Established in 1951 and accredited since 1953, Oregon Tech’s Surveying program has a proud legacy of preparing surveying and geospatial professionals for Oregon and beyond.
Oregon Tech offers Oregon’s first applied Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, empowering students to shape the future through practical learning and ethical, human-centered innovation.
Degree Programs
Artificial Intelligence
Oregon’s first applied Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence, emphasizing ethical human-centered practice and delivered through a polytechnic, industry-informed curriculum.
Cybersecurity
The Cybersecurity degree program at Oregon Tech provides students with the fundamental understanding of how computer and information systems operate, and the methods and techniques used to protect them. This degree will prepare graduates to enter the Cybersecurity profession with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry to mid-level positions in a variety of industries.
Geomatics
Geomatics program will give you the skills to be a land surveyor and/or geospatial professional by teaching you how to use high-performance geographical equipment and systems to analyze the great outdoors of Oregon and beyond. At Oregon Tech, the study of Geomatics combines theory, problem-solving, and field work to train students for an exciting career.
Information Technology (IT)
The IT degree program build the networks, streamline the processes, and manage the data we rely on every day. By earning your IT degree from Oregon Tech, you will be prepared to begin, or advance your career with the knowledge and skills that employers across the country and around the world are looking for in this high-demand field.
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Department Chair, CSET
CSET
Casey Santosh is Director of the Center of Excellence in Applied Computing, Professor of AI, and Chair of the Departments of Computer Systems Engineering Technology and Applied Computing & Geomatics (interim) at Oregon Institute of Technology. Previously, he served at the University of South Dakota as Chair of Computer Science (2020–2026), Graduate Program Director (2017–2024), and Professor of AI (2015-2026) as well as Founding Director of AI Research (2015–2026), following more than four years of research appointments at the National Institutes of Health and LORIA Research Center, France. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from INRIA Nancy Grand Est/Université de Lorraine, France. He has secured over $10 million in funding from SDBOR, NSF, ED, and DOW, delivered more than 100 international keynotes, including a TEDx talk, and authored 13 books and over 280 peer-reviewed publications, including articles in IEEE TPAMI, IEEE TMI, and IEEE TAI. He has founded and chaired over a dozen AI conferences (IEEE), served as a panelist for NSF and Mitacs, and held editorial roles for leading journals, including IEEE TAI and IEEE TMI. He has contributed to NIST's AI Standards and Innovation group and the U.S. Department of State's U.S. Speaker Program on AI education. More information: www.kc-santosh.org
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