Research
Members of the Department are actively involved in a wide variety of research areas in the field of Computer Science. These areas of research include biomedical computing, bioinformatics, distributed systems, networks, computer security, architecture and embedded computing, digital media, multimedia systems, computer graphics, adaptive learning and human computer interaction. Click on the menu links to view the various research groups in CS@GW, available resources and faculty research interests.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Algorithms and Theory:
Broadly speaking, the goals of the research are to provide a mathematical understanding of fundamental problems in Computer Science and other application areas. Research interests of the faculty include algorithms for networks and distributed systems, data structure, semantics of programming languages, optimizing compilers, and data compression and image processing. For more information, visit
GW Center for Networks Research. Faculty:
Abdelghani Bellaachia,
Simon Berkovich,
Xiuzhen (Susan) Cheng,
Michael Feldman,
Rhys Price Jones,
Ward Douglas Maurer,
Abdou Youssef
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Computing:
At the intersection of biology, medicine and computer science, bioinformatics and biomedical computing involves all aspects of the analysis, management, and visualization of information in biomedical applications. For more information, visit our
GW's Home of the 21st Century Research Lab and GW
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and
Bioinformatics at GW.
Faculty:
Abdelghani Bellaachia,
Simon Berkovich,
Xiuzhen (Susan) Cheng,
Liliana Florea,
James Hahn,
Rhys Price Jones,
Shmuel Rotenstreich,
Rahul Simha
Computer Security and Information Assurance:
Computer security and information assurance encompasses network security, information warfare, cryptography, information policy, and computer forensics to detect and prevent malicious intrusion or destruction of vital government and business computer systems and networks.
Faculty:
Lance Hoffman,
Sead Muftic,
Jonathan Stanton,
Poorvi Vora,
Rahul Simha
Digital Media:
The use of modeling, rendering, human-computer interaction, and computer animations in information visualization, medical applications of computer graphics, and entertainment. For more information, visit
Institute for Computer Graphics and
Human-Computer Interaction Group Faculty:
James Hahn,
Rachelle Heller,
Dianne Martin,
John Sibert
Machine Intelligence and Cognition:
Based on collective learning systems theory developed by Professor Peter Bock, a network of adaptive learning cells has been applied to a difficult image processing task: the detection and classification of structures and objects in images. For more information, visit
Project ALISA: Adaptive Learning Image and Signal Analysis Faculty:
Peter Bock
Networking and mobile computing:
Various internetworking concepts including the Internet, Wireless LAN, Mobile ad hoc and sensor networks, distributed and high performance cluster computing, and peer to peer networks. We study how the layers of the protocol stack and the different functional aspects of a network system are affected by mobility. For more information, visit
GW Center for Networks Research. Faculty:
Xiuzhen (Susan) Cheng,
Hyeong-Ah Choi,
Bhagirath Narahari,
Jonathan Stanton,
Rahul Simha
Pervasive Computing and Embedded Systems:
Capturing the vision that computing and communication will be embedded almost everywhere, pervasive computing and embedded systems addresses wearable computer architecture and applications, sensor networks, real-time embedded operating systems, embedded system networking, smart spaces, dynamic service discovery, security and privacy, and mobility.
Faculty:
Xiuzhen (Susan) Cheng,
Bhagirath Narahari,
Rahul Simha
Software Engineering and Systems:
Software engineering addresses the development and use of various concepts and techniques to specify, verify, and test large software systems. These include formal methods, collaborative computing paradigms, peer to peer systems, and component based enterprise systems.
Faculty:
Michael Feldman,
Ward Douglas Maurer,
Bhagirath Narahari,
Shmuel Rotenstreich
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