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- [2025 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2025/06/10/2025-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Computer Science Class of 2025 — majors and minors alike — for their outstanding achievements!Below are their accomplishments, listed along with those of select CS undergraduates, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin. 2025 Graduates: Majors: Desire Nkoro Asinya - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude Naka Alounkou Reine Assoumatine- Bachelor of Science, cum
- [Can AI Speak for Us? W&L Senior CS Major Ignas Volcokas Tests Political Bots in Honors Thesis](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2025/05/15/can-ai-speak-for-us-wl-senior-cs-major-ignas-volcokas-tests-political-bots-in-honors-thesis/) - What happens when artificial intelligence tries to stand in for your political voice? Can a machine represent your values, your choices, your vote? Washington and Lee senior Ignas Volcokas, Class of 2025 who is majoring in Computer Science and Economics and minoring in Poverty and Human Capability Studies, explored these questions in his honors thesis,
- [Naka Assoumatine '25 gives back](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/12/03/naka-assoumatine-25-gives-back/) - Naka Assoumatine, Class of 2025, is double majoring in computer science and economics and minoring in data science. During Summer 2024, Naka had the incredible opportunity to give back to her community by introducing coding, and programming to kids at the middle school she attended in Togo—Menelik2. Her goal was to inspire these young minds
- [2024 CS Halloween Party](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/11/11/2024-cs-halloween-party/) - The 2024 CS Halloween Party was held on October 29 @ Professor Matthews' house. Check out these party pics!
- [Q and A with Jenna Bernstein '25](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/11/18/q-and-a-with-jenna-bernstein-25/) - Jenna is a computer science major and a philosophy minor and is highly interested in all things coding! Coding, the process of assigning a code to something for classification or identification, is also known as computer programming. It's how we communicate with computers and tell them what to do. Since declaring as a computer science
- [Q and A with CS Major Ford Scott '25](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/02/15/q-and-a-with-cs-major-ford-scott-25/) - Ford Scott, Class of 2025, is majoring in computer science and minoring in digital culture and information. He was featured in a Columns article highlighting his educational interests and personal pursuits. One of Ford's most significant experiences at W&L has been serving as a founding member of the Cybersecurity Club, an organization dedicated to helping
- ["Step Away from Your Screen" by CS Major Katie Yurechko '24](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/11/08/step-away-from-your-screen-by-cs-major-katie-yurechko-24/) - Computer Science Major, Katie Yurechko, '24, provides a unique and compelling perspective on the use of social media in her feature "Step Away from Your Screen". Since this article was created exclusively for the Alumni Magazine, it does not yet exist on the W&L website. A "go" link has been created that goes directly to
- [Katie Yurechko '24 is the 2024 ODK Leader of the Year in academics and research](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/05/28/katie-yurechko-24-is-2024-odk-leader-of-the-year-in-academics-and-research/) - Another well deserved achievement for Katie! Yurechko, who double majors in computer science and philosophy and minors in poverty and human capability studies, has been named the 2024 Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leader of the Year in academics and research. The Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leader of the Year in academics and research recognizes individuals
- [2024 Summer Research Scholars](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/07/25/2024-summer-research-scholars/) - The Summer Research Scholars (SRS) program supports students participating in collaborative research supervised by W&L faculty. The program aims to encourage the development of research techniques within a particular discipline, to promote the active acquisition of knowledge, and to stimulate student interest in inquiry. Here are the 2024 Computer Science SRS students, their faculty supervisors and
- [Q&A with CS Major Ford Scott](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/02/13/qa-with-cs-major-ford-scott/) - Ford Scott, Class of 2025, is majoring in computer science and minoring in digital culture and information. Ford is featured in a Columns article showcasing his educational experiences at W&L. Noteworthy accomplishments are his founding the Cybersecurity Club and his summer internship with Input Output Global organization. Check out the write up to learn more
- [After Graduation: Jackson Jacobs, Class of 2024](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/07/03/after-graduation-jackson-jacobs-class-of-2024/) - Jackson Jacobs, a recent graduate of W&L, double majored in Computer Science and Politics. He is employed as a Software Engineer at RVO Health-- a joint venture between Red Ventures and Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group. Jackson is featured in this Columns article, which focuses on how his educational background shaped his current professional journey.
- [2024 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/06/07/2024-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Class of 2024 Computer Science Majors and Minors for their outstanding achievements! Their accomplishments, along with the accomplishments of certain CS undergraduates are listed here, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin. 2024 Graduates: Majors: Timileyin John Adekola - Bachelor of Science Giorgio Louis Antonacci- Bachelor of Arts Mohammed Danish Bokhari- Bachelor of
- [2023 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/05/30/2023-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Computer Science Majors and Minors for their outstanding achievements! Their accomplishments, along with the accomplishments of certain CS undergraduates are listed here, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin. 2023 Graduates: Majors: Abdelraham Hesham AboEitta - Bachelor of Science, Honors in Computer Science ( Thesis: "Hyperdimensional Computing for Gesture Recognitiion
- [Danish Bokari '24, Lakpa Sherpa '25 and Mohamed Soliman ’27 are winners at the SOLVE 2024 Hackathon!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/05/23/danish-bokari-24-lakpa-sherpa-25-and-mohamed-soliman-27-are-winners-at-solve-2024-hackathon/) - The first ever W&L SOLVE Hackathon was held in the IQ Center, May 12-13, 2024. A hackathon is an event where individuals or teams come together to collaboratively work on solving problems or creating innovative projects within a limited time frame. The SOLVE 2024 event was an interdisciplinary student-focused gathering for any undergraduate student from
- [Katie Yurechko '24, co-authors a paper about TikTok and Algospeak](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/05/17/katie-yurechko-24-co-authors-a-paper-about-tiktok-and-algospeak/) - W&L senior CS major Katie Yurechko ’24 co-authored a paper titled “You Can (Not) Say What you Want: Using Algospeak to Contest and Evade Algorithmic Content Moderation on TikTok,”. Katie collaborated with Ella Steen, a student at Gordon College, and Daniel Klug, a systems scientist at Carnegie Mellon University. The paper was recently featured online
- [2024 Game Demo Day](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/04/22/2024-game-demo-day/) - Students in Professor Matthews CSCI 319 Video Game Design class showcased their final games at the end of winter term. Game Demo Day took place on Saturday, April 13 from 10:30am - 12:30pm in the Science Center Great Hall. It was a great turnout as lots of people came and played video games!
- [2024 PBK Inductions](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2024/04/12/2024-pbk-inductions/) - Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. Its motto is “Love of learning is the guide of life.” The Gamma of Virginia Chapter was chartered at W&L in 1911. Washington and Lee University's PBK chapter welcomed 54 members of the junior and senior classes at the Convocation
- [CS major Katie Yurechko – First Marshall Scholar at Washington and Lee!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/12/12/cs-major-katie-yurechko-first-marshall-scholar-at-washington-and-lee/) - Katie Yurechko, '24, a computer science and philosophy double major, was one of 51 Marshall Scholars chosen in 2023. She is the first Marshall Scholar at W&L! The Marshall Scholarship program was created in 1953 by an Act of British Parliament as a thank-you to former U.S. Secretary of State General George Marshall and the
- [CS's Capture the Flag (CtF) event](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/11/28/css-capture-the-flag-ctf-event/) - On November 2 , the Computer Science Department held its first ever Capture the Flag event. Capture the Flag (CtF) in computer security is an exercise in which participants attempt to find text strings, called "flags", which are secretly hidden in purposefully-vulnerable programs or websites. From unraveling cryptic codes to identifying vulnerabilities in simulated systems,
- [2023 CS Halloween Party](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/11/09/2023-cs-halloween-party/) - The Computer Science Dept. Halloween party took place on Nov. 7. The party, held at Professor Matthews' house, was fun and festive! Check out these party pics!
- [CS Prof. Liz Matthews' Advisor awarded National Award from President Biden!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/10/25/cs-prof-liz-matthews-advisor-awarded-national-award-from-president-biden/) - Juan Gilbert, a University of Florida professor and graduate school advisor to Professor Matthews, received the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Biden. His pioneering designs in election technology aim to make voting more secure and accessible and, ultimately, protect our democracy. Click on the link to see the details. https://youtu.be/jWRJHD7nR4g?t=1630
- [CS major Katie Yurechko - Truman Foundation Finalist](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/10/18/cs-major-katie-yurechko-truman-foundation-finalist/) - Katie Yurechko, '24, is a finalist for the Truman Foundation! Created by Congress in 1975, the Foundation was President Harry S. Truman’s idea. A pragmatic Midwesterner who did not attend college, President Truman did not want a brick-and-mortar monument. Instead, he encouraged a living memorial that would give life to the values of service that
- [CSCI 340 - Final Ray Tracer Project](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/10/18/csci-340-final-ray-tracer-project/) - Professor Matthews' W23 Computer Graphics course completed ray tracer images for their final project. Ray tracers use reversed light rays and linear algebra to simulate the real world, including mirrored objects and refractive objects. While pretty, images rendered by a ray tracer take a very long time to finish. These images took DAYS to complete!
- [W&L's Lakpa Sherpa '25 and Ignas Volcokas '25 - 2nd place winners at Hackathon](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/03/31/wls-lakpa-sherpa-25-and-ignas-volcokas-25-2nd-place-winners-at-hackathon/) - Lakpa and Ignas came in second for best education hack at Hoo Hacks 2023 with their EsyLearn project. During the hackathon, Lakpa and Ignas were inspired to produce a personal learning assistant that would accept and adjust to the learning needs of its user. EsyLearn communicates with
- [P405 Computer Lab - New and Improved!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/10/13/p405-computer-lab-new-and-improved/) - The CS Department completely renovated and refurbished its main computer lab over the summer. This "active-learning first" classroom is designed to maximize the educational experience!
