Computer Science (CMSC)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Abstract
The Computer Science Department’s graduate program is ranked among the top in the nation and in the top ten among public universities. Both M.S. and Ph.D degrees are offered, and almost all full-time students receive financial aid in the form of assistantships, fellowships, and grants. The Department has strong research programs in the following areas: artificial intelligence, computer systems and networking, database systems, programming languages, software engineering, scientific computing, algorithms and computation theory, computer vision, geometric computing, graphics, human-computer interaction, and bioinformatics.
Financial Assistance
Financial aid, in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships, is offered to qualified applicants. Almost all full-time students receive some type of financial aid.
Contact
Graduate Office
Department of Computer Science
1130 Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering
8125 Paint Branch Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.2662
Email: Contact CMSC Dept.
Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu/grad/catalog
Courses: CMSC
General Requirements
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
Program-Specific Requirements
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- GRE Subject (optional)
- CV/Resume
- Writing Sample (optional for Ph.D., not required for M.S.)
- Maryland Max Planck Ph.D. Program: Students interested in applying to the Maryland Max Planck Ph.D. Program in Computer Science should follow the admissions instructions for the program.
A strong background in mathematics and theoretical computer science is necessary.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | ||
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | December 15, 2023 | September 29, 2023 (Domestic PhD only) |
| Spring Admission is only considered for current internal UMD applicants. All external applicants must apply for fall admission. | ||
| International Applicants | ||
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | December 15, 2023 | N/A |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: http://www.cs.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
The computer science department, located in the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, provides general purpose computing support to advance the academic and research mission of the department.
The department operates a data center in the AV Williams building with multiple 10 Gbps connections to the campus and national research networks. In addition to the primary data center, the department oversees a co-location facility for research groups wanting hands-on management of their own specialized equipment.
General purpose computing is provided via a RedHat Enterprise Virtualization environment. The system provides four compute nodes, each with at least 16 cores and 128GB of RAM. The cluster has 14 TB of shared disk. Nodes are connected to each other and the file system by multiple 10 Gbps Ethernet links.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abadi | Daniel J. | Full Member | B.S., Brandeis University, 2002; M.Ph., University of Cambridge, 2003; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Agrawala | Ashok K. | Full Member | B.S., Agra University, 1960; B.E., Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, 1963; M.Eng., 1965; Ph.D.,Harvard University, 1970. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science |
| Aloimonos | John | Full Member | B.S., University of Athens-Greece,1981; M.S., University of Rochester, 1984; Ph.D., 1987. | Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Professor, Computer Science |
| Barg | Alexander | Full Member | Ph.D.,Moscow Russia,1983-1987;M.Sc, Moscow Russia,1976-1981 | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Barua | Rajeev K. | Full Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi,1992; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994; Ph.D., 2000. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Battle | Leilani | Full Member | B.S., University of Washington, 2011; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Bederson | Benjamin B. | Full Member | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1986; M.S., New York University, 1989; Ph.D., 1992. | Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction |
| Bhattacharjee | Samrat | Full Member | B.S., Georgia College, 1994; Ph.D.,Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Boyd-Graber Ying | Jordan Lee | Full Member | B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2004; M.A., Princeton University, 2006; Ph.D., Princeton University, 2010 | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Carpuat | Marine | Full Member | Associate Professor, Computer Science | |
| Chellappa | Ramalingam | Full Member | B.E., University of Madras,1975; M.S., Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, 1977; M.S.E.E., Purdue University, 1978; Ph.D., 1981. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Childs | Andrew | Full Member | B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2000; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, Physics |
| Cleaveland | Walter Rance | Full Member | B.S., Duke University, 1982; M.S., Cornell University, 1985; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1987. | Professor, Systems Engineering Professor, Computer Science |
| Corrada Bravo | Hector | Full Member | B.M. Peabody Institute, 1997;Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 2008 | Associate Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Associate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Cukier | Michel | Full Member | Ph.D., National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse, France, 1996 | n/a, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor, Reliability Engineering Associate Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Cummings | Michael P. | Full Member | Ph.D., Harvard, 1992. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Biological Sciences Professor, Computer Science |
