The Computer Engineering Section comprises 4 areas of work, whose professors are dedicated to the training of professionals and research in:
Computer Science is the study of the theory, design, implementation and performance of computers, software and software systems, covering a wide range of areas, from theoretical and algorithmic foundations through artificial intelligence, graphics, programming languages, database systems, security, human-computer interaction to cutting-edge developments in robotics, computer vision, intelligent systems, bioinformatics and other interesting areas.
Although knowing how to program is essential to the study of computer science, it is only one element of the field. Computer scientists design and analyze algorithms to solve programs and study the performance of computer hardware and software. The problems that computer scientists encounter range from the abstract (determining what problems can be solved with computers and the complexity of the algorithms that solve them) to the tangible: designing applications that work well on a variety of devices, are easy to use, and maintain security measures.
The Information Systems area shows the student the importance of data and information management in an organization, which includes data capture, storage, processing and exposure of such information. With this base, it is possible to design a robust, resilient and scalable information architecture that allows organizations to make coherent and fact-based decisions.
In the courses of this area, the importance of information technologies in the transformation of data into information, then information into knowledge, as well as the interaction of these technologies with the people or stakeholders of the organizations is highlighted. This knowledge will be used to satisfy the information needs of the different levels of an organization (operational, tactical and strategic). In addition, attention is paid to achieve a positive user experience that motivates the intention to use the technological tools for information management.
The Software Engineering area covers topics such as IT project management, requirements engineering, traditional and agile software development methodologies, software estimation and metrics, quality assurance and control using international standards, among other practices that guarantee a quality product for the benefit of the client and the organization.
As an area of specialization, knowledge of information technology allows the student to govern and manage ICT efficiently in such a way that it supports business processes in the form of technological services. Activities such as managing, directing, auditing, controlling and monitoring ICTs are included at strategic, tactical and operational levels in the knowledge the student will receive.
There are two perspectives when teaching the different courses in the area: in one sense, all computing itself is a big information technology, while in the other, it seeks to meet the computing and informatics needs of businesses, governments and other types of organizations through the application of specific technological solutions.