- [2023 Summer Research Scholars](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/08/15/2023-summer-research-scholars/) - The Summer Research Scholars (SRS) program supports students participating in collaborative research supervised by W&L faculty. The program aims to encourage the development of research techniques within a particular discipline, to promote the active acquisition of knowledge, and to stimulate student interest in inquiry. Here are the 2023 Computer Science Department SRS students, their faculty supervisors
- [CS Major Katie Yurechko ’24 presents at the 2023 ACM Web Conference](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/05/25/cs-major-katie-yurechko-24-presents-at-the-2023-acm-web-conference/) - The 2023 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference took place in Austin, Texas on April 30-May 4. This conference is considered the most recognized forum to showcase and discuss progress in research, development, standards and applications of web-related topics. Katie, along with collaborators Carnegie Mellon professor Daniel Klug and student Ella Steen of Gordon College,
- [2023 CS Phi Beta Kappa Initiates](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/05/19/2023-cs-phi-beta-kappa-initiates/) - Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary. Its motto is “Love of learning is the guide of life.” The Gamma of Virginia Chapter was chartered at W&L in 1911. The PBK chapter at Washington and Lee University welcomed 49 members of the junior and senior classes at
- [CS Senior, Abdul AboEitta presents his Honors Thesis](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/04/10/cs-senior-abdul-aboeitta-presents-his-honors-thesis/) - On Thursday, April 6, Abdul AboEitta, Class of 2023, presented his Honors Thesis "Hyperdimensional Computing for Gesture Recognition using a Dynamic Vision Sensor" Abdul's thesis introduced a novel neuromorphic approach that exploits two biologically-inspired technologies: (1) Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) and (2) Hyperdimensional Computing (HDC). By integrating technologies inspired by the human brain, the primary
- [2023 ODK Computer Science Inductee - Katie Yurechko](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2023/03/24/2023-odk-computer-science-inductee-katie-yurechko/) - W&L’s Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society, held its spring induction ceremony on March 16. Computer Science major, Katie Yurechko '24, was among the 50 new members. Congratulations, Katie! To learn more about the ODK ceremony, click the link: https://columns.wlu.edu/odk-holds-spring-initiation-for-wl-honorees-3/
- [Another Publication for CS Professor Liz Matthews!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/12/12/another-publication-for-cs-professor-liz-matthews/) - Congratulations to Professor Matthews for her latest online publication "Consistent Gaming Skill Demographics in Academic Research" !! The paper has been published in the IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems – Volume 17, Issue 2, 2022 (online journal) and is available at http://www.iadisportal.org/ijcsis/ This publication is also noteworthy because it was co-authored by
- [Published Paper for CS Prof. Liz Matthews](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/08/17/published-paper-for-cs-prof-liz-matthews/) - Congratulations to Professor Matthews for her published paper "Gaming Skill Demographics: An Analysis of Consistency in Video Game Research"! An important fact about this paper is it's based on the work of two SRS students from last summer. It was also selected as one of the best papers. Although it didn't win, this paper was
- [2022 Computer Science Summer Research Scholars](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/06/14/2022-computer-science-summer-research-scholars/) - The Summer Research Scholars (SRS) program supports students participating in collaborative research supervised by W&L faculty. The program aims to encourage the development of research techniques within a particular discipline, to promote the active acquisition of knowledge, and to stimulate student interest in inquiry. Here are the 2022 Computer Science Department's SRS students, their faculty supervisors
- [Showcasing Joe Salerno '22 Athletic Achievements!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/07/08/showcasing-joe-salerno-22-athletic-achievements/) - Joe Salerno who graduated in May 2022 with a B.S. in computer science, set the season pin record for W&L wrestling . Joe's win means he had 21 pins on the season, breaking his own school record of 20 set during the 2019-20 season. Joe has 59 career pins, --another school record! This wrestling success
- [Just released -- W&L After Class Podcast featuring Professor Khan!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/02/09/just-released-wl-after-class-podcast-featuring-professor-taha-khan/) - Washington and Lee’s Office of Lifelong Learning has a podcast "W&L After Class" where you can hear from various faculty members about a wide variety of topics they have expertise in. In Season 3, Taha Khan, assistant professor of computer science at W&L, discusses his research on computer security, privacy and human-computer interaction -- including
- [2022 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/06/02/2022-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Class of 2022 Computer Science Majors and Minors for their outstanding achievements! Their accomplishments, along with the accomplishments of certain CS undergraduates are listed here, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin. 2022 Graduates: Luke Patrick Alli - Bachelor of Science Theodore C. Bentley - Bachelor of Science Samuel Thomas Bluestone - Bachelor of Science,
- [Spring Term '22 - Professor Watson's class takes a "Walk Through the Ages"](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/05/18/spring-term-22-professor-watsons-class-takes-a-walks-through-the-ages/) - CSCI 257-01: “A Walk Through the Ages: Using Artificial Intelligence to Understand the Evolution of Exercise,” . in this S22 course, students monitor movements on exercise trackers and examine patterns of exercise, movement and health impacts while researching the evolution of human exercise. This course is co-taught by assistant professor of computer science Cody
- [2022 PBK initiates from the Computer Science Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/03/17/2022-pbk-initiates-from-the-computer-science-department/) - Here are the CS Dept. student inductees from the Class of 2022 and 2023 for the Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Society of Cincinnati: 2022 Sam Bluestone Ana Estrada Hamm Haochen Tu 2023 Abdel AboEitta Congratulations!
- [Computer Science Game Demo Day 2022!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2022/03/01/computer-science-game-demo-day-2022/) - Mark your calendar for Game Demo Day! Students in Professor Matthews CSCI 319 Video Game Design class will showcase their final games. Game Demo Day will take place on Saturday, April 9 from 10:30am - 12:30pm in the Science Center Great Hall. Everyone is welcome!
- [CS's Professor Khan has publications!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/10/28/css-taha-khan-has-publications/) - Professor Taha Khan published 2 papers in AY 2020-21. Both papers were published in the same conference, USENIX Security. The USENIX Association is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to supporting the advanced computing systems communities and furthering the reach of innovative research. Professor Khan's papers were entitled "Helping Users Automatically Find and Manage Sensitive, Expendable Files
- [Spotlight on Summer Research Scholars](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/09/02/spotlight-on-summer-research-scholars/) - Abdelrahman AboEitta '23, CS Major Abdel developed the latest version of ChemTutor (https://chemtutor.wlu.edu/), an online tutorial to help prepare students for college-level chemistry. ChemTutor was developed by faculty and students at 4 small, liberal arts institutions and is funded by the Associated Colleges of the South. Beyond developing new functionality for instructors, Abdel used Docker
- [2021 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/06/08/2021-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Class of 2021 Computer Science Majors and Minors for their outstanding achievements! They are listed here, as they appear in the Commencement Bulletin. 2021 Graduates: TEMITOPE ELIZABETH ADEYANJU - Bachelor of Science, cum laude KUSH ATTAL - Bachelor of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude JEFFREY MICHAEL BRADLEY - Bachelor of
- [Honors Thesis: Evolutionary Control of Micro Aerial Vehicles in Simulation-- Coletta R. Fuller ’21](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/07/20/honors-thesis-evolutionary-control-of-micro-aerial-vehicles-in-simulation-coletta-r-fuller-21/) - Coletta, a Johnson Scholar, double majored in computer science and music, and minored in creative writing. She presented her Honors Thesis on Evolutionary Control of Micro Aerial Vehicles in Simulation via Zoom on Wednesday April 14th. This thesis examined the challenge of safely landing quadcopters in simulation, using OpenAI gym environments to evaluate various machine
- [CS Professor, Kefu Lu, has published a paper!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/06/29/cs-professor-kefu-lu-has-published-a-paper/) - Kefu Lu, an assistant professor with W&L's Computer Science Department, has recently published a paper. This paper will be showcased, in September, at the International European Conference for Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par), one of the premier venues in parallel computing. The paper is titled "A Scalable Approximation Algorithm for Weighted Longest Common Subsequence" and focuses
- [2021 PBK initiates from the Computer Science Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/06/02/2021-pbk-initiates-from-the-computer-science-department/) - Following are the Computer Science student inductees from the Class of 2021 and 2022 for Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati: Allison Miller '21 Merrina Lan '22 Alyssa Vu '22 CONGRATULATIONS!
- [Computer Science Senior Celebration, 2021](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/05/24/computer-science-senior-gathering-2021/) - The CS Department celebrated the Class of 2021 in a subdued, very-computer-science-y way this past Monday (5/17) at the Event tent in the Dell. Senior gifts were handed out and a (slightly competitive) computer science version of Pictionary was played... Fun! Here are a few pics, courtesy of Professor Matthews:
- [CS minors, Katie Cones and Callie Garst inducted into ODK](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/05/24/cs-minors-katie-cones-and-callie-garst-inducted-into-odk/) - Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, welcomed initiates at Washington and Lee University’s annual Founders Day/ODK Convocation on Jan. 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. Because of COVID-19, the convocation was held in a virtual format. CS minors, Katie Cones and Callie Garst, both class of 2021, were among the inductees.
