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The TAMS Computer Science Organization (CSO) exposes students to the wide array of topics within computer science such as web development, cybersecurity, APIs, hardware, and much more!

Computer Science Organization
TAMS CSO 2021-22.jpg
Topic(s) Computer Science
Abbrev. CSO
Active Years 2009 - present
Advised Yes
Advisor Aaliyah Navarro
Execs President - Avik Malladi

Vice President - Lillian Wang

Hackathon Director - Kelly Zhou

Volunteering Director - Sachi Hansalia

Logistics Director - Drishti Gupta
Event(s) hackTAMS, HP CodeWars, USACO
Website https://cso.tams.club/
Facebook Link
Email tamscomputerscience@gmail.com

Events[edit | edit source]

hackTAMS[edit | edit source]

hackTAMS is a hackathon organized by CSO. This event originally only allowed TAMS students to participate but has grown to become the largest free high school hackathon in DFW.

Competitions[edit | edit source]

At the start of each semester, CSO holds a tryout for their CS competition teams. Usually, there are three advanced teams and two novice teams.

Seven Lakes[edit | edit source]

2020-2021[edit | edit source]

Battle of the Brains[edit | edit source]

2020-2021[edit | edit source]

Frozen Eagle[edit | edit source]

2020-2021[edit | edit source]

Cypress Woods[edit | edit source]

Lockheed Martin Cyberquest[edit | edit source]

ICPC North America Qualifer[edit | edit source]

HP CodeWars[edit | edit source]

Lockheed Martin Code Quest[edit | edit source]

Committees[edit | edit source]

Unlike other clubs, CSO did not have many committees until 2020-2021. Each committee specializes in a specific niche of computer science or focuses on community service.

API Masters[edit | edit source]

Our vision is to serve and inspire the TAMS community and the greater Denton community by instructing and involving student developers in the use of APIs. We aim to spread information of APIs and cool API projects through a novel approach of “mini-thons,” which are miniature hackathons, an involved and encouraging Facebook community, and community outreach.

Committee Heads Years
Nathaniel Brown 2020-2021
Sridhar Nandigam

Cybersecurity[edit | edit source]

The TAMS CSO Cybersecurity Committee is here to introduce you to the fascinating world of computer security. We will be hosting theoretical and practical lessons as well as hands-on activities and competitions to develop skills in binary exploitation, reverse engineering, networking, digital forensics, and cryptography. Come and join if you would like to push the boundaries of your knowledge in computer science beyond what you are taught!

Cybersecurity was merged into CSO from the now defunct TAMS Cybersecurity Association.

Committee Heads Years
Hannah Ahn 2023-2024
Manas Navale 2022-2023
Dhruv Chanana
Jocelyn Zhang 2021-2022
Dylan Li
Daniel Ting 2020-2021

CodeEd[edit | edit source]

TAMS CodeEd is a committee of the TAMS Computer Science Organization devoted to teaching local middle schoolers at Calhoun Middle School how to program. We volunteer each week to train kids in the basics of programming, from Scratch to C++.

Committee Heads Years
Andrew Zheng 2021-2022
Vidit Biyani
Aditya Paul 2018-2019
Preeth Kanamangala
Vincent Wong 2017-2018
Sahil Patel
Ashwin Kumar

Girls Who Code[edit | edit source]

We are the TAMS committee of Girls Who Code under CSO! Our mission is to encourage girls in the Denton area to pursue careers in computer science by working with the organization Girls Who Code and volunteering with local schools. Come join us in our efforts to close the gender gap in CS and change the image of modern programmers!

Committee Heads Years
Aurelia Wang 2021-2022
Brianna Chan
Kevin Kim 2020-2021
Grace Liu

Good Samaritans[edit | edit source]

Our mission is to help senior citizens with their technology problems and questions. No CS experience necessary. If you know how to navigate social media, your phone or your computer, you're already an expert!

Committee Heads Years
Elizabeth Tubbs 2021-2022
Grace Huang 2019-2020

Hardware[edit | edit source]

The TAMS Hardware Committee aims to provide computer hardware related services to the TAMS community in the form of workshops and volunteering opportunities. As a CSO committee, we run hands on biweekly workshops where we teach concepts in digital logic, electrical engineering, and programming. We also run PCs2Prosper, a volunteering opportunity where you can sign up to refurbish and fix laptops and computers for people in need.

