In consultation with the Dean’s Office, we have made some adjustments to the CDT curriculum structure as of Spring, 2021. Until further notice, the Digital Humanities (DH) and Cognitive Science (CogSci) tracks in CDT have been retired, which means no new specializations will be allowed in these areas.  This change was necessitated by a lack of courses in these tracks, accompanied by low student interest in these areas.  Although the tracks have been retired, any current CDT students pursuing either of these tracks will be allowed to complete their specializations, if they so desire.…

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The University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business will kick off a new speaker series on leadership with a host who knows the topic well: Tom Mendoza (ND ’73), who during his 24-year tenure with tech startup NetApp rose to the position of vice chairman and was considered instrumental in the development of the company’s corporate culture and its global recognition as one of Forbes’ “Great Places to Work.”…

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Congratulations to all May 2020 graduates who successfully completed the CDT minor!  Stay in touch and good luck with your future plans.

Best wishes,

Professor Crowell and Claire…

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The “What would you fight for?” commercial played in the opening home football game this season featured the CDT cybercrime internship program (https://fightingfor.nd.edu/2019/fighting-to-uncover-the-evidence/). The CDT Director (Chuck Crowell) and colleagues (Jarek Nabrzyski, CRC Director, Mitch Kajzer, St, Joe County Cybercrimes Unit Director and CDT prof., and Eric Tamashasky, Chief Deputy Prosecutor for St. Joe County and CDT prof.) just won a million dollar grant from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to build upon and enhance this effort.  The grant will span a two year period and will support a project entitled "Improving Cybercrime Knowledge and Forensic Skills Through a Unique University-Law Enforcement Partnership."…

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Four CDT students recently passed the Magnet Certified Forensics Examiner test in Cyber Crimes.  This certification has a failure rate of approximately 75%. These students prepared for this rigorous test  by taking the CDT courses in Intro and Advanced Digital Forensics and then by working in the Cyber Crimes unit. …

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University of Notre Dame senior Gregory Serapio-García has been selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in England.

A psychology major and Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Program…

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FIRST PLACE

VOTEBUDDY

A WEBSITE AND APPLICATION THAT GIVES VOTERS INFORMATION ON LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS.

Audrey Kurz, First Year of Studies, Liberal Studies, College of Arts and Letters, now a CDT student
Kelly Moran, First Year of Studies, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering 

See this link…

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The unit recently relocated to Hammes Mowbray Hall, home of the Notre Dame Security Police department, to provide the county with expanded working space and greater access to a larger group of student interns. The Notre Dame students chosen this year are studying in a variety disciplines including economics, political science, and film, television and theater, as well as computer science and information technology management. Four of the students also have a minor in the Arts and Letters interdisciplinary Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Program.

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Now in its third year, the College of Arts and Letters' Idzik Computing and Digital Technologies Program is helping students supplement their education with technological and programming skills. The program was endowed and renamed this year in honor of its generous benefactors, Paul and Ruth Idzik. Designed to help students obtain skills needed for success in the modern digital world, the CDT minor can be extremely appealing for prospective employers who are already attracted to the communication, organization, and analytical skills honed through the liberal arts.

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Says an article in the Harvard Business Review, July-August 2017.     …

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