Computer and Information Science
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April 1,
2008 — Given some number of occupants, what is the probability that two people in the same room have the same birthday? You might take a guess, using your life experiences. Or, better yet, you might write a computer program to deliver a more exact answer. That's exactly what area students who competed in the IUPUI High School Computer Programming Contest did.
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June 22,
2007 — More than 80 percent of the fastest growing occupations in the U.S. depend upon a knowledge base in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). That's why 33 high school teachers from across the country are participating in a biomedical sciences pilot program at IUPUI, June 18-30, 2007.
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Feb. 22,
2007 — As our society and the economy continue to increase reliance on the Internet and computing, the job market for professionals with advanced training in computer science is expanding.
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May 22,
2006 — Ron Howard's movie adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" opens in theatres nationwide on Friday, May 19. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis faculty experts are available to comment on issues and themes referenced in the book, including Leonardo da Vinci's art; anagrams and cryptography; and Catholicism.
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 Expert Sources in this Area
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| Yuanshun S. Dai - Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science. Dai is an expert in cybersecurity and medical information systems. Dai and Xukai Zou, also an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science, have developed an Internet-based medical information system, which they believe can help propel health care into the hi-tech age, save lives and cut costs. The "Secure and Reliable Health Information System" has been tested by a veterans' administration hospital and solves the critical problems of security, reliability and data integration that have stymied previous attempts to develop an electronic health information system.
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| Shiaofen Fang - Associate Professor of Computer and Information Science; Director, IUPUI Center for Visualization Information Sensing and Computing. Fang is an expert in biomedical visualization and imaging, as well as the use of 3D visualization and computer graphics in the life sciences. His research goal is to develop innovative 3D techniques in order to efficiently process and analyze biomedical data that is collected from clinical and biological structures. By combining the data with computer models, Fang's research enhances medical diagnosis and treatment.
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