Undergraduate Program

I decided to study at Stony Brook University because of the resources and people in the Computer Science Department. Many people recommended Stony Brook University to me and after I researched the Department, I was amazed with all it had to offer. I was told that most of the courses are project-driven, where you actually apply your theoretical knowledge in building something creative and innovative, and that's exactly how it was. The end result has been magnificent. With offers after graduation from top technology firms and the opportunity to enhance my knowledge at MIT, and the relationships that I have built with students and faculty, I couldn't have chosen a better place to study.

I'm currently a senior studying for a BS in Information Systems. The education at Stony Brook has made me resourceful for finding solutions to problems and applying the concepts to technology. I am currently assisting Prof. Zadok at the File systems and Storage Lab. I would recommend Stony Brook to others because of the talented professors and staff that continuously motivate you to learn new technologies and provide a platform to execute them.
For some of my projects, I used a product called The Emotiv Epoc (http://www.emotiv.com/apps/epoc/299/). With this product you’re able to execute up to 5 distinguished actions based on calibrated cognitive thoughts. Using the program MaxMSP, a programmable Arduino microcontroller, and a servo motor, I was able to rotate the motor using a calibrated action. Further details are available here http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/features-devicenight.shtml. The article also has a video of how I have used the headset.

-Ryan Walsh

I graduated from Stony Brook University with a BS Honors in Computer Science, Summa Cum. Laude in May 2004. I have since held various positions in the areas of Software Development and Architecture. I am a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in ASP.Net 3.5 and 4.0 (MCTS ASP.Net 3.5/4.0). I currently live in South Florida where I am actively involved in the technical and project management communities as a Site Director of the West Palm Beach .Net User Group and Director of Electronic Communications at the South Florida Chapter of the Project Management Institute.

-Sam

I transferred from Northwestern Polytechnical University in China to Stony Brook University in my sophomore year. I was attracted by Stony Brook University's undergraduate CSE program. Stony Brook University is full of opportunities and professors there are always willing to help you. I am currently working in CA Technologies as a software engineer. I completed the undergraduate CS program in less than three years, but yet I learned a lot, met a lot of intelligent people and significantly improved my English as a foreign student. Thank you, Stony Brook.

-Maggie

I'm living in San Jose and working for Google out of Mountain View. Right now they have me on the Google Groups team and I'll be on that project for about 18 months before I'll have a choice to move. Doubt I will though. I work with a good bunch of guys, the work's challenging, and the perks are amazing, so I have no complaints. I already have a little bit of code running in production (a few small bugs that I fixed that you wouldn't notice unless you looked), but hoping to do bigger and better things when I understand the infrastructure a little more.

-Claude