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W&M professors Gang Zhou and Huajie Shao, with their students, won Best Paper at CHASE 2025 for developing Trigger-Finder, a real-time system detecting Freezing-of-Gait triggers in Parkinson’s patients. Zhou also celebrated ACM HEALTH’s first impact factor of 8.0 as Editor-in-Chief.

�鶹�ƽ��’s TribeCyber Red Team has earned an impressive standing in the National Cyber League (NCL) Spring 2025 competition, finishing 2nd overall in the nation.

Lingfei 'Teddy' Wu Ph.D '16 sees the potential for artificial intelligence to transform the practice of law.

Anchor Erin Miller explains how researchers are trying to better understand technology and create new models to detect scams early

�鶹�ƽ��’s cyber teams finished 2024 ranked 6th nationally in the National Cyber League, competing against 550+ universities. Their success highlights top-tier talent, leadership, and career readiness in cybersecurity.

The designation, awarded by the National Security Agency, recognizes the strength of W&M’s doctoral program in computer science and interdisciplinary research collaborations across data science, law and business.

In the 2025 USNews and World Report rankings of undergraduate Computer Science Program, CS@W&M soared 18 spots.

Motion Medix, led by Ph.D. student Johnny Clapham, earned top honors from W&M Entrepreneurship Hub for its innovative wearable devices treating Parkinson’s symptoms.

�鶹�ƽ��’s annual hackathon, &hacks, took place from October 4-6, 2024, setting a new standard for future hackathons. From Friday to Sunday afternoon, students across all majors and multiple schools came together to create interdisciplinary projects that address real-world challenges.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Cybersecurity Center, in partnership with Mantech International, organized TribeCTF 2024, W&M’s first Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competition, on campus from October 4th (Friday) to October 6th (Sunday), co-located with &hacks, W&M’s premier hackathon. Competitors vied for prizes totaling $9,000, and the fame of besting some of the best in Virginia.

Though �鶹�ƽ�� undergraduates often pursue summer internships with specific goals in mind, perhaps the greatest benefits of gaining hands-on experience in a potential career field are the zigs, zags, and unexpected life lessons that inevitably arise.

Duong's award-winning research introduces the CAT model, enhancing deep neural network interpretability for high-stakes applications like healthcare and finance.

We are excited to announce two new faculty members joining our department, including Antonio Mastropaolo and Yuchen Wang.

Computer Science PhD students Nathan Wintersgill and Trevor Stalnaker, along with their advisors and collaborators, have been honored with an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the prestigious ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE 2024).

Researchers from the Computer Science Department at �鶹�ƽ�� and the University of Central Florida have been recognized with a Distinguished Paper award at the prestigious 45th Symposium on Security and Privacy of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

The Health Comp Group at W&M received the Best Paper Award at ACM/IEEE Conference on Connected Health: Applications, Systems and Engineering Technologies (CHASE) in June 2024.

TribeHacks IX, W&M’s annual hackathon, came to a close a few weekends ago on April 21st. W&M undergraduate students spent the weekend in Swem Library, working on computer science and engineering projects to showcase their skills and solve real-world problems!

Inspired by positive student feedback, the �鶹�ƽ�� Computer Science department has established two new awards to recognize outstanding faculty and teaching assistants.

Amit Seal Ami, a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate, has been honored with the International Student Achievement Award for his significant contribution to security and software engineering (SE) research and service.

In a remarkable display of skill and determination, �鶹�ƽ�� Computer Science teams showcased their prowess at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest this past Saturday. The teams returned with an impressive array of medals, reflecting their exceptional performance.

This past December, �鶹�ƽ�� approved the establishment of its first Cybersecurity Center, a visionary initiative that will not only enhance our university's standing in the field but will also contribute significantly to the broader academic community.

The William and Mary Computer Science Department hosted its second Symposium for Graduate Studies on November 4, attracting over 90 in-person attendees to our beautiful campus. Aimed at prospective graduate students, the symposium provided a comprehensive look into the vibrant and innovative world of computer science at �鶹�ƽ��.

We are excited to announce five new faculty members joining our department, including Matthew Chapman, Ye “Ashley” Gao, Sidi Lu, Yanfu Zhang, Yixuan “Janice” Zhang.

Spanning the decades, five computer science alumni celebrate their time at W&M

CRA’s Education Committee (CRA-E) has recently selected its 2023 CRA-E Graduate Fellow – Alejandro Velasco Dimate, from William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.

WM students won third place in NSWCDD Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Innovation Challenge

Large segments of the world’s research community refocused in early 2020 in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

�鶹�ƽ��’s Commonwealth Center for Energy and the Environment had its genesis about a decade ago after members of the university’s Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors expressed interest in encouraging new research, especially interdisciplinary initiatives.

Robert West ’23 helped design a Get Out the Vote program that has gotten more than 1.7 million people registered to vote since last fall.

In science there is a term called “ground truth,” the baseline from which data is judged for accuracy. For �鶹�ƽ�� student Ken Koltermann, the term may better be described as “boots-on-the-ground truth.”

A tech startup co-founded by a �鶹�ƽ�� computer scientist has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Amy Zhao’s knowledge of blockchain technology goes back to a course she took through �鶹�ƽ��’s Global Research Institute. Now she wants to use her expertise to help others, including artists who face intellectual property threats.

Adwait Jog's work on GPUs recognized by Google.

Adwait Jog, an assistant professor in �鶹�ƽ��’s Department of Computer Science, is working to make computers more efficient by improving the architecture of the machines, necessary for computational handling of projects ranging from machine learning to genomics.

�鶹�ƽ�� computer scientist Evgenia Smirni has been elected to the 2020 class of fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.