Department Spotlights

CoStar Group is passionate about connecting with the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech. It strives to build partnerships with a variety of student groups, including Association for Women in Computing, Cyber Club, and VT Hacks. They also partner with professors and advisors to ensure they are being a strong partner to the Virginia Tech computer science students.

The Department of Computer Science extends a warm welcome to its new 2021-22 colleagues! With the addition of the 11 new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year, the department now sits at 70 faculty members at campuses in Blacksburg and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.

The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech, through its tech-talent community, CS|Source, provides a pathway for department-industry partnerships, including its career fairs held during the fall and spring semesters.

The outdoors, once seen as a place to escape from the digital world has, for some, become an important part of life on the trail, said Scott McCrickard, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science.

The Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in Information Technology (CMD-IT) has honored Virginia Tech computer science alumna Jamika Burge ('07, doctorate) with the 2021 Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science and Diversifying Computing.

Roxanne Paul, administrative and program specialist in the Department of Computer Science, and who plays an integral part of the operations of the College of Engineering in the Greater Washington, D.C. metro area, is the recipient of the Virginia Louise “Jenny” Frank Award.

"If you can work with computers, you’re set for life. They can have the biggest impact on the world around you," said computer science senior Jared Cooper. Virginia Tech's engineering introduction course freshman year opened Cooper's eyes to the possibilities of computer science.

Danfeng ‘Daphne” Yao, computer science professor and Elizabeth and James E. Turner Jr. '56 Faculty and CACI Fellow, has received the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Lasting Research Award for two decades of pioneering research contributions in enterprise data exposure detection, high-precision vulnerability screening, and anomaly detection.

Hoda Eldardiry, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and faculty at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, has received an Early Career Science Award from her alma mater, Purdue University.

Kirk Cameron, professor of computer science and associate department head for research and engagement, was recently named a 2021 Computer Science Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition for extraordinary records of professional accomplishments in technology.

Grady Booch, chief scientist for software engineering at IBM, joined Dave Noller’s software engineering capstone (CS:4704) class on March 15 to share his thoughts on the development of software engineering and software architecture since the dawn of computing.

Our people are our greatest asset and Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science graduates are integral to our program’s talent. CACI's intern program boasts more than 200 interns yearly with Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science undergraduates being the largest single-school pool.