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Purdue announces spatial computing hub
Purdue University is partnering with Apple to launch a spatial computing hub using Apple Vision Pro in Fall 2025, advancing research, education, and industry collaboration. As part of the Purdue Computes initiative, this effort expands the university’s leadership in digital innovation by integrating spatial computing with core areas like software engineering and microelectronics. A new graduate certificate in spatial computing will be offered through a joint program with the College of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science, providing students with advanced, hands-on experience in immersive technology. This initiative strengthens the Department of Computer Science’s role in shaping future-ready graduates by placing them at the forefront of spatial computing, artificial intelligence, and next-generation user interfaces.
Purdue hosts cybersecurity leaders, addresses challenges at CERIAS symposium
Purdue University’s innovation leaders in cybersecurity and their counterparts in industry and government recently gathered with about 350 attendees on campus to discuss innovative solutions to the latest threats to digital safety and related implications of AI and cyber-physical fusion.
Awards and Scholarships in the Department of Computer Science
Honoring members of the Department of Computer Science who have received fellowships, awards, and scholarships.
Ten Purdue CS faculty receive promotions from Purdue's Board of Trustees
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved faculty promotions for ten Department of Computer Science faculty members on April 4, 2025. Professors Aniket Bera, Antonio Bianchi, Simina Brânzei, Z. Berkay Celik, Pedro Fonseca, David "Jing" Tian, Yexiang Xue, Ming Yin, Tony Bergstrom, and Gustavo Rodriguez-Rivera received promotions.
Tan selected as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar
Lin Tan, Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, has been selected as a University Faculty Scholar by the Office of the Provost. The University Faculty Scholars Program recognizes outstanding faculty members who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction. Recipients of this honor have the rank of tenured associate or full professor and have been in that rank for no more than five years. Faculty scholars are nominated by their academic areas, reviewed by a committee in the College of Science, and approved by the provost. Faculty Scholars are appointed for a five-year term and receive an annual $10,000 discretionary allocation to support their research. The program was created in 1998. Tan will begin her five-year term on July 1, 2025.
Purdue graduate programs again rank among the nation’s finest
In the 2025 U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings, Purdue’s Department of Computer Science was recognized in three specialty areas: programming languages and computer systems both ranked No. 13, and artificial intelligence ranked No. 23. These rankings reflect the department's role in advancing Purdue's broader computing and AI initiatives.