Department of Computer Science (University of Toronto)
| Department of Computer Science | |
|---|---|
 Bahen Centre at the University of Toronto. Most of the department is housed in this building | |
| Type | Academic department |
| Parent institution | Faculty of Arts and Science |
| Academic affiliation | University of Toronto |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Website |
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The Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the University of Toronto is an administrative unit within the Faculty of Arts and Science. Established on 1 July 1964, the department is currently one of the highest ranked computer science departments in the world, placing first amongst Canadian universities and tenth worldwide.[1] The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate education. Undergraduates receive a Honours Bachelors in Science upon graduation.
The department currently has 68 faculty members. As of February 2011, 800 undergraduate students are enrolled in a University of Toronto subject POSt[2] sponsored by the department.
The current Chair of the Department is Ravin Balakrishnan and the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies is François Pitt.
History
The department's predecessor, The Computation Centre, was formed in 1952. Shortly after its formation, it housed FERUT, the first electronic computer in Canada. The Computation Centre was renamed to the Institute for Computer Science in 1962, before being absorbed by the newly created Department of Computer Science in 1964. The new department, with only six faculty members and four graduate students, had Canada's only computer science doctorate program at the time.
An undergraduate program was introduced in 1971.
The department became an administrative unit in the Faculty of Arts and Science in 1981.[3]
International Ranking
The field of Computer Science at the University of Toronto consistently ranks among the highest in the world. In the 2008 ranking by field and by individual subject published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University the University of Toronto finished 8th in the world in the subject of Computer Science.[4] The 2012 QS World University Rankings the University of Toronto was ranked 11th under the subject of Computer Science.
Notable Faculty
- Stephen Cook (winner of the Turing Medal)
- Mark Braverman[5] focuses on complexity theory, the theory of real computation, machine learning, algorithms, game theory, and applications of computer science in health care and medicine. Braverman was awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship on February 2011.[6]
- Aaron Hertzmann[7] is well known in his work of linking three separate research areas within computer science: computer graphics, machine learning and computer vision. Hertzmann was awarded the 2010 Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences.[8]
- Charles Rackoff .[9]
- Calvin Gotlieb [10]
- Jim Horning .[11]
Research Groups
The department has 11 research groups:[12]
- Applied and Discrete Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computational Biology
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Systems and Networks
- Database Systems
- Human Computer Interaction
- Numerical Analysis]
- Programming Languages and Methodologies
- Software Engineering
- Theory of Computation
Student Life
Undergraduate Computer Science students are represented by the Computer Science Student Union[13] (CSSU). The CSSU organizes Pub Nights, Movie Nights, and two Game Nights per year. The CSSU also sells discounted refreshments to students in its office.
Recent Industrial Successes
- Past faculty member Songnian Zhou's Platform Computing Corporation was acquired[14] by IBM (2011)
- Alumnus Shahzad Malik's CognoVision was acquired[15] by Intel (2010)
- Current faculty member Nick Koudas and alumnus Nilesh Bansal sold[16] their company Sysomos to Marketwire (2010)
- Alumnus Anand Agarawala's BumpTop acquired[17] by Google (2010)
References
- ↑ Academic Ranking of World Universities in Computer Science - 2010
- ↑ Artsci.utoronto.ca
- ↑ History of DCS
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- ↑ CS.toronto.edu
- ↑ Two early-career scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships
- ↑ DGP.toronto.edu
- ↑ University of Toronto Computer Scientist Awarded Steacie Prize
- ↑ DCS Professor wins 2011 RSA Conference Award
- ↑ Calvin C. (Kelly) Gotlieb
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- ↑ CS.toronto.edu
- ↑ CSSU.cdf.toronto.edu
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