Computer Science
Our Research
As the region's only public urban research university, we are an incubator for innovation, discovery and entrepreneurship.
- Pursue new ideas in state-of-the-art labs
- Work on research projects with faculty in leading areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics, image processing, and machine learning
- Take both online and on-campus classes
- Obtain BS and MS degrees in 5-years through our linked program
ODU Computer Science Student Researches Humans vs Bots in Web Archiving
Explore our Research Labs
Data analytics in protein structures and biological images; Algorithms design and big data techniques for bioinformatics problems; Machine learning and deep learning techniques for medicine and health
Web archiving, Information retrieval; Web science; Social media analysis, Digital preservation, Human-computer interaction, Scholarly big data, Information visualization
Data analytics in protein structures and biological images; Algorithms design and big data techniques for bioinformatics problems; Machine learning and deep learning techniques for medicine and health
High Performance and Parallel Scientific/Medical Computing for both algorithms and systems with current research activities in Algorithms and Software Systems; Machine Learning in Scientific and Medical Image Computing with current research activities in Deep Learning.
Applied Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Cognitive Computing, Data Science, Data Mining, Human Computer Interaction, Information Retrieval
Security and Privacy of Internet and Network Systems, Web Security, and Cybercrime; Wireless Network, Mobile/Edge Computing, Distributed Systems; Hardware Security, Parallel Algorithms and Architectures; Heterogeneous System Architecture; AI Security, Privacy-Preserving Data Mining; Cloud, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency security; Internet of Things security
In the News
One of the primary reasons I got hired was because of the courses that I took at ODU. My company's CTO was impressed with what I had learned during grad school and also my academic projects.
Prasanna Sajjan
Master of Science, May 2016
ODU and their CS program have been instrumental to my professional success, preparing me to not only thrive at a company like IBM but also to enter the workforce on an equal footing with seasoned professionals.
Christopher Bliss
Operations Manager, IBM, B.S.C.S.
The ODU CS program applies real-world development practices and not just theory-based, which prepares students in many ways for a successful career.
Devin Hurst
Manager I, GBD Provider Data Systems, B.S.C.S.