Duke University is a private research institution based in Durham, North Carolina, established in1838. Duke University is rated among the leading universities in the United States and worldwide by core publications.
Duke University expends more than $1 billion on research annually and is recognized as one of the ten largest research institutions in the United States. Duke University is rapidly growing by achieving breakthroughs in the quality of education and research outcomes.
Duke University was rated 52nd by the QS World University Rankings, 56th by CWTS Leiden Ranking 2021, and 23rd by the Times World University Ranking. Duke University rankings deliberate its commitment to evolving resources and imparting a finer liberal education.
Duke University proffers several courses covering various disciplines, namely Humanities, Science, Teaching, Management, Engineering, Computer Science, Public Policy, Biology, Economics, and Psychology.
Duke University furnishes master-s and doctoral degrees in above 80 departments, accompanied by certificate programs and dual and joint degrees.
Address: Durham, NC 27708, United States
Phone: +1 919-684-8111
Email: international-admissions@duke.edu
Website: https://duke.edu/
The growth of computer science research reflects various research areas at Duke University and some of the research areas are;
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computation Plus X
• Computer Science Education
• Data Science
• Systems
• Theoretical Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence - Researchers at Duke University in the area of Artificial Intelligence investigate Search and optimization, Reinforcement learning, Natural language processing, Moral AI, Machine learning, Computer vision, and Computational social choice.
Computation Plus X - Computation Plus X research area describes computational methods in three areas biology, economics, and policy and its research focus include Computational biochemistry and drug design, Computational genomics, Computational imaging, DNA and molecular computing, Algorithmic game theory, Computational social choice, Computational journalism, Moral AI
Computer Science Education - CS1/CS2 Learning, Pedagogy, and Curricula, Widening Participation in Computing, Practical and Ethical Approaches to Software and Computing, and Education Technology are the research topics in Computer Science Education.
Data Science - In data science research, Duke University researchers focus on Security & Privacy, Machine Learning, Databases, and various multidisciplinary research in statistics, mathematics, electrical and computer engineering, economics, public policy, law, biology, medicine, and more.
Systems - Architecture, Computer networks, Databases, Distributed systems, High-performance computing, Operating systems, Quantum computing, Security, and privacy are the research topics at Systems under Duke University.
Theoretical Computer Science - Research interests in Theoretical Computer Science at Duke University are Algorithmic game theory, Approximation, and online algorithms, Coding and information theory, Computational complexity, Geometric computing, Graph algorithms, Machine learning, and Numerical analysis
To encourage and support the computer science research work of scholars, Duke University develops research labs and centers, namely
• NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next-Generation Networks (Athena)
• AFRL/AFOSR University Center of Excellence: Agile Waveform Design for Communication Networks in Contested Environments
• Coded Aperture Miniature Mass Spectrometer (CAMMS)
• Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics (CMIP)
• Duke Center for Computational Evolutionary Intelligence (CEI)
• Error-corrected Universal Reconfigurable Ion-trap Quantum Archetype (EURIQA)
• Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Codesign (STAQ)
• Spectator Qubit Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
• Center for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease (WaSH-AID)
Duke University provides several Graduate School Fellowships, external fellowships, and Fellowship Opportunities to Computer Science students, such as,
• Katherine Goodman Stern Fellowship
• Summer Research Fellowship for Third-Year Ph.D. Students and Beyond
• Jo Rae Wright Fellowship for Outstanding Women in Science
• Bass Instructional Fellowships
• IBM Ph.D. Fellowships
• Google Ph.D. Fellowships
• Women Techmakers Scholars Program
• Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
• Facebook Fellowship
• GEM Fellowships
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
• NVIDIA Graduate Fellowships
Duke University imparts diverse possibilities to investigate various topics and research problems for their incoming computer science students. To enroll PhD in computer science at Duke University, applicants should hold a United States bachelor-s degree or equivalent from a regionally authorized institution with a GPA of 3 on a scale of 4.
Other admission-required documents and information are listed below;
• Scanned copies of unofficial transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate pursued institution need to be submitted
• Note: No paper copies of transcripts are allowed to submit
• After the confirmation of admission, the applicants need to submit their official transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation from recommenders or professionals must submit electronically via the online recommendation system
• A statement of purpose needs to attach with all the required information, including purposes and objectives of the applied study, special interests and plans, strengths and weaknesses in the applied field, any research projects or any individualistic research works, and reason for applying for the program
• The resume should be attached with a summary of the applicant-s education, academic achievements, professional accomplishments, skills, publications, and research experiences.GRE scores are optional for PhD computer science programs
• English language proficiency test scores are only for international applicants with no English as a native language, and its minimal scores are 577 for paper-based TOEFL, 90 for an Internet-based TOEFL, 7.0 for the IELTS Academic, and115 for the Duolingo English Test.