| Daume | Hal | Full Member | B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2001; M.S., University of Southern California, 2003; PhD, University of Southern California, 2006. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Davis | Larry S. | Full Member | B.A., Colgate University, 1970; M.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1972; Ph.D., 1976. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science |
| De Floriani | Leila | Full Member | Ph.D., Universita Delgi Studie de Peruguia, 1977 | Professor, Geographical Sciences Adjunct Professor, Computer Science |
| Deshpande | Amol | Full Member | Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2004 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Dorr | Bonnie J. | Full Member | B.A., Boston University, 1984; M.S.,Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor Emerita, Computer Science |
| Duraiswami | Ramani | Full Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Mumbai, 1985; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1991 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Elman | Howard C. | Full Member | B.A., Columbia University, 1975;M.A., 1977; M.S., Yale University, 1979; Ph.D., 1982. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, Mathematics |
| Feldman | Naomi | Full Member | B.A., University of Chicago, 2003; Ph.D., Brown University, 2011 | Associate Professor, Linguistics Associate Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Foster | Jeffrey S. | Full Member | Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 2002 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Froehlich | Jon | Full Member | Ph.D., University of Washington, 2011 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Gasarch | William | Full Member | B.S., State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1980; M.S., Harvard University, 1982 Ph.D., 1985. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, Mathematics |
| Getoor | Lise | Full Member | Ph.D., Stanford, 2001 | Adjunct Professor, Computer Science |
| Goldstein | Thomas | Full Member | B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2006; M.S., University of California-Los Angeles, 2007; Ph.D., University of California-Los Angeles, 2010 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Hajiaghayi | Mohammad | Full Member | Professor, Computer Science | |
| Hicks | Michael | Full Member | Ph.D. University of Pennyslvania, 2001 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Hollingsworth | Jeffrey K. | Full Member | B.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1988; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990; Ph.D., 1994. | Professor, Computer Science |
| JaJa | Joseph F. | Full Member | B.S., American University-Beirut, 1974; M.S., Harvard University, 1976; Ph.D., 1977. | Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Jacobs | David | Full Member | B.A., Yale University, 1982; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science Associate Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Affiliate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Kanal | Laveen N. | Full Member | B.S., University of Washington, 1951;M.S., 1953; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1960. | Professor Emeritus, Computer Science |
| Katz | Jonathan | Full Member | B.S. Chemistry, MIT, 1996; B.S. Mathematics, MIT, 1996; M.A., Columbia University, 1998; Ph.D., Columbia University, 2002. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science |
| Keleher | Peter J. | Full Member | B.S., Rice University, 1986; M.S.,1992; Ph.D., 1994. | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Khuller | Samir | Full Member | B.Tech.,Indian Institute of Technology, 1986; M.S., Cornell University, 1989; Ph.D., 1990. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Kruskal | Clyde P. | Full Member | B.A., Brandeis University, 1976; M.S.,Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences-NYU, 1978; Ph.D., 1981. | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Lampropoulos | Leonidas K | Full Member | B.A., University of Chicago, 2011; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Levin | David Michael | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 2002; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 2010 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Lin | Jimmy | Full Member | B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT); M.Eng., MIT; Ph.D., MIT, 2004. | Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Lin | Ming C | Full Member | B.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1988; M.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1991; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1993 | Chair, Computer Science Professor, Computer Science |
| Manocha | Dinesh | Full Member | B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, 1987; M.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1990; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1992 | Distinguished University Professor, Computer Science Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mazurek | Michelle | Full Member | M.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 2013; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 2014 | Associate Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Memon | Atif M. | Full Member | Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Metzler | Christopher | Full Member | B.S., Rice University, 2013; M.S., Rice University, 2014; Ph.D., Rice University, 2019 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Molloy | Erin | Full Member | B.A., University of Chicago, 2011; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Mount | David M. | Full Member | B.S., Purdue University, 1977; Ph.D., 1983. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science |
| Nau | Dana S. | Full Member | B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1974; A.M., Duke University, 1976; Ph.D., 1979. | Professor, Systems Engineering Professor, Computer Science |
| O'Leary | Dianne P. | Full Member | B.S., Purdue University, 1972; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1976. | Professor Emerita, Computer Science |
