Department of Software information Systems

NSA redesginates UNC Charlotte as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

The Software and Information Systems Department (SIS) is a pioneer in Information Technology research and education. We offer a wide selection of courses in Information Technology and Software Engineering, with an emphasis on designing and deploying IT infrastructures that deliver integrated, secure, reliable, and easy-to- use services. We also partner with the Computer Science and Geography and Earth Sciences departments to offer specific concentrations in those fields to our students.

SIS offers Research Clusters in areas including Analytics, Design, and HCI, and Health Informatics & Analytics, and our Security and Privacy program is recognized by the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

Department Chair: Dr. Weichao Wang