We are students fascinated by the transformational potential of computing in the world; faculty who undertake primary research in the field and share our discoveries (and the process by which we made them) with our students; and staff who support the efforts of students, researchers and teachers alike in the delivery of our programs of enquiry and instruction.

Together, we explore our discipline to discover new ways in which computing can change the lives of people everywhere!

• Kevin Schneider, Department Head and Professor
• Christopher Dutchyn, Undergraduate Chair and Associate Professor
• Ian McQuillan, Graduate Chair and Professor

July 1968 marked the opening of the Department of Computer Science, which was first established as a university department reporting directly to the President. It was initially led by a single professor.

In the years since, the Department has evolved, moved colleges, and grown to be a strong academic department of 23 faculty and 9 staff, providing a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary undergraduate programs, and maintaining the largest thesis-based graduate programs on campus.

In 2018, the Department celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration. In honour of the occasion,  the former department heads created the Heads and Tales Report, outlining the full history of the department. 

• Read Heads and Tales