Research

Illinois Computer Science has a global reputation for developing revolutionary technology — where groundbreaking research addresses real-world problems. Our faculty's contributions to these areas of the discipline are unmatched in their breadth, depth, and quality.

Research Areas

Architecture, Compilers, and Parallel Computing

Artificial Intelligence

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Computers and Education

Data and Information Systems

Interactive Computing

Programming Languages, Formal Methods, and Software Engineering

Scientific Computing

Security and Privacy

Systems and Networking

Theory and Algorithms

Undergraduate Research

Illinois offers a breadth of CS research topics unmatched almost anywhere. Undergraduates can get involved through semester-long programs like PURE or summer programs like ISUR and Illinois CS's Summer Research Program.

Learn about the Summer Research Program

Technical Conferences & Workshops

Illinois Computer Science is delighted to host a variety of technical conferences and workshops benefiting the CS academic and research communities.

Recent & Upcoming Technical Conferences

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Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series

The Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series brings prominent leaders and experts to the department to share their ideas and promote conversations about important challenges and topics in the discipline. Many recordings are made available to current Illinois students through Media Space.

View the Speaker Series

FACULTY AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

18
ACM Fellows

20
IEEE Fellows

47
NSF Career Award Winners