Students conduct research during the year, both as part of faculty projects and independently. All seniors in computer science undertake the required senior project, a year-long investigation of one topic. Students who receive a Distinguised Scientist Scholarship are eligible for summer research funding.
That particular areas of faculty expertise can be found on their resepective web pages.
The senior project is required of every Bard student and is the culminating experience of four years of academic work at the college. It is often the longest and most complex piece of academic work a student undertakes. The senior project in computer science can be theoretical or applied and is often interdisciplinary.