Research

Sarah Tabassum, a Ph.D candidate in UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics, knows firsthand the unique challenges that face students who relocate thousands of miles away from home to pursue their education in a foreign country. It’s the type of transition — fraught with new contexts, new norms, new fears and new threats — […]

Ethan Nguyen will leave Niner Nation with more than his dual B.S. degrees in computer science and mathematics. He’ll also carry with him the confidence to lead, the passion to research tough-to-crack problems and the drive to create exciting opportunities for the next generation, all lifelong skills he credits to his time at UNC Charlotte. […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS: If the head financial executive of a company hops on a video call with an employee and demands they make a transaction, that’s about as legit as it gets, right? Wrong — just as it was in 2024 for a finance worker in Hong Kong who was tricked into sending $25 million to […]

Rishi Misra’s excitement is contagious. When he gets going about one of his passions, be it advanced computational biology techniques or the importance of scientific communication, his eyes light up as his enthusiasm spreads to his audience through each animated anecdote and every bit of eager exposition. “I believe in the fundamental truths of science,” […]

Through cutting-edge methods and advanced artificial intelligence analysis, UNC Charlotte researchers leading a multidisciplinary team across four universities have successfully resolved the entire genome of “Phage G,” the largest bacterial virus (aka bacteriophages or phages) ever cultivated in a physical lab environment.  Studied by multiple labs across the globe for over 50 years, this massive […]

Welcome to all of our new College of Computing and Informatics faculty and staff for 2025 — we’re thrilled to have you on board! Faculty: New to UNC Charlotte: New Roles: New Staff and Administration:

Sri Yeswanth “Yash” Tadimalla knows what the future could hold: a world where people live in harmony, where technological advancements are the surging tide that raises the impoverished into prosperity and the hungry into comfort while empowering the voiceless. He knows it’s possible, but also acknowledges that it’s going to take a bold vision, collective […]

By Schaefer Edwards Photos by Amy Hart There’s no way John Gopali could list out every single lesson he’s learned throughout his time as a cybersecurity student in UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics. But one stands out above the rest: no matter where you begin your journey from, it’s the work you put […]

By Bryson Foster ’23 Photos by Amy Hart Will Russo has intertwined his passions of research and computer science, making an impact on UNC Charlotte that will be felt even after he graduates.  “I’m really happy to be at a university where I personally contributed to the growth and acceleration of my program. I won’t […]

UNC Charlotte has become the first public university in the U.S. to establish a Super Fab Lab, a designation by the non-profit Fab Foundation. This novel resource, led by the William States Lee College of Engineering in collaboration with the College of Computing and Informatics, will provide undergraduate and graduate students an even deeper experiential […]