Archives for March 2018

UCI Earns Top Ranking for CIS Program from College Factual

In its 2018 listing of the best computer information systems (CIS) degree programs, College Factual ranked UCI’s CIS program 24 out of 347 nationwide, and 2 out of 10 in California. This makes UCI’s CIS one of the top programs in the U.S. to study computer information systems. UCI improved its national ranking position two slots over the previous year’s ranking of 26. See the full ranking by CIS major. The program has also been ranked the second best in California two years in a row. See the full ranking of CIS programs in California.

College Factual ranks programs offered by four-year U.S. colleges and universities.

UCI News: “UCI, TU Munich and TU Braunschweig launch joint technology development project” (Nikil Dutt quoted)

Advanced medical electronics, autonomous vehicles, smart manufacturing – these and other technological innovations call for integrated circuits that can manage complex processes, self-monitor and adapt to rapidly changing requirements.

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Germany’s Technical University of Braunschweig and Technical University of Munich have launched a joint project to develop next-generation computer components to meet the new challenges of digitization. The goal is to build “information processing factory” chips that bundle numerous functions and capabilities on a single platform.

Read the full story on the UCI News website.

Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) Organization Mentors and Supports Future Tech Professionals

Back in 1975, UCI alumnus Barbara Kew was one of two female computer science students in her class and, as she has noted, female ICS role models were scarce. By 2017, Kew had been inducted into the ICS Hall of Fame, and the number of female ICS undergraduates had grown to 685. Furthermore, there is now a plethora of available resources and mentors, thanks to UCI’s Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) student organization.

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