Computer Labs At The ICS Department

Computer Labs At The ICS Department

 

The main departmental hardware resources are utilized in various teaching and research laboratories.

DATABASE LAB

The aim of this lab is mainly to serve students and support their research in the field of databases and related areas. This lab is equipped Linux, windows, and Intel XEON multi-core processors machines. Though some of the work is performed through widely available open-source frameworks and libraries, several propriety software packages and state-of-the-art database software and tools are also available at the researcher’s disposals

SECURITY LAB

The security research lab was established in 2005 and is used for conducting variety of research experiments related to computer and network security. The lab is equipped with numerous stateof- the-art security network appliances which include Cisco firewalls, IPS, routers, switches, network taps, rogue WiFi AP in addition to Linux and Windows machines with uni- and multi-core processors. The lab also has many commercial and open-source software utilities related to application and network security auditing, penetration testing, software reverse engineering, password cracking, metasploit framework, Snort IDS, rootkits, and AV products.

GRAPHICS AND VISUALIZATION LAB

Visualization research lab provides equipment and facilities to support research by graduate student and faculty members. Research in Visualization and Human Computer Interface (HCI) are the primary fields this lab serves. The lab is equipped with high-end visual and graphic computing systems with dual Quad-Core processor, high memory workstation with high-end SLI-ready multiple Graphic Processing Units. The configuration provides the ideal environment to develop high-level and low-level graphics code and test visualizations of large data.

COMPUTER NETWORK LAB

The computer network lab is aimed to support undergraduate and graduate students with their teaching as well as research material. The lab is a suitable environment for students to carry learn and investigate network features such as VLANs, STP, VoIP, Security, Layer 3 routing, Etherchannels, trunking, etc. This lab has a capacity of 30 PCs along with Routers, Switches, and Hubs.

SOFTWARE ENGEERING LAB

The software engineering lab provides a teaching and research environment to undergraduate and graduate students to conduct high-quality experiments and research in software engineering related areas such software metrics and measurement , software design, empirical software engineering, and software quality predictive models. The lab is equipped with Linux and Windows machines with uni- and multi-core processors. The lab is also equipped with many popular software engineering software and tools.

SYSTEMS LAB

The aim of the Systems Laboratory is to provide teaching and research support for systems related undergraduate and graduate students. In particular, it provides tools for courses on operating systems, compilers, and other system software topics. The lab consists of a LINUX installation server and a number of other machines. The achines here are primarily used to experiment with system software.

MULTIMEDIA LAB

This lab is used by faculty, graduate students, and senior undergraduates working on research and development of multimedia & hypermedia applications such as computer-based learning, games, and reference systems. The lab has several state-of-the-art PC based workstations with multimedia equipment, color scanner, video and audio card.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB

The Artificial Intelligence Lab is a multifaceted research facility being used for research on natural language processing, knowledge representation, Expert system tools and applications, and other aspects of Artificial Intelligence. In addition to the software packages and tools, the lab includes several workstations, and several state-of-the-art PCs.

PC LAB

The Personal Computer Lab has more than ninety state-of-the-art PCs which are networked to the College of Computer Science & Engineering network. The PC lab provides Dual Quad-Core processor, high memory workstations. The configuration provides the ideal environment for graduate students to use Windows-based applications, terminal sessions to connect to UNIX/LINUX machines, as well as Electronic mail service linking to the rest of the world.​