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The deadline for Fall 2025 admissions for all applicants is February 5, 2025.

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News & Events

CIS 720 Seminar – A Talk on Applying Neuroscience to Information Systems: Learning How to Apply Novel Research Methods in Established Fields

Please join us on Monday Feb 24, 4:30-5:30 (Hamilton Library 3F) for a talk by Dr. Randall K. Minas on  Applying Neuroscience to Information Systems: Learning How to Apply Novel Research Methods in Established Fields.   Abstract: In 2010 a group of information systems researchers pioneered an area of the field titled “NeuroIS,” which seeks to apply […]

Dr. Ryota Ono

CIS 720 Seminar – A Talk on Information and Communication Technology, Policy and Futures Studies

  Please join us on Monday Jan 27, 4:30-5:30 (Hamilton Library 3F) for a talk by CIS alumnus Ryota Ono on Information and Communication Technology and Policy and Futures Studies.   Bio: Dr. Ryota Ono is Professor at the Department of Business Administration at Aichi University in Japan. He received his M.A. in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder and obtained his Ph.D. in CIS at […]

CIS 720 Seminar – A Talk Story Session

This Monday,  we will have  a talk story session at CIS 720 seminar (Dec 9, Monday 4:30-5:30p, HL 3F). All are welcome to attend!  For the last CIS 720 session of the semester, we will have a talk story session that we can celebrate the end of the semester and we can also address any questions about […]

CIS PhD Hawaii

CIS 720 Seminar – A Workshop on Knowledge Graph for Resource Discovery and Navigation: Case of an Interdisciplinary PhD Program

This Monday,  student volunteers are participating in a CIS research project at CIS 720 seminar (Dec 2, Monday 4:30-5:30p, HL 3F). All are welcome to attend!  This research addresses the problem of facilitating the discovery of relevant resources that are considered as necessary for the success of a Ph.D. student- e.g. finding an appropriate supervisor, thesis […]

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