Jan. 28 Transition to Virtual Operations, Campus Closed

Bowie State University will be transitioning to virtual operations for all classes and office operations on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus on Jan. 28. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather.

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Department of Computer Science

Accomplishments

  • 4 Active Research grants (3 NSF and 1 ARL grant) in the year 2020.
  • Dr. Sharma and his students published 13 Journal papers, Books Edited, and Book Chapters in Year 2017 – 2020.
  • Dr. Sharma and his students published 29 Peer-reviewed Conference papers in Year 2017 – 2020.
  • VR Lab Booth at USA Science Festival for STEM at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC to showcase VR Laboratory research in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
  • Four papers presented by VR lab students and faculty at the 28th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE-2019) from September 30 to October 2, 2019 in San Diego, CA.
  • Four papers from Bowie State University doctoral students were presented at the 27th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE 2018), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 8-10, 2018.
  • James Stigall won First Prize for poster presentation (Virtual Reality Instructional Modules for Teaching Programming) under Graduate Computer and Mathematical Science Category at the 12th Annual Grant Expo and Research day, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), Bowie State University, April 17, 2019.
  • VR LAB students and faculty participated and presented their research work at STEM Parade at Bowie State University. October 19, 2019.
  • James Stigall and Dr. Sharad Sharma presented poster titled "Evaluation of virtual reality instructional modules based on student assessment and learning gains" Black History Month Observance at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), February 6, 2020.
  • Innovation & Tech Today VR Article on VR Emergency Revolution at BSU VR lab., Sept 3, 2018.