History
A Brief History of the School of Computing
Although the Computer Science Degree has been available at Armstrong Atlantic
since 1983, the Department of Computer Science has only existed as a separate
entity from the Mathematics Department since January 1997. Early in 2002, the
Department of Computer Science, the newly created Department of Information
Technology, and the Engineering Studies Program evolved into the School of
Computing. The Bachelor of Science program has forged a tradition of
excellence and distinguished itself among the top undergraduate programs in
Georgia. The program was the second in the state to obtain CSAB accreditation (second to the Georgia Institute of Technology). The School of
Computing currently consists of the Department of Computer Science, the
Department of Information Technology, and the Engineering Studies Program.
Armstrong Atlantic's students are typically among the first students in the
state to have access to the next generation of computer equipment. They come
from a wide variety of backgrounds and their interests
cover a wide range of fields. In Computer Science, student programming teams,
under the guidance of Dr.
Micikevicius, have established an admirable record of competition in the
annual Southeastern Regional Programming Competition. Dr. Micikevicius is
busy again this year working with another group of students. Past programming
teams were coached by Dr. Chuck Shipley, who retired the summer of 2005. In
the Engineering Studies Program, a group of students are currently building a
working hovercraft. We have Information Technology students currently placed
in internships with business in the area.
In Fall of 2001 the department moved from University Hall to our current
location in the Science Center. This first-class facility provided the
school with several "smart-rooms" for instruction, as well as multiple computer
labs running Linux and Windows. See the Facilities page for more information.
We have over 20 faculty members within the School of Computing. Current scholarly interests include artificial intelligence, computer vision, complexity theory, data compression, graph theory, parallel computation, programming languages, and software engineering. Faculty members are frequent attendees at regional, national, and international conferences; and have authored many journal articles, research monographs, and textbooks.
A Brief History of the School of Computing Webpage
Over the years, many faculty and staff have contributed greatly to our web presence. We thank them for all the content and information they have generated. With the input of Dr. Steve Jodis, Chris Williams designed the graphics and layout to produce the current version of the website. We are grateful for the work they have done to make this a better site and for their original development ideas.
