news Message to Students We offer a wide range of academic and research programs in Information Technology and Software Engineering. Academic curriculum is intellectually challenging with strong hands-on laboratory components using state of the art technology. The department maintains close relationships with a large number of companies that make us a top recruitment choice. Financial assistance is available for both undergraduate and graduate students Charlotte Metro ISSA Scholarship Human Computer Interaction Distributed AI Critical Infrastructure Protection Information Security More Information

SIS Department Hosts the "8-hour startup" competition April 11, 2008 The competition is designed to demonstrate students' ability to take on a changing real-world problem by building a working prototype in 8 hours. Students must also present to a panel of judges, comprised of faculty and industry affiliates, to convince them that their project should be funded. Students can either use Microsoft .NET or Java to construct the prototype. Criteria include: functionality, security, and usability. More Information

Rodney Owens Wins ISSA Scholarship in 2008 The ISSA scholarship was established by the Charlotte Metro Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association to honor an excellent student enrolled in the Department of Software and Information Systems. In addition to excellent academic achievements, the student must be interested in pursing a career in Information Security and dedicated to apply his knowledge in service of the community. More Information

Announcements other recent news New Research Project Explores the Use of Intelligent Agents to Track Emerging Weather Conditions SIS Department Welcomes Dr. Bertino to the Research Semniar Series on Nov. 30th, 2007 ISSA doubles the number of scholarships for SIS students UNC Charlotte Fall 2007 Information Security and Privacy Symposium: Oct. 10th, 2007 The department offers an Honors Program. More information is available here. The department is still accepting applications for the NSF CyberCorps scholarship beginning in Fall 2008 semester. More information is available here. The deadline to apply is July 16, 2008. The new BA in IT track has been approved! More information is available here. Weekly College of Computing and Informatics Research Seminar will be held in Woodward 106 every Friday 3-4. College of Computing and Informatics Podcasts

College of Computing and Informatics Starts the Honor Program in Fall 2008 The goal of the Honors Program in Computing and Informatics is to identify creative, imaginative, and exceptional undergraduate CCI students and develop their potential through encouragement, opportunity, and recognition. Benefits of the program include smaller classes and a more challenging curriculum. More Information

SIS Department and NC A&T Jointly Host Faculty Development Workshops on Cybergames June 22-29 2008 There is growing evidence that incorporating hands-on exercises, such as cyber games and interactive simulations, increases student interest in Information Assurance (IA) studies and enhances their learning experience. Cyber games are highly interactive hands-on exercises in which students are asked to build IT network infrastructures and services while managing and defending against realistic cyber attacks at the same time. Cyber games often are conducted as competitions involving teams of student participants. Interactive simulations help students understand abstract IA concepts through interactive explorations and visualizations. The work shop is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and will be held in Charlotte, NC jointly hosted by UNC Charlotte and NC A&T State University June 22-29 2008. Through a grant from NSF, we will be able to cover travel, lodging, along with a stipend for all invited participants. We invite interested colleagues to apply for a limited number of slots prior to Feb. 16, 2008 More Information