Northwest - Computer Science and Information Systems

05/04/2026

04/30/2026

Congratulations!

04/29/2026

Happy Finals Week, Bearcats! Finish strong, and stay healthy!

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Day from CSIS! We LOVE our beautiful campus!

04/17/2026

Congratulations to Wiam Kitar, Chantal Roux, and Yousra Tabite, undergraduate Data Science students, for securing Third Place in the Poster Presentation at Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Central Plains (CCSC-CP 2026) conducted at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. I am glad to see their hard work, innovation, and teamwork recognized. Looking forward to their continued success.

Their project, “Design and Evaluation of an AI System for Multi-Dimensional Online Harm Detection,” focuses on detecting harmful content on social media—including hate speech, PII leaks, fake news, and age-restricted content—using various AI models. The team also developed a risk exposure formula to assess and quantify potential harm across multiple dimensions.

This team was also recognized with the Leadership & Team Impact Award for collaborative project leadership at the Celebration of Scholars at Northwest Missouri State University.

04/16/2026

We are excited to highlight and appreciate the innovative work of undergraduate and graduate Computer Science and Information Systems students who participated in the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Central Plains (CCSC-CP 2026) conference held at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.

The poster presentations included the following projects:
“Multi-Med Fusion: Privacy-Preserving Multimodal AI for Medical Summarization” presented by Vipul Kale sponsored by Dr. Mark Chai

“AI-Powered Cybersecurity Learning Platform” presented by ANIL PANDAY, Nikesh Nepali, and Poornima Kallam mentored by Gary Yu Zhao

“Helping Hands: An AI-Integrated Volunteer Matching Application” presented by Sai Abhigna Talla and Kriti N. sponsored by Dr. Gary Yu Zhao

“Psychometric Guided Adaptive Quizzing” presented by Ashish K C and Rojina Raut sponsored by Dr. Gary Yu Zhao and Dr. Zhiling Tu

“EdgeCare-Triage: AI-Driven Healthcare Triage System for Early Diagnosis” presented by Himaja Kaishetty sponsored by Dr. Mark Chai

“SafeMed: A Cross-Platform AI-Integrated Healthcare Application for Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting” presented by Imadeddin Ouahidi sponsored by Dr. Mark Chai

04/13/2026

Congratulations to Team 404 for earning Honorable Mention with their project Monkey Ranger—a Chrome extension designed to help students stay on top of assignments by converting deadlines into clear urgency levels. The addition of an AI-powered, sarcastic assistant that provides real-time reminders and feedback makes this solution both engaging and practical.

Honorable Mention – Hackathon
Team: Team 404
Students: Sasi Kiran Kodali, Venkata Chandresh Adapa, Lakshmi Tejaswini Davuluri, Dindu Gowtham Kanuri, Nosh*tha Reddy Gudhibandi (Not in the picture)
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Umair Mughal

Great to see such creativity and real-world problem solving. Well done!

04/10/2026

Northwest Missouri State University honored outstanding organizations, students, faculty and staff Monday during its 16th annual Northwest Awards and Recognition.

04/02/2026

Congratulations Dr. Lal on your award! We appreciate your Commitment to Student Success!

03/31/2026

We would like to give a huge shoutout to everyone who participated in our programming contest! We had a great time!

03/27/2026

A new exhibit at Northwest Missouri State University explores the work art students have left behind in the storage rooms of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building.

“Art Left Behind: Exploring Decades of Creativity,” which is open now through March 31 in the Olive DeLuce Art Gallery, showcases a range of artwork completed at Northwest since the 1960s.