Research
Cutting-Edge Research with an Impact
Life-enhancing research environment is another of CCI’s great strengths.
Faculty Research
- In Computer Science, basic and applied research by faculty members spans the disciplines, dealing with topics from artificial intelligence to data mining, to software validation.
- In Informatics, research topics range from computer science and technology to business, education, geology, physics, sociology, social welfare and even music. All doctoral students must conduct original research. They should begin thinking about their broad research topic and begin discussing it with the faculty as early as possible.
- Information Studies covers a wide range of topics, from research methods and statistics to human-computer interactions to multimedia organization and retrieval.
Faculty Projects
- Office for Sponsored Programs The University at Albany Division for Research supports the University's research mission by assisting faculty, staff and students in providing a full range of sponsored programs administrative services through the Office for Sponsored Programs.
- The PSI Project, headed by Professor Lenore R. Mullin of the Computer Science Department, does research in high performance scientific computing and array based computation using the Psi Calculus, a theory of array indexing in conjunction with an algebra of array.
- Technical Reports The Networked Computer Science Technical Report Library contains technical reports produced by Computer Science Department faculty members from 1995 through the present.
Students may broaden their experience with real-world applications through any of four related research centers:
- Center for Information Forensics and Assurance (CIFA) A joint project of UAlbany and New York State, the Center focuses on training and educating citizens and public employees in information privacy, security, and assets and infrastructure protection. The Center emulates the classic teaching/research hospital, where educational cases based on real problems allow students and practitioners to hone their skills under expert guidance. The Center is affiliated with the Department of Computer Science.
- Center for Technology in Government (CTG) The Center conducts applied research and partnership projects on the policy, management, and technology issues surrounding information use in the public sector. Research areas include e-government, inter-organizational knowledge networks, electronic records, and digital government.
- Center for Policy Research (CPR) This center, at the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, is the primary focus for public policy research and analysis within the University community. It aims to improve policy processes and decision-making at all levels of government.
- Institute for Informatics, Logics and Security Studies (ILS) ILS is a multi-disciplinary organization conducting advanced research in various aspects of computational informatics. The Institute's mission is to increase the University at Albany's reputation and visibility as a center of excellence in information technology research and education.
Student Research
Conducting research is a vital part of coursework for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students work with professors, or advisers, to design research projects that will advance their studies. The four related research centers provide real world case studies to help both students and practitioners improve their abilities.
- The Annual Informatics Research Conference on New Trends in Informatics Research features presentations by many doctoral student and faculty researchers on their current work.
- University at Albany Chapter of Sigma XI This organization was established to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering.
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