DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Debra J. Richardson, Dean
6210 Donald Bren
Hall
Academic Counseling: (949) 824-5156
World Wide Web: http://www.ics.uci.edu/
Department of Computer Science
Faculty
Thomas Alspaugh, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Assistant Professor of Informatics
James Arvo, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Pierre Baldi, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Director of the Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and UCI Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Developmental and Cell Biology, and Biological Chemistry
Lichun Bao, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Lubomir Bic, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Department Vice Chair and Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and of Biomedical Engineering
Alfred M. Bork, Ph.D. Brown University, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Elaheh Bozorgzadeh, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Rina Dechter, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Computer Science
Michael Dillencourt, Ph.D. University of Maryland, Professor of Computer Science
J. Paul Dourish, Ph.D. University College, London, Professor of Informatics and of Computer Science
Nikil Dutt, Ph.D. University of Illinois, UCI Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Magda El Zarki, Ph.D. Columbia University, Director of the Graduate Program in Networked Systems and Professor of Computer Science, Informatics, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
David Eppstein, Ph.D. Columbia University, Professor of Computer Science
Julian Feldman, Ph.D. Carnegie Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Informatics
Stephen Franklin, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Lecturer in Computer Science and Informatics
Michael Franz, D.Sc. Techn. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Professor of Computer Science
Daniel Frost, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Computer Science and Informatics
Daniel L. Gillen, Ph.D. University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Tony Givargis, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Informatics
Michael T. Goodrich, Ph.D. Purdue University, Associate Dean for Academic Personnel for the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and Professor of Computer Science
Richard H. Granger, Ph.D. Yale University, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Ian G. Harris, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Wayne Hayes, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Daniel Hirschberg, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Sandy Irani, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Department Chair and Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Norman Jacobson, B.S. University of California, Irvine, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
Ramesh C. Jain, Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, Donald Bren Professor of Information and Computer Sciences
Stanislaw Jarecki, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Wesley O. Johnson, Ph.D University of Minnesota, Professor of Statistics
David G. Kay, J.D. Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; M.S. University of California, Los Angeles, Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment, Informatics and Computer Science
Dennis F. Kibler, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, and Ph.D. University of Rochester, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Alfred Kobsa, Ph.D. University of Vienna, Professor of Informatics and of Computer Science
Richard H. Lathrop, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Computer Science and of Biomedical Engineering
Chen Li, Ph.D. Stanford University, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Gang Liang, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Cristina Videira Lopes, Ph.D. Northeastern University, Associate Professor of Informatics and Computer Science
George S. Lueker, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Computer Science
Aditi Majumder, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Gloria Mark, Ph.D. Columbia University, Associate Professor of Informatics
Gopi Meenakshisundaram, Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Sharad Mehrotra, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, Professor of Computer Science
Eric D. Mjolsness, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
Bonnie Nardi, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Informatics
Alexandru Nicolau, Ph.D. Yale University, Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Donald J. Patterson III, Ph.D. University of Washington, Assistant Professor of Informatics
Natasa Przulj, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
David F. Redmiles, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Informatics
Amelia C. Regan, Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin, Associate Dean for Student Affairs for the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and Associate Professor of Computer Science and of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Debra J. Richardson, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Ted and Janice Smith Family Foundation Dean of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences and Professor of Informatics
Isaac Scherson, Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Susan Elliott Sim, Ph.D. University of Toronto, Assistant Professor of Informatics
Padhraic Smyth, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Professor of Computer Science and of Biomedical Engineering
Thomas A. Standish, Ph.D. Carnegie Institute of Technology, Professor Emeritus of Informatics
Hal S. Stern, Ph.D. Stanford University, Department Chair and Professor of Statistics
Tatsuya Suda, Ph.D. Kyoto University, Professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Shannon Tauro, M.S. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Computer Science
Richard Taylor, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Director of the Institute for Software Research and Professor of Informatics
Alex Thornton, B.S. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Computer Science and Informatics
Bill Tomlinson, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.F.A. California Institute of the Arts, Assistant Professor of Informatics and of Drama
Gene Tsudik, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Professor of Computer Science
André van der Hoek, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, Associate Professor of Informatics
David van Dyk, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Professor of Statistics
Alexander V. Veidenbaum, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Computer Science
Nalini Venkatasubramanian, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Max Welling, Ph.D. Utrecht University, Netherlands, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Xiaowei Yang, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Yaming Yu, Ph.D. Harvard University, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Hadar Ziv, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Lecturer in Informatics
Overview
By establishing the University of California's flagship computer science school in 2002, UC Irvine made an investment in the future that reflects its historical commitment of raising the bar of excellence. From pioneering computer science courses more than three decades ago to the creation of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS), UCI continues to be an institute that leads information technology education and research across the globe.
