Computer Science

  • CS students

    Computer Science Students

  • Computer Science grads, for Explore Magazine, John Kelly photo

    Digital Future

    Many Boise State computer science graduates work in Boise’s growing technology sector including, from left, Lora Volkert, Jose “Joey” Mazzarelli, Penny Garrison, Walton Hoops and Shannon Heck.Read More

  • Team Athena

    Bronco Appathon 2013

    Sixty five students took part in the Bronco Appathon where teams had 48 hours to create web or mobile apps. Computer science team Athena (Marianna Budnikova, Gabriel Trisca, Scott Kausler) won the best native app award. Computer science teams Angry Meerkat and 8-bit Avengers won the overall 2nd and 3rd place awards.

  • CS Student Volunteers

    Boise Code Camp Volunteers 2013

Several graduate assistantships are available for Spring and Fall 2013. Students must apply for Masters in Computer Science by Nov. 15th or March 15th for full consideration.

One of the more recent fields of academic study, computer science is fundamental in today’s digital world. Almost every major challenge facing our world is turning to computing for a solution, from conquering disease to eliminating hunger, from improving education to protecting the environment. Medical imaging and other medical software applications are revolutionizing the practice of medicine, mobile devices are transforming the way people live and communicate, web search engines have become a ubiquitous part of our every day lives.

Computing has enabled discovery in areas previously untapped such as  unraveling the mysteries of DNA via the Human Genome Project, and exploration of the farthest reaches of the universe with the Hubble telescope. None of these discoveries would be possible without developments in computer science. In another ten to fifteen years, it is expected that all major systems and infrastructure in the world will be controlled by software. Software engineers and computer science will play a critical role in this transformation.

Juan Carlos Diaz Velez, CS Grad Student
Juan Carlos Diaz Velez, graduate student in Computer Science, with Boise State flag at the south pole.

A link to the video of Juan doing a ballet move at the South Pole is here:   http://youtu.be/MaaDjXmk8Vw. Juan was a professional ballet dancer in one of his lives.

The Department’s BS program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

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