Our Areas of Specialization
Our research advances state-of-the-art computer software and hardware design, theoretical foundations of computing, and systems development. Faculty members are engaged in cross-disciplinary research at the intersection of computer science and areas such as health science, social science, business and management, and other natural science and engineering disciplines.
News
January 9, 2020 / Department News
‘To have their dreams cut short is tragic:’ McMaster mourns plane crash victims
McMaster’s Iranian students have organized a vigil Friday, Jan. 10, to commemorate those who died in this week’s plane crash in Tehran.
December 19, 2019 / Department News
McMaster Engineering’s Top 10 Stories of 2019
From delving into the history of McMaster's giant iron ring, to 3D printing tumour cells and celebrating startups founded by McMaster engineering students, here are the top stories of 2019.
December 12, 2019 / Department News
McMaster names new president
David Farrar is about to become McMaster’s next president. The appointment has now been approved by both the Senate and the university’s Board of Governors after an international search spanning more than nine months.
Events
January 30, 2020, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Seminar: Dr. Hasti Seifi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany
Democratizing Haptics
February 3, 2020, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Seminar: Dr. Mario Badr, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
Teaching and Learning as Conversation
February 4, 2020, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
2020 Women in Engineering Industry Night
Join us for our Women in Engineering Industry Night!
Spotlight
Eugene Veeden, B.Eng. '07
(Software Engineering) | Stash Those BagsAway
Glen Schmid, BEng. '85
(Computer Engineering) | Selling cutting edge to the world
Jodi Abrams, B.Eng. 03
(Software Engineering) | Following opportunities to build a career
Juan Musleh, BEng '09
(Software Engineering)
Julia Dubois, B.A.Sc. '00
(Computer Science) | Building Teams that Work
Jumi Kassim, B.Eng.Mgt. '02
(Software Engineering) | Combining a Legal Mind with an Engineering Brain
Kenny Chong, B.Eng. '02
(Software Engineering) | Deriving a Future from Software Engineering
Kevin Dagenais, BEng '03, MASc '05
Software Engineering, Controls Engineering
Lara Ghaddar - BEng '01, MEEI '10
Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Marc Bishara, B.Eng.Mgt. '14
(Mechatronics Engineering) | The Story of the Startup
Nael El Shawwa, B.Eng.Mgt. '06, M.Eng. '08
(Software Engineering), (Computational Engineering) | Programmed for Creativity
Orest Goricanec, B.Eng. '85
(Computer Engineering) | Leaping into Success
Paul Kerr, B.A.Sc. '93
(Computer Science) | Riding the Waves of Change
PhD Candidate: Qiang Xu
Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University
Ravi Patel, B.Eng.Mgt. '99
(Software Engineering) | Get Uncomfortable to Grow
Sahar Kokaly, M.A.Sc. '08
(Software Engineering) | Making Tomorrow’s Car Safe
The art and engineering of giving back
The Faculty of Engineering is the most diverse faculty at McMaster University. Find out why Mrinal Tiwari, a Software Engineering student from Lucknow, India, made the decision to call it home.
The unexpected benefits of real-world work experience
The Faculty of Engineering is the most diverse faculty at McMaster University. Find out why Troy Kuang, a Computer Science student from China, made the decision to call it home.