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Computer Science Graduate Programs

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College of Engineering

About the Programs

The graduate degree programs in computer science (CS) provide a variety of opportunities for students to gain advanced training in a highly dynamic field.

Master’s students are prepared for further study at the doctoral level or for careers as computer professionals. The PhD program is designed to prepare students for advanced professional careers in research and university teaching.

Faculty Areas of Interest

Faculty research covers a wide range of interests including algorithm design and analysis, artificial and computational intelligence, bioinformatics and Medical informatics, computational complexity, computer graphics and scientific visualization, computer networks, database theory and design, data mining, digital libraries, geometric and physics-based modeling, multimedia systems, operating systems, parallel and distributed computing, programming languages and compilation, software engineering, software system design, speech recognition, wireless computing, wireless sensor networks, and World Wide Web technologies.

Facilities and Resources

A wide range of computing and networking resources is available to the students in the department, the college and the campus. These resources provide ready access to state-of-the-art computing systems and networking facilities ranging from small desktop systems to large computational systems that are interconnected by traditional and advanced networking facilities. These connections also provide links to the commodity Internet and the vBNS/Internet2 networks for global access to information, software, machines and colleagues. All of these facilities provide a wealth of opportunity for students to use and study state-of-the-art computing and networking.