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Image of the Computer Science Laboratories with the LEED Platinum seal

Image of the Computer Science Laboratories with the LEED Platinum seal

A Platinum Milestone for CSL

The Computer Science Laboratories building has earned LEED Platinum certification, becoming the first building on campus to receive the U.S. Green Building Councilâ€™s highest rating.

Students cheer and wave from the audience during the Manning CICS Senior Celebration at the Mullins Center.

Students cheer and wave from the audience during the Manning CICS Senior Celebration at the Mullins Center.

Celebrating the Class of 2026

Relive the Manning CICS Senior Celebration with photos and a replay of this yearâ€™s ceremony.

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Students posing for a story about the Undergraduate Course Assistant (UCA) program

Peer-Powered Pedagogy

Student instructors are transforming classrooms at Manning CICSâ€”building skills, confidence, and a culture of collaboration.

Computer Science Laboratories

Computer Science Laboratories

Significant Bits

A milestone year. A new home for innovation. A Turing Award. Explore the Winter 2025â€“2026 issue of our signature magazine and the stories driving impact at Manning CICS.

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#1

public computer science program in the Northeast

U.S. News & World Report

93

faculty working across 16 research areas

As of 2025

800+

undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded

In 2025

Academics

Explore Our Programs

Our flexible and rigorous academic programs focus on problem-solving and innovation, giving you the skills you need to succeed in any industry.

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Research

Shaping the Evolution of Computing

CICS pioneers have shaped computing since its origin, building the foundations of the field. Today, we continue to push boundaries. We make change with government agencies, industry partners, and faculty around the world. Together, we're forging the future of computing to advance the common good.

Quantum Information Systems

Building the Quantum Internet

Researchers in the ACQuIRe lab are working on advanced topics in classical and quantum information systems and networks.

Impact

News & Stories

Next-Gen AI Can Learn Continuously While Consuming a Fraction of the Computing Energy Required by Todayâ€™s AI Systems

AI pioneer Hava Siegelmann redesigns deep neural networks for powerful, adaptive computation at a fraction of the energy needs

Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences Associate Professor Hamed Zamani

Hamed Zamani Receives 2025 Amazon Research Award to Advance Efficient Agentic AI

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AI Models by CICS Student Interns Solve Real Challenges

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences' Computer Science Laboratories Building

Computer Science Laboratories Receives Platinum LEED Certification

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Manning CICS Students Named 2026 Commencement Speakers

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Calendar

Upcoming Events

PhD Dissertation Proposal: Hunter McNichols, Potentials and Pitfalls of AI-Mediated Learning: Scaling Learning and Understanding Student Behavior with Natural Language Processing

PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense

This thesis aims to advance both scalable, pedagogically-grounded AI systems and empirical understanding of how students currently use AI tools.

CDSAIâ€™s Ignition Program Design Day

Community, Outreach & Organizational Learning

Design Day is a full-day interactive workshop hosted on the UMass Amherst campus as part of CDSAIâ€™s Ignition Program.

PhD Thesis Defense: Joshua Russell, Threshold Logic Technology Mapping and Optimization

PhD Thesis Defense

This dissertation studies algorithmic methods for constructing and optimizing threshold-logic circuits.

PhD Thesis Defense: Purity Mugambi, Identifying and Intervening on Treatment Disparities in Electronic Health Record Data

PhD Thesis Defense

This thesis seeks to understand the extent of health inequity captured in EHR data and investigate how ML models can be redesigned.

Deep Dive: MS in CS Info Session

MS Info Session

This virtual session will take you through each element of the application process (application, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, etc).

PhD Dissertation Proposal: Neha Nayak Kennard, Peer Review in the Age of Large Language Models: Discourse Structure and Sociological Implications

PhD Dissertation Proposal Defense

This thesis develops datasets, methods and theory to support the peer review process in both the pre- and post-LLM paradigms.Â

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Humans of CICS

Community Stories

Hia Gosh

Ghoshâ€™s work on identifying and addressing learning barriers in undergraduate CS education earned top honors at SIGCSE TS 2026.

Akshaj Khetarpal

Akshaj Khetarpal â€™29

Informatics freshman Akshaj Khetarpal â€™29 is developing Moss-X, a prototype system patented in India that is designed to improve air quality using moss.

Oindrilla Saha

CICS doctoral student Oindrila Saha took the stage at Adobe MAX Sneaks 2025 to present Project Scene It, an AI scene generation tool.