Lehigh University is a premier private research institution in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, founded in 1865. Lehigh University is composed of five colleges: the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Education, and the College of Health.
Lehigh University proffers various degree programs such as the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Engineering, Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Lehigh University is recognized as a doctoral university conducting high-level research activity. More than 2,300 programs and courses involve more than 100 undergraduate degrees, 87 research-based Ph.D. degrees, certificates, professional master-s degrees, and more than 20 cross-disciplinary programs. Lehigh University also furnishes 250 study-abroad degree programs across 70 countries.
Lehigh University is in the rankings among the leading tier of national research universities, and they gained a distinction for their entrepreneurial and cross-disciplinary techniques to promote education.
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• B.S. in Computer Science
• B.A. in Computer Science
• M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering
• Minor in Computer Science
• Graduate Certificate in Data Science
• Master of Computer Science
• Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
• Graduate Certificate in Computer Science and Engineering
• Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Networking
Lehigh University owns an internationally-recognized research team that operates cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; data mining; robotics; software security; computer networking; software systems; biomedical image processing; computer vision; mobile healthcare; and the Web. Lehigh University-s computer science areas of expertise are listed below;
• AI and Robotics Research
• Machine Learning and Data Mining
• Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing
• Systems
AI and Robotics - The AI & Robotics research at Lehigh University involves a broad range of research focus, such as
• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Deep Reinforcement Learning
• Planning and Learning
• Resilient Robot Swarms,
• Environmental Monitoring using Automated Vehicles,
• Robotic Manipulation
• Large Scale Knowledge Graphs
• Semantic Web
• Problems in Autonomous Vehicles
• Swarms of Robots and
• Robustness of Deep Learning Models.
Machine Learning and Data Mining - Lehigh University research efforts under machine learning, data mining, and data science areas are
• Deep Learning
• AI
• Reinforcement Learning
• Embeddings
• Tensor Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Classification, ranking, planning, Recommendation, and prediction tasks
• Healthcare Data Mining
• Information Retrieval
• Bioinformatics
• Neuroimaging,
• Simulations and more.
Human-Computer Interaction & Social Computing - Research on HCI and Social Computing at Lehigh University spans a wide range of problems in the relationships between humans, computing, and society; such topics are
• Information Visualization
• Social Media Design
• Human Interactions with AI/ML systems
• Social Privacy Practices
• Complex, Pressing Sociotechnical issues, such as
• Harassment Detection and Prevention,
• Online Political Engagement,
• Resistance to Technology Development.
Systems - System researchers at Lehigh University working on an extensive range of research topics such as:
• Databases and key-value stores,
• Distributed & transactional systems,
• Internet of Things
• Cyber-Physical Systems,
• Ubiquitous System Design,
• Wireless Sensing for Structural Health,
• Programming Languages,
• SCADA Intrusion Detection,
• Smart Transportation,
• Blockchain database,
• Transactional Memory Acceleration for Multi-Threading Software,
• GPU Computation,
• Programming Language Extensions for Non-Volatile Memory,
• Low-Latency Distributed Computation enabled by the Remote Direct Memory Access Technology.
Computer Science research at Lehigh University collects funding from various governmental and corporate sources such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health, DARPA, and the Naval Research Laboratory. Some of its innovative research labs are
• Autonomous Intelligent Robotics Lab (AIR Lab)
• Blockchain Lab
• Informatics Lab
• Intelligent Decision Systems and Technologies (InSyTe)
• Lehigh Computer Vision Group (LCVG)
• Pattern Recognition Research (PatRec) Lab
• Scalable Systems and Software Research Group (SSS)
• Wireless Infrastructure and Network Security (WiNS)
• Web Understanding, Modeling, and Evaluation (WUME)
• Laboratory of Networking Group (LONGLAB)
• Pattern Recognition Research (PRR) Lab
• Signal Process and Communications Research (SPCRL) Lab
• Vision, Assistive Devices, and Experimental Robotics (VADER) Lab
Lehigh University provides financial aid via the following programs
• American-Scandinavian Foundation Academic Fellowships and Grant to Study in America
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellowship in Electrical History
• Pathways to Science (Master-s Fellowships)
• Women Techmakers Scholars Program
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship and Scholarship Programs
• Boren Awards
• Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Scholarship
• Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship
• Alexander Graham Bell College Scholarship Awards
• American Council of the Blind Scholarship
• American Galvanizers Association-s (AGA) Galvanize the Future: A Richard L. Brooks Memorial Scholarship
• American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship
• American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) Graduate Fellowships Program
• American Nuclear Society (ANS) Scholarships
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Scholarships
• American Water Works Association Scholarships
• Brown and Caldwell Scholarships
• Buildium Women in Technology Scholarship
• Electrochemical Society Honors & Awards Program
• Generation Google Scholarship
• Google Lime Scholarship
• Google Student Veterans of America Scholarship
• Great Minds in STEM Scholarships
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Influenster Scholarship for Women in STEM
• International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Scholarships and Grants
• Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program
• KSEA-KUSCO Scholarships
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
• Nutanix Heart Women in Technology Scholarships
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education Graduate Scholarships
• Out to Innovate Scholarships
• PEO International Peace Scholarship
• Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship
• SMART Scholarship Program
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Scholarships
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Graduate Scholarships
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships
• SWSIS Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security
• Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program
• Toptal Scholarships for Women
• Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States Scholarship
• Women in Engineering Empowerment Scholarship
• Women in Technology
• Women in Transportation Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship
• Pasteur PhD Partners (P3)
• Rossin College Professional Development
• Rossin College Teaching
To apply Ph.D. in computer science at Lehigh University need the following academic requirements
• A Bachelor-s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75/4.0 required
• The GRE General Test is necessary for all Ph.D. applicants to our graduate programs with 75 percent or better on the Quantitative section
• TOEFL or IELTS Scores are required for all international students to evaluate English proficiency
• The average score for TOEFL is 20 for Reading, 15 for Listening, 20 for Speaking, 20 for Writing, and IELTS 6.5 for Reading, 6.0 for Listening, 6.5 for Speaking, and 6.0 for Writing
• Two letters of Recommendation
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume
