The Department of Computer Science & Engineering offers PhD programs in Computer Science and in Computer Engineering. Computer science research encompasses the fundamentals of software and algorithm design, machine learning and bioinformatics, visual and cyber-physical computing, and human-computer interaction. Computer engineering focuses on the interaction of software and hardware in the design of computing systems and networks. Our research groups have extensive interdisciplinary ties across the university, with collaborations in medicine, science, the humanities and social work. Recent graduates have accepted research and teaching faculty positions as well as research and engineering positions in leading technology companies.
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| Email: | admissions@cse.wustl.edu |
| Website: | https://cse.wustl.edu/graduate/programs |
Chair
Roch Guérin
Harold B. and Adelaide G. Welge Professor of Computer Science
PhD, California Institute of Technology
Computer networks and communication systems
Professors
Sanjoy Baruah
PhD, University of Texas at Austin
Real-time and safety-critical system design, cyber-physical systems, scheduling theory, resource allocation and sharing in distributed computing environments
Aaron Bobick
James M. McKelvey Professor and Dean
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer vision, graphics, human-robot collaboration
Michael R. Brent
Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Systems biology, computational and experimental genomics, mathematical modeling, algorithms for computational biology, bioinformatics
Jeremy Buhler
PhD, Washington University
Computational biology, genomics, algorithms for comparing and annotating large biosequences
Roger D. Chamberlain
DSc, Washington University
Computer engineering, parallel computation, computer architecture, multiprocessor systems
Yixin Chen
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mathematical optimization, artificial intelligence, planning and scheduling, data mining, learning data warehousing, operations research, data security
Patrick Crowley
PhD, University of Washington
Computer and network systems, network security
Ron K. Cytron
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Programming languages, middleware, real-time systems
Christopher D. Gill
DSc, Washington University
Parallel and distributed real-time embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, concurrency platforms and middleware, formal models and analysis of concurrency and timing
Sanmay Das
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Design of algorithms for complex environments, computational social science, machine learning
Raj Jain
Barbara J. & Jerome R. Cox Jr. Professor of Computer Science
PhD, Harvard University
Network security, blockchains, medical systems security, industrial systems security, wireless networks, unmanned aircraft systems, internet of things, telecommunications networks, traffic management
Tao Ju
PhD, Rice University
Computer graphics, visualization, mesh processing, medical imaging and modeling
Chenyang Lu
Fullgraf Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering
PhD, University of Virginia
Internet of things, real-time, embedded, and cyber-physical systems, cloud and edge computing, wireless sensor networks
Neal Patwari
PhD, University of Michigan
Application of statistical signal processing to wireless networks, and radio frequency signals
Weixiong Zhang
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Computational biology, genomics, machine learning and data mining, and combinatorial optimization
Associate Professors
Kunal Agrawal
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parallel computing, cyber-physical systems & sensing, theoretical computer science
Caitlin Kelleher
Hugo F. & Ina Champ Urbauer Career Development Associate Professor
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Human-computer interaction, programming environments, and learning environments
William D. Richard
PhD, University of Missouri-Rolla
Ultrasonic imaging, medical instrumentation, computer engineering
Yevgeniy Vorobeychik
PhD, University of Michigan
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational economics, security and privacy, multi-agent systems
William Yeoh
PhD, University of Southern California
Artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, distributed constraint optimization, planning and scheduling
Assistant Professors
Ayan Chakrabarti
PhD, Harvard University
Computer vision computational photography, machine learning
Roman Garnett
PhD, University of Oxford
Active learning (especially with atypical objectives), Bayesian optimization, and Bayesian nonparametric analysis
Chien-Ju Ho
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Design and analysis of human-in-the-loop systems, with techniques from machine learning, algorithmic economics, and online behavioral social science
Brendan Juba
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theoretical approaches to artificial intelligence founded on computational complexity theory and theoretical computer science more broadly construed
Ulugbek Kamilov
PhD, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Computational imaging, image and signal processing, machine learning and optimization
Angelina Lee
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Designing linguistics for parallel programming, developing runtime system support for multithreaded software, and building novel mechanisms in operating systems and hardware to efficiently support parallel abstractions
Alvitta Ottley
PhD, Tufts University
Designing personalized and adaptive visualization systems, including information visualization, human-computer interaction, visual analytics, individual differences, personality, user modeling and adaptive interfaces
Netanel Raviv
PhD, Technion, Haifa, Israel
Mathematical tools for computation, privacy and machine learning
Ning Zhang
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
System security, software security
Teaching Professor
William Siever
PhD, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Computer architecture, organization, and embedded systems
Todd Sproull
PhD, Washington University
Computer networking and mobile application development
Professor of the Practice
Dennis Cosgrove
BS, University of Virginia
Programming environments and parallel programming
Lecturers
Hila Ben Abraham, Lecturer
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Parallel computing, accelerating streaming applications on GPUs, computer and network security, malware analysis
Steve Cole, Senior Lecturer
PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Parallel computing, accelerating streaming applications on GPUs
Brian Garnett, Lecturer
PhD, Rutgers University
Discrete mathematics and probability, generally motivated by theoretical computer science
Marion Neumann, Senior Lecturer
PhD, University of Bonn, Germany
Machine learning with graphs; solving problems in agriculture and robotics
James Orr, Lecturer
PhD, Washington University
Real-time systems theory and implementation, cyber-physical systems, and operating systems
Jonathan Shidal, Lecturer
PhD, Washington University
Computer architecture and memory management
Douglas Shook, Senior Lecturer
MS, Washington University
Imaging sensor design, compiler design and optimization
Senior Professors
Jonathan S. Turner
PhD, Northwestern University
Design and analysis of internet routers and switching systems, networking and communications, algorithms
Senior Faculty Emeritus
Jerome R. Cox Jr.
ScD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Computer system design, computer networking, biomedical computing
Professors Emeriti
Takayuki D. Kimura
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Communication and computation, visual programming
Seymour V. Pollack
MS, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Intellectual property, information systems
PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Students can choose to pursue a PhD in Computer Science or a PhD in Computer Engineering. The requirements vary for each degree. Here are the core requirements:
- Complete 72 units of regular — including graded — courses (at least 33 units, of which 9 must fulfill breadth requirements), seminars (at least 3 units), and research credits (at least 24 units).
- Satisfy fundamental teaching requirements by participating in mentored teaching experiences and complete scholarly communication requirements by participating in the Doctoral Student Research Seminar.
- Pass milestones that demonstrate the ability to understand research literature, to communicate orally and in writing, and to formulate a detailed research plan. These milestones include an oral qualifying examination, a dissertation proposal defense, and a dissertation defense.
For more information, please refer to the Doctoral Program Guide available on the Computer Science & Engineering website.