Computer Science (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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
- Gregory E. Rothermel, Professor
Distinguished University Research Professor
- Donald L. Bitzer
Distinguished Professors
- Tiffany M. Barnes
- Mladen A. Vouk, Vice Chancellor for Research Development
- Laurie A. Williams, Co-Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Distinguished University Professor
- James C. Lester II, Director of the Center for Educational Informatics
- Michael A. Rappa, Director, Institute for Advanced Analytics
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
- Georgios N. Rouskas, Director of Graduate Programs
- Munindar P. Singh, Co- Director - NCSU Science of Security Lablet
Full Professor
- Min Chi
- Rada Y. Chirkova
- Huaiyu Dai
- Rudra Dutta, Associate Department Head
- William H. Enck, 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
- Timothy J. Menzies
- R. Frank Mueller
- Xipeng Shen
- Matthias F. M. Stallmann
- R. Raju Vatsavai
Associate Professors
- Wesley K. G. Assunção
- Marcelo d'Amorim
- Zhishan Guo
- Khaled Harfoush
- Arnav H. Jhala
- Alexandros Kapravelos
- Sandeep K. Kuttal
- Xu Liu
- Collin F. Lynch
- Noboru Matsuda
- Kemafor Anyanwu Ogan
- Sharath Kumar Raghvendra
- Bradley G. Reaves
- David L. Roberts, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Alessandra Scafuro
- Muhammad Shahzad
- Donald R. Sheehy
- Kathryn T. Stolee
- Sharma Vallin Thankachan
- Benjamin A. Watson
- Wujie Wen
Assistant Professors
- Samira Mirbagher Ajorpaz
- Veronica M. Cateté
- Anupam Das
- Shiyan Jiang
- Jung -Eun Kim
- Chin Ho Lee
- Jiajia Li
- Jianqing Liu
- Xiaorui Liu
- Yuchen Liu
- John-Paul Ore
- Thomason W. Price
- Dongkuan (DK) Xu
- Dominik Wermke
- Bowen Xu
- Chenhan Xu
- Man Ki Yoon
- Ruozhou Yu
Teaching Professor
- Sarah S. Heckman, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Teaching Associate Professors
- Kimberly J. Titus
- Tzvetelina (Lina) Battestilli
- Jamie A Jennings
- Jason T. King
- Chandrika Satyavolu
- Jessica Y. Schmidt
- David B. Sturgill
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Suzanne M. Balik
- Abida Haque
- Caio Batista de Melo
- Alexander Card
- Ignacio X. Dominguez
- Adam Gaweda
- Shuyin Jiao
- Sterling M. McLeod
Lecturers
- B. Jasmine Adams, Director of Undergraduate Advising
- Margaret Heil, Director of Senior Design Center
- ToniAnn Marini, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Advising
Research Professor
- Franc Brglez
Assistant Research Professor
- Bita Akram
Director
- Leslie Rand-Pickett, Graduate Career Services
Emeritus Faculty
- Dennis R. Bahler
- Wu-show Chou
- Jon Doyle
- Edward W. Davis, Jr.
- Robert J. Fornaro
- Thomas L. Honeycutt
- David F. McAllister
- Harry Perros
- Douglas S. Reeves
- Woodrow Robbins
- Carla D. Savage
- William J. Stewart
- Alan L. Tharp
- David J. Thuente
Adjunct Faculty
- Ram Chillarege
- Aldo Dagnino
- Steven Hunter
- Chris Martens
- Wookhee Min
- Peng Ning
- Christopher Parnin
- Injong Rhee
- Robert St. Amant
- Xiaogang (Cliff) Wang
- Tao Xie