Computer Science and Engineering Department Fund

UB Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Eli Ruckenstein.

Support a pioneering department with this fund, which bolsters critical academic and research initiatives.

Founded in 1967 by a computing pioneer, the Computer Science and Engineering Department was one of the first in the nation.

As part of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, we aim to provide students with strong conceptual foundations (theoretical and experimental), and also expose them to the forefront of the developments in the field of computing. Recognizing the applicability of computing to all fields of knowledge and practice, we also provide interdisciplinary degree programs, and offer computer education and training to all students at UB.

Here, our faculty perform world-class research in today’s most relevant topics, such as artificial intelligence and robotics, cyber security, big data analytics, bioinformatics and computer-assisted education, to name just a few. UB’s Center for Computational Research (CCR) is considered one of the nation's leading supercomputing centers and supports high performance computing for departmental research in a variety of areas.

In addition to our academic and research initiatives, we assist other UB departments in developing faculty computing expertise, and provide industrial outreach.

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News from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

  • The Backbone for Success
    4/21/22
    Dick Osborne is a firm believer in the power of education—so much so, he's created two substantial legacies at UB to support others' education.
  • UB leads $3.7 million project to improve MRI technology
    10/28/20

    Xiaoliang Zhang, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a team of researchers to develop imaging tools that can detect damage to connective tissues, such as ligaments, tendons and bone.  

  • Xu receives best paper award
    1/2/20

    Wenyao Xu, associate professor of computer science and engineering, received the best paper award at the Association for Computing Machinery’s Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems.

  • Leslie Ying elected Fellow of AIMBE
    4/22/20

    Leslie Ying has been elected Fellow of AIMBE for her “outstanding contributions to the development and biomedical applications of fast magnetic resonance imaging with sparse sampling.”

  • Giving the world a helping hand: Students design 3D printed prosthetics
    7/31/20

    A group of engineering undergraduate students put their knowledge, creativity and resources to use and created a UB chapter of e-NABLE – an online global community who use 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for adults and children in need.

  • Zhuang recognized for mentoring graduate students
    2/17/20

    Jun Zhuang received the 2019-20 Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award, presented by the Graduate School to recognize UB faculty for their support and development of graduate students through their mentoring activities.

  • Moving the transportation industry forward
    3/4/20

    “The quality of the education you get is in your hands,” Jahmil Campbell (BS ‘07, MS ‘10 electrical engineering) regularly tells students, whether it’s in groups or one-on-one. “People are invested in you and want you to succeed, but it’s up to you to plot your own adventure.”