
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
- From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Evolution of Cloud Systems in the Age of AI by Dr. Ron DoyleJoin us Monday, October 27 at 4:00 PM in Manc 024! Dr. Ron Doyle will be sharing his insights on From Infrastructure to Intelligence: The Evolution […]
- New Book Publication on Tensor Decompositions for Data Science by Dr. Grey BallardA HUGE congrats to Dr. Grey Ballard on his newly published book on Tensor Decompositions for Data Science. It is available in the US! Click […]
- Data-Algorithm Co-Design for Balancing Accuracy and Efficiency in LargeLanguage Models by Dr. Zhaozhuo XuAbstract: As large language models (LLMs) grow in size, recentalgorithmic methods such as quantization, sparsification, and approximate gradient estimation aim to reduce memory and computation […]
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Resources
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