Return to: Academic Departments

Department of Computer Science

Engineering and Technology A322
Phone: (323) 343-6690
Fax: (323) 343-6672
cs@calstatela.edu
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/cs

Chair

Eun-Young Elaine Kang
eykang@calstatela.edu
323-343-4513

The Faculty

Professors: Huiping Guo, Jiang Guo, Eun-Young Kang, Chengyu Sun, Behzad Parviz

Associate Professors:  Yuqing Zhu

Assistant Professors: Navid Amini, Negin Forouzesh, David Krum, Jungsoo Lim, Mohammad Pourhomayoun.  Zilong Ye

FERP Professors: Russell J. Abbott, Vladimir N. Akis, Raj S. Pamula

Emeriti: Russell J. Abbott, Donald I. Kiel., Raj S. Pamula

Overview

The Department of Computer Science offers a pre-eminent computer science program that prepares students from diverse backgrounds for productive careers by providing them with a student-centered, practically-focused quality learning experience.

Mission Statement

To graduate well educated computer scientists who are prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex world. This will be accomplished through:

• A well-qualified faculty who care about students and their success.
• A dynamic, up-to-date curriculum that has an optimal balance between theory and practice.
• Laboratories, computer facilities, and instructional classrooms on par with any computer science program in the nation.
• Unique co-curricular opportunities for students such as participation in student design competitions, professional student organizations, and pre-professional employment.
• Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research and industry-funded design clinic projects.
• Mutually beneficial partnerships with area industry that take advantage of our location in one of the most concentrated high-tech centers in the nation.
• Strong cooperative relationships with local high schools, community colleges, and with other four-year institutions.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org

Programs

• Computer Science, B.S.

• Minor in Computer Science

• Computer Science, Blended B.S./M.S.

• Computer Science, M.S.

Return to: Academic Departments