Our faculty have wide-ranging research interests including artificial intelligence, algorithms, computational biology, computer graphics, computer vision, cryptography, databases, data mining, parallel and distributed systems, real-time systems, robotics, security, software engineering, and wireless and mobile computing.
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28
NSF Career Awards
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3
ACM Fellows
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IEEE Fellows
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10th
In federally funded research expenditures in Information and Computer Sciences
Research Highlights
April 22, 2025Assistant Professor Xuesu Xiao received two prestigious awards for his significant contributions to robotics and leadership of the RobotiXX Lab, where he develops autonomous robots for challenging environments and supports the next generation of roboticists.
February 18, 2025George Mason students, funded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, are developing innovative VR tools and applications at Great Victory Legends, a startup founded by Associate Professor Craig Yu, gaining invaluable experience for future tech careers.
February 6, 2025George Mason researchers discovered that Apple's "Find My" service can be used for malicious purposes.
January 13, 2025Breakthroughs in George Mason University's Department of Computer Science may result in more effective use of rescue robots.
December 4, 2024Ken Nidiffer, a seasoned engineer and former Air Force colonel, has dedicated over 30 years to teaching at George Mason University, where he mentors aspiring software and system engineers.
December 3, 2024Dylan Knoff, president of Mason Competitive Cyber recently competed internationally as a member of the U.S. Cyber Team.
November 1, 2024A student team from George Mason University’s Center for Secure Information Systems won first place and a prize of $60,000 in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge in October 2024.
October 7, 2024Undergraduate advisors in the Department of Computer Science Joshua Fletcher and Vernell Wilks published an article in the September 2024 edition of Academic Advising Today entitled, "Academic Advisors' Mental Health Literacy and Experiences Working with Students Facing Emotional and Mental Health Issues.”
September 23, 2024A new look at autonomous vehicles safety--with an end-to-end, holistic approach--aims to fix vulnerabilities.
May 13, 2024Bo Han, a computer science professor in the College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University, is working with colleagues Songqing Chen, Parth Pathak, and Craig Yu to create a research infrastructure capable of connecting extended reality experiences across varying distances.
April 30, 2024The applied computer science program at Mason prepares students for CS-related jobs in many different fields.
March 21, 2024Computer Science Professor Alex Brodsky and his team are working to develop a tool that will help Mason planners project costs and savings.