Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
All aspects of life in the 21st century depend critically on computing. UMass Amherst is committed to a vision of computing for the common good, where future leaders leverage data and information ethically.
Deploying computing for the common good
Faculty and students at Manning College understand the critical role played by information and computer sciences in the worldwide economy, national connectivity, local interaction, and individual experience.
Increased investment in the college will expand their capacity to assess and respond to the social, legal, political, and economic implications of technology.
Shaping the ethical future of computer science
As the pace of new technology and the need for a tech-savvy workforce accelerates, Manning College seeks to expand transformative learning experiences for students, support innovative research, and advance the safety, fairness, and ethical use of technology.
“It is not enough to drive the state of the art forward, making computing ever more powerful. We need to do more to ensure the safety of the technology we create.”
Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
Campaign Progress: $51,800,000
Reducing society’s carbon footprint through computing
A multi-institution team led by Distinguished Professor Prashant Shenoy has received $12 million from the NSF to develop computational decarbonization, a new branch of computer science and engineering that seeks to automate decarbonization across the electrical grid, the built environment, transportation, and computing itself.
Building the Internet of the Future
Manning College and College of Engineering researchers have joined the National Science Foundation’s Center for Quantum Networks. The team is leading the effort to design infrastructure to support future city-scale quantum networks.
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