• Improvenetworkconnectionsforfasterwebbrowsing
• Provideblindindividualswithfullaccesstomultimodaldocumentcontent
• Enableretrievalofinformationgraphicsfromdigitallibraries
• Increasecommunicationsthroughoutdisasterregions
• Createnext-generationdigitalimaginganddisplaysystems
• Facilitatenewscientificdiscoverywithsoftwaretoolsandapplications
• Aidenvironmentalmonitoringbyimageanalysisofpolarregions
• Helpdiagnosecomputernetworkfailures
• Coordinateelectricvehiclestoreturnandregulatepoweronthegrid
• Ensurescientificsoftwareaccuracy
• Developcommunicationaidsforpeoplewithdisabilities
• Strengthenthereliabilityoftoday’subiquitoussoftware
• Helpsoftwareengineersmaintaincomplexsoftwaresystems
• Assistlifescienceresearchersinknowledgediscovery
• Optimizeperformanceandenergyefficiencyinautonomousnetworksystems
• Helptoexplainandpredictbiologicalprocessesandmedicaloutcomes
• Expandtherangeofmathematicalmodelsforscientistsandengineers
• Automateintelligentdecision-makingprocedures
• Teachrobotstonavigateindifficultterrainforscienceanddefense
• Helppeopleorganizeandunderstandterabytesofinformation
• Digitallyarchivehistoricalartifactsusingphotoflash-basedprojectorcamerasystems
• Assistmedicaldiagnosisbycharacterizingtumorsviaimageanalysis
• Improvebioinformaticstoadvancehealth,agriculture,energyandenvironmentaldiscovery
DEgrEES
MSinComputerSciencePhDinComputerScience
InTErDISCIPlInAryPrOgrAMS
MSinSoftwareEngineeringMSinBioinformatics& ComputationalBiologyCertificateinComputational ScienceandEngineering
Graduate StudieS and reSearch OppOrtunitieS
Empoweringstudentstoimprovetheworldthroughfaculty-directedresearchandgraduatestudiesincomputerscienceandinterdisciplinaryfields
Snapshot of CIS@UDEL • 110graduatestudents
• 25MSand6PhDdegreesawardedannually
• 250undergraduateCSandInSymajors
• 12fullprofessors
• 6associateprofessors
• 5assistantprofessors
• 7researchprofessors
• 2teachingassistantprofessors
• 1in4tenuretrackprofessorsarewomen(4 full, 1 associate, 1 assistant of 23)
Global Impact through Innovation
Computer & Information Sciences
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Department of Computer & Information Sciences | 103 Smith Hall | Newark, DE 19716 | P: 302-831-2712 | E: [email protected]
An Engaged Research Environment
TheCISgraduateprogramiscenteredaroundresearch.CISfacultyareinternationallyknownasleadersintheirresearchareas,publishingpapersinpremierinternationalconferencesandjournals,winningawards,disseminatingsoftwareforotherstoleveragetheirresearch,securinggrantsfrommajorfundingagencies,andtrainingPh.D.studentswhothemselvesbecomeknownasprominentresearchers.Studentshaveawiderangeofresearchareastochoosefrom:
OUrSTUDEnTS
Ourgraduatestudentsareactiveresearchers,oftenbeginningintheirfirstyear.Manyhavewonawardsfortheirscientific/scholarlyaccomplishmentsincollaborationwiththeirresearchadvisors.
TheUniversityofDelawareisanequalopportunity/affirmativeactioninstitution.2012/02
FACUlTygrAnTS&AwArDS• 19EditorialBoardpositions
• 6nationalScienceFoundationCArEErAwardrecipients
• 1AirForceOfficeofScientificresearchyoungInvestigatorAward
• 7UniversityExcellenceinTeachingAwards
• 2004E.A.TrabantAwardforwomen’sEquity
• Twonamedprofessorships
• $4.6Millionin2010-11indepartmentalgrantexpenditures
BESTPAPErAwArDS• 2011AppliednetworkingresearchPrize
• 2011IntlConferenceonSoftwareTesting,VerificationandValidation
• 2010IntlConferenceonAutomatedSoftwareEngineering
• 2009IEEEConferenceonMiningSoftwarerepositories
• 2009IntlConferenceontheTheoryofInformationretrieval
• 2008IntlConferenceonUserModeling
• 2006IntlJournalonUserModelingandUser-AdaptedInteraction
• 2006PacificAssocforComputationallinguistics
BESTSTUDEnTPAPErAwArDS• 2011EuropeanConferenceonInformationretrieval
• 2007ConferenceonlearningTheory
• 2006IntlConferenceontheTheoryandApplicationofDiagrams
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Wireless Networking and Mobile ComputingVolunteer And Cloud Computing
Video/image modeling SyntheSiStheory of ComputAtion
Software EngineeringScientific computation
Parallel and Distributed ComputingNet work ing
Natural Language Processing
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BioinformaticsAssistiVe teChnology
Artificial Intelligence
www.cis.udel.edu