• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Features
  • Campus News
  • CSUDH.edu
  • Contact
  • People
    • Staff Spotlight
    • Faculty Highlights
    • Alumni
  • Magazine
  • For Journalists
    • CSUDH In The News
    • Press Releases
    • Facts and Figures
    • Find Media Experts
    • Gallery
    • News Reporting on Campus

CSUDH News

The primary source of news and information about California State University, Dominguez Hills, its students, faculty, and staff.

You are here: Home / Archive / Features / Computer Science Receives IEEE Computer Society Regional Outstanding Small Student Branch Award

Computer Science Receives IEEE Computer Society Regional Outstanding Small Student Branch Award

March 11, 2014

Ester Mata (junior Spanish linguistics), Alena Rose (senior, computer technology), Louis Varga (junior, computer technology)
Computer Science Department Chair Moshen Beheshti and IEEE CSUDH student branch faculty adviser, adjunct computer science faculty member Mehrdad Sharbaf pose with three student branch members: Ester Mata (junior, Spanish linguistics), Alena Rose (senior, computer technology), Louis Varga (junior, computer technology).

The California State University, Dominguez Hills student branch chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society has been awarded the 2014 IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Small Student Branch Award. The award was presented at a ceremony in San Jose on Feb. 1.

“This is a great achievement for our students,” said Computer Science Department Chair Moshen Beheshti. “It shows how active our students have been. They’re really doing a great job.”

The IEEE is the world’s largest professional organization for the advancement of technology, and its Computer Society is the leading computing membership organization, with chapters and student branches all over the globe. Region 6 comprises the western United States, from California to Oregon, New Mexico to Hawaii.

The Outstanding Small Student Branch Award comes within a year of the CSU Dominguez Hills’ Computer Science Department establishing its student branch chapter, which is part of the Region 6 Coastal Los Angeles Section.

“The student members received the award for their dedication and extraordinary accomplishment associated with organizing student activities in a short period of time,” said Mehrdad Sharbaf, adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computer Science who was instrumental in initiating the chapter on campus. “It’s also recognition of efforts to foster effective interaction between the student branch and the local IEEE section, and in recognition of efforts to instill leadership qualities in student officers.”

The new chapter has nearly doubled in size—to approximately 50 students currently— since they were being considered for the small branch award category, which is given to branches with 25 or fewer students as of the end of the prior year.

Since late last spring, the students have actively volunteered as tutors to their fellow students in computer science, taught and conducted outreach to high school students, and organized guest speakers, workshops and demonstrations, such as the Security Tools and Ethical Hacking Demonstration they put on in August and Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code Campaign events on campus this past December.

For more information on the IEEE Computer Society student branch on campus, contact John Harwell, information security specialist within the Computer Science Department who oversees coordination of the IEEE student branch activities, at jharwell@csudh.edu.

Student Receives IEEE Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship

In addition to the award to the CSUDH student branch chapter, the IEEE Computer Society bestowed its Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship to computer technology major Robby Spengler. Named for past IEEE Computer Society president the scholarship is given to active leaders of student branches who show promise in the field. The cash award also comes with an appointment as an official IEEE Computer Science Student Ambassador.

 

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Awards, Computer Science, Faculty, Students

Recent Features

From Skid Row to College Graduate

From Skid Row to College Graduate

May 17, 2023

Kevin Jones never expected to graduate from college. In fact, after graduating from high school in 1988, he made the conscious decision not to pursue higher education – even though his three sisters had all gone on to university studies. “School and I were not friends,” recalls Jones. “All the way through elementary ... Read More

CSUDH Celebrates 16th Annual Earth Day Festival

April 21, 2023

Officially, International Earth Day is commemorated on April 22 this year, and its theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” CSUDH held its 16th annual Earth Day Festival on April 18, and the message that sustainable practices can create prosperity for people and businesses alike was clearly on display. Organized by the ... Read More

Trimaine Davis

Education is the Key for Black Resource Center Interim Director

March 22, 2023

For Trimaine Davis, the new interim director of the CSUDH Black Resource Center (BRC), education was his way out of a generational cycle of addiction and depression. Now, he dedicates himself to helping others find the same opportunities. “I really take this seriously and do what I can to make sure that the doors that ... Read More

... see all Featured Stories

Footer

California State University, Dominguez Hills Logo

1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747
1-310-243-2001 • Send Email

Related Sites

  • csudh.edu
  • magazine.csudh.edu
  • gotoros.com

EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Get CSUDH News directly in your inbox

Copyright © 2023 · California State University, Dominguez Hills