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Marouane Kessentini's Journey to Dean

Marouane Kessentini, a devoted family man and soccer fan, brings his passion for education and community to GVSU, where he aims to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

Faculty

Published August 24, 2024

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Area educators learn about cybersecurity at camp

The College of Computing hosted its first cybersecurity camp for area middle and high school teachers but the training for educators went beyond one week in a classroom on the Health Campus.

Careers Cybersecurity

Published August 20, 2024

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How hiring international talent can transform small businesses

Representatives from more than 50 area businesses explored the advantages of hiring international talent at a late July event co-hosted by the College of Computing and Global Detroit, a regional economic development organization focused on keeping interna

Global partnerships

Published August 20, 2024 by Article written by Shelby Harrison and is cross-posted on the GV Forum.

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GVSU College of Computing hosts brainstorming session on software engineering, human-centered design, and AI

The College of Computing at GVSU hosted its first events on August 1st and August 8th, a brainstorming session on Software Engineering, AI, and Human-Centered Design uniting over 80 partners to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

College Updates Software Engineering

Published August 8, 2024 by Shelby Harrison.

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GVSU hosts Americas Competitiveness Exchange delegation

From left, panelists Paul Plotkowski, Jonathan Engelsma and Marouane Kessentini participate in a discussion to policy, economic, business and government leaders from numerous countries after touring the Shape Corp Innovation Design Center.

Published August 1, 2024 by Thomas Chavez and posted on GV Next.

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GVSU and GR Chamber event addresses international student hiring

Tuesday's event sought to explore the untapped potential of local colleges international students for local employment.

College Updates

Published July 24, 2024 by David Limbaugh. Original article posted here.

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Here's what the global technology outage affected in West Michigan

A global technology outage affected health care and restaurant systems in West Michigan. GVSU's College of Computing Associate Professor Vijay Bhuse emphasized the rarity of such events and the importance of diverse systems.

College Updates

Published July 19, 2024 by WOOD TV's Michael Oszust, Rachel Van Gilder, & Demetrios Sanders and News 8's Brittany Flowers. Read original article here. Article edited by Shelby Harrison.

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Board approves investments in future growth

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College Updates

Published July 12, 2024 by Chris Knape and posted on GV Next.

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Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative aids research with AI, rare diseases

Grand Valley's Zachary DeBruine received a CZI grant to develop AI models of virtual cells, aiding in rare disease research. Featured in GV Magazine, his team will use AI to create comprehensive "cell atlases."

Grants Research

Published July 5, 2024 by Article written by Brian Vernellis. Original article posted on GV Next.

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Fake Livonia murder case goes viral on social media

A viral TikTok video about a fake murder story highlights the challenge of identifying AI-generated content. GVSU's Denton Bobeldyk noted the difficulty in distinguishing real from fake images and text, stressing the need for critical evaluation.

Online safety

Published May 30, 2024 by News 8's Brittany Flowers. Read original article here.

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New dean to lead GVSU's College of Computing, Blue Dot mission

Grand Valley State University Provost Fatma Mili announced the appointment of Marouane Kessentini as the new dean of the College of Computing, effective July 6.

College Updates

Published May 7, 2024 by Brian Vernellis. Image credit - Amanda Pitts

Paul Leidig, Director of the School of Computing, Announces Retirement

"It has been an honor and a privilege to witness the growth and transformation of our programs," he says; "To our students, faculty, and community partners, thank you for a wonderful three decades."

College Updates

Published May 2, 2024

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Computing Professor hosts cybersecurity bootcamp for Girl Scouts

Dr. Samah Mansour, Assistant Professor at the GVSU College of Computing, hosted the first cybersecurity boot camp for the Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore.

Cybersecurity

Published April 22, 2024

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GVSU Programs and Industry Partners Participate in MI Career Quest

Over 8,000 middle and high school students packed the DeVos Convention center on March 27 for the Mi Career Quest. Students were able to immerse themselves in hands-on activities in five different high-demand industries prevalent in West Michigan.

College Updates

Published April 18, 2024

GVSU, Grand Rapids have a shared goal with $140 million tech center

Grand Valley State University plans to repurpose the Eberhard Center at its downtown Grand Rapids Pew campus. The tech center, named Blue Dot Lab, is included in GVSU's 2022 master plan update, which the school's board of trustees approved in February.

College Updates

Published April 17, 2024 by Kate Carlson. Full story can be viewed on Crain's Grand Rapids Business.

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ACI will serve as 'nexus' and play role in building Grand Rapids' tech landscape

With faculty expertise in app research, AI and machine learning, and bioinformatics and high-performance computing, ACI will create more opportunities for the West Michigan tech community to connect with other innovators.

Careers

Published February 29, 2024 by Michele Coffil originally published on GVNEXT Photo credit:

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Cybersecurity program earns NSA validation, will soon add second cyber threat range

The College of Computing's cybersecurity undergraduate program received National Security Agency validation, a step toward becoming a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

College Updates

Published February 14, 2024 by Michele Coffill on GVNext.

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Computing Seminar Series Returns

Professor Zach DeBruine is coordinating bi-weekly pizza lunch seminars featuring engaging computing topics. All are welcome!

Published February 12, 2024

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Computing hosts inaugural Alumni Networking Event

Last week, the College of Computing had the pleasure of welcoming back graduates to our inaugural Alumni Networking event.

College Updates Events

Published January 29, 2024

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College of Computing Faculty Receives Distinguished Early Career Scholar Award

DeBruine leads research on transformative clinical solutions enabled by Artificial Genomic Intelligence. His student research team works on building multimodal generative AI models to solve problems in modern healthcare using big genomics datasets.

Awards Faculty

Published January 24, 2024