Welcome to the
Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Wake Forest University is dedicated to preparing students for exciting employment opportunities and entering our own or other prestigious graduate programs. We boast a highly-qualified and passionate faculty who enjoy student engagement in and out of the classroom.
We pride ourselves on the opportunities provided to our students for meaningful participation in leading-edge research on a broad range of contemporary topics creating solutions to real-world problems.
Research
Students have the opportunity and are encouraged to work with faculty members on research projects. Research interactions often stem from shared interests between students and faculty and may involve various types of engagement and expectations around the research work.
The Student Experience
Our Department is an intimate community allowing deep engagement between students and faculty, dedicated to making use of innovative approaches to teaching and learning, performing impactful research, and providing meaningful service opportunities.
By the Numbers
15
Permanent Faculty
180
Number of Majors & Minors
15
MS Students
What’s Happening
- MS Student Debashis Gupta is Starting his New Journey at WFU School of MedicineCongrats to Debashis for his outstanding thesis presentation! He will soon be moving on to his PhD studies at the Dept of Biomedical Engineering, School […]
- Athena Hartigan, BS May 2025Athena Hartigan, from Greenwich, C.T., arrived at Wake Forest after falling in love with its campus and climate. It was an unexpected turn in her […]
- Masters Thesis Presentation by Debashis Gupta on Monday, July 28 at 2:00 PMJoin us Monday, July 28 at 2:00 PM in Manc 024 for Debashis’s Masters Thesis Presentation! His thesis titled “MoSAiC: Multi-Label Classification from Sparse Labels […]
Department Info
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Resources
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