Articles: Tag: Computer Science

Two Allegheny College Students Selected for Fulbright Canada Fellowships

by Katheryn Frazier January 30th 2023

Allegheny College students Evelyn Griffith ’24 and Emily Mullen ’24 have been awarded fellowships with the Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink program. They will conduct advanced research under the supervision of a graduate-level professor for 10 to 12 weeks during the summer in Canada.  “The fact that both of our first-time applicants have been awarded the fellowship

Continue Reading "Two Allegheny College Students Selected for Fulbright Canada Fellowships"

International Student-Athlete Represents His Country as a Long Snapper at Allegheny College

by Katheryn Frazier October 24th 2022

When Tharit Monsereenusorn ’24 takes the field as the long snapper for the Allegheny College football team, he’s lining up nearly 8,600 miles away from his hometown of Nonthaburi, Thailand. It’s a journey he’s immensely proud of — and grateful for. “Football has taught me resilience and a purpose to work toward,” Monsereenusorn says. “I

Continue Reading "International Student-Athlete Represents His Country as a Long Snapper at Allegheny College"

Allegheny College Senior Conducts Innovative AI Research During MIT’s Summer Research Program

by Katheryn Frazier May 19th 2022

Allegheny College senior Teona Bagashvili secured a competitive spot in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2021 Summer Research Program, where she contributed to groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) research. Majoring in computer science and minoring in dance and movement studies, Bagashvili says that Allegheny College gave her the foundation to work alongside brilliant students from

Continue Reading "Allegheny College Senior Conducts Innovative AI Research During MIT’s Summer Research Program"

Two Allegheny College Students Awarded Prestigious Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

by May 4th 2022

Allegheny College students Morgan Douglas ’23 and Rachael Harris ’23 have been awarded the U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.  This award provides Douglas and Harris with full tuition for their graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where they will be participating in the 3-2 cooperative program for a

Continue Reading "Two Allegheny College Students Awarded Prestigious Department of Defense SMART Scholarship"

“Power Up” Fundraising Campaign Supports Computer Science Opportunities for Allegheny College Students

by April 12th 2022

Founded in 1979, the Department of Computer Science at Allegheny College has been around for more than four decades and is still looking for ways to innovate. Thanks to the success of their inaugural fundraising campaign and the alumni who supported it, the department will be able to strengthen opportunities for current and incoming students

Continue Reading "“Power Up” Fundraising Campaign Supports Computer Science Opportunities for Allegheny College Students"

Video: Foreseeing the Swing — Senior Comp Stories

by Allegheny College News Center November 10th 2021

Christian Lussier ’21, a computer science major and economics minor, credits his professors and advisors for preparing him for life after graduation and giving him the tools and intellectual capacity to finish his senior comp. Lussier used machine learning algorithms and data to try to predict stock price swings in the hopes of helping people

Continue Reading "Video: Foreseeing the Swing — Senior Comp Stories"

Allegheny Computer Science Department Puts Emphasis on Ethical Programming

by May 6th 2021

Today’s computer science students will enter a tech industry that’s coming face to face with issues of bias, equity, openness, accessibility, and privacy. So it’s crucial for those new professionals to understand the ethical implications of the tools and solutions they create, according to Oliver Bonham-Carter and Janyl Jumadinova, both computer science professors at Allegheny

Continue Reading "Allegheny Computer Science Department Puts Emphasis on Ethical Programming"

National Radio Program to Spotlight Faculty Research at Allegheny College

by May 22nd 2020

Six Allegheny College professors will be featured on “The Academic Minute,” a national radio broadcast and podcast that highlights research from colleges and universities throughout the world, beginning on Monday, May 25. Starting with Monday’s broadcast, five of the professors will “take over” “The Academic Minute” program for the week. Each day, one Allegheny faculty

Continue Reading "National Radio Program to Spotlight Faculty Research at Allegheny College"

Allegheny’s New Innovation and Creativity Lab Brings Technology to the Students

by March 11th 2020

When you enter the new Allegheny Lab for Innovation and Creativity, you walk into a space bristling with cutting-edge technology. In the fabrication lab, there’s a bank of 3D printers, a laser cutter and a three-axis CNC machine. Go a little further and you enter a computer design lab with neatly aligned rows of workstations,

Continue Reading "Allegheny’s New Innovation and Creativity Lab Brings Technology to the Students"

« Older Entries