Graduate Programs

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• Master of Science in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Information Technology
• Accelerated Master of Science in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Telecommunications and Networking
• Combined BS/MS: 4 Plus 1
• 5 Year Accelerated Combined BS in Electrical Engineering/MS in Telecommunications & Networking
• Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science

CIS Graduate Programs

The School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) offers both a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The Master of Science degree provides study in state-of-the-art computer applications as well as an introduction to the theoretical foundations of computer science. The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science is designed to provide study in all major areas of computer science while leading to the frontiers of knowledge in a chosen field of concentration.

Official degree description

Graduate Admissions

Our faculty embodies a broad range of computing interests and has built dynamic and innovative research centers and groups around several areas of specialization. These include:

• Database Systems, including database design, database management and applications, database theory and implementation, database machines, distributed databases, information retrieval in heterogeneous databases, multimedia databases, data mining and digital libraries.
  
  
• Software Engineering, including large-scale software design, programming language environments, software development and maintenance methodologies, object-oriented techniques, software reuse, and software quality assurance.
  
  
• Parallel and Distributed Systems, including formal specification methodologies, distributed file systems, distributed multimedia systems and operating systems.
  
  
• Computer Networks, including network protocols, multimedia networking, and wireless communications.
  
  
• Theory, including algorithms and data structures, programming languages, computer security, program verification and logic.
  
  
• Artificial Intelligence, including neural networks, expert systems, automated reasoning, term rewriting systems and intelligent tutoring systems.
  
  
• Cognitive Science, with emphasis on the philosophical, psychological and linguistic underpinnings of artificial intelligence.
  
  
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
  
  

Research Centers and Groups

• NSF CREST Center for Advanced Information Processing and High Confidence Systems
  crest.fiu.edu
• NSF PIRE A Global Living Laboratory for Cyberinfrastructure Application Enablement
  pire.fiu.edu
• Latin American Grid and the IBM Center for Grid and Autonomic Computing
  latinamericangrid.org
• High Performance Database Research Center
  hpdrc.cis.fiu.edu
• Center for Advanced Distributed System Engineering
  cadse.cis.fiu.edu
• Distributed Multimedia & Information System Laboratory
  dmis.cis.fiu.edu
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Laboratory
  biorg.cis.fiu.edu
• Database and Systems Research Laboratory
  dsrl.cis.fiu.edu
• Knowledge Discovery Research Group
  www.cis.fiu.edu/~taoli
• Affective Social Computing Lab
  www.ascl.cis.fiu.edu/
• Modeling and Computer Networking Research Group
  www.cis.fiu.edu/~liux
• Software Testing and Research Group
  http://www.cis.fiu.edu/strg

Points of Contact

For further questions or clarification, the following people may be of help:

Ms. Olga Carbonell (ocarbone@cis.fiu.edu), Graduate Program Secretary, (305) 348-2744: contact if you are not currently enrolled, or if you are enrolled and have questions relating to contracts, financial aid, etc.

Dr. Shu-Ching Chen (chens@cis.fiu.edu), Graduate Program Director and Graduate Advisor, (305) 348-3480: contact for advising and other graduate academic issues.

Dr. Deng Pan (pand@cis.fiu.edu), Graduate Advisor for Telecomm & Networking, (305) 348-7567: contact for advising and other graduate academic issues.

Graduate assistants should see the Graduate Program Secretary immediately upon arrival to complete required paperwork.