De La Salle University College of Computer Studies

College of Computer Studies
Dalubhasaan ng Panuusing Aralin
Type	Private
Established	1981
Dean	Dr. Rafael Cabredo
Vice-Dean	Dr. Charibeth Cheng
Academic staff	60
Undergraduates	1,200
Location	Malate, Manila, Philippines
Website	DLSU - College of Computer Studies

The College of Computer Studies (CCS) is one of the eight colleges of De La Salle University. It was established in 1981 as the Center for Planning, Information, and Computer Science offering only a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. The department was formally declared as a college in 1984. In 1990, the college was transferred to its new building, the INTELLECT (Information Technology Lecture) Building, which was eventually renamed as the Gokongwei Building. In 1996 the college was granted semi-autonomous status along with the Graduate School of Business which led into the establishment of De La Salle-Professional Schools, Inc.. The college became a part of De La Salle Professional Schools but later transferred back to the university.

Accreditation[]

The BS Computer Science program of the college was the first Computer Science program in the country to be given accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities in 1989. It was granted a Level II accreditation in 1993, and was re-accredited to Level II in 1998. In 2000, the college was named as one of the Commission on Higher Education's Center of Development and Excellence in Information Technology. In 2005, the Computer Science program of the college received a Level III accreditation by PAASCU, becoming the first Level III Accredited Computer Science Program in the Philippines^{[citation needed]}. It is the highest accreditation granted in the Philippines to this date for Computer Science programs. In March 2007, the Commission on Higher Education recognized the college as Center of Excellence in Information Technology.

Academic Research Centers[]

Gokongwei Hall Administration and Faculty Offices

Advanced Research Institute for Informatics, Computing and Networking (AdRIC)[]

Formerly known as Advanced Research Institute for Computing (AdRIC), the Advanced Research Institute for Informatics, Computing and Networking is the research center of the college. The aim of the center is to produce both local and international researches through faculty researchers. The center was established in 1994 to facilitate research directives of the college. It also has its research laboratories on the fourth floor of the Gokongwei Hall. The following are the activities done by the center:

Symposium on Semantic Web and Ontology
2nd Natural Language Processing Research Symposium
Constraint-based Action Planning
De La Salle University Science and Technology Congress 2005
DOST Research Proposal Preparation
Machine Translation Project

Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (COMET)[]

The Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (COMET) is a multidisciplinary research and professional laboratory at the College of Computer Studies that investigates the science of complex adaptive systems and explores innovative ways of interacting with computing solutions. Aside from performing research, the center also functions as a development laboratory for the creation of various civic computing solutions, integrating research done internally.

COMET is currently composed of lead researchers, cohorts, and research assistants. The lead researchers come from the fields of computing, statistics, mathematics and physics. The cohorts and research assistants are students from the different programs and specializations under the College of Computer Studies. The research lab also leverages its research in complex adaptive systems and computer-human interaction with the development of civic computing solutions. It also provides avenues for the professional growth of its lead researchers and cohorts.

The lab has three divisions, namely: Complex Systems, Seamless Interactions (Human-Computer Interaction), and Civic Services.

Consulting and Education Center[]

Consulting and Education Center is a continuing non-degree computer training center of the college currently headed by Engr. Jesus Gonzalez. The center provides quality education for both professionals and students. Included in its services are corporate trainings, tutorials, and summer classes catering children, secondary students, and professionals. As an academic center of the college, it also holds seminars and major conferences such as the Emerging Technologies for Philippines 2020 (ETFP) held last April 17–18, 2006 at the New World Renaissance Hotel.

Cisco Academy Training Center[]

The college is the Cisco Academy Training Center for Expanded Courses (Sponsored Curriculum) or CATC-SC of the country. The center is responsible for conducting trainings on sponsored curriculum courses such as Fundamentals of Unix, Fundamentals of Java, IT Essentials, and Voice and Data Cabling. Under DLSU, trainings for sponsored curriculum courses are categorized into two: instructor and professional trainings.

Center for Empathic Human-Computer Interactions (CEHCI)[]

The Center for Empathic Human-Computer Interactions laboratory investigates the problem of multimodal emotion modeling and empathic response modeling to build human-centered design systems. By multimodal, we mean we recognize a human’s emotion based on facial expressions, speech, and movement (such as posture and gait). Because we extend a computing system from a software to a physical space, novel approaches to providing empathic responses are required. To achieve this, we use emotion-based interactions together with sensor-rich, ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence.

Currently, we are focused on the development of a self-improving, ambient intelligent empathic space. It is a three-year project funded by the Philippine Government's Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development. It is on its first year with an initial grant of PhP 3,300,000.

Student organizations[]

Computer Studies Government (formerly Computer Studies Assembly)
- Batch Assemblies, or Computer Batches (CATCH)
Peer Tutors Society (PTS)
Society of Proactive Role Models Inspiring Total Development (SPRINT)
Student Research and Development Program (SRDP)
DLSU Game Development Laboratory (DGDL)
CCS Programmers' League (CPL) - formerly known as the InterCollegiate Programming Contest Training Pool (ICPC TraP).
MooMedia - a brainchild organization of the Instructional Systems Technology program of the college, but was later accredited as a Special Interest university-wide organization by the Council of Student Organizations of DLSU.
La Salle Computer Society (LSCS) - the only professional organization in the College of Computer Studies accredited by the Council of Student Organizations of DLSU.

Academic departments[]

Computer Technology[]

Computer Technology emphasizes the fundamental concepts of electronics, the theory and use of analog and digital components, the analysis and design of combinational and sequential digital circuits and the techniques required in order to interface a microprocessor to memories, input-output ports and other devices or to other microprocessors.

Information Technology[]

Information Technology focuses on the study, design, implementation, and evaluation of information systems for organizations. This program aims to make the student capable of recognizing problems that are amenable to computer solutions. It also covers the study of management and organizations in order to bridge the gap between specialists and decision-makers in the preparation of support systems development.

Software Technology[]

Software Technology features courses designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of the design and analysis of computer algorithms, thus strengthening their ability to write correct and efficient programs. It integrates software engineering into major courses in a way that students are able to apply and discover different methodologies appropriate for different software projects.

Degree offerings[]

Undergraduate Degree Programs[]

BS in Computer Science
- Major in Computer Systems Engineering (tracks: Robotics and Automation, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Architecture)
- Specialization in Network Engineering (research areas: Network Security, Network Management, Converged Networks)
- Specialization in Software Technology (research areas: Natural Language Processing, Game Development, Artificial Intelligence)
BS in Information Systems
- Information Management Track
  - Organizational Development and Information Technology
  - Supply Chain Management
  - Enterprise Resource Planning
  - Financial Management Systems
  - e-Commerce and Mobile computing
  - Systems Quality, Testing and Assurance
- Interactive Technologies Track
  - Digital Media Design and Construction
  - Interactive Multimedia Applications Development
  - Cognition and Technology
  - Game Development
  - Mobile and Wireless computing
BS in Information Technology