The University of Illinois at Chicago is an open public research institution founded in 1982. The University of Illinois at Chicago collaborates with the Universities Research Association and Great Cities Universities.
The University of Illinois at Chicago encompasses the college of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, applied sciences, and public health. The University of Illinois at Chicago delivers graduate, post-graduate, and multidisciplinary degree programs.
Various schools encountered by the University of Illinois at Chicago are the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, School of Art and Architecture, and School of Business Administration. Criminology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Sociology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Fine Arts are the degrees rated under the leading 50 graduate programs.
The University of Illinois Chicago is a doctoral university with very high research activity. University of Illinois, Chicago ranked 103rd under the Best Colleges in National Universities.
As a motive University of Illinois, Chicago imparts a hands-on learning experience through an encouraging and miscellaneous environment to their students.
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Computer science research at the University of Illinois; Chicago; undergoes diverse technological topics; methods; and areas of impact with the mission of utilizing computing to enhance the quality of life. Some of their computer science research areas are;
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Vision
• Data Science
• Databases
• Electronic Design Automation
• Human-Centered Computing
• Machine Learning and Data Mining
• Natural Language Processing
• Security and Privacy
• Software Analysis
• Software Engineering
• Systems and Networking
• Theory
Computer science research interests at the University of Illinois, Chicago, with respective research areas, are listed below;
Artificial Intelligence – Computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, and robotics.
Computer Vision – Entity and activity recognition, Content-based retrieval, Robot vision, biologically inspired vision, Visual recognition, Image and video search, Embodied and multi-modal perception, Image segmentation.
Security and Privacy – Security of the Internet, wireless networks, and Internet of Things, cloud computing, approximate computing, quality and resource management, and mobile computing and privacy-preserving data sharing based on cryptography, hardware, or generative models; distributed systems, cryptocurrencies, and blockchains, adversarial machine learning, secure computation, and related cryptography.
Systems and Networking - Mobile Computing, Internet of Things, Networked Sensing, Cyber-physical Systems, Multimedia Systems, Networking, and Distributed Systems.
Database and Information Systems - Data management, big data systems, multimedia data systems, secure data management, privacy-preserving computation in databases, data quality and cleaning, and data visualization.
Theory - Graph algorithms, network algorithms, distributed computation, information theory, analytic combinatorics, random structures, external memory algorithms, and approximation algorithms
Computer science research scope is growing rapidly among all the research institutions to support the research effort at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Several research labs and centers are developed, such as,
• Advances in Information Systems Laboratory
• Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
• BITS Networked Systems Laboratory
• Databases and Mobile Computing Laboratory
• Electronic Visualization Laboratory
• Ethos Lab
• Natural Language Processing Laboratory
• Systems & Internet Security Lab
In order to support student-s research and academics financially, the University of Illinois, Chicago delivers various scholarships such as
• UIC Scholarship
• Chris Jackson Computer Science Education Scholarship
• Peter James Barbato Scholarship
• Al and Betty Brauner and Scott Brauner Endowment Scholarship
• Leonard A. Brown Memorial Scholarship
• Ying Cai and Wann Lee Foundation Scholarship
• Reynaldo R. Caudillo Scholarship
• College of LAS Endowed Scholarship
• James D. Compton Study Abroad in Spain Endowed Scholarship*
• Robert Corley Memorial Scholarship
• Eakman Scholarship
• Mario V. & Edith J. Gambardella Student Award
• Cheryl R. Ganz Scholarship
• Raquel M. & Alfredo Garza Memorial Scholarship
• James A. Hagan Endowed Scholarship
• Paul E. Hamer, Sr. Fund
• Eugenia R. Jacobson and Max M. Jacobson M.D. Memorial Scholarship
• Professor Richard M. Johnson and Karen A. Egerer LAS Study Abroad Scholarship
• Merrill C. Kenna and Brent D. Nicholson Scholarship
• Peter and Elsie May Klassen Memorial Award
• Walter and Mary Knorowski Prize
• Olive Chacey Kuehn and Alfred L. Kuehn Scholarship
• Adam Kuhn Scholarship
• LAS Endowed Scholarship
• Jeff E. Lewis Scholarship
• James McNulty Study Abroad Scholarship
• PNA-Hugh Hill Endowed Scholarship
• Reid Family Scholarship Fund for LAS Undergraduates
• Robert and Mary Anne Schneider Scholarship
• Bernard Shaw Prize
• Eugene and Mary Tappero Endowed Scholarship
• Dorothy Thelander Memorial Scholarship
• Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund Scholarship
• Gene Williams Endowed Scholarship
Applicants implicated in the PhD programs in computer science from the University of Illinois, Chicago, will apply online through the graduate admissions website.
PhD program applicants must have completed a master-s degree in computer science or a correlated field or bachelor-s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related field with strong academic records.
The grade point average of the applicants in their prior degree is at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0.
GRE general test scores of the applicants are mandatory for their financial aid applicants and applicants from non-U.S. based institutions, and its average score is 300 GREV+GREQ (with a minimum of 140+ GREV).
Minimum English competency test scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English. Average scores are: iBT Internet-based TOEFL of 80, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21; New Paper-Based TOEFL of 60, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Writing 21; Institutional Testing Paper-Based TOEFL of 550; IELTS of 6.5, with all four subsections of at least 6.0; or PTE-Academic of 54, with subscores of Reading 51, Listening 47, Speaking 53, and Writing 56.
Application requirements are;
• Admissions application completed online
• Transcripts from all prior undergraduate and graduate study
• Test scores reports
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of purpose
• Curriculum vitae