CIS News
![Noah Goldsmith ’22 presenting research completed with John Barker ’22](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/Noah-Goldsmith-â22-and-John-Barker-â22-1-400x300.jpg)
Noah Goldsmith ’22 recently presented research completed with John Barker ’23 in the ACM International Conference on Advanced Information Science and System (AISS 2021) hosted in Sanya, China, guided by Dr. Youna Jung, associate professor of computer information sciences.
![Photo of VMI cadets posing in front of conference at the 2021 SoCon Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF).](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/SURFers_Thumbnail-1-400x266.png)
Maj. Sarah Patterson and Maj. Blain Patterson from the Department of Applied Mathematics had the privilege of accompanying 11 cadets as they presented their research on a variety of topics, ranging from identifying glycans with neural networks to women in counterterrorism.
![Emily Hattman ‘22 on Post](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/Emily-Hattman-â22-1-400x266.jpg)
When Emily Hattman ‘22 first arrived at VMI, she wasn’t planning on staying long. Matriculation was a “big shock.” Quickly, though, she met a great group of friends, and these relationships encouraged her to stay at VMI.
![Tanner Mallari ’22](/media/content-assets/images/news/2021-22/TannerMallari22-1-400x300.jpg)
Tanner Mallari ’22, a computer and information sciences major, recently presented at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE 2021).
![Mallory Hall, home to VMI’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences, will soon house VMI’s cyber defense lab.—VMI Photo by Kelly Nye.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/Mallory-Hall_Fall2020-400x266.jpg)
The Virginia Military Institute’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) took a major step toward a new initiative when Institute leaders signed an agreement for a grant award with the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a cyber defense laboratory on post.
![A photo of Col. Piegari during a faculty meeting](/media/content-assets/images/news/2020-2021/PiegariFacultyMeeting2017KN01-1-400x266.jpg)
The Superintendent regrets to inform the VMI community of the death of Col. George Piegari at the age of 79.
![Aaron Causey ’20 presents his research on “Hybrid Disaster Response System Using Web of Things” at an international cybersecurity conference](/media/content-assets/images/academic-departments/computer-science/CauseyPresentation-1-400x266.jpg)
In early December, Aaron Causey ’20 quietly racked up a remarkable achievement: becoming the first cadet majoring in computer science at VMI to present his research at an international conference.
![Miyah Boyd pauses with her robot on the porch of Moody Hall.—VMI Photo by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/SURI-Robot2018HLM0055Web-1-400x266.jpg)
This summer, Miyah Boyd ’20 learned how to program a robot, but her ultimate goal is to provide a companion for people with autism and social anxiety disorder.