Loyola Department of Computer Science

General

AI & Academia Panel

We had a great turnout on Tuesday, October 14, for the AI & Academia: Six Disciplines, One Question – What is AI Doing to Education? panel hosted by the Loyola AI Society and Honors Student Government.

General

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

In celebration of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Loyola Information Security Office (UISO) collaborated with WiCyS Loyola student chapter and the ACM-W student chapter to host an awareness seminar.

Presentations

Fall Seminar Series Kicks Off with Engaging Talks on AI and Robotics

The Department’s Fall Seminar Series kicked off last week with an engaging first session that introduced complex topics in artificial intelligence and robotics to both beginners and experienced students.

Presentations

Dr. Nohpill Park Talks Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and AI

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Dr. Nohpill Park's visit on Thursday October 9. Dr Park, an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Oklahoma State University, gave a talk on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and AI to our students.

Student Success

WiCyS x WiCS Career Launchpad

The Career Launchpad event on October 16, hosted by the student chapters of Women in Cybersecurity and Women in Computer Science, was a success with over 50 student attendees and over 15 industry professionals (most of them alumni).

Student Success

Loyola Students Share Research at Midwestern Criminal Justice Meeting

Lauren Flanagan and Trevor Rowe present their work at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association.

Student Success

Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

Congrats to the Ramblers team, consisting of Lynette Lim, Lucia Garr, Daniel Gaevskiy, and Josh Honig, for participating in the New York Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge.

Student Success

Loyola University Chicago Teams Earn Spots in UND CyberHawks Finals

Congrats to all three Loyola University Chicago student teams who qualified for the UND Cyberhawks finals.

Student Success

Meet the New WiCyS Student Chapter Board for AY2025–2026!

Meet the New WiCyS Student Chapter Board for AY2025–2026!

Grants Featured

Motorola Solutions Foundation Cybersecurity Experiential Scholarship Awardees

Loyola University Chicago is thrilled to have received a $30,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions.

Faculty Success Featured

Loyola’s Dr. Dligach Co-Leads $1M AI Project to Simplify Clinical Trial Consent

Loyola’s Dr. Dligach Co-Leads $1M AI Project to Simplify Clinical Trial Consent.

Grants Featured

Loyola Awarded $30K Motorola Grant for Cybersecurity Scholars

Loyola Awarded $30K Motorola Grant for Cybersecurity Scholars

Student Success

Ramblers Qualify for 2CDC Cyber Defense Finals

A team from Loyola University Chicago, consisting of Daniel Gaevskiy, Lynette Lim, Chloe Kilroy, Josh Honig, and Arya Aftab, participated in the 2CDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition) qualifiers on July 29.

Student Success

Congratulations to Josh Honig – Outstanding Cybersecurity Competition Results!

Congratulations to Josh Honig who placed 2nd at the IEEE Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Conference metaCTF and 1st at the AdobeCTF competitions this past June.

Presentations Featured

Cybersecurity Talks at IEEE Conference

Josh Honig presented a peer-reviewed paper titled "Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis: To Website Fingerprinting and Beyond" and a peer-reviewed poster titled

Grants Featured

1 Million in Linked NSF Grants to Support the BullyBlocker Project

The grant proposal Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Toward Well-being by Design in Social Media, led by Dr. Yas Silva, has received funding from NSF.

Faculty Success

Loyola Joins National $298K NSF Project to Expand AI Education

Loyola Joins National $298K NSF Project to Expand AI Education

Student Success

Celebrating Undergraduate Researchers at Loyola

Muhammad Javed, Jonah Goldberg-Finkelstein, Malec Tarabein, and Abigal Daman present their work as part of the 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Experience (USRE).

National Acknowledgment of Loyola's CyberSecurity Program

Loyola University Chicago has been re-designated for another 5 years until 2030 as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.

Presentations

Loyola Hosts 12th Greater Chicago Area Systems Research Workshop

Loyola University participated in the 12th Greater Chicago Area Systems Research Workshop, a dynamic gathering that showcased cutting-edge research and innovation in computer science and systems research.

Student Success

Sarah Sumrall Accepted into Prestigious Cyberus MS Program

Congratulations to Sarah Sumrall, BS Cybersecurity Class of 2025, on her acceptance into the highly competitive Cyberus Master’s Program, where she will be pursuing the Internet of Things (IoT) track.

A Bright Night for Computer Science at Loyola!

The Loyola Computer Science Department proudly hosted this year’s Luminary event—and we’re excited to share that it was a glowing success

Student Success

NCL Spring 2025

Loyola University Chicago ranked 45th in the Central region and 25th in the "Experienced Students" category.

Student Success

Congratulations, Loyola Student! SharkFest 2025 U.S.

We’re thrilled to announce that two of our outstanding student, Arrianna Szymczak, have been selected as the Women in Tech Scholarship winner for SharkFest 2025 U.S.—the official Wireshark Developer and User Conference!

Featured

New MS in Cybersecurity degree program

New MS in Cybersecurity degree program