Department of Computer Science

Building a COMPASS to navigate future pandemics

An $18 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant will establish a new Virginia Tech center to bring computer science, infectious disease, engineering, and the arts together to predict and prevent global pandemics.

Computer science research team (from left) Nure Tasnina, T.M. Murali, Maryam Haghani, and Blessy Antony will help build predictive models based on machine learning to further research into pathogens that could jump species barriers and lead to infectious disease. Part of the COMPASS Center mission is to inspire doctoral students like Tasnina, Haghani, and Antony to pursue the field of pandemic science. Photo by Tonia Moxley for Virginia Tech.

COMPASS students by Tonia Moxley for Virginia Tech

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Christine Julien connects networks, devices, and people in computer science , redirect
Julien begins work as department head on August 12 and will focus in part on increasing the visibility and connectedness of the Blacksburg campus to the Innovation Campus near Washington, D.C.
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Computer science goes big at 2024 Dean's awards celebration , article
Computer science faculty and staff took nearly 30 percent of this year's Dean's awards.
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Undergraduate research brings accolades , article
Students, faculty, and alumni gathered at the annual Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research in Computer Science competition to present and celebrate a semester full of research and innovation.