Christopher Brown, a Glocester, RI native, is a senior completing his B.S. in computer science this spring. Working in a 3D sonar company, Farsounder, which was started by URI alumni, he is on his way towards a great career in software development used by the military and various corporations.
Department of Computer Science and Statistics
Why choose URI Computer Science?
- Faculty and students in our department are currently witness to many new and exciting changes within course curriculum, research community and facilities.
- Excellent Undergraduate and Graduate curriculum meeting the needs of our vibrant research community.
- Excellent facilities to provide real-life learning experience.
- Leading-edge research opportunities in bioinformatics, Machine learning and data-mining, Real-time distributed objects, sensor networks, Digital Forensics, and interactive 3D graphics.
- Dedicated faculty members experienced in teaching with strong research experience in traditional and emerging areas of computer science and statistics.
- Research opportunities for Undergraduate programs.
- A letter from the Computer Science Department Chair to prospective students can be found
here.
Undergraduate Concentrations
Our undergraduate degree program offers four tracks or areas of emphasis to guide students in selecting courses:
- Web Development
- Cognitive and Information Science
- 3D Game Development
- Digital Forensics
- Bioinformatics
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