The faculty of the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at their annual retreat in 2012.
The Concurrency Research Group, led by Professor Henri Casanova, develops novel simulation models, algorithms, and systems for parallel and distributed computing platforms and applications. (Learn more)
Professor Kim Binsted is collaborating with Cornell University on research to understand how to support long duration space flight as part of the NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS. (Learn more)
The ICS Greyhats is an undergraduate, student-led, extracurricular organization focused on real-world training for cyber defense. (Learn more)
Professor Dan Suthers leads the NSF-funded Traces Project, which investigates how communication and information technologies enable new forms of social systems and affect existing ones. (Learn more)
The Library and Information Science program in the ICS Department educates individuals for careers as librarians and information specialists and undertakes instruction, research and service programs that meet current and emerging library, information and technology needs. (Learn more)
Professor Philip Johnson leads the NSF-funded Kukui Cup project, which explores how information technology and gamification techniques can support more sustainable energy behaviors. (Learn more)
The ICS Department is primarily located on the third floor of the Pacific Ocean Science and Technology (POST) Building.
The ICS Community Lunch is a weekly event whose motto is: "Building the ICS ohana, one pizza slice at a time". (Learn more)
Welcome to the ICS Department!
Gamification Anatomy: What, Why, Who, and How
Gamification is becoming increasingly popular among start-ups as well as established industry leaders. It is an ancient concept that is receiving new attention with the rise of social networks and new media. Gamification can change the way we shop, exercise, donate, travel, educate and interact with everything around us. In this free public seminar sponsored by UH Outreach College, find out what is it exactly, why it matters, who is it for and how it works. (Read More)
Startup Weekend, April 27-29, 2012
No talk, all action. Launch a startup in 54 hours. Startup weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets, primarily software developers, graphic designers, and business people, to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. (Read More)
Wetware Wednesday, April 25, 2012
WetWare Wednesday is a free networking event open to individuals in the software industry. This is a chance for software professionals to connect, network, discuss projects, review products and collaborate. It is also a networking opportunity for professors and students to connect with industry professionals. (Read More)
Seminar: Vicraj Thomas: "GENI: Global Environment for Network Innovations"
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 2pm, Kuykendall 201. GENI has the goal of becoming the world’s first laboratory environment for exploring future Internets at scale, promoting innovations in network science, security, technologies, services, and applications. (Read More)
CIS Seminar: Carsten Sorensen, "Digital Innovation Challenges: Struggling with Paradoxes of Change and Control"
Monday, January 23, 2012 from 4:30-5:30 in Hamilton Library 3F. The technical process of digitizing analogue data into digital bit-streams and the associated socio-technical processes of digitalisation has yet to fully reveal their disruptive potentials – yet researchers and practitioners alike must comprehend these phenomena. Dr. Carsten Sørensen is a leading authority on mobile information technology innovation and has the past decade studied; enterprise mobility, mobile platforms, organisational information services, and digital infrastructure innovation. (Read More)