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Welcome from the Dean
Welcome to the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. We are very proud of the vibrant tech community that thrives on our New York City and Westchester campuses, where excellent teaching, research, and innovation is part of our DNA.
Founded in 1983, we are one of the first dedicated schools of computer science and information systems in the country. The Seidenberg School is named in honor of Ivan G. Seidenberg, former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, Inc. who generously supported the School with a gift that enables student scholarships and other academic opportunities to this day.
At the Seidenberg School, you will have the opportunity to study key technological fields in the areas of computer science and information systems, including cybersecurity, game development, artificial intelligence, software development, human-centered design, computer engineering, robotics, and machine learning.
From our location in New York, students get access to the biggest companies in tech, from Google, Microsoft and Amazon to major banks and financial institutes like JPMorgan Chase and MasterCard. They get impressive internships and jobs that our large, successful alumni base can attest to. All of that comes after a meaningful, thorough education with hands-on experience in the classroom, at conferences, and at hackathons.
As a Seidenberg student, you will be part of a community of students, faculty, alumni, corporate executives, tech entrepreneurs, and government leaders who are shaping the future of technology.
As Interim Dean, I get to work with our students both as a professor and as a leader. I see the passion, resilience, and dedication that takes them from semester one to their first job after graduation and I work with the faculty and staff that help make it happen. If you鈥檇 like to learn more, just reach out.
Li-Chiou Chen, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
About Li-Chiou Chen
Dr. Li-Chiou Chen is the Interim Dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at 桃瘾社区. Prior to stepping into the dean position, she was a full professor of Information Technology. She has a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and was affiliated with the Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems. While at CMU, she built a computational simulation tool to investigate policy decisions in countering distributed denial-of-service attacks. In addition, she participated in a DARPA-funded research project, BioWar, where she analyzed policy decisions to respond against the spread of biological agents using multi-agent based simulation.
Her current research has been focused on user authentication, application security, security risk perception and management, and security policy enforcement. She has published papers in top academic journals, including Computer & Security, Decision Support Systems and IEEE Transactions. Li-Chiou has developed a set of teaching materials called SWEET (Secure WEb dEvelopment Teaching) for the design, analysis and implementation of secure web application development. She is also the principal investigator of the CyberCorps program at 桃瘾社区, supported by the National Science Foundation, as well as the GenCyber programs, supported by the National Security Agency.