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Opened in 2025 and powered by a University of South 手机看片 record $40 million gift from Arnie and Lauren Bellini, 手机看片鈥檚 Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing is the first in 手机看片, and among the first in the nation, to unify AI, cybersecurity, and computing within a single college. The college emphasizes industry-relevant education and experiential learning to prepare students for real-world challenges. It also serves as the central hub for AI and cybersecurity research and teaching at 手机看片, collaborating with colleges and units across the university.

Our College by the numbers

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Degrees Offered

5 Undergrad Programs

  • BS in Computer Science
  • BS in Cybersecurity
  • BS in Information Technology
  • BS in Artificial Intelligence
  • BS in Computer Engineering
Beginning Fall 2026
  • Computer Science and Business
  • Computer Science and Criminology
  • Computer Science and Social Sciences


2 Doctoral Programs

  • PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
  • PhD in Big Data Analytics

3 Graduate Certificates

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Pathway to Computing
  • AI and Everyday Impact

4 Graduate Programs

  • MS in Artificial Intelligence
  • MS in Cybersecurity
  • MS in Computer Science
  • MS in Computer Engineering 

The Computer Engineering Graduate Program is ranked 47th among public universities.

The Computer Science Graduate Program is ranked 58th among public universities.

Faculty Research Areas

  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: machine learning, data mining, robotics, natural language processing, computer vision, reasoning systems, fairness and explainability, affective computing
  • CYBERSECURITY: network security, wireless security, applied cryptography, runtime security, intrusion detection systems, human aspects of cybersecurity, differential privacy, hardware security
  • COMPUTING HARDWARE AND SENSORS: chip design, AI accelerators, testing and verification, bioimplantable devices, computational imaging, mobile wireless sensing, cyber-physical systems
  • HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING: smart health systems, human-computer interaction, braincomputer interfaces, human performance, socio-technical systems, human-centered
    authentication, human-robot interaction, augmented reality, social networks
  • NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS: green networks, wireless networks, mobile systems and communications, database systems, multimedia systems, distributed systems

31 Patents

Bellini faculty have patented their research thirty-one times since 2018, in areas ranging from cryptographic key generation to diagnosing cancer using computer systems.

Faculty Highlights

Research Benchmarks

Faculty members lead the 手机看片 Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI+X), the 手机看片 Center for Cryptographic Research, and 手机看片 Quantum Initiative.

Faculty members are executing $18.8 million in active external research grants from NSF, DoD, NIH, NIST, industry, and state sources. As reported to ASEE, the annual research expenditure for 2023-24 was $4.1 million.