Pennsylvania State University is one of the premier public state-related land-grant research institutions in the United States of America and was founded in 1855.
Pennsylvania State University is situated on the largest campus, the University Park campus, which is the hub for qualitative education over many disciplines. College of Arts & Architecture, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, College of Education, College of Health & Human Development, College of the Liberal Arts, Eberly College of Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Smeal College of Business, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Information Sciences & Technology and College of Nursing are the academic colleges at University Park and proffers more than 160 majors amid all its campuses.
Pennsylvania State University imparts a prime-in-class learning system with highly-qualified academicians and experts, high-tech laboratories, art studios, libraries, and computer and research centers. Pennsylvania State University owns the collaboration with several international universities for unified research and knowledge-sharing programs.
Pennsylvania State University encourages students to be involved in cross-disciplinary activities and interpersonal developments and manages partnerships with industries and organizations for internships and placements. Pennsylvania State University is dedicated to building a better world by creating new knowledge and understanding and cherishes creativity and transformation via socio-economic development.
Address: State College, PA 16801, United States
Phone: +1 814-865-4700
Email: admissions@psu.edu.
Website: https://www.psu.edu/
For research and development Pennsylvania State University expends $836 million as research expenditures. In such a way various computer science research areas are developed and listed as follows;
• Biomedical Devices and Systems
• Communications;Information Theory; and Coding over Networked Systems
• Computational Science
• Computer Architecture
• Control and Decision Systems
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Electromagnetics
• Electronic Materials and Devices
• Integrated Circuits and Systems
• Network and Mobile Systems
• Operating Systems and Cloud Computing
• Optical Materials; Devices; and Systems
• Power and Energy Systems
• Programming Languages and Compilers
• Remote Sensing and Space Systems
• Security and Privacy
• Signal and Image Processing
• Theoretical Computer Science
Computer science sub-research areas at Pennsylvania State University regarding its research area of focus are enumerated below;
Communications, Information Theory, and Coding over Networked Systems -
• Wireless Communication Networks
• Internet-of-Everything
• Distributed Storage Systems
• Complex Systems
Computational Science -
• Numerical Linear Algebra,
• Accuracy of Computation
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Numerical Methods & Analysis
• Scientific & High-Performance Computing
• Modeling & Simulation
• Parallel Algorithms
• Cyberinfrastructure for Science
• Large-Scale Data Analytics
• Scientific Machine Learning
Computer Architecture -
• Brain-Inspired Neuromorphic Architectures & Effective Hardware Support For Artificial Neural Networks
• Mobile, Wearable & IoT Architectures
• Architectures for Energy-Harvesting Intermittent Computation
• Heterogeneous Computing in CPU-GPU & Mobile Systems
• Architectural Support for Emerging Memory Technologies
• Near Data Computing & Architectures for In-Memory Computation
• Technology-Driven Exploration of Post-CMOS Processor Designs
• Domain-Specific Hardware Acceleration
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence-
• Deep Learning
• Active Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Statistical Learning Theory
• Adversarial Learning
• Privacy-Preserving Learning
• Learning Algorithms
• Convex & Nonconvex Optimization
• Computational Social Science
• Text-In-The-Wild Computer Vision
• Computational Symmetry
• Human Perception of Regularity
• Multisensor Data Fusion for Smart Health
• Urban Scene Analysis
• Multitarget Tracking
• Sports Analytics
• Crowd Behavior Analysis
• Semantic Analysis of Summaries & Essays
• Educational Applications of NLP
• Question Answering in Interactive Applications
• Automated Summarization & Summarization Evaluation
• Dialog System Strategy
• Discourse Structure
Network and Mobile Systems -
• Wireless Networks,
• Network Reliability,
• Network Security,
• Distributed Analytics
• Video-Analytics
• Internet of Things
• Network Tomography
• Support of Mobile Apps in Wireless Environments
• Distributed Systems
• Network Protocols
Programming Languages and Compilers -
• Multicores
• Domain-Specific Programming
• Information Flow Security
• Differential Privacy
• Compiler-Based Software Hardening
• Fault Localization
• Binary Code Analysis
• Language Level Persistency
• Compiler-Architecture Interaction
• Programming Language Support For Energy-Scavenging Systems
Security and Privacy -
• Security of Operating Systems
• Wired & Wireless Networks,
• Mobile Systems,
• Adversarial Machine Learning,
• Applications of Security in Programming Languages,
• Hardware Security,
• Science of Security
Theoretical Computer Science -
• Approximation Algorithms,
• Computational Biology,
• Computational Complexity,
• Cryptography,
• Graph Algorithms,
• Markov Chain Monte Carlo,
• Probabilistic Models,
• Quantum Computing,
• Randomized Algorithms
Pennsylvania State University comprises high-tech laboratories, art studios, libraries, and computer and research centers for the advancement of learning. Some of its computer science research centers and labs are;
• Accessibility (A11y) Lab
• AI for Cyber Security through Big Data
• Algorithmic Learning, Privacy, and Security (ALPS) Laboratory
• Applied Cognitive Science Laboratory
• Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory
• Biomedical Sensing Systems Laboratory
• Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications (CENSAI)
• Center for Big Data and Discovery Informatics
• Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
• Center for Cyber-Security, Information Privacy, and Trust
• Center for Human-Computer Interaction
• Center for Machine Learning and Applications
• Computational Electromagnetics and Antennas Laboratory
• Computer Systems Lab
• Ebrahimi Bio-Electronics Laboratory
• High Performance Computing Lab
• Information Processing and Algorithms Lab
• Institute for Information Policy
• Institute of Networking and Security Research
• Integrated Circuits and Systems Lab
• Intelligent Information Systems Laboratory
• International Center for Actuators & Transducers
• Jackson Electronics Research Group
• Knowledge Visualization Laboratory
• Laboratory for Perception, Action, and Cognition
• Laboratory of Green and Secure Integrated Circuits and Systems (LOGICS)
• Microsystems Design Lab
• Mobile Computing and Networking Lab
• Multidimensional Image Processing Lab
• Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics Lab
• Natural Language Processing Lab
• Neuromorphic Computing Lab
• Penn State Information, Knowledge, and wEb (PIKE) Laboratory
• Red Cell Analytics Laboratory
• Scalable Computing Lab
• SCOPE Lab: Sensing, Characterization, OPtoElectronics
• Software Systems Security Laboratory
• Spatial Information and Intelligence Laboratory
• The RAISE Lab
• User Agency Lab
• Wellbeing & Health Innovation Laboratory
• Wireless Communications and Networking Laboratory
Pennsylvania State University supports its students and researchers by offering financial aid in the form of several programs as follows;
• Internal Scholarships
• External Scholarships
• Graduate Fellowships
• Teaching Assistantships
• Research Assistantships
• Traineeships
• Boren Fellowships
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)/Smithsonian Fellowship Program
• Ford Foundation Fellowships
• Horace Mann Bond/Leslie Pinckney Hill Scholarship
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
• CGS/Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award
• Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates - Student Awards
• Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Awards
• Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowships
• Student Recognition Awards
• Student Support Programs
• Other Graduate School Initiatives and Programs
For Ph.D. computer science admission at Pennsylvania State University, all the applicants must complete a degree from a legally recognized degree-authorizing U.S institution with an acceptable GPA, and the online application needs the following materials to be uploaded
• Resume
• Statement of purpose
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores reports
• Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores reports are required for International applicants, and the minimum score of TOEFL is 600 for the paper-based exam, 250 for the computer-based exam, 80 for the Internet-based or IELTS is 6.5.
• Copies of transcripts and degree/study certificates also need to be included.
