Welcome to the Computer Science Department

Visual scene used to understand how vision influences balance when people are in Virtual Reality. CS professor Bob Kenyon and his collaborators use these scenes like these to study posture in young children, senior citizens, and people without balance systems.

Welcome to the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

In the span of just a few decades, computer science-based systems, principles and techniques have pervaded modern society. People from all sectors depend on critical applications developed in our field. Examples range from telecommunications, manufacturing, defense, education and finance, to agriculture, healthcare, transportation and entertainment. We are committed to preparing our graduates to meet tomorrow’s challenges with diverse educational and research opportunities.

These pages are designed to help prospective students and faculty obtain more information about our department, and to serve as a research entry point for colleagues around the world.