Computer Science

Computer Science
Computer Science
Computer Science
Computer Science

The mission of the Computer Science Department is to:

Prepare students for participation in all phases of software development;
Provide a foundation of fundamental concepts which will accommodate emerging technologies;
Promote the university's overall mission of integrating faith, learning and living.

We offer degrees in Computer Science and Software Development, which prepare students for placement in the following positions:

Software Engineer
Computer Systems Analyst
Database Programmer/Administrator
Network Engineer
Web Developer
Graduate studies in Computer Science

We also offer degrees in Cybersecurity (in partnership with the Information Systems Department) and Data Science (in partnership with the Math Department).

You may browse the courses we offer, learn about our Faculty, and see the Awards & Honors our students have earned. Additional information can be obtained from Dr. Tim Baird. Admission information is available from Harding University Admissions.

Fall 2023 Computer Seminar Schedule

Seminars are held in Science room 113. All Friday seminars are at 7:00 am; seminars on other days are at 4:00 pm unless posted otherwise. All are welcome!

Thu, Sep 28	Kerry Jenkins Courtney Campbell Jeremy Campbell ArcBest Technologies	The Pros and Cons of Working Remotely
Fri, Sep 29	Brody Caudill Isaac Hardy	The Scala Language The Angular Framework
Thu, Oct 12	Tracy Marshall Northrop Grumman	Continuous Integration
Fri, Oct 13	Tony Thompson Lawson Neal	Technology Addiction Machine Learning in Graphical Upscaling
Fri, Oct 20	Joel Hoppe John Aldrich	Using the Signal Protocol for Secure Messaging Code Profiling as a General Tool
Thu, Oct 26	David Mohundro ClearFunction	Having Fun with Slack, Websockets, and Speakers
Fri, Oct 27	Tiag Campney Collin Brock	Packet Hacking Cassandra No-SQL Database
Fri, Nov 3	Ricard Jove Fernando Vides	The Rust Programming Language Building Intelligent Chatbots
Fri, Nov 3 3pm	Keith Perry Senior Vice President and CIO St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Technology as a Tool to Improve Medicine
Fri, Nov 10	Anna Grace Haley Chloe Dalrymple	Tableau: A Data Visualization Tool Benefits and Uses of the Panda Data Frame
Fri, Nov 17	Kennady Rogers Garrett Harr	TensorFlow and Time Series Forecasting The Newly Enhanced Godot Game Engine
Fri, Dec 1	Duilio Rosciano Samuel Wade	Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption Algorithms Generative AI to Assist Software Developers

The Emlaw siblings have a common touch point: a love of computer science where logic and creativity merge to solve problems and intricate puzzles.

Siblings share a calling, careers in computer science,,
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Harding began its computer science degree in 1982, and in 1994, the degree became its own department and Baird became the chair, a title he still holds almost 30 years later.

Dr. Tim Baird,
Chairman and Professor of Computer Science
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Contact Us

Computer Science Department is part of the College of Arts & Sciences

501-279-4361

comp@harding.edu