{"id":34,"date":"2009-02-24T15:19:03","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T20:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cs.uri.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-09-16T17:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:05:09","slug":"34-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/","title":{"rendered":"Front"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/pathwaysimg.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Pathways 2024 participants\"><\/figure><article><p><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Computer Science and Statistics advances computing, data, and statistics through education and research. Our students learn by doing and graduate ready to shape the future of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data science<br \/>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/academics\/\" title=\"\"style=\"margin-top:2rem\">Explore Our Programs<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/academics\/course-listing\/\" title=\"\"style=\"margin-top:0rem\">Explore Our Courses<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/academics\/computer-science\/curriculum-bs\/#specializations\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/card-top.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Undergraduate Programs &amp; Specializations<\/h2><p>A modernized computer science B.S. curriculum with specializations in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and General Computer Science, plus a flexible B.A.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore Undergraduate<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/academics\/graduate-studies\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/card-top-grad.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate Programs<\/h2><p>M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Statistics, a graduate certificate and a Professional Masters degree in Cyber Security, with assistantships for selected students.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore Graduate<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/research\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/card-top-research.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Research<\/h2><p>Spanning computer science and statistics, our faculty and students collaborate across URI and with industry and government partners.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Explore Research<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/people\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/card-top-people.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>People<\/h2><p>Our community, including the faculty, staff, and researchers behind our degree programs and research groups, working at the edge of the field.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Meet Our People<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing fullwidth\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261016\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Yue-Du_Nathan-Lally-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yue Du (L) and Nathan Lally (R)\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261016\/\">[Talk] Yue Du and Nathan Lally \u2014 Data Science in Insurance: Connecting Statistical Methods, AI, and Industry Applications<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(10\/9\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, October 16, 1:00 PM Where: Tyler 106 AbstractIn this seminar, we will share what data science looks like in practice at Munich Re and HSB and how the skills students develop in statistics and computer science translate into industry applications. We will introduce Munich Re and HSB, discuss the role of data scientists [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261009\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/TlachacPicURI-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ML Tlachac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/TlachacPicURI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/TlachacPicURI-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261009\/\">[Talk] ML Tlachac \u2014 Bots and Bias: Technology Acceptance and Digital Depression Datasets<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(10\/2\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, October 9, 1:00 PM Where: Tyler 106 AbstractAs AI chatbots are increasingly being used in education contexts and digital modalities are increasingly being used in depression assessment research, it is important to understand human perspectives and bias. My research started in two main areas: exploring AI chatbot acceptability at Bryant University and comparing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261002\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katherine Kinnaird\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/Kinnaird-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-261002\/\">[Talk] Katherine Kinnaird: Music, Data Science, Meal Planning, and Topology connect us all<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/25\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, October 2, 1:00 PM Where: Tyler 106 AbstractData science seems to be everywhere these days. This talk will discuss examples of data science being applied to music and meal planning, as well as introducing publicly available resources for exploring culturally motivated data. This talk will delve deeply into the multidisciplinary field of Music [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/nsf-awards-4-8-million-to-uri-cybersecurity-center-under-victor-fay-wolfe\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/victor-fay-wolfe-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Victor Fay-Wolfe\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/nsf-awards-4-8-million-to-uri-cybersecurity-center-under-victor-fay-wolfe\/\">NSF Awards $4.8 Million to URI Cybersecurity Center Under Victor Fay-Wolfe<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/24\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Center, part of the Department of Computer Science and Statistics, has been awarded two NSF grants totaling $4.8 million. The funding will support scholarships for students in the Professional Science Master&#8217;s in Cybersecurity program and the new Securing Artificial Intelligence track. The first award, a three-year, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-260925\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Naitee Ting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/NaiteeTing-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-260925\/\">[Talk] Naitee Ting: Dose-Response Modeling for Phase II Decision-Making<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/23\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, September 25, 1:00 PMWhere: Tyler 108 AbstractIn the process of medicine discovery and development, understanding the dose-response relationship is one of the most important and challenging tasks. It is critical to identify the right range of doses in early stages of medicine development so that Phase III trials can be properly designed to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/uri-cs-connect-day-a-full-day-of-connection-insight-and-career-preparation\/\">URI CS Connect Day \u2014 A full day of connection, insight, and career preparation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/17\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, September 18, 2026 8:30am to 5:00pmWhere: Memorial Union Ballroom The URI CS Connect Day brings students, alumni, faculty, and industry partners together for conversations about computing careers, emerging technologies, recruiting, and the evolving role of AI in the workplace. Join us to discuss workplace readiness and explore career pathways in the computer science [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-260918\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/noah-daniels-web-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Noah Daniels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/noah-daniels-web-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1531\/noah-daniels-web.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/talk-260918\/\">[Talk] MEDFORD: A human- and machine-readable metadata markup language<\/a> <span class=\"date\">(9\/17\/2026)<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When: Friday, September 18, 1:00 PMWhere: Tyler 108 Abstract Reproducibility of research is essential for science. However, in the way modern computational biology research is done, it is easy to lose track of small, but extremely critical, details. Key details, such as the specific version of a software used or iteration of a genome can [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/category\/news\/\" title=\"\">More<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19207,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/19207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}