Loyola Department of Computer Science

Presentations Featured

CS Department at LUC Hosts Seminar on AI and Tech Careers with SPR's CTO Matthew Mead

The Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago recently hosted an engaging seminar featuring Matthew Mead, Chief Technology Officer at SPR.

Loyola Cybersecurity Team Participated in Cyberforce Competition

Loyola University’s cybersecurity team earned an impressive 14th-place finish out of 94 teams at the Department of Energy’s Cyberforce Competition, held November 8-9, 2024 in St. Charles, IL. The two-day event, hosted in St. Charles, Illinois, brought together college teams from across the country to defend simulated critical

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Computer Science Department Hosted CS Seminar Series on November 8

Computer Science Department Hosted CS Seminar Series on November 8.

Computer Science Department Hosted CS Seminar Series on November 1

The Computer Science Department at Loyola University Chicago recently hosted a CS Seminar Series on Friday, November 1st, featuring two distinguished speakers from the fields of cybersecurity, mobile networking, and digital compliance. The event took place in Coffey Hall's McCormick Lounge and provided an engaging afternoon filled with

Student Success

Six Students Awarded 2024-2025 Motorola Solutions Foundation Scholarship

Congratulations to Alexis Fenderson, Bridget Gorman, Kelly McCabe, Nancy Rojas, Nika Primus, and Sloan Luckie for being named the 2024-2025 Motorola Solutions Foundation Cybersecurity Experiential Scholars.

Faculty Success

Dr. Eric Chan-Tin Named 2024-2026 Engaged Scholarship Faculty Fellow

Dr. Eric Chan-Tin Named 2024-2026 Engaged Scholarship Faculty Fellow

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Exploring Website Fingerprinting with Machine Learning: A Talk by Our Students, Josh Honig and Nathan Ferrell

Josh Honig and Nathan Ferrell presented a talk "Website Fingerprinting: Predicting User Behavior Based on Encrypted Metadata Using Machine Learning" at Blue Team Con on September 8, 2024.

Student Success

Manny Sandoval (CS PhD student) Presented Papers at ASONAM'24

Manny Sandoval successfully represented the BullyBlocker team at the 2024 International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM).

Student Success

CyberRamblers: New Cohort!

CyberRamblers: New Cohort!

Faculty Success

Welcoming Dr. Satyaki Sikdar to the Department of Computer Science

We are excited to welcome Dr. Satyaki Sikdar as a new faculty member in the Department of Computer Science this Fall semester (2024).

Faculty Success Featured

New NSF Grant: Exploring The Risks and Rewards of Large Language Models in Enabling Energy-Efficient Data Center Software Infrastructure

The CS Department Chair, Dr. George K. Thiruvathukal, has received an EAGER award from the National Science Foundation’s Clean Energy Technology initiative.

Faculty Success Featured

Collaborative research work on adversarial machine learning between SKKU and LUC awarded the best paper award in SVCC’24

A paper titled "Unmasking the Vulnerabilities of Deep Learning Models: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Adversarial Attacks and Defenses" has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the 5th Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference (SVCC) 2024.

CS Undergraduate Students Present Innovative Research Projects

June 14, 2024 - Four computer science undergraduates recently showcased their research at the College of Arts and Sciences’ Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE) program. Over the past four weeks, these students worked on their projects and presented their findings on Friday to an audience of students, staff, faculty, family,

Student Success

Loyola University Chicago Excels in VIVID Competition

Loyola University Chicago proudly had two teams compete in the VIVID competition, held from March 11 to March 14. The event brought together talented participants from various institutions to show their skills in a challenging and creative environment. Teams * Team 1, known as "7968," includes five exceptional students:

Faculty Success

Dr. Chan-Tin Inspires Audience as Vision Voice Speaker at CISO Chicago Think Tank

Dr. Chan-Tin, the Director of Loyola's Center for Cybersecurity, took the stage as a distinguished Vision Voice speaker at the CISO Chicago Think Tank.

Faculty Success

Dr. George K. Thiruvathukal was featured in the College of Arts and Sciences Spotlight

Dr. George K. Thiruvathukal was featured in the College of Arts and Sciences Spotlight

Student Success

Loyola Students Participated in the Cyber Defense Competition

Loyola University Chicago participated in the IL/WI/MO Qualifier of the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) on February 17.

Dr. Yas Silva's Groundbreaking Contribution to Cyberbullying Prevention Shines in College of Arts and Sciences Spotlight

CS Faculty, Dr. Yas Silva, was featured in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) spotlight for their outstanding work combating CyberBullying. Yas Silva, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) was the primary investigator

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Applications are now open for the CyberRamblers scholarships

Applications are now open for the CyberRamblers scholarships. Please visit our website at https://cyberramblers.cs.luc.edu to apply! The deadline is Friday, March 22, 2024, for the Fall 2024 cohort.   The scholarship is open to all US-citizen undergraduate students in all majors who will be juniors in Fall

Grants Featured

NSF Awards Loyola University Chicago $3.8 Million Grant to Launch the CyberRamblers Bolster National Security Program

NSF Awards Loyola University Chicago $3.8 Million Grant to Launch the CyberRamblers Bolster National Security Program

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You're Invited to the CS Seminar Series! Join us this Friday, December 1st.

Join us this Friday, December 1st.

Jobs Featured

Join Our Dynamic Team: Adjunct Faculty Positions in Computer Science Available at Loyola University Chicago

Exciting Opportunities to Teach and Engage with Intermediate to Advanced Computer Science Courses

Jobs Featured

New Positions: Computer Science, Assistant Professor (Algorithms, Languages, Formal Methods, Computation, and Software Engineering), Tenure-Track

Please consider applying to join our department.

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You're Invited to the CS Seminar Series! Join us this Friday, November 10th.

You're Invited to the CS Seminar Series! Join us this Friday, November 10th.

Grants Featured

NSF Awards Grant to LUC for Innovative Cybersecurity and Privacy Training Project

NSF Awards Grant to LUC for Innovative Cybersecurity and Privacy Training Project