CS@UI Timeline

Explore this visual chronicle of our history. We encourage you to contribute to this living document by sharing a memory of your time at Iowa: https://www.cs.uiowa.edu/node/813

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March 11, 1965 Departmental Milestones: "Authority was granted to create [...] a Department of Computer Science...]

From the seeds of creation to current happenings, we hope that you enjoy this interactive history of our department.

Artificial Intelligence Forms a Conduit To Critical, Creative Thinking in Future Teachers

"During a recent Topics in Education class, students created a dialog about the possible role of artificially intelligent robots in an education setting and beyond, thanks to the assistance of Denise Szecsei, a lecturer in the Math and Computer Science departments in the University of Iowa's CLAS."

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Artificial Intelligence Forms A Conduit To Critical, Creative Thinking In Future Teachers - October 26, 2016 -

Photo by Mei-Ling Shaw Williams | Denise Szecsei prepares the robots for a mock debate at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa's DEC PDP-8

Prof. Doug Jones and students have been restoring a PDP-8 microcomputer purchased by the UI Psych Dept in 1965. It was demoed as part of our 50th Anniversary.

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PDP-8 in 1966 Psych Dept. vs demoed for 50th Anniversary

PDP-8 in 1966 UI Psych Dept. vs. demoed for 50th Anniversary

Department welcomes three new faculty members

Omar Chowdhury, Brandon Myers, and Kyle Rector join the Computer Science Department at the University of Iowa. Click for more on our new faculty.        

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Chowdhury, Myers, and Rector with Old Capitol in the background

Kyle Rector and Omar Chowdhury join the Department as its newest Assistant Professors; Brandon Myers joins CS@UI as its newest Lecturer.

W401 PBB audience and presenter during an afternoon symposium talk

2nd Iowa Computer Science Graduate Research Symposium

At the 2nd Iowa Computer Science Graduate Research Symposium (2016), Senior CS PhD students presented talks on their latest research,...