Computer Science at Rensselaer
At Rensselaer, education in computer science prepares students for solving applied real-world problems and for conducting research in computer science.
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Program Spotlight
B.S. in Computer Science
Our flexible curriculum accommodates students with diverse interests. Create an open source project, work on a research problem, or complete a dual degree in Mathematics, Biology, Computer Systems Engineering, Cognitive Science, Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences, or Information Technology and Web Science.
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Program Spotlight
Ph.D and M.S. in Computer Science
Come and study with our internationally recognized faculty. Work on foundational research such as data science, distributed computing or security to network science—research that has real-world applications with a societal impact.
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Center for Open Source
The open source center allows students to work in teams to develop open-source platforms and applications that solve societal problems.
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Next-Generation Supercomputer
With a $1.3 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, we will explore next-generation supercomputers which more closely represents the human brain in its architectural design. -
Women in Computing
Celebrates and advocates for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field. -
Computer Security @ RPI
RPISEC, a student run organization, participates in a number of computer security competitions throughout the school year, typically placing among the top undergraduate US teams.
Announcements
The Department of Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, NY is aggressively growing with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Cybersecurity (Cyber), broadly defined to cover fundamental theoretical underpinnings, core algorithms, software and systems, and related fields that contribute to or leverage these foci.
Dr. Joe Flaherty, founding chair of the Department of Computer Science, former Amos Eaton Professor and former Dean of the School of Science, passed away Thursday morning March 29 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Joe set a tone of collegiality, respect and excellence that still defines the department and will continue for many years into the future. He will be sorely missed. A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 21 at 9:30 at the RPI campus Chapel and Cultural Center. His on-line obituary can be read at: http://dufresneandcavanaugh.com/tribute/details/1088/Dr-Joseph-Flaherty/...
Department of Computer Science invites applications for multiple Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Professor of Practice positions with expertise in one or more of the broad areas of computer science: Theory and Algorithms; Systems and Software; Artificial Intelligence and Data; and Vision, Graphics, Robotics, and Games, along with the ability to teach other introductory computer science courses. The initial appointment is for three academic years, with the expectation of subsequent renewal.
The article entitled: "Airplane Flight Safety Using Error-Tolerant Data Stream Processing", features Varela's data driven avionics research for flight safety. Article: http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/aesm/32-4/index.php#/6
Elsa has a PhD in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. This article describes Elsa's work on HPC at Livermore Computing. https://computation.llnl.gov/about/our-people/highlights/elsa-gonsiorowski
News
An app created by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students that identifies social conditions contributing to declining life expectancy at a community level is a Phase 1 winner in a data visualization competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
During the 213th Commencement Ceremony at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest technological university, the Honorable John P. Holdren urged the Class of 2019 to become emissaries “on the relevance of science and technology to the biggest issues affecting human well‐being.”
As more rain falls on a warming planet, a new computer model shows that it may not take a downpour to cause widespread disruption of road networks.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer scientist Francine Berman has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences along with luminaries including former First Lady Michele Obama, author Jonathan Franzen, and gender theorist Judith Butler.
With a three-year $325,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute computer scientists Stacy Patterson and Carlos Varela have teamed up to develop a prototype framework, the “Virtual Sky” platform, to fuse and analyze flight sensor data correctly, reliably, and quickly.