The University of Chicago is a private research institution located in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1890. The University of Chicago is constantly ranked among the world-s best universities. Chicago University owns eight professional schools: the Law School, the Booth School of Business, the Pritzker School of Medicine, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, the Harris School of Public Policy, the Divinity School, the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. The University of Chicago delivers many academic disciplines, such as economics, law, literary criticism, mathematics, physics, religion, sociology, and political science, across 52 undergraduate majors and more than 41 minors. The University of Chicago owns an outstanding distinction of generating 92 Nobel laureates, the biggest number affiliated with any American university. The University of Chicago encompasses famous research centers and laboratories, namely the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, Argonne National Laboratory, and the United States Department of Energy. The University of Chicago is one of America-s top universities and attained top-ten positions in several national and international rankings.
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• Ph.D. in Computer Science
• MS in Computer Science
• MS in Data Science
• MS in Computational Analysis and Public Policy
• Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering
• MS in Computational Science and Engineering
• MS in Computational Social Science
• MS in Artificial Intelligence
• Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence
• MS in Human-Computer Interaction
• MS in Information Technology
• MS in Bioinformatics
• MS in Cybersecurity
• MS in Robotics
• MS in Software Design and Management
• MS in Security and Privacy Engineering
• MS in Web Development and Mobile App Development
• MS in Networking and System Administration
• BA in Computer Science
• BS in Computer Science
Diverse research areas within computer science at the University of Chicago are listed below;
• AI & Machine Learning
• Computing Education
• Data & Databases
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Programming Languages
• Scientific & High Performance Computing
• Security & Privacy
• Systems;Architecture & Networking
• Theory
• Visual Computing
AI & Machine Learning - Recently, AI & Machine Learning have been applied for the expanse of applications, including computer graphics, computer vision, natural language processing, recommendation engines, speech recognition, and models for understanding complex biological, physical, and computational systems. The University of Chicago investigates all aspects of machine learning and artificial intelligence, from theory to applications in climate, data analysis, graphics, healthcare, networks, security, social sciences, and interdisciplinary scientific findings. Its recent research topics include machine teaching, human-centered AI, and applications in language, image processing, and scientific discovery.
Computing Education - Researchers at the University of Chicago develop the most efficient teaching methods and implement tools, curricula, activities, and outreach programs in programming, data science, robotics, and quantum computing.
Data & Databases - Data and database researchers at the University of Chicago develop resource-effective data processing systems, platforms for large-scale video analysis, and systems that use and accelerate machine learning for deeper data discovery and exploration of data science in medicine, economics, astronomy, and climatology.
Human-Computer Interaction - Researchers at the University of Chicago utilize interdisciplinary, user-centered, and physical computing to develop more usable privacy and security tools, improve interaction with robots, programming languages, and IoT devices, and bring technologies more comprehensive for marginalized and underserved populations.
Programming Languages - Programming Languages researchers at the University of Chicago design novel languages and compilers for parallel computing, quantum computing, image analysis and visualization, new methods for reasoning about and verifying programs, and new user interfaces for programming computers available to broader audiences.
Scientific & High Performance Computing - Researchers at the University of Chicago develop new computing paradigms at scale by applying the latest AI and data science techniques for scientific discovery, computational imaging and spectroscopy, bioinformatics, neuroscience, and agriculture.
Security & Privacy - Security & Privacy researchers are working on leading-edge protections against security issues in cryptography, machine learning, user-centered design, data science, Internet of Things devices, and quantum computers.
Systems, Architecture & Networking - Implementing new techniques to reduce the fragility and complexity of computing systems, enhance their energy consumption and ecological footprint, dependability, and lifetime, and create novel capabilities for data management, distributed systems, operating systems, high-performance computing are the research interests within Systems, Architecture & Networking.
Theory - Complexity, logic, uncertainty, combinatorics, and randomness are the theory-based research topics at the University of Chicago.
Visual Computing – Chicago University researchers in visual computing explore new AI-driven techniques for 3D data, new software, and systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting scientific data such as microscopic images and astronomical surveys and empowering technologies such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, and image recognition for science and industry.
The University of Chicago establishes various research centers and laboratories that support students to learn about fieldwork within the campus in many computer science research areas. Such research centers and laboratories are listed below;
• 3DL
• Amyoli Internet Research (AIR) Lab
• AxLab - Actuated Experience Lab
• CANON (Computing for Anyone) Lab
• Center for Translational Data Science
• CERES Center for Unstoppable Computing
• Chameleon
• Chicago Human + AI (CHAI) Lab
• ChiDATA
• EPiQC (Enabling Practical-Scale Quantum Computing) Group
• Globus Labs
• Human-Computer Integration Lab
• Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Lab
• Large-Scale Systems Group (LSSG)
• Machine Learning Group
• Network Operations and Internet Security (NOISE) Lab
• Orecchia Group
• Programming Languages Group
• SAND (Security, Algorithms, Networking, and Data) Lab
• SUPER (Security, Usability, & Privacy Education & Research) Group
• Systems Group
• Theoretical Computer Science Group
• UCARE (UChicago systems research on Availability, Reliability, and Efficiency) Group
• YLab
Numerous scholarship programs have been established at the University of Chicago, and such are listed below;
• Google PhD Fellowship
• Milgrom Student Research Initiative Grant
• Out to Innovate Scholarships for LGBTQ+ students in STEM
• Center for East Asian Studies Dissertation Research Grant for Korean Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Dissertation Research Grant for Japanese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Dissertation Research Grant for Chinese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Conference Travel Grant for Korean Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Conference Travel Grant for Chinese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Conference Travel Grant for Japanese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies Copy Editing Grant
• Center for East Asian Studies M.A. Thesis Prize for Japan Studies
• John Crerar Foundation Data Services Fellowship
• Thaler-Tversky Independent Research Grant
• Nicholson Graduate Archival Research Grant (non-travel)
• IES Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Education Sciences
• National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals - Out to Innovate™ Career Development Fellowship
• Philip A. Kuhn Dissertation Prize in Chinese Studies
• Kei-on Chan Dissertation Prize in Modern Chinese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies - Professional Training Grant: Japanese Studies
• Center for East Asian Studies - Inter-University Center for Japanese Studies Supplemental Grant
• Center for East Asian Studies Korean Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Grant
• Center for East Asian Studies Japanese Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Grant
• Center for East Asian Studies Chinese Studies Pre-Dissertation Research Grant
• Center for East Asian Studies Korean Studies Dissertation Fellowship
• Center for East Asian Studies Chinese Studies Dissertation Fellowship
• America CARA Summer Programs and Tuition Scholarships
• Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Fellowship at Vermont Studio Center
• Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Dissertation Fellowship
Admission to the University of Chicago PhD Program in Computer Science is applied through the online system.
All applications must include the following admission requirements electronically:
• Completed online application
• Updated Resume/CV
• Three recommendation letters
• Official GRE or GMAT scores are optional for the computer science program
• Official TOEFL or IELTS scores for international applicants
• Transcripts from prior pursued institutions
• Application Fee
