Computer Science (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | |
Select four courses - two from each category - within "Core Courses" listed below | ||
| Required Courses | 13 | |
| Computer Science Graduate Orientation | ||
| Doctoral Preliminary Exam | ||
CSC 700-level Courses (two or more) | ||
| Elective / Research Courses | 47 | |
"Elective / Research Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 72 | |
Core Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select four courses with two from each category | 12 | |
Theory Category | ||
| CSC 503 | Computational Applied Logic | 3 |
| CSC 505 | Design and Analysis Of Algorithms | 3 |
| CSC 512 | Compiler Construction | 3 |
| CSC 514 | Foundations of Cryptography | 3 |
| CSC 565 | Graph Theory | 3 |
| CSC 579 | Introduction to Computer Performance Modeling | 3 |
| CSC 580 | Numerical Analysis I | 3 |
| CSC 707 | Automata, Languages and Computability Theory | 3 |
Systems Category | ||
| CSC 501 | Operating Systems Principles | 3 |
| CSC 506 | Architecture Of Parallel Computers | 3 |
| CSC 510 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| CSC 520 | Artificial Intelligence I | 3 |
| or CSC 720 | Artificial Intelligence II | |
| CSC 540 | Database Management Concepts and Systems | 3 |
| CSC 561 | Principles of Computer Graphics | 3 |
| CSC 570 | Computer Networks | 3 |
| or CSC 573 | Internet Protocols | |
| CSC 574 | Computer and Network Security | 3 |
Faculty
Department Head
- Georgios N. Rouskas, Interim Department Head and Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
Distinguished Professors
- Tiffany M. Barnes
- Laurie A. Williams, Goodnight Distinguished University Professor in Security Sciences and Co-Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Distinguished University Professor
- James C. Lester II, Goodnight Distinguished University Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and Director of the Center for Educational Informatics
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
- Georgios N. Rouskas, Interim Department Head
- Munindar P. Singh, SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Co- Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Full Professor
- Min Chi
- Rada Y. Chirkova
- Rudra Dutta, Associate Department Head
- William H. Enck, Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Security Sciences and Director of Wolfpack Security & Privacy Research (WSPR) Laboratory
- Edward F. Gehringer
- Xiaohui (Helen) Gu
- Christopher G. Healey, Goodnight Distinguished Professor Analytics, Institute for Advanced Analytics
- Steffen Heber, Director of Graduate Programs
- Noboru Matsuda
- Timothy J. Menzies
- R. Frank Mueller
- David L. Roberts, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Matthias F. M. Stallmann
- R. Raju Vatsavai
Associate Professors
- Wesley K. G. Assunção
- Justin Bradley
- Marcelo d'Amorim
- Anupam Das
- Zhishan Guo
- Khaled Harfoush
- Arnav H. Jhala
- Alexandros Kapravelos
- Sandeep K. Kuttal
- Jianqing Liu
- Collin F. Lynch
- Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan
- Thomason W. Price
- Sharath Kumar Raghvendra
- Bradley G. Reaves
- Muhammad Shahzad
- Donald R. Sheehy
- Kathryn T. Stolee
- Sharma Vallin Thankachan
- Benjamin A. Watson
- Wujie Wen
- Ruozhou Yu
Assistant Professors
- Bita Akram
- Veronica M. Cateté
- Peng Gao
- Qiao (Georgie) Jin
- Jung -Eun Kim
- Chin Ho Lee
- Huining Li
- Jiajia Li
- Xiaorui Liu
- Yuchen Liu
- Aditi Mallavarapu
- John-Paul Ore
- Dominik Wermke
- Bowen Xu
- Chenhan Xu
- Dongkuan (DK) Xu
- Man Ki Yoon
Teaching Professors
- Tzvetlina (Lina) Battestilli
- Sarah S. Heckman, Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Jessica Y. Schmidt
Teaching Associate Professors
- Ignacio X. Dominguez
- Jamie A Jennings
- Shuyin Jiao
- Jason T. King
- Chandrika Satyavolu
- David B. Sturgill
- Kimberly J. Titus
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Abida Haque
- Alexander Card
- Adam Gaweda
- Sterling M. McLeod
Lecturers
- Aimee Allard
- Margaret Heil, Director of Senior Design Center
- ToniAnn Marini, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising
Director
- Leslie Rand-Pickett, Interim Director of External & Corporate Relations
Emeritus Faculty
- Dennis R. Bahler
- Wu-show Chou
- Edward W. Davis, Jr.
- Jon Doyle
- Robert J. Fornaro
- Thomas L. Honeycutt
- David F. McAllister
- Harry Perros
- Douglas S. Reeves
- Woodrow Robbins
- Gregory E. Rothermel
- Carla D. Savage
- William J. Stewart
- Alan L. Tharp
- David J. Thuente
- Mladen A. Vouk
Adjunct Faculty
- Aldo Dagnino
- Christopher Parnin
- Injong Rhee
- Xipeng Shen