- [Highlighting CS Professor, Cody Watson's publication](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/04/19/highlighting-cs-professor-cody-watsons-publication/) - Cody Watson, an assistant professor of W&L Computer Science Department, has published a paper in the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) . ICSE is the top conference in software engineering. Learn more about Prof. Watson's paper -- “On Learning Meaningful Assert Statements for Unit Test Cases” here. https://columns.wlu.edu/wls-watson-publishes-paper-for-conference/
- [Welcoming Professor Taha Khan to the CS Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/04/19/welcoming-professor-taha-khan-to-the-cs-department/) - Taha Khan joined W&L’s Computer Science Department as an assistant professor during the 2020-21 academic year. His research focuses on computer security, privacy and human-computer interaction, including cybercrime, commercial VPN services privacy, and privacy-centric management of longitudinal data in the personal cloud. Click on the link to learn more about Professor Khan! https://columns.wlu.edu/meet-the-professor-taha-khan/
- [Professor Matthews wins Best Paper Award](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2021/02/17/professor-matthews-wins-best-paper-award/) - Liz Matthews, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at W&L, was selected for the Outstanding Paper Award at the 13th International Conference on Game and Entertainment Technologies. The paper, which was co-authored by Juan Gilbert (University of Florida) is entitled “ATLAS CHRONICLE: DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF A SYSTEM FOR PROCEDURAL GENERATION OF STORY-DRIVEN GAMES”. The Conference
- [Check out CSCI 319 Video Game Design Final Projects!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2020/11/16/check-out-csci-319-video-game-design-final-projects/) - The students of CSCI 319 - Video Game Design have turned in their final projects! See their hard work at https://student-games.academic.wlu.edu/ under the Fall 2020 Games Page. Instructions for how to run the programs can be found on the page, see individual game pages for how to play. Windows OS does not need to install
- [2020 Computer Science Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2020/06/23/2020-computer-science-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the Class of 2020 Computer Science Majors and Minors for their outstanding achievements! 2020 Graduates: KELLY ANNE AMAR ('20) - Bachelor of Arts GEORGE BERNARD BARKER ('20) - Bachelor of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude LOGAN McCRAY BRAND ('20) - Bachelor of Science ROBERT COOPER BREITHAUPT ('20) - JOSEPH LEO CALIHAN
- [2020 Phi Beta Kappa initiates from the Computer Science Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2020/06/23/2020-phi-beta-kappa-initiates-from-the-computer-science-department/) - The Annual Convocation for the Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati took place on Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium. Following are the Computer Science student inductees: George Barker, '20 Collin Glatz, 20 Ryan Lesher, '20 Max Masaitis, 20 Trevor Stalnaker, 20 Kush Attal '21 CONGRATULATIONS!
- [CSCI major, Laurie Jones '21, shares her W&L experiences](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/12/10/csci-major-laurie-jones-21-shares-her-wl-experiences/) - Laurie Jones, a double major (Computer Science and Physics & Engineering), is also an accomplished member of the university's golf team. Click on the link to learn more about Laurie's W&L experience. https://columns.wlu.edu/teed-up-for-success/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=features
- [Spotlight on  CSCI senior major George Barker '20](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/10/25/spotlight-on-csci-senior-major-george-barker-20/) - George, a double major in both computer science and chemistry, worked this past summer with Professor Sprenkle to develop a web application that specializes in tutoring students in the basics of general chemistry. Click the link to learn more about George and his achievements! https://columns.wlu.edu/good-chemistry/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=features
- [2019 Degrees, Scholarships, Prizes and Awards for CS Students](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/05/24/2019-degrees-scholarships-prizes-and-awards-for-cs-students/) - Congratulations to the following Computer Science students for their outstanding achievements! 2019 Graduates: HAMMAD AHMAD ('19) - Honors in Computer Science, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude and The Computer Science Award COOPER BROCK BAIRD ('19) - Bachelor of Science ALEXANDER KARL CANTRELL ('19) - Bachelor of Arts EMILY SHILLINGTON CARDEN ('19) - Bachelor of
- [Some Pics from CSCI 335 at Spring Fest 2019](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/05/22/some-pics-from-csci-spring-term-2019/) - CSCI335: Software Engineering through Web Applications showed off their projects--the Ancient Graffiti Project and ChemTutor--at Spring Fest on May 17.
- [CS major athletic accolades!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/05/24/cs-major-athletic-accolades/) - Senior Cooper Baird , (Fort Worth, Texas/Fort Worth Country Day) was one of three W&L athletes honored at The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2019 NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field ceremony. The ceremony was held in New Orleans on Sunday, May 19th. Cooper recorded the third-fastest
- [2019 Phi Beta Kappa initiates from the Computer Science Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/03/27/2019-phi-beta-kappa-initiates-from-the-computer-science-department/) - The Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation took place on Sunday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m., in Leyburn Library’s Northen Auditorium. Congratulations to the following CSCI students who were initiated into PBK this year: Maxwell Gold '19 Pengrui Wang, (CS Minor), '19 Abby Nason, '20 These students join the following previously inducted members: Truth
- [CS Major Sarah Anne Troise '19 is new ODK member](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2019/01/24/cs-major-sarah-anne-troise-19-is-new-odk-member/) - Washington and Lee University’s annual Founders Day/ODK Convocation was held on Jan. 22nd at 5 p.m. in Lee Chapel. CS major Sarah Anne Troise '19 was one of the inductees. Her accomplishments are outlined below. Congratulations Sarah Anne! Sarah Anne Troise (Lexington, Virginia) is majoring in engineering and computer science. She is president of Women in
- [CSCI Highlights from Graduation](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/05/29/csci-highlights-from-graduation/) - Some pictures of the graduates -- Congratulations Class of 2018! Photo credit: W&L's Scene on Campus, May 25, 2018 !
- [Highlights from the 2018 Computer Science Senior Reception](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/05/25/highlights-from-the-2018-computer-science-senior-reception/) - Some pictures from the Senior Reception -- Congratulations to the Class of 2018! Click on a photo to bring up the slideshow.
- [CSCI  2018 Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/05/25/csci-2018-scholarships-prizes-and-awards/) - Congratulations to the following Computer Science students as recipients of this year's scholarships, awards, and prizes: REBECCA MELKERSON ('18) - The Computer Science Department Award and The Walter LeConte Stevens Scholarship JULIANNE CAMPBELL ('18) - The Third-Generation Student Achievement Award ALICIA MARTINEZ ('18) - The James S. Wood Prize in German LEX McGRIFF ('18) - The Alexander Thomas Boehling
- [Spotlight on CSCI Major Truth Iyiewuare '18](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/05/21/spotlight-on-csci-major-truth-iyiewuare-18/) - As graduation approaches, senior Truth Iyiewuare reflects on his time at W&L and on his personal growth and achievements. Click on the link below to learn more about Truth! https://columns.wlu.edu/no-longer-a-reluctant-leader/utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=features
- [2018 CSCI Senior Picnic](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/05/08/2018-csci-senior-picnic/) - A couple of pictures from the Senior Picnic....thanks to Dr. Lambert for hosting!
- [2018 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates from the Computer Science Department](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/03/07/2018-phi-beta-kappa-initiates-from-the-computer-science-department/) - Congratulations to the following CSCI students will be initiated into PBK this year. The 2018 Phi Beta Kappa ceremony will take place at Lee Chapel on Sunday, March 18th. Truth Iyiewuare '18 Tommy Thetford '18 Hammad Ahmad '19
- [CS Major Nora Devlin '19 reflects on her experiences at W&L](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/03/22/csci-major-nora-devlin-19-reflects-on-her-experiences-at-wl/) - “Attending W&L has made me more conscious of societal issues and more confident in my own opinions and beliefs." Junior Nora Devlin shares how being a part of the Washington & Lee community has shaped her views and given her a stronger personal identity. Click on the link below to learn more about Nora...
- [CS Major Collin Glatz '20 will participate in the GAE Program](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/03/19/csci-major-collin-glatz-20-will-participate-in-the-gae-program/) - Collin Glatz, a sophomore at W&L and a double major in German and Computer Science, has plans to participate in the German American Exchange Internship Program (GAE) over summer 2018. The GAE program helps American students secure three-month long business internships in Germany. While there, they can work on their language skills while also gaining
- [CS Minor Beck Gillenhaal '18  is NCAA Postgraduate Winner!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/03/14/cs-minor-beck-gillenhaal-18-is-ncaa-postgraduate-winner/) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released its fall 2017 postgraduate scholarship winners and senior men’s soccer player Gillen Beck (Blacksburg, Va. / Blacksburg) was among the 58 Division I, II and III student-athletes that were recognized. Read the full story about Beck's success here: https://columns.wlu.edu/wls-beck-receives-an-ncaa-postgraduate-scholarship/
- [Spotlight on Seniors: Lex McGriff '18 and Sima Sharma '18](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/02/05/spotlight-on-seniors-lex-mcgriff-18-and-sima-sharma-18/) - As they prepare for graduation and the future, Lex McGriff and Sima Sharma share their W&L experiences and student successes. Lex McGriff, a Computer Science and Sociology double major shares her leadership experiences as the vice president of the Student Association for Black Unity (SABU) and vice president of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK). Lex also talks
- [CSCI Majors, Truth Iyiewuare '18 and Alicia Martinez '18, inducted into ODK!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2018/01/17/csci-majors-truth-iyiewuare-18-and-alicia-inducted-into-odk/) - Two Computer Science Majors will be be inducted into Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, (ODK) the national leadership honor society, at Washington and Lee University’s annual Founders Day/ODK Convocation. The ceremony will be held on Jan. 18, 2018 at 5 p.m. in Lee Chapel. Below are brief descriptions of these students and their many
- [CSCI Minor Gillen Beck '18 earns spot on 2017 Division III Academic All-District men's soccer team](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/11/13/csci-minor-gillen-beck-18-earns-spot-on-2017-division-iii-academic-all-district-mens-soccer-team/) - Washington and Lee senior goalkeeper, Gillen Beck, was named to the 13-member District 5 team for the second time in his career. Gillen is a mathematics and physics double-major, and a computer science minor. Click on the link to read more about Gillen's achievements... http://www.generalssports.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/beck_all-district
