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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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Celebrating 60 years of Purdue Computer Science

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Raymond Muller

Purdue CS graduate student secures X-Force Fellowship

Graduate student, Raymond Muller, has been awarded an X-Force Fellowship – a summer internship program that provides students a chance to serve their country by solving real-world national security problems in collaboration with the U.S. military.


The newsletter for alumni and friends of Purdue CS for Apr 2022. Here at Purdue Computer Science, we advance the profession through research and our graduates solve complex and challenging problems in many fields.

Purdue CS E-News | May 2023

The newsletter for alumni and friends of Purdue CS for May 2023. Here at Purdue Computer Science, we advance the profession through research and our graduates solve complex and challenging problems in many fields.


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Purdue CS researchers present 12 papers at IEEE S&P

This year, Purdue CS faculty present 12 papers at the 44th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy.


On April 26, 1963, Purdue hosted an all-day event to dedicate its new IBM 7090 digital computer and celebrate having introduced the nation’s first academic computer science department. (Photo courtesy of Purdue Department of Computer Science)

Purdue blazed a historic trail in computer science and still pushes the field forward

It was an all-day affair on April 26, 1963, when Purdue University dedicated its new high-speed IBM 7090 digital computer – and used the occasion to celebrate having launched the nation’s first academic computer science department a few months earlier.


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