CSE 50th Anniversary Celebration

September 28 - October 1, 2017 | University at Buffalo

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Organizing Committee

Honorary General Chair

Satish Tripathi.

Satish Tripathi

President, University at Buffalo
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo

General Chair

Venu Govindaraju.

Venu Govindaraju

Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University at Buffalo
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo

Program Chair

Chunming Qiao.

Chunming Qiao

SUNY Distinguished Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo

PROGRAM VICE CHAIR
Shambhu Upadhyaya, CSE Professor and Associate Chair, UB

REGISTRATION CHAIR
Jan Chomicki, CSE Professor, UB

GRADUATE CONFERENCE CHAIR
Murat Demirbas, CSE Professor, UB

UNDERGRADUATE CHAIRS
Carl Alphonce, CSE Professor, UB
Atri Rudra, CSE Professor, UB

INVITED SPEAKER CHAIR
Ken Regan, CSE Professor, UB

WEBMASTER
Edward J. Sobczak, CSE IT, UB

IT CHAIR
Chris Miller, CSE IT Director, UB

FINANCE CHAIR
Shambhu Upadhyaya, CSE Professor and Associate Chair, UB

PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
Devashish Agarwal, CSE Student

PUBLICITY CHAIRS
Jennifer Winikus, CSE Professor
Kris Schindler, CSE Professor

PHOTOGRAPHY CHAIR
Ken Smith, CSE IT, UB

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR
Diane Porter, CSE Assistant to the Chair, UB

SPONSORSHIP CHAIRS
Bina Ramamurthy, CSE Professor, UB
Charles Tirone, CSE Professor, UB

AWARDS CHAIR
Jinhui Xu, CSE Professor and Associate Chair, UB

VOLUNTEER CHAIR
Atri Rudra, CSE Professor, UB

GOLF OUTING CHAIRS
Robert Ruocco, BlueShield/Bluecross (IAB)
Bob Girardi (BS’79), Softrek (IAB)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (ETC)

Atri Rudra, CSE Professor, UB
Carl Alphonce, CSE Professor, UB
Murat Demirbas, CSE Professor, UB
Chang Wen Chen, CSE Professor, UB
Kui Ren, CSE Professor, UB
Aidong Zhang, CSE Professor, UB
Bharat Jayaraman, CSE Professor, UB
Russ Agrusa (BS'76), Iconics
Roger Choplin (BA'72), Consultant
D. Sivakumar (PhD'96), Google
Swapnil Khedekar (MS'04), Bloomberg
Sreenivas Gollapudi (PhD'04), Google
Kannan Govindarajan (PhD'96), ServiceNow
Bob Girardi (BS'79), SofTrek
Robert Ruocco, BlueCross
Pradeep Bahl (MS'84), Pramak

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Grad Research Conference)

Pavan Aduri, Iowa State University
Sambit Bhattacharya, Fayetteville State University
Xiaojun Cao, Georgia State University
Chang Wen Chen, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Changyou Chen, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Jeffrey Czyz, Google
Marco Gaboardi, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Robin Hill, University of Wyoming
Yunfei Hou, California State University San Bernardino
Murtuza Jadliwala, Wichita State University
Zhanpeng Jin, Binghamton University, SUNY
Kenny Joseph, Northeastern University
Shi Li, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Ashish Naik, Google
Nils Napp, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Rad Niazadeh, Stanford University
Kui Ren, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Swapnoneel Roy, University of North Florida
Erdem Sariyuce, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Seokhoon Yoon, University of Ulsan

Celebrate with us

Our department is one of the first in the nation to offer the Computer Science program. CSE@UB is home to all CS and CE (as a part of the previous ECE) faculty, students and alumni. We are very proud of our heritage and that we have grown into the largest department within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We are equally proud of our alumni and their high achievements over the years, and our many talented students who embody the hope of tomorrow. Our anniversary celebration offers many opportunities to socialize and network with students, faculty and alumni, including a Golf Outing, Graduate Research Conference, and Alumni Symposium. Join us as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary!

For those who have grants that cover travel costs, we have created a special event, the 'Emerging Topics in Computing Symposium', which will be held concurrently on September 28th - October 1st and shares sessions with the 50th Anniversary Graduate Research Conference and Alumni Symposium.

Event information

Dates: 9/28/2017 - 10/1/2017
Location: University at Buffalo North Campus

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Robin Li, founder and CEO of Baidu, talks about his time as a CS student at the University at Buffalo.

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Registration for the CSE50 Anniversary Celebration is now open!

