Heath Nielson received his bachelors and masters degrees from the Computer Science Department at BYU, studying computer graphics and image processing under Dr. William A. Barrett. He is now a software engineer for the LDS Church's FamilySearch program. He is the developer of a new digitizing process, which makes it possible for FamilySearch technicians to digitize the Church's 2.4 million genealogical records in 8-10 years, a process which was originally estimated to take over a century to complete. Read More

The BYU Computer Science Department is pleased to welcome its newest faculty member, Jay McCarthy. Read More

The annual Computer Science Alumni and Friends Social will be held later in the year than usual and after the BYU Homecoming.  Please join us on Friday, November 7 for dinner and socializing in the beautiful Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni Building. Read More