- [CSCI Major Janie Martin '18 --Breakthrough Achievement at Hackathon!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/09/27/csci-major-janie-martin-18-breakthrough-achievement-at-hackathon/) - Senior Janie Martin attended Rice University's 7th annual Hackathon this past weekend in Houston with the goal of trying to solve some of the biggest problems in health care today. The Hackathon competitors were in a 36 hour race against each other to develop new software and hardware to solve challenges identified by doctors at Texas
- [CSCI Major Mary Catherine Greenleaf '19:  Digital Humanities Experience](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/09/21/csci-major-mary-catherine-greenleaf-19-digital-humanities-experience/) - Mary Catherine, a Computer Science and Studio Art major, describes her recent participation in a Digital Humanities project, and shares her enthusiasm for blending art with computer science. https://columns.wlu.edu/preserving-snippets-smidgens-and-scraps-of-history/
- [Spotlight on CSCI Major, Will McMurtry '18](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/09/19/spotlight-on-csci-major-will-mcmurtry-18/) - Senior Will McMurtry, Johnson Scholar and Computer Science Major, discusses why Washington and Lee was his number one choice for higher education. https://columns.wlu.edu/the-quality-of-the-people/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=features
- [List of CSCI Graduates--Class of 2017](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/25/congratulations-csci-class-of-2017/) - Congratulations!!! Computer Science Majors: Azmain Amin Phil Bennett Lenny Enkhbold Fred Gisa Stevan Hall-Mejia Rob Jones Jordan Krasner Perry O'Connor Patrick Ozark Lauren Revere Mina Shnoudah Shane Siebken Jamie White Brennon Williams Computer Science Minors: Asha Campbell Dan Claroni Michael Garcia Evan Hinkle Joe Perrella Nika Pogrebna Rachel Stone
- [Pictures from Graduation -Congratulations CSCI Class of 2017](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/26/congratulations-csci-class-of-2017-2/) - Some pictures from Commencement -- Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
- [CSCI graduate Jordan Krasner '17 named ODAC Player of the Year](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/26/csci-graduate-jordan-krasner-17-named-odac-player-of-the-year/) - Congratulations to Jordan for being named Player of the Year by The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). This is Krasner's second Player of the Year award as he also received the honor during his sophomore year at W&L. Krasner is the eighth-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South Region. His singles record is 15-9 going into
- [CSCI 2017 Senior Graduate Reception](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/25/csci-2017-senior-graduate-reception/) - The 2017 Senior Reception honoring the Graduates, took place on Wednesday, May 24th in the Great Hall of the Science Center. The reception provided a wonderful opportunity for faculty, students and their families gather and celebrate the students' achievements. Here are a few photos from the festivities — Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
- [CSCI Scholarships, Awards and Prizes](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/25/csci-scholarships-awards-and-prizes/) - Congratulations to these CSCI students who have received scholarships awards or prizes: MD AZMAIN AMIN - The Computer Science Department Award ALICIA MARTINEZ - The John Preston Moore III Award SARAH ANNE TROISE ('19) - The H. Thomas Williams Jr. Undergraduate Research Award ELIZAVETA V. FREED ('18 Minor) - Women's Golf, Most Outstanding Performer JOSEPH F. PERRELLA - Men's Lacrosse, T.W. Martin Memorial Lacrosse Award EMILY
- [Highlight on CSCI Alum Cory Walker '15 work in the field of Cyber Security](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/16/highlight-on-csci-alum-cory-walker-15-work-in-the-field-of-cyber-security/) - While at W&L, Cory Walker majored in computer science and minored in music. After graduation, Cory attended JMU and received her master’s in computer science and digital forensics. She is currently working with the government in the field of Cyber Security. Click on the link below to learn more about Cory's exciting endeavors! https://columns.wlu.edu/licensed-to-hack/
- [CSCI Minor Liza Freed '18 honored at the 2017 WGCA Awards Banquet](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/05/16/csci-minor-liza-freed-18-honored-at-the-2017-wgca-awards-banquet/) - The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced its 2017 Division III Awards in Houston, Texas earlier this month. Washington and Lee junior Liza Freed (Alexandria, Va. / St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) was among those honored. Click on the link to read more about her achievements: http://www.generalssports.com/sports/wgolf/2016-17/releases/WGCA17
- [Computer Science Department 2017 PBK Inductees](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/03/14/computer-science-department-2017-pbk-inductees/) - Congratulations to PBK Inductees Dan Claroni '17 (CS Minor), Patrick Ozark '17 (CS Major) and Gillen Beck '18 (CS Minor). The Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation will be held on Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.m. in Lee Chapel. Click on the links for more details: https://columns.wlu.edu/william-m-tsutsui-president-of-hendrix-college-to-address-wls-phi-beta-kappa-convocation/ https://columns.wlu.edu/phi-beta-kappa-initiates-new-members-during-2017-convocation/
- [CSCI Major Azmain Amin '17 Honors Thesis Presentation](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/03/27/csci-major-azmain-amin-17-honors-thesis-presentation/) - Azmain Amin's Honors Thesis is entitled "An Automated, Customizable Framework for Applying Genetic Algorithms to Generate Test Cases for Web Applications" and will be presented on Friday, April 7 at 3:30 pm in Parmly 405. THESIS ABSTRACT: Web application testing is an integral part of the web application development process. Faults within a web application can damage
- [Meet Johnson Scholar and CSCI Major Karishma Patel '18](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/03/27/meet-johnson-scholar-and-csci-major-karishma-patel-18/) - Karishma, a double major in Business Administration and Computer Science is currently studying abroad in Madrid. Click on the link to learn more, as she shares her insights and experiences... https://columns.wlu.edu/karishma-patel-18
- [Meet Senior CSCI Major Ulemj "Lenny" Enkhbold](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/02/20/meet-csci-major-ulemj-lenny-enkhbold/) - Lenny Enkhbold '17 (a double major in Computer Science and German with a minor in Philosophy) is featured on the University website, in the Ethics and Leadership section. Click on the link below to read more about Lenny's experiences at W&L https://columns.wlu.edu/my-wl-ulemj-lenny-enkhbold-17/
- [CSCI Major Azmain Amin '17 inducted into ODK](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2017/01/17/csci-major-azmain-amin-17-inducted-into-odk/) - During W&L's annual Founders Day/ODK Convocation on Jan. 19th, Azmain Amin along with four honorary and 38 student initiates will be inducted into Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society. The ceremony will take place at 5pm in Lee Chapel. Congratulations Azmain! Click on the following link for more details: https://columns.wlu.edu/odk-to-initiate-four-honorary-and-39-student-members-during-2017-founders-dayodk-convocation/
- [Grace Hopper Conference 2016 -- Celebrating Women in Computer Science](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/10/25/grace-hopper-conference-2016-celebrating-women-in-computer-science/) - Alexus McGriff '18, Karishma Patel '18, and Professor Sara Sprenkle attended the 2016 Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference, in Houston, Texas, October 18-22. The primary focus of the Conference was technical and professional development with a highlight being that Alexus was awarded a scholarship to attend. The conference has grown over the years to about 15,000 attendees--this one being the biggest GHC
- [CSCI Major AJ Joshi '17 -- Internship Highlights](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/09/08/csci-major-aj-joshi-17-internship-highlights/) - Learn more about AJ Joshi Class of 2017, a double major in Physics-Engineering and Computer Science, as he elaborates on his Internship pursuits-- https://www.wlu.edu/transformative-education?feature=true&id=x16859
- [Faculty Focus -- Professor Ken Lambert's Book](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/06/24/faculty-focus-professor-ken-lamberts-book/) - CSCI Department Chair, Ken Lambert, is spending the summer completing a book on computer programming called "A Gentle Introduction to Functional Programming in Haskell". Click on the link to learn more! https://www.wlu.edu/transformative-education?feature=true&id=x15957
- [2016 T-Shirt Survey](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/06/14/2016-t-shirt-survey/)
- [2015 COMPUTER SCIENCE SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATIONS](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/04/02/2015-senior-honors-thesis-presentations/) - Senior Honors Thesis Presentations: Friday, April 10, 3:45-4:45 p.m. in Parmly 405 "Towards an Automated and Customizable Linear Cryptanalysis of a Substitution-Permutation Network Cipher for Use in Embedded Systems" Bipeen Acharya and "Customizable Method of Automatically Detecting Malicious User Activity in Web Applications" Paul Jang
- [CSCI Major Johanna Goergen '16 Thesis Defense](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/04/07/csci-major-johanna-goergen-16-thesis-defense/) - Date: 4/8/2016 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Computer Science Dept. (reception at 3:30) Johanna Goergen '16 will defend her Thesis on Friday, April 8th at 4pm in the CSCI Department. "Leveraging Parameter and Resource Naming Conventions to Improve Test Suite Adherence to Persistent State Conditions" A web application is a software application whose functionality
- [Computer Science Major/Minor Award Recipients](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/05/27/computer-science-majorminor-award-recipients/) - Congratulations to the following CSCI students who have received scholarships awards or prizes: MICHAEL WATKINS HOLT - Special Honors - Valedictorian; The Robinson Award in Mathematics and Science, Johnson Scholar, William D. McHenry Male Scholar-Athlete LUCY MAUDE SIMKO ('11) - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (three years of funding in support of graduate study) JOHANNA MICHELLE GEORGEN - The
- [2016 Computer Science Graduation Reception and the complete list of Graduates](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/05/27/2016-computer-science-graduation-reception/) - The CSCI Reception honoring the 2016 Senior Graduates, took place on Wednesday, May 25th in the Great Hall. The Reception provided a great opportunity for faculty, students and their families to get together and celebrate. Here are a few photos from the festivities -- Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
- [CSCI Major Michael Holt '16 honored at Athletic Department Awards](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/05/25/csci-major-michael-holt-16-honored-at-athletic-department-awards/) - The 2016 Athletic Department Awards, held on May 17th at Lee Chapel, paid tribute to W&L's exceptional student-athletes. Senior tennis player, Michael Holt, was the male recipient of the William D. McHenry Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Click on the link to learn more about Michael's achievements and about the other honorees... http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2016/05/24/wl-announces-2016-athletic-department-awards/
- [2016 Spring Term Festival](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/05/23/2016-spring-term-festival/) - Students displayed their Spring Term projects during the 2016 Festival held on May 20 on the main floor of Leyburn Library. This poster below, created by students from CSCI 335, showcases the development of high-performance software for web applications.
- [Prof. Helmuth is "Scene on Campus"](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/05/09/prof-helmuth-is-scene-on-campus/) - Computer Science Professor Tom Helmuth and family out for a stroll......
