The College of Engineering and Computing was founded in 1985 as George Mason University’s School of Information Technology and Engineering.
The College of Engineering and Computing is committed to continuing on the path to becoming one of the premier academic and research institutions in the country. Today, this large, multidisciplinary school maintains a dual pre-eminence in both information technology and engineering. Through teaching, research, and practice, Volgenau seeks to graduate students who will take initiative, step up and leave the planet better than they found it.
06/08/2026
Last month, a group from George Mason's Center for Trusted, Accelerated, and Secure Computing and Communication along with the IEEE student chapter enjoyed a visit to the National Cryptologic Museum.
From historic cipher machines to modern cybersecurity insights, attendees got a firsthand look at how cryptology has shaped global communication and national security.
06/04/2026
In a recent Nature Communications publication, assistant professor of bioengineering Holger Dannenberg, together with postdoctoral researchers Blanca Gutiérrez-Guzmán and J Jesús Hernández-Pérez ask: If the world suddenly gets bigger, do our mental maps stretch with it, or do they break?
https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-05/when-brains-spatial-ruler-snaps
06/02/2026
Assistant Professor Keren Zhou's longstanding relationship with NVIDIA is bringing AI leaps to campus.
Read more on CEC's News and Information page: https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-04/nvidia-powered-partnership-accelerates-ai-george-mason.
06/01/2026
Congratulations to the three CEC Academic Advisors who received awards at this year’s Academic Advising Symposium!
- Rebecca Lane, Cyber Security Engineering, won the V. Ann Lewis Academic Advisor of the Year Award.
- Joshua Fletcher, Computer Science, won the Unsung Hero Award.
- Claudia Borke, Bioengineering, was chosen as one of the top 10 for Advisor of the Year.
05/28/2026
George Mason University electrical engineering PhD student Kursten Szabos is paying forward the influence of early mentors by combining industry experience, project-based learning, and outreach to guide the next generation of engineers inside and outside the classroom.
https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-05/electrical-engineering-phd-student-puts-power-students-hands
05/28/2026
ICYMI: Episode 18 of Keystone Concepts in Teaching features computer science Assistant Professor Raven Russell and bioengineering postdoc Laurel Marsh, sharing perspectives on impactful, evidence-based teaching approaches.
Listen: https://stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-center/keystone-concepts-in-teaching-podcast/
05/27/2026
Professor of Computer Science Alex Brodsky served as a keynote speaker at the joint session of the ENASE 2026 and ICEIS 2026 International Conferences this May in Benidorm, Spain.
His keynote, “Decision Guidance Systems and Their Applications,” explored how Decision Guidance Systems capture expert knowledge to deliver actionable recommendations for real-world decision-making.
https://cs.gmu.edu/news/2026-05/alex-brodsky-keynotes-international-conference
05/27/2026
The College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University is proud to be part of a powerful collaboration with the U.S. Air Force that’s accelerating how emerging technologies are developed, tested, and deployed in real-world environments.
https://www.gmu.edu/news/2026-05/george-mason-and-us-air-force-partner-rapidly-field-emerging-capabilities
George Mason and U.S. Air Force partner to rapidly field emerging capabilities A partnership between George Mason University and the United States Air Force is accelerating the development and real-world deployment of technologies designed to support Air Force personnel operating around the globe.
05/27/2026
Associate Professor Wanli Qiao's research focuses on what he describes as the geometry of data. the idea that even the most complicated datasets often follow simpler, underlying structures.
Read more about his work: https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2026-03/research-atop-datas-hidden-peaks