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Fast Five with Maggie Reichard In October, Maggie Reichard, a UNC Charlotte College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) senior, attended the fifth annual Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston. Presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co., the Summit brings together more-than 7,000 young entrepreneurs, visionaries and disruptors for an immersive experience. The Summit serves as the […]

Dr. Xiuxia Du, an Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI), has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cooperative Agreement Award (U01) as the Principal Investigator (PI) to develop metabolomics data analysis and interpretation tools. Metabolomics is the comprehensive study and analysis of small molecules, commonly known […]

Dr. Dan Janies, Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics, is a risk taker. Much of Janies’ recent work has been in the study of infectious diseases. Not satisfied studying data from behind the safety of a keyboard and monitor, Janies has traveled the world, mapping the progression […]

On November 14th, a team of students from UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) walked away with the top prize – $10,000 cash and a $500 credit from Amazon Web Services – at the 2018 University Fintech Hackathon. For three months and through several elimination rounds, the CCI squad competed against more than […]

A team from UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) was asked to contribute a piece about online extremism to The Washginton Post. Led by Ph.D. candidate, Arunkumar Bagavathi, they submitted a narrative highlighting the only comprehensive archive of Gab posts by accused Pittsbugh Synagogue shooter, Richard Bowers, and what might be learned by […]

On a recent weekend, when most of us were busy trying to stay ahead of the craziness of another holiday season, a team of six students from UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) was busy defending an oil pipeline’s control system from a potentially devastating cyberattack. Not, literally. The CCI squad, advised by […]

On December 6th, the faculty and staff at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) gathered for a Holiday Luncheon, which featured great food, prizes, games and recognition for a staff that works dillegently, often behind the scenes, to make CCI’s motor run smoothly each day. The highlight of this year’s gathering, however, was […]

At the 17th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM), held this year in Cairo from November 25-28, a paper from a team at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) earned an Honorable Mention award. MUM is an annual international conference, which provides a forum for presenting the latest research results on […]

On December 6, business partners, faculty, staff and administration from UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) gathered in the Cone Center’s Lucas Room for the poster presentation of more than 50 Innovative Computing Projects (ICP) by CCI graduate and undergraduate students. Tackling real-world problems with the creative application of emerging technologies and fresh […]

For senior Computer Science major, Itgel Ganbold, enrolling at UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) thrust him into a magical world of innovation and invention. Arriving from his Mongolian homeland unsure what he wanted to do or how to figure it out, Ganbold threw himself into coding classes and found his passion. “Coming […]