- [W&L's Digital Humanites "Ancient Graffiti Project"  continues](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/04/18/wls-digital-humanites-ancient-graffiti-project-continues/) - NEH awarded Washington and Lee a major DH grant to support continued work on the "Ancient Graffiti Project" -- a program led by Classics Professor Rebecca Benefiel and Computer Science Professor Sara Sprenkle. CSCI Major Jamie White '17 played a large part in the development of this project. Click on the links below to learn more! http://www.wlu.edu/tradition-of-innovation?feature=true&id=x15397 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2016/04/14/neh-funds-wl-digital-humanities-project/
- [CSCI Students Brian Krouskos '16 and Jamie White '17  are Phi Beta Kappa Inductees](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/03/11/csci-majors-brian-krouskos-16-and-jamie-white-17-are-phi-beta-kappa-inductees/) - Congratulations to CS Minor Brian Krouskos '16 and CS Major Jamie White '17 as they are honored at the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa/Society of Cincinnati Convocation and Induction Ceremony to be held on Sunday, March 13th. Brian and Jamie join previous CSCI PBK inductees Sam Borowsky '16 and Michael Holt '16 who were inducted at the 2015 Phi
- [CSCI Major - Rajwol Joshi '18 -- International Perspectives](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/03/07/csci-major-rajwol-joshi-18-international-perspectives/) - "I came here primarily for a liberal arts education (something not available back home), uncertain of what I wanted to do. A year and a half later, I feel like I know the direction I'm headed in, and the journey has been worth it." click on the link to learn more about this international student's
- [Computer Science ODK Initiate](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/01/28/computer-science-odk-initiate-from-2015/) - Washington and Lee University's Alpha Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, welcomed four honorary and 32 student initiates at W&L's annual Founders Day-ODK Convocation on January 19, 2015. Brandon Elliot Taylor '15 (Petersburg, Virginia) is majoring in computer science and physics-engineering. He is the captain of the W&L football team, a member of Phi
- [Computer Science: ODK Initiates](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/01/19/computer-science-odk-initiates/) - Congratulations to Computer Science major Johanna Goergen and Computer Science minor Brian Krouskos on being inducted into ODK! Johanna and Brian join Computer Science major Michael Holt '16, who was initiated last year. Johanna Goergen (Kinnelon, New Jersey) is a computer science and mathematics double major. She serves as resident adviser, an LGBT peer counselor
- [CSCI Major Lenny Enkhbold '17](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2016/01/06/csci-major-lenny-enkhbold-17/) - Junior German and Computer Science major, Lenny Enkhbold, has been selected one of 13 founding members of the Merrell College Ambassadors program from colleges around the country. Click on the link to learn more: http://wlu.edu/engaged-community?feature=true&id=x14428
- [Computer Science meets Biology:  Models and Algorithms for Understanding Evolution](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/11/20/computer-science-meets-biology-models-and-algorithms-for-understanding-evolution/) - Dr. Jessica Wu, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College Friday, December 4th 3:30 p.m. (reception) 4:00 p.m. (talk) Parmly 307 Computational techniques have long been applied to biological data to address a wide range of evolutionary questions. This talk will focus on the need for accurate, efficient, scalable, and general computational methods for
- [CSCI Summer Research Spotlight](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/09/03/csci-summer-research-spotlight/) - Find out what Azmain Amin, a junior who worked with Professor Sara Sprenkle and fellow junior Mina Shnoudah did over the summer.... http://wlu.edu/transformative-education?feature=true&id=x13186
- [2015 Computer Science Graduates](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/06/01/2015-computer-science-graduates/) - The Class of 2015 Computer Science Graduates, both majors and minors- Congratulations!!
- [Digital Humanities Grant Collaboration](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/07/31/csci-grant-application-collaboration/) - Computer Science professor Sara Sprenkle collaborated with other members of Washington and Lee's Digital Humanities Working Group and the Provost to write the grant application. See the following links for more details! http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2015/07/13/mellon-foundation-grants-wl-funds-for-digital-humanities-study-of-history/ http://digitalhumanities.wlu.edu
- [CSCI students with the drone](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/08/24/csci-students-with-the-drone/) - Here are Professor Levy's students working over the summer with the drone https://farm1.staticflickr.com/276/20305714210_c2127da18f_b.jpg
- [CSCI Tenure-Track Faculty Position Opening](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/07/31/csci-tenure-track-faculty-position-opening/) - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science Washington and Lee University Department of Computer Science The Department of Computer Science at Washington and Lee University invites applications for a tenure-track opening at the Assistant Professor level beginning July 1, 2016. New faculty will join four current full-time members of the department in supporting a thriving undergraduate computer
- [Computer Science Major and Minor Award Recipients](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/06/01/computer-science-major-and-minor-award-recipients/) - Congratulations to the following CSCI students who have received scholarships, awards or prizes: MICHAEL WATKINS HOLT - The Luther Seevers Birely Scholarship, The James D. Davidson Memorial Fund Scholarship, The James McDowell Scholarship and the Taylor Scholarship in Mathmatics CORY LIANA WALKER - Art and Art History Department, Music Department and Theater,Dance and Film Department: Class
- [Computer Science Major - Jok Asyio '16 Perspectives and Experiences](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/01/29/computer-science-major-jok-asyio-16/) - "College is a place where you will grow no matter how you go through it. The only thing you control is who you grow to be."
- [CSCI PBK Inductees](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/03/11/csci-pbk-inductees/) - The Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation was held on March 19, 2015 from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Below is a list of the CSCI students that were inducted into PBK on the 19th: - From the Class of 2014 (Graduates) Jean Paul Mugabe - CSCI Major - From the Class of 2015 (Seniors)
- [Samantha O'Dell '15  Computer Science and English Major](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/04/10/samantha-odell-15-computer-science-and-english-major-i-am-where-i-am-because-of-wl/) - Follow the link to learn more about Samantha O'Dell '15 and her educational experiences at W&L http://www.wlu.edu/transformative-education?feature=true&id=x10977
- [Around the World with Cathy Wang '15 (CSCI minor)](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/02/10/around-the-world-with-cathy-wang-15-csci-minor/) - In the short five months that I have spent in London, I have fallen truly madly deeply in love with the city. Samuel Johnson said it best, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” This is a city full of
- [CSCI Dept. T-Shirts](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/03/10/csci-dept-t-shirts/) - The Computer Science Department T-Shirts are here! The shirts were designed by CSCI students and alumni and printed by a local Lexington vendor (see contact info below). Shirts are available to current CSCI Majors and Minors and can be picked up in the CSCI Office. A&S Screenprinting & Embroidery 176 W Midland Trail, Lexington, VA 24450
- [Week of Dec 7 is National Computer Science Education Week](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/11/17/week-of-dec-7-is-national-computer-science-education-week/) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to raise the profile of computer science as a transforming industry that drives technology innovation and bolsters economic productivity. The resolution, H. RES. 558, designates the week of December 7 as "National Computer Science Education Week" in honor of Grace Murray Hopper, one of the outstanding pioneers
- [Connor Hollenbeck '14 Earns AFCA First Team All-America Honors](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/08/18/collin-hollenbeck-14-earns-afca-first-team-all-america-honors/) - WACO, Texas – The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced its 2013 Division III Coaches All-America team on Monday morning and Washington and Lee senior offensive lineman Connor Hollenbeck (Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta) was among those honored. A Computer Science major and 2014 graduate of Washington and Lee University. Read the complete story here In addition to
- [Amin '17's Greener Alternative](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2015/01/26/amin-17s-greener-alternative/) - Sophomore computer science major Azmain Amin '17's entrepreneurial idea for better grocery bags, called PolyGreen Bags, is featured on the W&L home page. Amin's idea won first place in W&L's Social Entrepreneurship Summit. You make us proud, Amin!
- [Grace Hopper Celebration 2014](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/12/03/grace-hopper-celebration-2014/) - The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the world's largest gathering of women technologists. Earlier this fall, W&L’s Computer Science Department was fortunate to have five senior computer science students attend the GHC in Phoenix, Arizona for the 14th Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC). The W&L attendees starting from the left (Cory Walker, Madeline
- [T-Shirt Design Feedback](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/09/16/t-shirt-design-feedback/) - We got two t-shirt designs! What do you all think? Pride shirt: Code! Hot pink (or other neon color, we aren't picky) with "CODE CODE CODE" down the front, courtesy of the Nerdbin.
- [2014 T-Shirt Design Competition](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/08/13/2014-t-shirt-design-competition/) - The Computer Science Department is having a t-shirt design competition! Put on your thinking caps, recall your favorite puns and slogans, and create a new shirt! Rules: short or long-sleeve t-shirt one color printed on a solid color t-shirt options for printing are front/back/sleeve (probably only 2 of those 3) keep it clean and original
- [                    Graduates, Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes 2014](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/05/27/graduates-scholarships-awards-and-prizes-2014/) - Congratulations to all our Computer Science majors and minors for their outstanding work and efforts this academic year. Graduate majors: Alexander K. Baca, Connor A. Hollenbeck, Jin Huang, Patrick J. Jennings, Garrett Koller, Colin M. Mohnacs, Jean P. Mugabe, Anton D. Reed, Suraj Bajracharya, Andrew E. Kimberly, Richard J. Marmorstein and graduate minors: William M. Peaseley. FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED The
- [Haley Archer-McClellan '15's IUI Conference Experience](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/04/07/iui-conference-haley-archer-mcclellan-15/) - By Haley Archer-McClellan Sooner or later, everything connects. It’s the middle of finals week, and everyone is in their own headspace. As a student body, we’re over-caffeinated, we’ve had too little sleep, and I think it’s safe to say we aren’t busy thinking a lot about how beautiful the world around us is (although with the
- [Programming Teams Excel at Dickinson Contest](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/04/09/programming-teams-excel-at-dickinson-contest/) - W&L Programming teams won 2nd and 6th place out of 20 at the annual Dickinson College Programming Contest on Saturday, April 5. Team "Syntax Error to the Thrown Exception" placed 2nd with seniors Richard Marmorstein ’14 and Alex Baca '14 and first year Lauren Revere '17. Team "Justice League" placed 6th with seniors Garrett Koller
- [Alumni News: Camille Cobb '12 Receives NSF Research Fellowship](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/04/07/alumni-news-camille-cobb-12-receives-nsf-research-fellowship/) - Congratulations to Camille Cobb '12, who is a recipient of an NSF (National Science Foundation)graduate Research Fellowship. Camille Cobb is a University of Washington, Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student. Research Fellowships are among the most prestigious awards available to graduate students in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field. For more information: The
- [Computer Science majors and minor to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/03/10/httpnews-blogs-wlu-edu20140307wl-phi-beta-kappa-chapter-welcomes-poet-professor-and-novelist-lucinda-roycomputer-science-majors-and-minors-to/) - Computer Science majors Richard Marmorstein '14 and Bipeen Acharya '15, and Scott Gould '15, a computer science minor, will be inducted into the prestigious academic honor society at the Phi Beta Kappa/Society of the Cincinnati Convocation on Thursday, March 13, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel. The convocation, will recognize and honor 49 members of
- [Check out our very own Drew Kimberly ’14, taking it to the hole. ](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2014/03/06/check-out-our-very-own-drew-kimberly-14-taking-it-to-the-hole/) - Check out our very own Drew Kimberly ’14, taking it to the hole. This is the 11th –seeded W&L’s 77-70 win over 3rd-seeded Guilford College, in the semifinals of the ODAC men’s basketball tournament, at the Salem Civic Center.
