Department Overview

Welcome to Iowa State University (ISU) Department of Computer Science. The Computer Science department resides in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest college at Iowa State University. Currently, the department has 40 full-time faculty members.

students working in robotics lab We have strong research and educational programs in:

Our department has over $16 million in active research grants. However, factoring in our interdisciplinary activities in biosciences, mathematical science, and engineering, our department’s impact is larger. Overall, we contribute to approximately $25 million in active research and training grants.

We offer strong B.S., B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and M.S. in Artificial Intelligence. We are one of the founding departments for the B.S. in Software Engineering, B.S. in Data Science, Data Science Minor, and Certificate, along with the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. We are active in interdepartmental graduate programs in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Human-Computer Interaction, and Cybersecurity.

Department Administration

	Chair Hridesh Rajan hridesh@iastate.edu Contact
	Associate Chair for Education Soma Chaudhuri chaudhur@iastate.edu Contact
	Associate Chair for Faculty Professional Development Xiaoqiu Huang xqhuang@iastate.edu Contact
	Director of Graduate Education Pavan Aduri pavan@iastate.edu
	Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee Wei Le weile@iastate.edu Contact
	Chair, Search Committee Gianfranco Ciardo ciardo@iastate.edu Contact
	Chair, Broadening Participation in Computing Committee Wallapak Tavanapong tavanapo@iastate.edu Contact