Committee Heads Years
Henry Castillo 2020-2021
Ernest Lu

IBM Z[edit | edit source]

Mainframes and stuff, very fun :)

Committee Heads Years
Ajay Jayanth 2021-2022

Missing Maps[edit | edit source]

Our mission is to help map areas where people in need live. Use satellite images to trace buildings, roadways, and other features in vulnerable areas. No computer science experience needed and completely beginner-friendly! Volunteering hours will be determined by the number of features mapped.

This committee was merged into the Open Source committee after 2021.

Committee Heads Years
Avi Udash 2020-2021

Open Source[edit | edit source]

We want to make an impact in open-source projects and introduce TAMS students to the many benefits of contributing to open source, including developing their coding expertise, developing problem solving skills, and the knowledge that you are making a sizable impact to thousands of people worldwide.

Committee Heads Years
James Yang 2022-2023
Ted Kwee-Bintoro 2021-2022
Nathaniel Brown 2020-2021
Pranay Gosar

Tech-Ed[edit | edit source]

Tech-Ed is a committee under TAMS CSO that aims to facilitate learning through a variety of online mediums as we enter a new age of remote education. Our mission is to help students within and beyond the TAMS community to simultaneously discover valuable educational resources and expand their own “range” by providing weekly posts on a plethora of thought-invoking subjects.

Committee Heads Years
Nathan Brito 2021-2022
Stephanie You
Joanne Liu 2020-2021
Lisa Li

USACO[edit | edit source]

We are the TAMS USACO Committee under CSO. Our committee is committed to helping TAMS students learn all there is about the USACO programming contest, including what it is, how to prepare for it, and what to do during the contest. We will cover algorithms and data structures necessary to pass the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Divisions of the USACO contest, as well as host practice contests in tandem with CSO.

Committee Heads Years
Joseph Li 2020-2021
Hubert Yang
Jerry Liu
Ernest Lu
Rishabh Mallidi 2023-2024

Web & Mobile Dev[edit | edit source]

The TAMS Web & Mobile Dev Committee is a community for TAMS students interested in web and mobile development. In this community, web developers will be able to gain the experience of collaborating with others to create professional websites. The committee also aims to educate people in web development, which will be done through workshops.

Committee Heads Years
Anirudh Kaza 2021-2022
Zach Tang 2020-2021
Avi Udash

Execs[edit | edit source]

2023-2024[edit | edit source]

President - Krish Patel

Hackathon Director - Sampadaa Prakash

Logistics Director - Saksham Shori

Secretary - Victor Tangton

2022-2023[edit | edit source]

President - Avik Malladi

Vice President - Lillian Wang

Hackathon Director - Kelly Zhou

Volunteering Director - Sachi Hansalia

Logistics Director - Drishti Gupta

2021-2022[edit | edit source]

President - Kanav Bengani

Vice President - Lisa Li

Competitions Director - Zhuoli Xie

Hackathon Director - Dylan Li

Treasurer - Jocelyn Zhang

2020-2021[edit | edit source]

President - Ben Wang

Competitions Director - Anthony Zhou

Secretary - Michael Zhao

Treasurer - Pranoy Dutta

Volunteering Director - Jeongwoo Choi

2019-2020[edit | edit source]

President - Ben Sun

Competitions Coordinator - Ben Taylor

Volunteering Coordinator - Connie Wang

Treasurer - Eric Zhang

2018-2019[edit | edit source]

President - Manasi Ramadurgum

Competitions Coordinator - Ryan Chhong

Volunteering Coordinator - Samuel Liu

Publicist/Graphic Designer - Justin Cho

2017-2018[edit | edit source]

President - Rick Zhang

Hackathon Coordinator - Thomas Hobohm

Hackathon Coordinator - Justin Wei

Competitions Coach - Karthik Nair

Competitions Coach - Garrett Gu

Competitions Coach - Andrew Li

2016-2017[edit | edit source]

Club Coordinator - Nathan Contreras

Hackathon Coordinator - Dylan Macalinao

Hackathon Coach - Nimit Kalra

Competitions Coordinator - David Yuan

Competitions Coach - Jagath Vytheeswaran

2015-2016[edit | edit source]

Adil Virani

Estella Xin

Emily Hu

Eric Clinch

Aditya Vaidya

2014-2015[edit | edit source]

President: Laura Pang

Vice President: Brandon Truong

Secretary: Farhan Tejani

Club Coordinator: Andrew Tian

Coach: John Pascoe

2013-2014[edit | edit source]

President: Ian Macalinao

Vice President: Tyler O'Meara

Club Coordinator: Sherwin Thomas

Coach: Krzysztof Drewniak

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The most revered animal of CSO is the rubber duck; it's said that it has unique power in helping out debugging.

CSO also keeps a "Duck Diary" on its website.

See also[edit | edit source]