- [Valerie Barr of Union College to Speak Dec 11](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/12/04/valerie-barr-of-union-college-to-speak-dec-11/) - Valerie Barr, Professor of Computer Science at Union College, will be speaking at the Winter 2013 Fall Academy (Wed, Dec 11 at 12:30 p.m. in the IQ Center) about her experience encouraging faculty across discipines to pursue computing topics in their courses. Her talk is entitled "Blake, Biofuel, and Bribery: Interdisciplinary Applications of Computing".
- [W&L’s Sprenkle Selected to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Graduate Research Fellowship Program](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/12/02/wls-sprenkle-selected-to-commemorate-60th-anniversary-of-graduate-research-fellowship-program-2/) - Washington and Lee's Sara Sprenkle, associate professor of computer science, is one of 60 people profiled to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
- [Graduates, Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes 2013](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/05/23/scholarships-awards-and-prizes-2013/) - Congratulations to all our computer science majors and minors for their outstanding work and efforts this academic year. Graduates: Majors Alicia M. Bargar Lee A. Davis Paul Nguyen Shannon L. McGovern Phillip A. Lisovicz Minors Amy E. Clayton Orrin H. Ingram Ian L. Lenora Scholarships, Awards, and Prizes Computer Science major, Alicia M. Bargar '13, was
- [W&L Alumnus Quoted in the News](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/11/18/wl-alumnus-quoted-in-the-news/) - Computer Science alumnus Sam Reed '10 interviewed in the NBC News article "Open-source advocates to government: Let us help you fix healthcare.gov." Also, see the story on W&L's news blog.
- [Programming Teams Win at Longwood Competition](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/10/25/programming-teams-win-at-longwood-competition/) - Six members of the W&L Programming Club excelled at the annual Longwood Programming Competition, held October 19. The two teams of three placed second and third out of 10 teams competing. Team ArrayList, which placed second, included senior Richard Marmorstein '14 and two first-years, Lauren Revere '17 and Jamie White '17. Team UnlimitedCodeWorks placed third
- [W&L Students, Faculty, and Alumna Attend Grace Hopper 2013](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/10/24/wl-students-faculty-and-alumna-attend-grace-hopper-2013/) - Three W&L students, one faculty member, and one alumna attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference was the largest in GHC's history with over 4800 attendees! Sam O'Dell '15 and Cory Walker '15 were awarded scholarships to attend the conference. Ginny Huang '14 was waitlisted for a scholarship,
- [Student-Designed Web App Helps W&L Students Plan Course Schedules](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/09/16/student-designed-web-app-helps-wl-students-plan-course-schedules/) - Thanks to (from left to right) Richard Marmorstein '14, Alex Baca '14, Alicia Bargar '13 and Phil Lisovicz '13, Washington and Lee University students have a new web application designed to make their schedule planning easier. Corsola: Scheduling Your Life allows students to choose their preferred courses and view potential schedule conflicts. Click here to
- [W&L Faculty to Present Collaborative Project at LAWDI Institute](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/05/30/wl-faculty-to-present-collaborative-project-at-lawdi-institute/) - Rebecca Benefiel, associate professor of classics at Washington and Lee University, and Sara Sprenkle, assistant professor of computer science at W&L, will present their prototype of a new web application involving the ancient graffiti of Pompeii at the Linked Ancient World Data Institute (LAWDI) later this month http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2013/05/20/wl-faculty-to-present-collaborative-project-at-lawdi-institute/
- [W&L Robots Rock the Spring Term Fair](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/05/19/wl-robots-rock-the-spring-term-fair/) - Twenty-three students from CSCI 250 presented six different projects at the annual W&L Spring Term Fair in Leyburn Library -- so many projects that they were given their own floor of the library for the demos! W&L innovations included using Python to fly an AR.Drone via Kinect hand gestures and to navigate a Neato XV-11
- [CSCI335 Students Demo Their Web Applications at Spring Term Fair](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/05/18/csci335-students-demo-their-web-applications-at-spring-term-fair/) - Thirteen students in CSCI335: Software Engineering through Web Applications demonstrated their three team projects at the Spring Fest. In teams of four or five, the students gathered requirements for their project, created a static prototype, and developed a dynamic, user-friendly prototype--all in four weeks. Each student worked on one of three projects: The Collegium Project
- [Junior Olivier Mahame Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/03/14/junior-olivier-mahame-inducted-into-phi-beta-kappa/) - Computer Science major Olivier Mahame '14 is being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, which means that Olivier is in the top 5% of his class by grade point average. Phi Beta Kappa is a national academic society that promotes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Congratulations, Olivier!
- [Computer Science Students Wow at SSA 5](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/03/10/computer-science-students-wow-at-ssa-5/) - At SSA 5, Computer Science students represented themselves, their projects, and the department quite well. Alicia Bargar '13 started the day off with a presentation about her summer research project, focused on improving the abilities of human-robot interaction, specifically in its use in therapy of children with autism spectrum disorders. Richard Marmorstein '14 was the
- [Computer Science senior recognized as January General of the Month](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2013/01/24/computer-science-major-and-wl-senior-recognized-at-january-general-of-the-month/) - Shannon McGovern '13 was recognized as January General of the Month: "Generals of the Month is coordinated by the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at Washington and Lee University. CSS seeks to recognize students who are not typically or sufficiently touted for the
- [W&L CS students compete at Longwood Programming Contest](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/10/21/wl-cs-students-compete-at-longwood-programming-contest/) - Nine W&L students competed in the annual Longwood University Programming Contest, with one of our teams (the "Direct Executioners") placing second out of the twelve teams who competed. Students spent six grueling hours solving tricky programming problems, fueled by doughnuts, soft drinks, and team spirit. Congratulations to Onye Ekenta and Paul Jang '15 for defeating
- [W&L at Grace Hopper: Are We There Yet?](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/10/15/wl-at-grace-hopper-are-we-there-yet/) - Six students and one faculty member represented Washington and Lee at this year's Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Baltimore, MD. The student-focused conference features both technical and professional development sessions. Alicia Bargar '13, Samantha O'Dell '15, and Cory Walker '15 were awarded ultra-competitive scholarships to attend. Having three scholarship winners from W&L--out
- [Theodore J. Sjoerdsma, Founder of Computer Science at W&L, Dies at 83](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/09/28/professor-of-computer-science-at-wl-dies-at-83/) - http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/09/28/theodore-j-sjoerdsma-first-professor-of-computer-science-at-wl-dies-at-83/Theodore J. Sjoerdsma, Founder of Computer Science at W&L, Dies at 83
- [Adam Overholtzer '04 Wins AI Award](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/08/28/620/) - W&L Computer Science alum Adam Overholtzer '04 has won a Shakey Award, the "Oscar of Artificial Intelligence Documentaries". Congratulations, Adam!
- [Student Researchers Scene on Campus](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/07/27/student-researchers-scene-on-campus/) - Photos courtesy of Kevin Remington and Scene on Campus.
- [CSCI Outreach: Middle-School Students Explore Robots, iPhone Apps](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/25/csci-outreach-middle-school-students-explore-robots-iphone-apps/) - On Wednesday 23 May 2012, Lexington middle-school students supervised by Gifted Education Coordinator Kevin Kendall (pictured above, at right) joined Prof. Simon Levy (above, at left) for an afternoon of building iPhone / iPod Touch apps and learning about wirelessly-controlled robots and related issues. (Steve Goryl photo.)
- [Class of 2012](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/24/class-of-2012/) - We are quite proud of the class of 2012 graduates from computer science!
- [Senior Joey Brown Named March General of the Month](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/10/senior-joey-brown-named-march-general-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joey Brown '12 for being named March General of the Month. The official W&L story.
- [W&L Computer Science Featured on WVTF](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/08/wl-computer-science-featured-on-wvtf/) - Sandy Hausman from WVTF reported a story about women in computer science at Washington and Lee. The story features Professor Sara Sprenkle and students Camille Cobb '12 and Cory Walker '15.
- [T-Shirt Design Poll](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/07/t-shirt-design-poll/) - We had three t-shirt design submissions. You can click on each design below to see it in a larger form and then vote for your favorite in the poll at the bottom of this entry.
- [Computer Science spring-term course is #5 in the "Top 10 Wildest"](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/05/02/computer-science-spring-term-course-is-5-in-the-top-10-wildest/) - The Ring Tum Phi has picked CSCI 251: iPhone Application Programming as #5 in its list of Top Ten Wildest Spring-Term Courses. We landed halfway between Music 101: Physics & Perception of Music (#10) and Chemistry 155: Science of Cooking: Italy (#1, an obvious choice).
