund Awards $163,000 for Fair Data Science (5/19/2025) - The Survival and Flourishing Fund awarded Sarah Brown $163,000 for Machine Learning for Socio-technical Systems Lab. The project will build a benchmark for LLM Agents at doing fair data science.