Computer Science


Student Innovation Center for Computing Students

  • Home of students Stefanie Elling & Joshua Gilley, the winner of the nationwide 2020 RISE Competition, Paul Dierksheide, winner of the 2020 Adobe X Airbnb Creative Jam, Top Performance in the 2019 ICPC Competition (Division Two, 2nd place, out of 87 Teams), 2021 SECCDC champions and one of the top ranked (#5) Data Science programs in the nation according to bestcomputerscienceschools.net.
  • Our Student Innovation Center not only provides a high tech playground for our students, but connects them to the companies who co-locate with us in our beautiful Harbor Walk facility: Capgemini, Booz Allen Hamilton, Boeing, Benefitfocus, Bosch, and Mercedes-Benz. Many internship opportunities are available with our industry partners in the region, see our Advisory Board Member List here: PDF. 
  • Engage in undergraduate research in areas such as Health Infromatics, Cloud Computing, Computing Education Research, Cybersecurity and Software Security, Earth Sciences and Cyberinfrastructure, Machine Learning and Data Science, Data Mining and IoT (Internet of Things) Connectivity, Artificial Intelligence/Computer Music and Interaction, and Machine Learning/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Robotics.
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Department News

Cybersecurity Club Wins SECCDC, Aims for National Title
Posted on 31 March 2021 | 3:51 pm
The Cybersecurity Club’s Cyber Team placed first in the Southeastern Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition earlier this month, qualifying them for Nationals in April. Team CofC competed against Auburn University, Kennesaw State University, Montreat University, University of North Florida, University of Tennessee – Chattanooga and University of West Florida during the two-day contest. They also won […]
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Record Participation at 38th Annual High School Programming Competition
Posted on 28 February 2020 | 2:57 pm
Forty teams from three states gathered at Harbor Walk East on February 21, 2020 for the 38th Annual High School Programming Competition. After tours and welcoming remarks, the teams started practice rounds in their assigned classrooms. An hour later (and after some pizza) the competition began. Ultimately, team Hampton Inn & Suites from Panther Creek […]
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Spring Speaker Series starts today!
Posted on 3 February 2020 | 4:28 pm
All are welcome to join the Computer Science department for our Research Speaker Series, Mondays at 4:15pm in SSMB 129. All presentations will be held in the School of Science and Mathematics Building auditorium at 202 Calhoun St.
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Events

New Student Convocation
August 23rd from 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Originally, convocation meant a gathering of the clergy or the divisions of a diocese; however, at the College of Charleston, the word and the event have evolved from their ecclesiastical ro [...]
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