Welcome to the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Florida State University.

We are living through one of the most exciting times in the history of computing. The rapid rise of AI is transforming nearly every aspect of our lives, from healthcare and education to science, business, and entertainment. AI can increase software engineers’ productivity, especially when building software prototypes. However, turning these prototypes into reliable, secure, scalable, and maintainable real-world systems requires deep computer science knowledge and expertise. AI will continue to reshape computing, but the need for computer scientists who can understand complex systems, innovate, and develop trustworthy technologies—including AI itself—remains stronger than ever.

Our mission is to advance, apply, and share knowledge in computer science through quality education, innovative research, and service to the university, the profession, and society. We prepare students with strong technical foundations, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to lifelong learning while advancing the field through research and collaboration with industry and government.

Our department offers six bachelor’s programs (including an upcoming B.S. in AI), four M.S. tracks (including an M.S. in Cybersecurity AI), and a Ph.D. degree program in CS. We are home to over 1,000 majors in the B.S./B.A. programs and over 100 graduate students working toward their M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Our B.S. in CS major is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. In addition, we offer interdisciplinary bachelor’s degrees in Cyber Criminology and Computational Biology. We also offer a broad range of cybersecurity and information assurance courses and were the first in the state to receive the NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE-IAE) and Research (CAE-R) designations.

Our faculty are internationally recognized for their research and scholarship. Their honors and accomplishments include eleven NSF CAREER Awards, an AFOSR Young Investigator Award, and an ARO Young Investigator Award. Their distinctions include two IEEE Fellows, an ACM Distinguished Scientist, an ACM Distinguished Member, a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, a Fulbright Scholar, and an FSU Distinguished Research Professor. Their expertise spans artificial intelligence, algorithms, bioinformatics, computer architecture, computer vision, cryptography, databases, data science, distributed systems, high-performance computing, human-computer interaction, mobile and ubiquitous computing, networking, programming languages and compilers, security, software engineering, and storage systems. By integrating this broad foundational expertise with advanced AI, our faculty and students are pioneering novel, effective solutions to some of today’s most challenging scientific, engineering, and societal problems.

Whether you are a prospective student, a researcher, or an industry partner, I invite you to explore our department and join our community of learners, researchers, and innovators.