| Oard | Douglas William | Full Member | M.Elect.E., Rice University, 1979;B.A., 1979; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1996. | Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Professor, Information Management Professor, Information Studies Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Library and Information Science Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Patro | Rob | Full Member | B.S., University of Maryland, 2006; Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2012. | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Peng | Huaishu | Full Member | B.S., Yale University, 2013; M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University, 2016; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2019. | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Perlis | Donald R. | Full Member | B.S., Purdue University, 1966; Ph.D., New York University, 1972; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1981. | Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Professor, Computer Science |
| Pop | Mihai | Full Member | B.S., Politehnica University Bucharest, 1994; M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University, 1998; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2000 | Professor, Computer Science Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Affiliate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Porter | Adam A. | Full Member | B.A., California State University-Dominguez Hills, 1986; M.S., University of California-Irvine, 1988; Ph.D., 1991. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Purtilo | James M. | Full Member | B.A., Hiram College, 1978; M.A.,Kent State University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1986. | Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Raschid | Louiqa | Full Member | B.T., Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, 1980; M.Eng., Univerisity of Florida, 1982; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1987. | Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Reggia | James A. | Full Member | B.S.,University of Maryland-College Park, 1971; M.D., University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1975; Ph.D.,University of Maryland-College Park, 1981. | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Professor, Computer Science |
| Resnik | Philip S. | Full Member | A.B., Harvard University, 1987; M.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 1990; Ph.D., 1993. | Professor, Linguistics Professor, Neurosciences and Cognitive Science Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Roussopoulos | Nicholas | Full Member | B.A., University of Athens-Greece,1969; M.S., University of Toronto, 1973; Ph.D., 1977. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Rudinger | Rachel | Full Member | B.S., Yale University, 2013; M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University, 2016; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2019. | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Ruppin | Eytan | Full Member | Professor, Computer Science | |
| Samet | Hanan | Full Member | B.S., University of California-Los Angeles, 1970; M.S., Stanford University, 1975; Ph.D., 1975. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Shankar | A.Udaya | Full Member | B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, 1976; M.S., Syracuse University, 1978;Ph.D., University of Texas-Austin, 1982. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Shneiderman | Ben A. | Full Member | B.S.,City University of New York-City College, 1968; M.S.,State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1972; Ph.D., 1973; S.C.D., University of Guelph-Ontario, 1995. | Professor, Computer Science Affiliate Professor, American Studies |
| Shrivastava | Abhinav | Full Member | B.Tech, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, 2010; M.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 2011; Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University, 2017 | Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
| Spring | Neil | Full Member | Ph.D., University of Washington, 2004 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Srinivasan | Aravind | Full Member | Ph.D, Cornell University, 1993 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Computer Science |
| Stewart | Gilbert W. | Full Member | A.B., University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1962; Ph.D., 1968. | Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Computer Science |
| Subrahmanian | Venkatramana | Full Member | M.Sc.,Birla Institute of Technology & Science, 1985; M.S., Syracuse University, 1987 Ph.D., 1989. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Sussman | Alan | Full Member | Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1991 | Professor, Computer Science |
| Tits | Andre L. | Full Member | B.S., University of Liege, 1974; M.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1979;Ph.D., 1980. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Systems Engineering Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Van Horn | David | Full Member | Assistant Professor, Computer Science | |
| Varshney | Amitabh | Full Member | B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, 1989; M.S.,University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1991; Ph.D., 1994. | Professor, Computer Science |
| Vishkin | Uzi | Full Member | B.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1974; M.S., 1975; D.Sc.,Technion University-Israel, 1981. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Affiliate Professor, Computer Science |
| Yeung | Donald | Full Member | B.S., Stanford University, 1990; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993; Ph.D., 1997. | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate Associate Professor, Computer Science |
| Zelkowitz | Marvin V. | Full Member | B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; M.S., Cornell University, 1969; Ph.D., 1971. | Professor Emerita, Computer Science |
| Zwicker | Matthias | Full Member | M.S., Switzerland, 1998; Ph.D., Switzerland, 2003 | Professor, Computer Science |