Welcome to the Department of Computer Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). RIT is one of the nation's top comprehensive universities and has set the national standard for career-oriented education. Located in suburban Rochester, New York, RIT is a private university with students from every state and more than 90 countries. The diversity of RIT's program library gives our students the ability to enhance personal interests or to expand a professional pursuit with their choice of primary and secondary majors, minors, and concentrations. Paul Tymann Professor and Chair

Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed new chair of the Computer Science Department

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mohan Kumar as the chair of the Computer Science department effective August 1, 2013. 



Ivona Bezakova receives the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching

We would like to congratulate Computer Science Professor Ivona Bezakova for receiving the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching!  Ivona was nominated and selected due to her exceptional teaching skills.  She has proven her dedication to her students’ development and knowledge in the discipline that she teaches.  She has consistently showed her support of the RIT community as a whole and continually g...


An amazing trip for the GCCIS Honors Students

The students in the Honors Program in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences recently went to California to meet potential employers.  GCCIS’s best and brightest upper-class students were welcomed by companies such as Google, Smug Mug, Apple, Zynga, Yelp and Facebook.  They were able to provide resumes for future full-time positions and discuss co-op opportunities.  The 15...