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11/23/2009 Fall Term

Computer Science Fast Facts

Department Chair: Scott Smith

Number of:
Faculty: 15
Undergraduate Students: 87
Graduate Students: 142

Department Description

“Small classes, smart students, an outstanding faculty, and intriguing research opportunities are combined to create a meaningful and exhilarating educational experience of the highest quality,” says Scott Smith, chair of the Whiting School’s department of Computer Science.

While students and faculty in Computer Science collaborate across departments and disciplines and are involved in a wide range of research activities, the department focuses on five primary areas of study:

• Applied Algorithms
• Security
• Systems
• Natural Language Processing
• Robotics, Vision, and Graphics

At the undergraduate level, students are encouraged to conduct research and take part in internships and can work with faculty to design courses that suit their specific needs and interests. At the graduate level, M.S.E. students can choose from two tracks of study: one that is based in course work and another that includes a research component. Ph.D. candidates are carefully matched with faculty advisors based on mutual research interests, with the expectation that through the experience, they develop strong research skills and establish their own reputations as research scientists.

Whiting School computer science graduates are aggressively recruited by industry leaders and innovators such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, and Apple and move on to jobs in a variety of areas including: software development; computer security; internet and e-commerce; aerospace; micro-surgery; biomedicine and bioinformatics; academia; and R&D in both the private and public sectors. 

Computer Science Research Centers and Labs

• ACCURATE: A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections

• Center for Language and Speech Processing
• Computational Interaction and Robotics Lab
• Computer Graphics Lab
• Distributed Systems and Networks Lab
• Engineering Research Center/Computer Integrated Surgery
• Hopkins interNetworking Research Group
• JHU Information Security Institute
• Natural Language Processing
• Programming Languages Laboratory
• Security and Privacy Applied Research Lab
• Storage Systems Lab
• Systems Research Lab
• Wireless Communication Lab

Undergraduate Degrees Offered

• B.S. in Computer Science
• B.A. in Computer Science
• B.S. in Computer Engineering in conjunction with Electrical and Computer Engineering

Graduate Degrees Offered

• M.S.E.
• Ph.D.
• M.S.S.I. (Master’s of Science in Security Informatics, offered in conjunction with the JHU Information Security Institute)

For Prospective Students

• Our institution code for the GRE and TOEFL exams is 5332.
• Our department code for TOEFL is 78 and for GRE is 0402.

Department of Computer Science News

• 6/4/08: Russ Taylor from the Department of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology has been selected as a co-recipient of the 2008 Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award from the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
  
  
• "Junking the Joystick," (Professor Russell Taylor's work to create steady-hand robotic surgery devices), Mechanical Engineering Magazine, March 2007. more information >>
  
  
• Computer Science students are working as part of an interdisciplinary team on wireless sensor networks to monitor soil in sites in Baltimore and across the country. more information >>
  
  
• The National Science Foundation has awarded a $7.5 million grant for a new center at Hopkins to explore the reliability of electronic voting systems, after widespread criticism about the security of the machines. more information >>

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
Johns Hopkins University
Whiting School of Engineering
3400 North Charles Street
224 NEB
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Phone: (410) 516-8775
E-mail:  contactus@cs.jhu.edu