Two grad students with robots

50 years of computing excellence

Qizhen Zhang

Colloquium: Qizhen Zhang

Qizhen Zhang (University of Pennsylvania), will be giving a talk titled "Hyperscale Data Processing with Network-centric Designs".

Two students working on research

Leveling the field in computing research

Through Google's exploreCSR program, CS&E professors Maria Gini and Shana Watters are exposing historically marginalized students to research. 

Monika Bartulovic

CSpotlight: Monika Bartulovic

Unsure of what path to take academically, B.A. student Monika Bartulovic, found her niche between computer science and design.

Rohit Sharma

CSpotlight: Driven to Develop

Developing his first app in highschool was just the beginning of Rohit Sharma's career in CS; and now he'll be joining Meta as a Software Engineer after graduation.
Mark Shepardson headshot

Parry Labs Appoints Mark Shepardson as Chief Technology Officer

Alum, Mark Shepardson, joins Parry Labs LLC with his extensive background in disruptive software and computing architectures.
Muhammad Shakil headshot

CSpotlight: Developing for Underprivileged Communities

With relief from the CSE Tran Scholarship, B.S. student Muhammad Shakil can focus on his goals of working to help underprivileged people.

2,193

undergraduate students

572

graduate students

62

faculty members

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota has come a long way in the past 50 years. We have made tremendous progress and have become one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary departments within the College of Science and Engineering, the University of Minnesota, and the computer science field at large.

Watch and listen to stories of how the department started, the years of growth, and where we are headed in the future.