Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, 4-192 Keller Hall, 200 Union Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612- 625-4002; fax: 612-625-0572)

The graduate program in computer science offers coursework from across a broad spectrum of theoretical and applied computer science, combined with research opportunities in nearly all areas of the field. Faculty members advise students in such areas as algorithms and theoretical computer science; numerical, parallel, and high-performance computing; distributed computing and systems; artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision; databases and data mining; human-computer interaction and information systems; graphics and visualization; software engineering and programming languages; computer architecture and compilers; networking; bio-informatics and computational biology; and computer security. In addition, students may choose a course of study that integrates research in computer science with applications in other fields. Computer science degrees include the M.C.S., the M.S. (Plan A with thesis, Plan B with project, or coursework-only Plan C with coursework-based projects), and the Ph.D. The department also supports a master of science in software engineering (M.S.S.E.) degree. Faculty from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering also participate in a variety of other graduate programs, including BioInformatics and Computational Biology, Health Informatics, Cognitive Science, Scientific Computation and Human Factors and Ergonomics.