In 1965 Carnegie Mellon established the Computer Science Department with the support of a $5 million grant from the Richard K. Mellon Foundation. Alan Perlis was the first head of the department and first program was the Ph.D. program in CS. Among other notable achievements the Smiley started here with then CS faculty member Scott Fahlman. :-)
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Consistently ranked among the highest programs available for the study of computer science, the Computer Science Department offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees grounded in the foundations of the field while ensuring that the latest breakthroughs and research are encompassed in the curriculum.
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Degree's offered by the Computer Science Department include bachelor's, master's, and doctoral.
Start with information provided on our Prospective Students page and then learn more about the department through our Faculty Research Guide, events, news, and additional online resources.
Our directory includes faculty, staff, postdoctoral and doctoral people in the department.
It also serves as part of our Faculty Research Guide (FRG) with information about the research areas people are actively working in across the department.
Key Contacts - for quick reference.
Our Faculty Research Guide (FRG) is a good starting point to see which faculty are working on some of today's most interesting research challenges.
The work we do here covers a wide range of research interests. Each faculty member has written his or her own research summary, which is available on their individual CSD directory page.
