Department of Computer Science and Engineering

http://www.cse.tamu.edu/

Head: Scott Schaefer

Graduate Advisor: John Keyser

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers graduate studies leading to the degrees of Master of Computer Science, Master of Science in Computer Science and Doctor of Philosophy. The department also offers a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. In computer engineering, the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering offer a joint program leading to the degrees of Master of Engineering, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. The Master of Computer Science and Master of Engineering degrees are available both in-person and through distance education. 

Advanced study in computer science is designed to provide the skills to design and utilize modern computer systems. The field of computer science is rapidly changing and expanding, generating a need for computer scientists in the burgeoning industry. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is meeting these needs with advanced study in computer science.

Areas of study in computer science and engineering:

  • Algorithms and Theory
  • Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
  • Bioinformatics, Computational Biology
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Science Education
  • Computer Vision
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Databases, Data Mining, Information Retrieval Systems
  • Digital Humanities
  • Electronic Design Automation and VLSI
  • Embedded Systems
  • Gaming
  • Graphics, Visualization and Computational Fabrication
  • Health
  • Human-Centered Systems
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Networks
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing
  • Programming Languages, Compilers
  • Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction
  • Software and Software Engineering
  • Systems

There is no foreign language requirement for the PhD program in computer science.

Azad, Ariful, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Purdue University, 2014

Beideman, Calvin J, Instructional Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023

Bettati, Riccardo, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994

Botacin, Marcus Felipe, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), 2021

Budimlic, Zoran, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Rice University, 2001

Carlisle, Martin C, Professor of the Practice
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Princeton University, 1993

Caverlee, James, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007

Chen, Jianer, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Columbia University, 1990
PHD, New York University, 1987

Choe, Yoonsuck, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Chu, Wenhui, Instructional Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Houston, 2021

Crawford, Victoria G, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Florida, 2022

Da Silva, Dilma M, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997

Davis, Timothy A, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989

Duysak, Alpaslan, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Bournemouth University, 2004

Galanti, Tomer, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Tel Aviv University, 2021

Garay, Juan A, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 1989

Goktas, Unal, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Colorado School of Mines, 1998

Gu, Guofei, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008

Gutierrez-Osuna, Ricardo, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, North Carolina State University, 1998

Hamilton, John Andrew, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996

Hammond, Tracy A, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Massachusetts Inst of Technology, 2007

Hawley, Douglas D, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
EDD, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2005

Houngninou, David Kebo, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Southern Methodist University, 2017

Huang, Kuan-Hao, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2023

Huang, Ruihong, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Utah, 2014

Huang, Shaoming, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2012

Ioerger, Thomas R, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996

Ji, Shuiwang, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Arizona State University, 2010

Jiang, Anxiao, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, California Institute of Technology, 2004

Jimenez, Daniel A, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2002

Kalantari, Nima, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015

Keyser, John C, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000

Kim, Eun J, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2003

Kim, Jeeeun, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Colorado - Boulder, 2019

Klappenecker, Andreas, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Universitat Karlsruhe, 1998

Kuhnle, Alan D, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Florida, 2018

Kumar, Sandeep, Associate Professor of the Practice
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Purdue University, 1995

Lee, Hyunyoung, Senior Lecturer
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2001

Leyk, Teresa S, Instructional Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Australian National University, 1998

Leyk, Zbigniew, Professor of the Practice
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Warsaw, 1988

Loguinov, Dmitri, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, City University of New York, 2002

Lupoli, Shawn V, Instructional Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
MS, Towson University, 2004

Mahapatra, Rabi N, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1992

Mahmood, Suleman, Instructional Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023

Moore, Michael, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Mortazavi, Bobak Jack, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014

Muzahid, Abdullah Al, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012

Nguyen, Khanh, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2019

Nguyen, Tung, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Iowa State University, 2013

O'Kane, Jason M, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007

Quinn, Michael D, Associate Professor of the Practice
Computer Science & Engineering
MS, University of Southern California, 1978

Ritchey, Philip, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Purdue University, 2015

Sarin, Vivek, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997

Saxena, Nitesh, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of California, Irvine, 2006

Schaefer, Scott D, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Rice University, 2006

Sharon, Guni, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Ben-Gurion University, 2015

Shell, Dylan A, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Southern California, 2008

Shipman, Frank M, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Colorado, 1993

Stoleru, Radu, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Virginia, 2007

Sueda, Shinjiro, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of British Columbia, 2010

Sze, Sing H, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Southern California, 2000

Taele, Paul P, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2019

Thomas, Shawna, Instructional Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010

Tran, Han Duc, Instructional Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010

Tsai, Chia-Che, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Stony Brook University, 2017

Tu, Zhengzhong, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2022

Tyagi, Aakash, Professor of the Practice
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Louisiana, 1993

Veldt, Nate, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Purdue University, 2019

Walker, Duncan M, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Carnegie Mellon University, 1986

Wang, Wenping, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, University of Alberta, 1992

Xia, Meng, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2020

Yang, Tianbao, Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Michigan State University, 2012

Yum, Ki H, Senior Lecturer
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2002

Zhang, Cheng, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The Ohio State University, 2022

Zhou, Samson S, Assistant Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, Purdue University, 2018

Zhou, Yi, Associate Professor
Computer Science & Engineering
PHD, The Ohio State University, 2018