The Department of Computer Science
Founded in 1962, the Department of Computer Science was created to be an innovative base of knowledge in the emerging field of computing as the first degree-awarding program in the United States. The department continues to advance the computer science industry through research. Graduates of the program are able to solve complex and challenging problems in many fields. The increasing centrality of computer science in academic disciplines and society, and new research activities - centered around data science, artificial intelligence, programming languages, theoretical computer science, machine learning, and cybersecurity - are the future focus of the department.
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More than machines: Computer scientist prepares robots to improve human lives
There is no avoiding robots. With increasing autonomy, satellites span the skies, vacuums vroom underfoot and bots conduct surgery, deliver packages and explore the solar system. Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong, an assistant professor of computer science, works in artificial intelligence to ensure that those robots are more friendly helpers to humans and less inscrutable interlopers, more R2-D2 than HAL, more Baymax than Terminator.
Pathfinder unveils novel attacks on cybersecurity
Assistant Professors Kazem Taram and Christina Garman are part of a team of researchers who have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.
Defense award launches Purdue project to strengthen cyber-physical systems
Hiccups and failures of consumer cyber-physical systems like smart gadgets and appliances are inconvenient and annoying. But in mission-critical applications for the Department of Defense, any system weakness or flaw could have serious consequences, such as disruption, damage or even loss of life. Dongyan Xu, the Samuel Conte Professor of Computer Science and director of CERIAS is the principal investigator of the project.
Valiant receives tenure from Purdue University's Board of Trustees
Associate Professor Paul Valiant was awarded tenure by Purdue University's Board of Trustees. Valiant’s area of research is in algorithms, complexity, machine learning, fluid dynamics, and neuroscience. His algorithmic work concentrates on revealing obscured aspects of probability distributions and crafting instance optimal algorithms, while his machine learning research focuses on improving speed, accuracy, and data efficiency.