The CSE Department is currently comprised of 46 distinguished faculty members and supports excellent research facilities. Classes are taught by a large, diverse faculty who are leading researchers in the course areas they teach. Faculty commitment to excellence in teaching has been recognized and honored with numerous engineering and university teaching awards. A large faculty enables the department to offer a wide range of classes in both traditional and cutting-edge topics in computer science. In addition to classes, students also have the opportunity to interact with faculty as course teaching assistants, tutors and readers, as graduate and undergraduate research assistants and through faculty mentoring.

Research Themes
The CSE Department has significant strengths in most major fields of computer science and engineering, including:

• Algorithms and Complexity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Architecture and Compilers
• Computer Graphics and Computer Vision
• Databases and Information Management
• Embedded Systems & Software
• High-Performance Computing
• Programming Systems
• Security and Cryptography
• Software Engineering
• Systems and Networking
• Ubiquitous Computing
• VLSI/CAD (Computer-Aided Design)

Current Research Projects
The following is a listing of some of the major research projects currently underway by CSE faculty and researchers:

• Active Web Project
• Active Campus
• Bioinformatics Consulting Group

CSE undergrads who are interested in research opportunities (both within the department and interdisciplinary) can initiate a search here:

• Research Projects Database

For additional resources, see:

• Faculty Research Profiles
• Faculty Awards & Accomplishments
• Associated Centers, Institutes & Research Units
• Technical Reports