Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.

Other names for Computer and Information Scientists, Research: Applications Engineer, Artificial Intelligence Specialist, Bioinformatics Software Engineer, Computational Linguist, Computer Engineer, Computer Science Professor, Computer Scientist, Control System Computer Scientist, Engineering Director, Information Scientist, Nanotechnologist, Programmer, Scientific Programmer Analyst, Software Development Engineer, Software Engineer, Systems Analyst, Systems Engineer, Systems Programmer,

• Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
• Approve, prepare, monitor, and adjust operational budgets.
• Assign or schedule tasks in order to meet work priorities and goals.
• Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
• Develop performance standards, and evaluate work in light of established standards.
• Direct daily operations of departments, coordinating project activities with other departments.
• Maintain network hardware and software, direct network security measures, and monitor networks to ensure availability to system users.
• Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
• Participate in multidisciplinary projects in areas such as virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or robotics.
• Participate in staffing decisions and direct training of subordinates.
• Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
• Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
• Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.
• Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.
• Design computers and the software that runs them.

• Pick or place robots
• High end computer servers
• Laser printers
• Scanners
• Digital cameras
• Digital cameras
• High end computer servers
• Computer servers
• Loudspeakers
• Graphics tablets
• Hard disk drives
• High end computer servers
• High end computer servers
• Content delivery networking equipment
• Camera based vision systems for automated data collection
• Scanners
• Stage or studio lighting systems
• Compact disks CDs
• Mainframe computers
• High end computer servers
• Microprocessors
• Pick or place robots
• Network interface cards
• Hard disk arrays
• Cinematographic cameras
• Personal computers
• Tape arrays
• Camera based vision systems for automated data collection
• High end computer servers
• Multimedia projectors
• Flash memory storage devices
• Multimedia projectors
• Computer servers

Graphics or photo imaging software

Clustering software

Data base management system software

Data mining software

Configuration management software

Development environment software

Object or component oriented development software

Requirements analysis and system architecture software

Web platform development software

Compiler and decompiler software

Analytical or scientific software

Operating system software