Position Title: Assistant Professor in Computer Science (id:52780) Campus: Orono Department: School of Computing and Information Sciences – SCIS Bargaining Unit: AFUM Location: Orono, ME Statement of the Job: The University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science seeks applicants for a tenure-track, academic-year Assistant Professor position, with an anticipated start date of September […]

Preston Spicer, Graduate Student in Civil & Environmental Engineering, holding an instrument called a Castaway CTD, which directly measures electrical conductivity, temperature, and depth. Conductivity is then used to calculate salinity. The CTD is tossed it in the water with a rope attached, once it hits the bottom, it gets pulled back up to take […]

Name: Taylor Louise Bailey Hometown: Vassalboro, Maine Major: Civil Engineering Grad Year: First-year MS student (expected graduation date: May 2020, BS received in May 2018) Research Focus: Wave and turbulence mechanics Why did you choose UMaine to pursue a graduate degree in engineering? I currently hold a graduate research assistant position at the Advanced Structures […]

With the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester, the School of Computing and Information Science is pleased to announce that we have welcomed 4 new colleagues to our faculty. Dr. Penny Rheingans joins us from the  University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and assumes the role of Director of the School of Computing and Information Science. She […]

Dr. Ranasinghe’s first publication as a faculty member of the School of Computing and Information Science was featured in the IEEE Spectrum magazine in August 2018. The article provides a great introduction to his new lab, the Spatial Informatics MIM Lab (Multisensory Interactive Media Lab)  

Coding and understanding of basic programming techniques are essential for students regardless of their field of studies. This course is tailored for graduate students with little to no previous programming experience that have a need for practical programming skills. Firstly, this course will introduce basic programming concepts (variables, conditions, loops, data structures, etc.), and the […]

As every year, the school year commences with the graduation of the computer science seniors and the Spatial Information Science and Engineering graduate students, a joyful and proud occasion for students, faculty and families. Congratulations to all our graduates 2018! Here is a selection of photos of students and families that attended the School’s graduation […]

CS undergraduate student Katelyn Manzo Outstanding Senior in CLAS We are proud to announce that the Computer Science undergraduate Katelyn Manzo has been named the Outstanding Senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Science in Spring 2018. Katie started her studies as Computer Science Major in Fall 2014, and has made the Dean’s List […]

On April 27 2018, J.C. Whittier successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Towards an efficient, scalable stream query operator framework for representing and analyzing continuous spatio-temporal fields”. Congratulations, J.C.! Towards an efficient, scalable stream query operator framework for representing and analyzing continuous spatio-temporal fields John C. Whittier Advisor: Dr. Silvia Nittel Advancements in sensor technology have […]