Welcome to the Computer Science Department at Boston College. We are committed to advancing the state of the art in Computer Science, and to providing a challenging and exciting education for our students. Faculty members maintain active programs of research and broader scholarship in a variety of specialties, including data visualization, distributed algorithms and systems, natural language processing, data mining, programming languages, the theory of computation, and social and ethical issues in computing.
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Our Community
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Student Profile
Emma Sabbadini, "Learning to code is like learning any new skill it takes practice, hard work, and patience but the results are so fulfilling."
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Student Profile
Jeremy Hudson Chan, "I am passionate about 鈥渄ata.鈥澨� I have always enjoyed looking at them and working with them."
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Student Profile
Callie Sardina, "I am passionate about CS because of this immense range of its applications and its potential to be
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Alumna Profile
For Julie Bacon (CS '15), "Front end (web) development is the perfect intersection of computer science and design. You get to develop the interface that the end-user sees and interacts with."
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Alumnus Profile
Brad Hayes '08 realized that he could write programs that were better computer game players than he... a "striking example of the effectiveness" of what he was learning.
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Alumnus Profile
奥丑别苍听Brian Lauducci '93 took a robotics class in his senior year, he had no idea it would lead to a deepening relationship with his future wife.
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Alumna Profile
听'11听believes computer science is 鈥漷he perfect synthesis of math, logic, and technology鈥�. She credits 情色空间 for not only teaching her technical skills, but also the critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to be prepared for a CS job.
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Alumnus Profile
"Computer Science was serendipitous.听 I met a tremendous group of people who made an immense difference in my life.听 Many who went out of their way to help me get ahead." 鈥� Bob Dutile '81.