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Department of Computer Science (COS)

We offer both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science.
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Study Computer Science and get a good job!
We Won! USM Team Wins International Artificial Intelligence Competition
  • The team of Alan Fitzgerald, Peter Kemeraitis, and professor Clare Bates Congdon entered the Ms. Pac-Man contest at the World Congress on Computational Intelligence in Hong Kong, June 1-6 2008, and won, beating eleven other teams from around the world. (Official results online here; USM press release online here; Maine Public Radio interview by Keith Shortall online here.)
  • Our agent scored 15900 points in the competition (18,050 is our high score overall). How well can you do? Give it a try on this online version (Java required).

2008 Graduates and 2008 ASET Award Recepients

CS Presentations at Thinking Matters, April 17th & 18th, 2008
  • Talks: Friday, April 18th, 10-11:30, 533 Science
    • Alan Fitzgerald, Peter Kemeraitis, and Clare Bates Congdon A Real -Time Agent That Plays Ms. PacMan
    • Ian Robbins, John Hessler, Clare Bates Congdon, Mary Kate Worden Lobster CyberCatch: An online game for elementary school students
    • Richard Franks, David Briggs, Lew Incze, Nicholas Wolff, and Bruce MacLeod A Dynamic Approach to Integrating Oceanographic and Biogeographical Data in the Gulf of Maine
  • Posters: Friday April 18th, 2-4pm, Sullivan Gym
    • Matthew Blanchette, Richard Franks, Joe Hodsdon, Bruce MacLeod, Glenn Wilson, and David Briggs: An Open Source, Standards Based Software System for an Internet Accessible Geospatial Data Warehouse
    • Francis Brooks and Bruce MacLeod: Mobile Interface for Ticketing System
    • Ryan Small and Clare Bates Congdon Agent Smith: A Real-Time Game Playing Agent for Interactive Dynamic Games
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