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CSE50: The Department of Computer Science and Engineering celebrates 50 years!

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Rooms are now available at the beautiful Buffalo Marriott Niagara hotel!

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'Stronger CSE @ UB, Better You and Me'
Lyrics by Prof. Chunming Qiao, Music by Preet Desai

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Computer Science [and Engineering] Timeline

Highlights from the Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

  • CSE 50 1967-2017
    11/4/22

    Click here to see our entire timeline of the first 50 years of Computer Science and Engineering at UB.

  • Entry way to the Ridge Lea Campus.
    Ridge Lea
    11/4/22

    UB assigns us our first home on the Ridge Lea Campus. 

  • computer science students work on keypunches.
    Milestone: 5 Faculty
    11/4/22

    The Computer Science Department at the University at Buffalo is formed within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences (FEAS).

  • UB tuition and fees, Academic Year 1967-1968.
    Grad Programs at Inception
    11/4/22

    University course catalogs first describe our Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs.

  • Faculty in 1970.
    Milestone: 10 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We achieve the ten faculty member milestone.

  • Playing chess on a computer in 1972.
    Chess-Playing Graphical Computer
    11/4/22

    Nick Findler buys a chess-playing graphical computer with NSF funds, beginning a long departmental tradition of incorporating games into our research.

  • image of Buffalo.
    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo
    11/4/22

    William J. Rapaport popularizes the grammatically-parsable phrase, "Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo".

  • processing medical images on a computer in 1975.
    Medical Image Processing Group
    11/4/22

    Gabor T. Herman develops a world-renowned Medical Image Processing Group from 1969 to 1981. 

  • Alt text for mini computer.
    No More Punchcards
    11/4/22

    We buy a Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VAX 11/750 minicomputer. 

  • Bell Hall exterior.
    Bell Hall
    11/4/22

    We take up residence in Bell Hall, placing us in the center of North Campus activity and culture.

  • collage of CSE faculty in 1985.
    Milestone: 15 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We achieve the 15 (actually 16) faculty member milestone.

  • alt text for first grad conference.
    First Grad Conference
    11/4/22

    Jim Geller (PhD, '88) organizes our first annual grad conference to give our grad students a forum to show off their current research.

  • collage of CSE faculty in 1989.
    Milestone: 20 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We achieve the 20 faculty member milestone.

  • portrait of Dr. Sargur Srihari.
    CEDAR
    11/4/22

    Sargur (Hari) Srihari founds the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR).

  • Newspaper article from 1992 describing CSE 25th Anniversary.
    25th Anniversary
    11/4/22

    We celebrate our 25th anniversary with a banquet and a symposium.

  • image of the brain courtesy of the Center for Cognitive Science.
    CCS
    11/4/22

    The university establishes a multidisciplinary Center for Cognitive Science, uniting computer science with cognitive psychology disciplines.

  • collage of CSE faculty in 1997.
    Milestone: 25 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We achieve the 25 (actually 26) faculty member milestone.

  • CSE logo from 1998.
    CS + CE = CSE
    11/4/22

    The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is born!

  • collage of CSE faculty in 1998.
    Milestone: 30 Faculty
    11/4/22

    The merger accelerates us past the 30 faculty member milestone. Between '97 and '98, we grow from 26 to 33 faculty.

  • Russ Miller.
    CCR
    11/4/22

    Russ Miller founds the Center for Computational Research, the university supercomputer cluster that has the capability of processing 60 billion operations per second.

  • collage of CSE faculty in 2000.
    Milestone: 35 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We enter the 2000s with 36 faculty.

  • Shambhu Upadhyaya in his computer lab.
    CEISARE
    11/4/22

    Shambhu Upadhyaya founds the Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education (CEISARE).

  • Ifeoma Nwogu, Ranga Setlur, Venu Govindaraju, Ricardo Rodriguez.
    CUBS
    11/4/22

    Venu Govindaraju founds the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS).

  • CSE 40th Anniversary Logo.
    40th Anniversary
    11/4/22

    We convened at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center to celebrate our 40th anniversary.

  • Davis Hall exterior.
    Davis Hall
    11/4/22

    Davis Hall—Our brand-new, state-of-the-art departmental headquarters.

  • CSE faculty outside Davis Hall in 2015.
    Milestone: 40 Faculty
    11/4/22

    We begin Fall 2015 with a strength of 40 faculty.

  • CSE 50th Anniversary logo.
    50th Anniversary
    11/4/22

    The Department of Computer Science and Engineering celebrates its 50th anniversary.