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Our faculty are actively involved in research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, bio-informatics, image and video processing, cybersecurity, and broadening participation in computing. Students have the opportunity to work on research at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
We also host research experiences for K-12 teachers, provide an immersive experience for computing teachers to understand the applications of computing in the broader research community. The knowledge they gain is transferable to the K-12 classroom to help inspire the next generation of computing students and professionals.
DREAM Project
The School of CSCE is participating in the NSF Distributed Research Apprenticeships for Master’s (DREAM), an NSF-funded program for students with non-computing science bachelor’s degrees who are working to earn an M.S. degree in computing and enter the tech field.
MS in Computer Science student Kimberly Buckhalter was selected for the DREAM program. Read more about her project at her DREAM website.
Research Spotlight: Reinforcement Learning in Many-Agent Systems
Dr. Bikram Banerjee, Professor in Computer Science, is leading a collaborative effort between Southern Miss and the University of Georgia to advance the science of agent-based learning in a dynamic and social context.
As AI evolves from answering our questions to acting on our behalf (agentic AI), such autonomous agents need decision-making and learning mechanisms to collaborate with teammates and compete against adversaries in shared, dynamic task environments. While multi-agent planning and reinforcement learning literature has developed in the recent decades to address the fundamental challenges, the methods are far from being tractable in a large collective of agents---a many-agent system. This project steps out of disciplinary boundaries to bring concepts from statistical mechanics, control theory, management and social sciences to understand the principles of adaptation and decision-making in many-agent systems.