Computer Science | The University of Iowa

Interested in Undergraduate Research?

The department is inviting applicants to its Summer ’23 NSF REU program.

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Faculty Positions Available for Fall 2023

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department is seeking creative and collaborative scholars from all areas of Computer Science and invites applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2023.

Faculty Positions Adjunct Instructor Pool

2022-23 Fellowship Awards

Dat Hong, Jeehan Malik, and Muhammed Ali Sit were awarded Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowships. Hussam Habib and Min Zhang received Grad College Post-Comp Research Fellowships, and Jamil Gafur was awarded a GEM Employer Fellowship.

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Graduate Programs

Preparing students for challenging technology industry careers or world-class faculty positions.

Graduate Programs

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Undergraduate Programs

Develop competence in programming principles and methodologies, problem-solving techniques, mathematics, computer systems, and computational methods.

Undergraduate Programs

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Research and Creative Work

Graduate students and many undergraduates work side-by-side with faculty members, conducting breakthrough research and creative production that advances humanity’s understanding of ourselves and the complex, ever-changing world in which we live.

Research and Creative Work

News and Announcements

Faculty Positions, Fall 2023

Friday, September 23, 2022

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2023.

Students Featured in 2023 Dare to Discover Campaign

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Congrats to all University of Iowa Dare to Discover '23 campaign rising stars! Special shout out to our own Computer Science students Flannery Currin (CS PhD) and Floyd Evans, Jr. ('22 CS BS | Microbiology BA; now Genetics PhD), as well as IGPI Informatics PhD scholars Han Bao , Bekir Demiray, and Rachel Shrode.

UIowaCS students reflect on HackUIowa '22 wins

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Several University of Iowa Computer Science students competed at HackUIowa '22 October 15 - 16, 2022, presented by UI Hydroinformatics Lab.
Some solo or team efforts garnered awards. For instance, MCS student Nikhil Singh's project entitled "Data Oriented Design for Movie Review System" won “Best Solo Hack Award” and Mitchell Hermon (CS), Maneesh John (CS&E), Julian Wemmie (CS) Raymond Yang (CS) won “Best Sustainability App Award by ENGIE” for their "UIOWA Main Campus Energy Sustainability Dashboard"

Upcoming Events

CS Colloquium - Fantastic Bots and How to Find Them

Monday, January 30, 2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Pappajohn Business Building

Kai-Cheng Yang (Indiana University Bloomington) on "Fantastic Bots and How to Find Them."

ACM@UIOWA: Intro Meeting w/ Free Food!

Monday, January 30, 2023 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Pappajohn Business Building

We will have an informational meeting as it is the first meeting of the semester. In this meeting, we will cover important upcoming events and provide a social time where members can ask questions regarding ACM, career planning, or computer science graduation paths. Along with this, we will be providing free pizza!

Learn & Create Workshops - Soldering Basics: Through Hole

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Seamans Center

Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to explore the world of electronics. With this simple skill, you will gain a better understanding of electronics and be better equipped to create your own. This workshop will focus on through-hole soldering. Taught by John Kostman, Engineering Electronics Shop.