Graduate Program in Computer Science and Engineering

Graduate Program Chair: Prof. John P. Hayes

Graduate Coordinator: Dawn Freysinger, (734) 647-1807

Please enjoy this seven minute video for a brief introduction to Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan!

Graduate Study Information

CSE Graduate Student Workshop Series Fall 2008

Other Fellowship Opportunities for Graduate Students

Miscellaneous
Rackham RightNow Information for questions to the Rackham Graduate School

Pictures from the 2008 CSE Graduate Honors Competition

CSEG New Student BBQ Pictures, September 2008

INFORMATION FOR NEW INCOMING CSE GRADUATE STUDENTS

General Information

The Graduate Program in Computer Science and Engineering offers degrees in the following Major Areas of Concentration:

Hardware Systems
Topics Covered : Computer architecture, high-performance microarchitectures, parallel and multithreaded processors, multiprocessors, distributed computers, fault-tolerant computers, embedded systems, real-time computers, input/output systems, systems-on-chip (SOCs), application-specific circuits (ASICs), computer networks, computer-aided design, low-energy/low-power design, architectures for VLSI, logic synthesis, design and timing verification, testing.

 

Intelligent Systems
Topics Covered : Artificial intelligence; cognitive science; cognitive architecture & modeling; machine learning; computer vision; distributed AI,   multiagent systems; biologically-motivated robotic design, computer game characters, electronic commerce, knowledge representation; natural language processing; human-computer interaction, interactive learning environments; AI approaches to music analysis, composition, and performance.

 

Software Systems
Topics Covered : Collaborative computing, compiler design, parallel & concurrent programming, distributed systems, fault-tolerant computing, file systems, mobile computing, information retrieval & database systems, data mining, Web-based data management, Internet protocols & architectures, network security, operating system & architecture interactions, and real-time computing.

 

Theory of Computation
Topics Covered : Logical foundations; formal models of computation; computational complexity; theory of algorithms (serial, parallel, VLSI); formal languages; semantics of natural and programming languages; theory of concurrency; system theory.

 

VLSI AND CAD (CSE)
Topics Covered: Very large scale integration, integrated circuit design (analog and digital), computer-aided design (CAD), yield enhancement and CAD frameworks, VLSI system design, microprocessors, embedded systems, testing, verification, systems on a chip (SOCs)