Department of Computer Science

Computer Science Prof. Paúl Pauca teaches a Mobile and Pervasive Computing class at WakerSpace on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Micah Bozkurtian ('25) and Trevor Finnegan ('26), work together in class.

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.

Learn About Our Research

Wake Forest University URECA scholars present about their research and creative activities at URECA Day.

Wake Forest University Computer Science Prof. Sarra Alqahtani teaches her Fundamentals of Computer Science class in Manchester Hall on Friday, February 7, 2025. Prof. Sarra Alqahtani helps Catherine Neely (’28), Elham Fayzi (’28), Mikkel King (’27), and Eddy Picazo (’28) work through an exercise in class.

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.

Student-Faculty Engagement, Activities & Clubs

Alumni Highlights

By the Numbers

15

Permanent Faculty

180

Number of Majors & Minors

15

MS Students

What’s Happening

Can we build software secure enough to thwart AI attacks?” — Dr. Ying Zhang, featured on WFU NewsJuly 24, 2026
“A vulnerability in code, configuration or infrastructure may already pose a risk, but AI agents can amplify its impact by autonomously exploring systems and attempting […]
Recent Publication at 33rd IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing, Data, and Analytics (SC ’26)July 2, 2026
A big shout out to Dr. Grey Ballard’s research group! The paper, entitled “Communication Avoiding Parallel Sketching via Sparse Subspace Embeddings,” is a collaborative work […]
Recent Publication at ICPP 2026July 2, 2026
A big shout out to Drs. Hussain, Ballard and Devarakonda! The paper, entitled “High-Performance Star-M SVD for Big Data Compression,” is accepted to the International […]