New Data Science Major!
A new major will be launched in the fall of 2022, Data Science! Students in the class of 2025 will be able to select Data Science as their major. You can find more information about this major here.
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News and Updates
We're Hiring!
The U.S. Naval Academy's Computer Science Department is seeking applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. This position is anticipated to begin in late July 2022. More information about the position, and details on how to apply can be found here.
Harrison Foley Wins 2021 Top Trident Scholar Prize
MIDN 1/C Harrison Foley is the 2021 recipient of the "Class of 1979 Trident Scholar Prize". MIDN Foley, a Computer Science major, was advised by Associate Professor Gavin Taylor of the Computer Science Department as he worked on his award winning project titled "Deceiving Neural Networks in Common Applications". Learn more about the Trident program and MIDN Foley's project here and learn about Dr. Taylor's research interests here.
Jamie Lee Earns Prestigious Churchill Scholarship
Each year, qualified students apply for the Churchill Scholarship in hopes of securing one of the 15 spots. This competitive scholarship allows the winners to earn a master’s degree at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge in UK. This year, MIDN Lee, Computer Science major, competed amongst 127 candidates from 82 institutions nationwide to win one of the 15 spots. MIDN Lee will pursue a master’s degree in Machine Learning. Once she completes the year-long program, she will serve in the Navy as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer.
Dr. Nate Chambers Wins 2020 Research Excellence Award
Associate Professor Nate Chambers is the 2020 recipient of the "Class of 1951 Civilian Faculty Excellence in Research Award", which is presented annually to the civilian faculty member at the Naval Academy who has exhibited the highest quality continued scholarly achievement through research. Dr. Chambers' research interests include natural language processing (NLP) and learning about the world from text with minimal supervision. Read more about Dr. Chambers here.
2020 Jean Bartik Computing Symposium (JBCS)
On February 27 -28, 2020, the Computer Science Department at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) hosted the second Jean Bartik Computing Symposium (JBCS). Named after Jean Bartik, one of the early pioneers of computing, the event brings together the service academies’ women and underrepresented minorities studying computing and connects them with industry, government, and military professionals in the field. This year's event was attended by thirty-seven midshipmen, seventeen West Point cadets, ten U.S. Air Force cadets along with faculty members from the service academies, distinguished speakers from DOD labs and agencies, and industry partners. Read more about JBCS here.
Mike Hanling Wins 2020 Top Trident Scholar Prize
MIDN 1/C Mike Hanling is the 2020 recipient of the "Class of 1979 Trident Scholar Prize". MIDN Hanling, a Computer Science major, was advised by Associate Professor Daniel S. Roche of the Computer Science Department as he worked on his award winning project titled "Proofs of Retrievability with Low Server Storage". Learn more about the Trident program and MIDN Hanling's project here and learn about Dr. Roche's research interests here.
