Department of Computer Science and Statistics

Welcome to URI Computer Science and Statistics Department

Undergraduate Concentrations

The department is proud to announce that the following undergraduate concentrations will be available for the Fall 2006 semester. Stay tuned for updates regarding the tracks of study and the courses offered for each.

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.
  • Department Spotlight

    Brittnee MorganBrittnee Morgan is a senior in the Computer Science program and will be graduating this spring. She started out as a Biology major but then she became interested in forensics and discovered the digital forensics program through the Computer Science department. She currently works in the Digital Forensics Center and helped create the online content for the Digital Forensics classes. She also interned at the naval criminal investigative service in Newport where she worked with a cyber crime investigator and observed case work and investigations. She also worked on campus as a lab manager and has done research in steganography. Brittnee enjoys traveling and has studied abroad in England. She is also active in the Computer Science department by being a delegate to URI’s chapter of Women in Computer Science. Brittnee likes how the Computer Science program is open ended and allows for different career paths. Coming in to the program, she thought it would be all programming and was happy to find classes that were more suited to her interests. She also likes the fact that computer science can be used in many different areas of study.

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    Office Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Work Location: 210 Flagg Road, Kingston Campus
    Start Date: September 2008
    Job description:
    The Web Development Group (http://www.wdg.uri.edu/ ) at the University of Rhode Island invites
    applications for a graduate assistantship position for the 2007-2008 academic year. The position is
    renewable every year thereafter depending on job performance. Work during summer months is
    available at graduate hourly rate. This position offers a graduate student valuable professional
    experience related to Web technologies. Specific functions include:
    • Assist in coding scripts (both client-side and server-side) and creating database-driven Web
    projects, using standard cross-platform tools and technology (e.g., Javascript, CSS, PHP,
    MySQL, AJAX…)
    • Assist with managing Web sites and projects and providing ongoing technical support.
    • Research, analyze and evaluate new standards, technologies and trends and recommend Web
    development options.
    • May be required to meet with clients and analyze and document client technical and business
    requirements and then help implement and deliver appropriate solutions.
    • Develop and maintain online tutorials and technical documentation for Web sites and
    projects.
    • Assist in maintaining coding guidelines, code library and providing appropriate accounts,
    resources and tools for student developers.
    • Assist with recruitment, selection, and training of student Web developers and designers.
    • Maintain servers, software and DNS services as necessary.
    • Other duties as assigned
    Job qualification:
    This position is a full-time, 9 month position reporting to the University Webmaster. The assistantship
    includes a tuition waiver for 12 credit hours per semester. To qualify, a candidate must be accepted into
    a matriculating graduate degree program and must be registered for at least 6 credits for the fall
    semester at time of application and completes 20 hour work per week.
    To Apply:
    If interested, please contact the University Webmaster, Email: lchen@uri.edu, Phone: (401) 874-4638.
    Applicants are recommended to submit samples of their work as part of the application process if
    available.