
SJSU Department of Computer Science
The Computer Science Department at San Jose State University (SJSU) is renowned for its excellence in providing students with a comprehensive and practical education. The department boasts a dedicated faculty composed of accomplished experts who are passionate about teaching and mentoring students. SJSU's CS program offers a wide range of cutting-edge courses, enabling students to gain a strong foundation in computer science principles while also specializing in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and software engineering.

Congratulations to Dr. Faranak Abri
Congratulations to CS Prof. Faranak Abri, working with Dr. Namin and Dr. Jones (both Texas Tech. University) awarded an NSF grant for a collaborative research project title: "SaTC: CORE: Small: Analytical Models for Conversational Social Engineering Attacks." , for 3-years (Oct/2023 - Sept./2026), in the amount of $200,000 (for each PI).

Congratulations to Dr. Fabio Di Troia
Prof. Fabio Di Troia, (with Prof. Younghee Park of CMPE), won an 3-years NSF grant on Undergraduate Research Experience for Women in Machine Learning-based Cybersecurity (over $370K award).

Congratulations to Dr. William Andreopoulos
Congratulations to Prof. William Andreopoulos ( with Dr. Jetcheva and Dr. Rojas (both Computer Engineering) as PIs, and Dr. Wiggins (Sociology ) and Dr. Gutmann (Physics) as co-PIs ), for being awarded the NSF grant for S-STEM: Empowering Low-Income Students to Succeed in Engineering and Computer Science. For a period of 6-years, starting from July 15th, 2023, and ending on June 30th, 2029, a grant amounting to $2,499,411 has been awarded.

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Outstanding Alumni News
Jonathan Oribello (MS’20 Bioinformatics) received the 2021 College of Science Outstanding Recent Graduate award in August 2021.
Outstanding Student News
Senior student Alvin Lin (advisor Prof. Teng Moh) received a $2,500 scholarship award from the California Association of Criminalists in July 2021. He was recommended by the Department of Justice Studies.
Outstanding Faculty News
Congratulations to CS Prof. Faranak Abri, working with Dr. Namin and Dr. Jones (both Texas Tech. University) awarded an NSF grant for a collaborative research project title: "SaTC: CORE: Small: Analytical Models for Conversational Social Engineering Attacks." , for 3-years (Oct/2023 - Sept./2026), in the amount of $200,000 (for each PI).
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