About

The mission of the Computer Engineering Society is to advance the theory and practice of Computer Engineering through practical application.

History and Organization

The Computer Engineering Society (CES), formerly the Computer Engineering Club, was founded in fall 2008 by Raam Yarden, who created the group to provide support to computer engineering students. Professor Kenneth Short, a former advisor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student chapter at Stony Brook University, agreed to serve as faculty advisor to the organization.

The Computer Engineering Society was officially recognized by Stony Brook University at the end of spring 2009, when Zeeshan Mughal, member of IEEE, took over as President of CES.

With the goal of building membership and creating opportunities for students in computer engineering, CES recruited some of the brightest students in the field to take leadership roles on the CES executive board.

The society held its first general body meeting in fall 2009, which attracted many students to the organization, and throughout the 2009-2010 academic year, the Computer Engineering Society hosted many events.

Over the course of the year, CES hosted a five-part speaker series presented by leaders, both on and off campus. CES invited Stony Brook alumni to campus to present their work in industry, providing excellent opportunities for current undergraduate students to learn about advances in the field of computer engineering, as well as network with these industry members. Other talks were presented by individuals such as Professor Eduardo Mendieta from the Philosophy Department, who spoke about “Philosophy of Engineering”, Mr. Scott Tierno from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, and Mr. Michael Savino, president and owner of EV-Propulsion, who spoke about electric vehicle conversion.

In collaboration with the Stony Brook chapters of IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society, CES helped to plan and execute the bi-annual Electrical & Computer Engineering Student-Professor Mixer, an event which allows students and professors to mingle and network outside of the classroom.

All of these events were extremely well attended and helped to both increase membership, and spark the creativity of students studying computer engineering. As CES continues to grow, the current executive board aims to focus on advancing the theoretical and practical experience of CES members. To this end, CES has been hosting weekly TechFest@CES, where members work on hands-on computer engineering projects.

CES plans on continuing the successful speaker series, and hopes that all the year’s events will nurture the creative insights of its members. The Computer Engineering Society sincerely hopes that through the hard work and effort of the executive board and all members, computer engineers will realize their fullest potential as the leaders of the future. The opportunities created today will help to identify solutions to some of the most challenging technical problems the world faces.