The Bren School of ICS began as a department in 1968 and has given creation to some of computing's most significant advancements including revolutionizing computer-aided drafting techniques; the creation of the current Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1); development of the Internet standards for HTTP and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI); the founding of the Apache HTTP Server Project that produces the software for over 60 percent of public Internet Web sites; and the creation of the Domain Name System (DNS) that translates Web and e-mail addresses into the numeric system used to route information along the Internet.
The vibrant ICS community continues to explore innovative topics ranging from building complete computer systems on chips smaller than a human fingernail to developing user interface systems that allow engineers on opposite sides of the world to collaborate effectively. From improving how first responders communicate during a crisis situation, to applying computer science to analyze biological data and thereby expediting biological research, ICS continues to focus on how to bring computing and information technology to bear in solving a diverse set of problems from across the University and throughout the industry.
Named a school in December 2002, and renamed in honor of philanthropist Donald Bren for his visionary leadership and generous gift in June 2004, ICS has created three departments that, when combined with the School's natural interdisciplinary nature, give way to the creation of new areas of study and research. ICS is one of less than 40 computing-specific schools in the country and one of only a handful to have established a department dedicated to the study of informatics alongside a more traditional department of computer science and a forward-thinking partnership with its department of statistics. This three-department structure affords ICS a unique perspective of the information technology disciplines and allows the flexibility to build educational programs that explore the many applications of the computing discipline: computer architecture and embedded systems; security, privacy, and cryptography; programming languages and compilers; artificial intelligence and machine learning; visual computing; biomedical informatics; scientific computing; theory of computing; statistics; information access and management; software and information systems design, and engineering; interactive and collaborative technology; ubiquitous computing; arts computation engineering; and computer science education.
COMPUTING RESOURCES
The School offers a wide range of instructional machines, including UNIX servers and workstations, G5 iMacs, more than 300 high-performance Pentium IV PCs, and several specialized labs. There are more than 700 varying types of UNIX workstations, servers, and PCs that support research ranging from computational biology, ubiquitous computing, and homeland security, to visualization, graphics, and multimedia research initiatives. The School's wireless network follows the IEEE 802.11b/g standards and employs access points deployed throughout the ICS complex for 100 percent signal coverage.
DEGREES
| Business Information Management1 | B.S. |
| Computer Science | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Computer Science and Engineering2 | B.S. |
| Informatics | B.S. |
| Information and Computer Science | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Networked Systems2 | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Statistics | M.S., Ph.D. |
Honors
Honors at graduation, e.g., cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude, are awarded to approximately the top 12 percent of the graduating seniors. To be eligible for honors, a general criterion is that students must have completed at least 72 units in residence at a University of California campus by the end of the winter quarter of the academic year in which they graduate. Other important factors are considered. (See "Honors Recognition" in the Honors Opportunities information in the Division of Undergraduate Education section).
CAREERS
Graduates of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences pursue a variety of careers. Many graduates specify, design, and develop a variety of computer-based systems comprised of software and hardware in virtually every application domain, such as aerospace, automotive, biomedical, consumer products, engineering, entertainment, environmental, finance, investment, law, management, manufacturing, and pharmacology. Graduates also find jobs as members of research and development teams, developing advanced technologies, designing software and hardware systems, and specifying, designing, and maintaining computing infrastructures for a variety of institutions. Some work for established or start-up companies while others work as independent consultants. After a few years in industry, many move into management or advanced technical positions. Many students also use the undergraduate major as preparation for graduate study in computer science or another field (e.g., medicine, law, engineering, management).