Photos from our MSCS Computer Science @ MUM winter party

Happy Holidays to our worldwide MSCS ComPro family!

Please share in enjoying photos from our winter party.

Season's Greetings!

The MUM Computer Science Department

MUM Professor Ankit Chaudhary has recently been appointed Chair for the Third International Symposium on Pattern Recognition and Image Processing in Delhi, India 24-27 September 2014.

(PRIP - 2014) brings together researchers in the fields of pattern recognition and image processing. The symposium will address recent advances in theory, methodologies and applications.

Dr. Chaudhary is also a guest editor for a Special Issue on "Future Trends in Robotics and Autonomous Techniques" to be published by Elsevier in 2014. In addition, he is the organizer for the 4-7 April 2014 International Symposium on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition in Athens, Greece.

Last week we honored 97 new MSCS students from our August and October entries with a delicious Welcome Lunch

Students met all the Computer Department faculty and staff. Many students won prizes, and everyone seemed to have a good time. See photos here.

Computer Science Department Providing Latest Knowledge & Technology

Computer Science is a quick moving and rapidly evolving area of technology. One important part of our MS for Computer Professionals program is that we are always upgrading our curriculum and facilities, so that students will have direct experience with the latest and most up-to-date aspects of Computer Science and the computing profession.

In this last year we have added new courses in data mining, cloud computing, and mobile device programming; added three new Ph.D. CS faculty, and are now upgrading all of our labs and classroom computers.

This full upgrade will mean that students always have the latest in computers available in their classes and for lab projects.

Employers appreciate our students

According to Julie Stephens, Ph.D., Director of Curricular Practical Training Career Placement in our Computer Professionals Career Center, "One of the main reasons IT recruiters and employers continue hiring MUM intern students is that the students are well prepared, and ready to make meaningful contributions as soon as they begin work. The Computer Science Department's commitment to latest knowledge and latest technology is greatly appreciated by employers."

See our Newsletter here.

Ethiopian and Eritrean Computer Science Graduate Students at Home at MUM

Walking through the McLaughlin Building, home of the School of Computer Science and Mathematics at Maharishi University of Management, you meet students with a rich diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. While more than 40 nationalities are usually represented in the MSCS program on-campus at any given time, it becomes apparent that there are more Ethiopians than any other nationality represented. In fact, since our MSCS program began in 1996, the largest number of graduates come from Ethiopia. Out of 1205 graduates, 289 are Ethiopian. Among currently enrolled students on-campus and doing internships around the U.S., Ethiopians are also the largest group represented with 155. Read the newsletter here.

Ethiopian New Year Celebration at Maharishi University of Management

Last weekend there was a wonderful Ethiopian New Year celebration conducted by our Ethiopian and Eritrean students at Maharishi University of Management. See the video and photos.

"Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer... because it teaches you how to think." -- Steve Jobs

New Video: The Ladies of ComPro: a tribute to MUM Female Computer Science Graduate Students

Most of the students in our MS in Computer Science for Computer Professionals program are men. This video is a tribute to the growing number of female students who have made their way to Maharishi University of Management from the distant corners of the world to experience our unique system of education.

As you see in the faces of our students, the living theme on our campus is, "The world is my family."

With special thanks to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Founder of MUM, for creating a university which naturally develops beauty, grace, dignity, creativity, intelligence and joy in every student.

"Iowa Gold" Video

See this delightful video showing the beauty of Iowa, home of Maharishi University of Management.  "Iowa Gold" by MUM faculty Jane Roman Pitt & Kenneth West.

New Computer Science Faculty Member

We are pleased to have a new faculty member-- Dr. Ankit Chaudhary.  Dr. Chaudhary has been working in a post doctoral research position at the University of Iowa this last year.   Prior to that he obtained his PhD from one of the top universities in India.  His research focus was in a very interesting area of gesture recognition, which looks to be one of the next big things in computer interface technologies.  He has an impressive publication and presentations record, has been awarded 7 grants for his work, including 4 from Microsoft. To complement his academic strengths, Professor Chaudhary has  good software development experience, which will benefit students when he teaches an Algorithms course in October.