- [T-Shirt Design Competition](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/04/24/t-shirt-design-competition-2/) - The Computer Science Department is having a t-shirt design competition! Rules (subject to change): short or long-sleeve t-shirt one color printed on a solid color t-shirt options for printing are front/back/sleeve (probably only 2 of those 3) keep it clean and original (we don't want to worry about trademarks)! Submission (subject to change): Send the
- [Cobb '12 a Finalist in ACM Student Research Competition at SIGCSE](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/03/04/cobb-12-a-finalist-in-acm-student-research-competition-at-sigcse/) - Camille Cobb '12 was a finalist in the ACM Student Research Competition held at SIGCSE 2012 in Raleigh, NC. Camille presented her poster on "Exploring Text-Based Analysis of Test Case Dependencies of Web Applications" in a four-hour session to unknown judges, which placed her in the top five student researchers. She gave a well-received 12-minute
- [CS Major Lee Davis Represents TN in MockCon Parade](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/02/10/cs-major-lee-davis-represents-tn-in-mockcon-parade/)
- [Guest Speaker: Andrew Danner of Swarthmore College](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/01/20/guest-speaker-andrew-danner-of-swarthmore-college/) - Andrew Danner, Ph.D., of Swarthmore College will talk about his work on developing efficient techniques to process large GIS data sets--a topic of interest to both computer scientists and geologists. "TerraStream: From Elevation Data to Watershed Hierarchies" Monday, January 30 at 11:15 a.m. Parmly 307 in the Science Center Abstract: Modern remote sensing and mapping
- [W&L Women in Computer Science Continue to Buck National Trend](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2012/01/18/wl-women-in-computer-science-continue-to-buck-national-trend/) - Link to the W&L news article
- [Cobb '12 Receives Honorable Mention in CRA Undergraduate Research Award](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/11/30/cobb-12-receives-honorable-mention-in-cra-undergraduate-research-award/) - The CRA announced their list of Undergraduate Research Awards, which included an honorable mention for Camille Cobb '12. Camille has worked on automatically testing web applications with Professor Sprenkle for two years and worked this past summer on visualizing medical processes with Professor Lori Clarke from the University of Massachusetts. Camille has presented her work
- [CS Teams Impressive at Longwood Programming Contest](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/10/28/cs-teams-impressive-at-longwood-programming-contest/) - Organized by Richard Marmorstein '14, two teams of W&L computer science students competed at Longwood University's programming contest on Oct. 22 in Farmville, VA. Despite limited practice the teams placed 2nd and 4th out of 16 teams. The competition included teams from Longwood, Lynchburg, William and Mary, Randolph-Macon, Bridgewater, and others. The 4th place team,
- [Students Present Research at Tapia Conference](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/06/01/students-present-research-at-tapia-conference/) - Camille Cobb '12, Anna Pobletts '12, and Lucy Simko '11 were awarded scholarships to attend the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing in San Francisco in early April. At the conference, they presented posters of their research on automated web application testing. Their research projects were funded by the CRA-W/CDC Collaborative Research Experiences for
- [Professor Whaley Retires after 24 Years of Service](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/05/26/professor-whaley-retires-after-24-years-of-service/) - Dr. Tom Whaley is retiring after 24 years at W&L. Professor Whaley joined the Computer Science Department as a full professor in 1987, after holding academic positions in mathematics and computer science and positions as head of ITS at several other institutions. Professor Whaley's teaching, research, and service as department head were critical in the
- [Spring-Term CSCI 'bots invade Leyburn Library](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/05/24/spring-term-csci-bots-invade-leyburn-library/) - This year's W&L Spring-Term Festival took place in Leyburn Library, and the Computer Science Department was there in force: the twelve students enrolled in CSCI 250: Introduction to Robotics demonstrated robots that flew over obstacles, followed their creators around like a pet, played a game of Tron, and obeyed commands issued from an XBox Kinect
- [Sprenkle and Simko's Research Paper Wins Award](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/04/12/sprenkle-and-simkos-research-paper-wins-award/) - Professor Sprenkle and Lucy Simko '11's paper at the International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST) won the Best Research Paper Award. ICST is a prestigious conference in software testing (21% acceptance rate) with over 300 attendees. The paper entitled “A Study of Usage-Based Navigation Models and Generated Abstract Test Cases for Web
- [Jan Cuny from the NSF discusses Broadening Participation in Computing](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/03/18/jan-cuny-from-the-nsf-discusses-broadening-participation-in-computing/) - Jan Cuny of the National Science Foundation came to Washington and Lee on March 16 to discuss “Broadening Participation in Computing: Engagement, Education, Research, and Policy”. Jan talked about why broadening participation in computing is important (e.g., lots of jobs that need to be filled and not enough computer scientists; diversity of ideas), why it's
- [Students Present Research at SSA](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/03/18/students-present-research-at-ssa/) - Several computer science students participated in W&L's student conference SSA: Science, Society, and the Arts. At the second poster session of the day, David Margolies '12 presented his work with Professor Levy in an independent study he did in the fall. The poster's title was "Robot Vision and Object Tracking". David is in the top
- [Senior Simko to be Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/02/22/senior-simko-to-be-inducted-into-phi-beta-kappa/) - Senior computer science and classics double major Lucy Simko will be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa on Thursday, March 10. Convocation is at 11:45 in Lee Chapel and induction happens later that day. From the Phi Beta Kappa site: "Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters
- [Women in Computer Science at W&L](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/02/17/women-in-computer-science-at-wl/) - Sophomore journalism and computer science double major Shannon McGovern created a feature about women in computer science at W&L for a journalism course.
- [What Is IBM Jeopardy! Challenge?](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/02/14/what-is-ibm-jeopardy-challenge/) - W&L Computer Science students watched the first episode of the IBM Jeopardy! Challenge in the cozy Hillel House conference room, with large TV. The CS department provided snacks, while the students provided the conversation and analysis of the game. At the end of the episode, only the first round of Jeopardy! was played. Brad Rutter
- [An Algorithm for Fun!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2011/01/17/an-algorithm-for-fun/) - In Wednesday's CSCI111: Fundamental of Programming I class, the students wrote an algorithm for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Fellow student Jean Paul Mugabe '14 then attempted to make a PB&J sandwich using their algorithm. The students could not make any assumptions about what Jean Paul knew, and Jean Paul did exactly
- [Summer Research Opportunities](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/11/30/summer-research-opportunities/) - There are many opportunities to pursue research during the summer, both at Washington and Lee University as an R.E. Lee Scholar or at another institution, such as NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates - application deadlines vary by site Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) - specifically for underrepresented groups in computer science (women, Hispanics, African
- [Professor Sprenkle at GHC](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/10/04/professor-sprenkle-at-ghc/) - Professor Sara Sprenkle attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Atlanta, GA from September 29-October 2. The conference brings together women in computing from all over the world, highlights women's technical achievements, and promotes women's career interests. 2010's conference is the 10th in the series and the fourth one Professor Sprenkle has
- [Summer Research At WLU: Is There a Person in that Image?](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/07/09/summer-research-at-wlu-is-there-a-person-in-that-image/) - Will Richardson '11 and Chen Zhong '12 are working with Dr. Joshua Stough this summer on object recognition in natural images, a popular research front at the intersection of computer vision and machine learning. The goal is to take a digital image, for example from the popular flickr.com website, and to accurately assess whether that
- [Rising Senior Simko Working on Research at Tufts University](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/07/08/rising-senior-simko-working-on-research-at-tufts-university/) - Lucy Simko '11 is spending this summer at Tufts University, working with Dr. Carla Brodley and two teammates on a research project through the Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The DREU program aims its programs at underrepresented groups in computing and engineering. A week into her research, Lucy reports: "We're developing a web
- [Research Project Funded by CREU Program](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/06/16/research-project-funded-by-creu-program/) - Professor Sara Sprenkle and students Camille Cobb, Anna Pobletts, and Lucy Simko's proposal of a research project focused on automating testing of web applications was accepted as a sponsored Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU) project for the 2010-2011 academic year. CREU provides stipends for the students' work and additional funding for travel. Stay tuned
- [CSCI Flies High at the Spring Term Fair](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/05/28/wl-csci-flies-high-at-spring-term-fair/) - W&L Computer Science presented results from two new spring-term courses at the Spring Term Fair on 21 May 2010. Professor Sara Sprenkle's CSCI 335: Software Engineering through Web Applications featured a much-needed revision to W&L's daily Campus Notices, and Prof Simon Levy's CSCI 251: iPhone Application Development debuted some student-authored apps. This video, courtesy of
- [Grant for New Program for Women In Math and Science](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/04/01/grant-new-program-women-in-math-and-science/) - Computer Science Professor Sara Sprenkle and Mathematics Professor Katherine Crowley were recently awarded a 2010 ACS-Mellon Faculty Renewal grant for "On Solid Ground: Building the Foundation for Women Faculty and Students in Math and Science." The grant supports a program for women in math and science that will begin this fall. Read more about it
- [Scholarships to Attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/03/19/scholarships-to-attend-the-grace-hopper-celebration-of-women-in-computing/) - The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing will be held in nearby Atlanta, September 28 - October 2, 2010. The theme of the conference is "Collaborating Across Boundaries". The conference is a great opportunity for students to network with employers for jobs and internships as well as with students and faculty from other schools.
