Center for Computing Research and Development

The Center for Computing Research and Development was established to support the research activities of the NSF grant entitled: Development of a Computer Engineering Research Environment at UPR-Mayaguez. The major goals of this grant are to develop the research environment needed to start a Ph.D. program in computer engineering and computer science, and to increase minority participation in graduate school and research. The Center was conceived as an organization supported with research grants. Currently, it's being supported with grants from the National Science Foundation, The Economic Development Administration of Puerto Rico and funds from the University of Puerto Rico.

Mission

The mission of CECORD is to promote and support research and development in all areas of computing and computer applications, in accordance with the mission and objectives of the Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez and the University of Puerto Rico.

Objectives

The main objectives of the Center are to:

• foster high quality undergraduate and graduate computing research,
• promote research collaborations,
• serve as a vehicle for dissemination of all aspects of computing research,
• promote interdisciplinary applied research involving computing,
• promote and sponsor faculty development activities,
• serve as a model in the use of computing technology,
• promote the enhancement and development of new academic programs in computing, as appropriate,
• promote the development of computer applications that will benefit our society.