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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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Purdue Computes

As student interest in computing-related majors and the societal impact of artificial intelligence and chips continue to rise rapidly, Purdue has launched a new major initiative, Purdue Computes, consisting of four dimensions that will connect faculty and students from across the institution and enable the university to advance to the forefront with unparalleled excellence at scale.

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Virtual Reality generated corn field

AI-driven conversational VR interfaces to digital twins in agricultural research data sets

Conversational Virtual Reality AI-based platform allows researchers to “converse” with agricultural data and will enable a stronger focus on the science and generate greater societal impact.


Assistant Professor Mohammadkazem Taram

Taram's Novel Research Wins Multiple Prestigious Awards in Hardware Security

Assistant Professor Mohammadkazem Taram’s paper in collaboration with co-authors from UT Austin, UC San Diego, Intel Labs, Google, Fastly, and Rivos, "Going Beyond the Limits of SFI: Flexible and Secure Hardware-Assisted In-Process Isolation with HFI," has garnered significant recognition in the field of computer architecture and hardware security for its groundbreaking impact.


Aniket Bera, associate professor of Computer Science with robotic canine

Purdue's IDEAS Lab Secures Funding for Smarter Robotic Dogs

Aniket Bera receives defense grant to develop smart terrain sensing and autonomous navigation for robotic canines.


Majid Kazemian works with a team member in his lab.

Purdue-invented tool reveals untapped efficacy of cancer drug, leveling up cancer fight

Research from Purdue University in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that a cancer drug dismissed by traditional testing methods may be effective in treating bladder cancer, thanks to a new computational tool developed by Majid Kazemian, associate professor of biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and computer science in the college of science.


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