Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford
Former name | Oxford University Computing Laboratory |
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Established | 1957 |
Research type | Department |
Head of Department | Leslie Ann Goldberg |
Students | 871 |
Location | Oxford, United Kingdom 51°45′35″N 1°15′30″W / 51.7597°N 1.2584°W |
Operating agency | University of Oxford |
Website | www |
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The Department of Computer Science is the
Teaching
From its foundation the department taught undergraduates reading for mathematics and engineering degrees, but in 1985 the department's first undergraduate course was established, in 'Mathematics and Computation', followed in 1994 by the 'Computation' course.[4] Initially these two courses had a common first year.[5] 'Computer Science' replaced 'Computation' in the title of both courses for students starting their studies in 2000.[6] Between 1987 and 2006 students started studies on a four-year (undergraduate) MEng in Engineering and Computing Science (now discontinued).[4][7][8][9][10] In October 2012 the first students of the 'Computer Science and Philosophy' started. Today[quantify] students on all three undergraduate courses - 'Computer Science', 'Maths & Computer Science' and 'Computer Science & Philosophy' - have the choice between a 3-year BA or a 4-year 'undergraduate masters'.[11] Sixty students began one of the three undergraduate courses in October 2013.[12]
There are two full-time taught postgraduate courses: the MSc in Computer Science (approx 50 students total) and the MSc in Mathematics and the Foundations of Computer Science (MFoCS) (approx 15 students total).[citation needed]
The department also offers the part-time Software Engineering Programme, a modular course for industry professionals, leading to either the MSc in Software Engineering (approx 240 students at present) or the M.Sc. in Software and Systems Security (approx 45 students at present).[13]
Research
The department is home to around 145 academic and research staff.[13] The department's doctoral programme has over 140 research students (studying for a D.Phil. – the Oxford term for a PhD) working across a wide range of subjects in computer science and software engineering.[citation needed]
After fifty years within the department, the Numerical Analysis group moved in 2009 to be part of the university's Mathematical Institute.[14][15] Today[quantify] the department's research is classified into ten broad themes:[16]
- Algorithms and Complexity Theory
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Automated Verification
- Computational Biology and Health Informatics
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Foundations, Structures, and Quantum
- Human-Centred Computing
- Information Systems
- Programming Languages
- Security
Notable faculty
As of 2015[update] the department employed 36 Professors,[17] including:
- Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Computing
- Christopher Strachey Professor of Computing (As of 2021[update], Emeritus)
- Tim Berners-Lee, Professor of Computer Science
- Richard Bird, Emeritus Professor
- Luca Cardelli, Royal Society Research Professor
- Bob Coecke, Professor of Quantum Foundations, Logics and Structures
- Nando de Freitas, Professor of Computer Science
- David Gavaghan, Professor of Computational Biology
- Jeremy Gibbons, Professor of Computing
- Leslie Ann Goldberg, Professor of Computer Science
- Georg Gottlob, Professor of Informatics
- Tony Hoare, Emeritus Professor
- Ian Horrocks, Professor of Computer Science
- Daniel Kroening, Professor of Computer Science
- Marta Kwiatkowska, Professor of Computing Systems
- Gavin Lowe, Professor of Computer Science
- Bill Roscoe, Professor of Computing Science
- Michael Wooldridge, Professor of Computer Science
- Marina Jirotka, Professor of Human Centred Computing
History
Starting in 1952, mathematician
Complementing the Numerical Analysis Group (NAG), the
From 2003 to 2014, the department was led by Bill Roscoe, who oversaw the 2011 renaming from the Oxford University Computing Laboratory to the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford.[14] The current head is Leslie Ann Goldberg.[14]
See also
- Past and present members of the Department
- Oxford University Computing Services
- Programming Research Group
References
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