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Computer Science Department Blog

  • Junior Olivier Mahame Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
    Computer Science major Olivier Mahame ’14 is being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, which means that Olivier is in the top 5% of his class by grade point average.  Phi Beta Kappa is a national academic society that promotes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.  Congratulations, Olivier!
  • Computer Science Students Wow at SSA 5
    At SSA 5, Computer Science students represented themselves, their projects, and the department quite well. Alicia Bargar ’13 started the day off with a presentation about her summer research project, focused on improving the abilities of human-robot interaction, specifically in its use in therapy of children with autism spectrum disorders. Richard Marmorstein ’14 was the [...]
  • Computer Science senior recognized as January General of the Month
    Shannon McGovern ’13 was recognized as January General of the Month: “Generals of the Month is coordinated by the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) initiative and sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs to inspire engaged citizenship at Washington and Lee University.  CSS seeks to recognize students who are not typically or sufficiently touted for the [...]
  • W&L CS students compete at Longwood Programming Contest
    Nine W&L students competed in the annual Longwood University Programming Contest, with one of our teams (the “Direct Executioners”) placing second out of the twelve teams who competed. Students spent six grueling hours solving tricky programming problems, fueled by doughnuts, soft drinks, and team spirit. Congratulations to Onye Ekenta and Paul Jang ’15 for defeating [...]