Computer Science

The mission of the computer science department is to:

  1. Prepare students for participation in all phases of software development;
  2. Provide a foundation of fundamental concepts that will accommodate emerging technologies;
  3. 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:

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. Frank McCown. Admission information is available from Harding University Admissions.

Fall 2024 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!

Fri, Sep 20 Merek Hailey
Denereus Beneby
Flutter Front-End Framework
The Art of Facial Recognition
Thu, Sep 26

Cole Moury
ArcBest Technologies

Leveraging a Technical Degree in Tech Adjacent Roles
Fri, Sep 27 Isaiah Lawson
Davey Blake
Application Development for the Apple Vision Pro
The Canvas LMS REST API
Fri, Oct 11 Carson Atkins
Jake Steinmetz
Understanding VPNs
The Advancement of Intrusion Detection Systems
Fri, Oct 18 Andrew Phillips
Gabriel Bergeson
The Zig Programming Language
An Introduction to the Vue.js Framework
Thu, Oct 24 Terry Rickard (Affiliate Professor)
and Noah Oppermann
Computing with Words and Its Applications in Making Subjective Decisions
Fri, Oct 25 Mirna Callejas Mendez
Rachel Emlaw
The Future of 3D Web with Three.js
The Julia Language
Fri, Nov 1

Aaron Helms 
Greg Supratman

An Introduction to CAPTCHAs
A History of 3D Printer Firmware
Fri, Nov 8 Noah Oppermann
Hannah Holcomb
Federated Learning
Detecting Software Plagiarism
Thu, Nov 14 Nathan Cobb
Dillard's
What is Full-Stack Web Development?
Fri, Nov 15 Teodor Zlatar
Carter Jones
Graph Algorithms
Processing the Emulation
Thu, Nov 21

Anthony Sofio
Microsoft

TBA
Fri, Nov 22 Andrian Calero
Bethany Stevens
Cale, a New Programming Language
An Introduction to COBOL

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