DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Subjects covered.
| Undergraduate | Graduate |
Very important |
Very important |
| Computer networks | Algorithms |
| Artificial intelligence and Intelligent Sytems | |
| ---Logic programming | |
| ---Machine learning | |
| ---Neural networks | |
| Computation theory | |
| Computational biology | |
| Distributed processing | |
| Parallel processing | |
| Important | Important |
| Compiler design | Approximate reasoning |
| Computer graphics | Bioinformatics |
| Computer networks | Computational geometry |
| Computer security | Cryptography |
| Data Structures | Image processing |
| Database systems | Pattern recognition |
| Mobile Communications | |
| Multimedia systems | |
| Object oriented programming | |
| Programming languages | |
| Software engineering | |
| User interfaces | |
| Somewhat important | Somewhat important |
| Fault tolerant computing (software only) | |
| Functional programming | |
| Genetic algorithms | |
| Information theory | |
| Natural language processing (more ECE) | |
| Speech processing |
Degrees granted. The Computer Science Department offers the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering jointly with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
Research focus. The notable research areas within the department are: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Networks. They are developing a concentration in Computer Security as well.
Dorothy Byers
July 31, 2007