- [Professor Levy leads a Student-Faculty Symposium](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/03/12/professor-levy-leads-a-student-faculty-symposia/) - Professor Simon Levy is leading a student-faculty symposia about the Bloomsbury Group. The W&L News Story
- [Phi Beta Kappa Inductions and the Pinney Prize](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/03/10/phi-beta-kappa-inductions-and-the-pinney-prize/) - Today, students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Senior computer science major Josiah Davis and senior computer science minor Bena Tshishiku were elected into Phi Beta Kappa last year. At the Phi Beta Kappa convocation, it was also announced that Bena Tshishiku was awarded the Edward Lee Pinney Prize. According to the web page, the
- [Senior Daniel Thornton to Be Inducted into ODK](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2010/01/14/senior-daniel-thornton-to-be-inducted-into-odk/) - Senior Computer Science and Music Performance in Piano major Daniel Thornton will be inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 11:45 a.m. in Lee Chapel. Congratulations, Daniel! The W&L News Story
- [Applications Open for CRA-W's DREU Program](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/12/06/applications-open-for-cra-ws-dreu-program/) - The objective of the Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) program is to increase the number of women and students from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and engineering. This highly selective program matches promising undergraduate women and undergraduate men from groups underrepresented in computing with a faculty mentor for
- [Camille Cobb in Computing Research News](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/11/23/camille-cobb-in-computing-research-news/) - Camille Cobb '12 is in the November edition of Computing Research News. Check out her picture on the back page of her presenting her research poster with co-author Katie Baldwin from the University of Delaware at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
- [Emily Gibson Hill to Give Talk on Intuitive Program Comprehension Tools](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/11/17/emily-gibson-hill-to-give-talk-on-intuitive-program-comprehension-tools/) - Emily Gibson Hill from the University of Delaware will give a talk on applying natural-language analysis to understanding large software systems. Developing Natural Language-based Software Analyses & Tools to Expedite Software Maintenance Friday, December 4, 11:15 a.m. Parmly 405 Pizza lunch to follow Abstract: Today’s software is large and complex, with systems consisting of millions
- [Camille Cobb '12 Presents Research at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/10/12/camille-cobb-12-presents-research-at-grace-hopper-celebration-of-women-in-computing/) - Camille Cobb '12 presented a research poster at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The poster entitled "Exploring Data Models for Automatically Generating Tests for Web Applications" is co-authored with Carrie Hopkins '12 and Professor Sara Sprenkle as well as Katie Baldwin '10 and Professor Lori Pollock from the University of Delaware. Many
- [October 7: The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree: Spotlight on Sciences](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/10/07/october-7-the-value-of-a-liberal-arts-degree-spotlight-on-sciences/) - Career Services is hosting a panel discussion, focusing on the sciences. Alumni speakers will represent a variety of career industries on each panel. If you have considered majors and/or careers in these areas, come hear how major choice at W&L has played into the career decision-making and planning of these individuals. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to
- [CS Students Present at Summer Research Showcase](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/10/06/cs-students-present-at-summer-research-showcase/) - Three computer science students presented at the Summer Research Showcase held in Leyburn Library on Monday, October 5. Will Richardson '11 presented his work "NuclearEd: A Powerful Resource for Educators." Will collaborated on the project with Chemistry professor Frank Settle and Computer Science professor Tom Whaley. Camille Cobb '12 and Carrie Hopkins '12 presented their
- [Congratulations CS Class of 2009](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/06/03/congratulations-cs-class-of-2009/) - Congratulations CS class of 2009! Way to go and good luck.
- [Honor's Thesis Abstract -- Pasko Paskov](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/06/02/senior-thesis-abstract-pasko-paskov/) - A Parallel Algorithm for Derivation of Regression Coefficients on the Graphics Processing Unit Pasko Shterev Paskov Regression analysis is one of the most common methods of statistical inference, finding its roots into scientific research from all areas for more than two centuries. It is used widely due to its intuitive way to establish a relationship
- [Honor's Thesis Abstract -- Alexander Jackson](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/06/02/senior-thesis-abstract-alexander-jackson/) - A Parallel Algorithm for Fast Edge Detection on the Graphics Processing Unit Alexander Jackson Often, it is a race against time to make a proper diagnosis of a disease. In areas of the world where qualified medical personnel are scarce, work is being done on the automated diagnosis of illnesses. Automated diagnosis involves several stages
- [Anne Van Devender, a senior women’s soccer standout and Computer Science major, awarded 2009 Marjorie Berkley Scholar-Athlete Award as top female student-athlete in ODAC conference](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/05/26/anne-van-devender-a-senior-womens-soccer-standout-and-computer-science-major-was-awarded-the-2009-marjorie-berkley-scholar-athlete-award-as-the-top-female-student-athlete-in-the-conference/) - Follow the links to the official ODAC article: http://odac.bridgewater.edu/scholar_ath.htm and the WLU article: http://www.wlu.edu/x32874.xml Congratulations Anne!
- [Honors Thesis Presentations: Friday, May 22](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/05/19/honors-thesis-presentations-friday-may-22/) - Friday, May 22 2:30 P.M. A Parallel Algorithm for Fast Edge Detection on the Graphics Processing Unit by Alex Jackson Parmly Hall P405 Reception @ 2:15 AND Friday, May 22 3:30 P.M. A Parallel Algorithm for Derivation of Regression Coefficients on the Graphics Processing Unit by Pasko Paskov Parmly Hall P405 Reception @ 2:15
- [Senior CS Major Anne Van Devender on W&L Facebook](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/05/18/senior-cs-major-anne-van-devender-on-wl-facebook/) - See clip of Anne on W&L Facebook with her recollections of becoming a CS major!
- [Seniors' Conference Experiences](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/04/20/seniors-conference-experiences/) - As previously posted, seniors Nicole Carter and Anne Van Devender were awarded scholarships to attend conferences earlier this month. Here is a brief summary of their conference experiences. Nicole Carter's Experience at the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing I thought the conference was an amazing experience to see the types of projects that
- [Seniors Graduate School Bound](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/04/17/seniors-graduate-school/) - Apparently, seniors Alex Jackson and Anne Van Devender haven't had enough of school. This fall, they're both enrolling in Ph.D. programs! Alex will be pursuing his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of North Carolina. Anne has decided to go to Northwestern University's Technology and Social Behavior program for her Ph.D. Congratulations, Anne and
- [CS Department Spring Picnic](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/04/16/cs-department-spring-picnic/) - Professor Lamber is hosting the CS Department's Spring Picnic on Sunday, April 26. There will be plenty of food and games and good times! The sign up sheet to attend is on the department office door.
- [Lucy Simko Awarded Scholarship to Study in Cairo](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/04/03/lucy-simko-to-study-in-cairo/) - Sophomore Lucy Simko was awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship for participation in the Arabic intensive summer language institute. The highly selective award provides complete funding for studying at the institute in Cairo, Egypt for 8 weeks. Lucy is majoring in both computer science and classics.
- [Students Awarded R.E. Lee Scholarships for Summer CS Research](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/03/20/students-awarded-re-lee-scholarships-for-summer-cs-research/) - Even though classes aren't in session, W&L CS students and faculty will be collaborating on several projects. Daniel Thornton '10 will be working with Dr. Simon Levy on a custom-built robot platform to implement the visual map-seeking circuit (MSC) algorithm for real-time robot navigation. This is the first time that anyone has attempted to apply
- [CS Students Present at SSA](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/03/13/cs-students-present-at-ssa/) - Nine students presented their computer science projects at SSA, the W&L student research conference. Two groups of students gave presentations. Senior Alex Jackson presented his research on “Parallel Computing in the Python Programming Language”, while Junior Bena Tshishiku, Sophomores Jack Ivy and Will Richardson, and first-year Eric Gehman presented their SLogo project, from the CS209:
- [Van Devender Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/03/13/van-devender-awarded-ncaa-postgraduate-scholarship/) - Senior computer science major Anne Van Devender was recently awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship to pursue her Ph.D. in Computer Science. The scholarship provides $7500 for one year of school. The W&L News Story
- [Two Computer Science Majors Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/03/12/two-computer-science-majors-inducted-into-phi-beta-kappa/) - Today, senior Anne Van Devender and junior Josiah Davis were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa National Academic Honor Society. Anne and Josiah join senior Mariya Miteva, who was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa last year. Today's convocation featured an inspiring speech from Steven Squyres, who talked about the adventures of working on the Mars
- [CS Students Win Conference Travel Scholarships](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/02/25/cs-students-win-conference-travel-scholarships/) - Seniors Nicole Carter and Anne Van Devender were recently awarded scholarships to attend conferences. Nicole Carter will be attending the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing in Portland, OR in April. The conference focuses on students from under-represented groups in computing, supporting students through special mentoring sessions and providing them with networking opportunities. Anne
- [CS Students to Present @ SSA](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/02/23/cs-students-to-present-ssa/) - Science, Society, and the Arts (http://ssa.wlu.edu) conference has been scheduled for FEBRUARY 27, 2009. Computer Science students will be presenting as follows: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Poster Session I Location: Science Center Great Hall “Duo: An Integrated Development Environment Designed for Pair Programming” Anne Van Devender “Web-based Logic Tutorial” Nicole Carter and Josiah Davis
- [Winning T-Shirt Design](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/02/19/winning-t-shirt-design/) - Designed by Senior Anne Van Devender: We're getting the t-shirts from The Graphic Cow Company.
- [Anne Van Devender Teaches Middle School Girls](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/02/16/anne-van-devender-teaches-middle-school-girls/) - Senior Anne Van Devender teaches girls from Maury River Middle School Computer Science. As a member of WITS (Women in Technology and Science), Anne introduced the girls to the basics of HTML through creating their own web pages.
- [T-Shirt Design Competition](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/19/t-shirt-design-competition/) - The Computer Science Department is having a t-shirt design competition! Rules (subject to change): short or long-sleeve t-shirt one color printed on a solid color t-shirt options for printing are front/back/sleeve (probably only 2 of those 3) keep it clean! Submission (subject to change): Send the images (in some commonly used format, like jpg, png,
- [HCI REU Program](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/08/hci-reu-program/) - The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program at Iowa State University hosts a summer Undergraduate Research Experience, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This is a ten week internship where students take short courses in HCI and work in interdisciplinary teams on research projects. Housing and meals are provided, as well as a stipend. More information
- [Fight Bots!](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/08/fight-bots/) - These robots were created by students in Prof. Levy's spring 2008 course CSCI 250: Robot and Mind. Students built the robots using the popular Lego Mindstorms NXT platform and controlled the robots using the Python programming language. The control computer communicated with the robots using a wireless Bluetooth connection. The setup allows students to apply
- [CS Listed in Top Job Survey](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/06/cs-listed-in-top-job-survey/) - CareerCast.com lists math and CS jobs as 5 of the 6 top ones in a recent survey. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123119236117055127.html for details.
- [Ivy, All-Region](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/06/ivy-all-region/) - Jack Ivy was named "All-Region" for his 35th place finish at the Cross-Country Regionals. Congratulations Jack!
- [Van Devender, Academic All-American](https://csblogtest.academic.wlu.edu/2009/01/06/anne-van-devender-named-1st-team-academic-all-american/) - Anne Van Devender was named first-team Academic All-America as well as ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and third-team All-America in women's soccer.

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