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The Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is recognized throughout the world as a leader in both education and research. The department and its graduates have long been at the forefront of modern computing beginning with the creation of ILLIAC in 1952, and continuing with the creation of Mosaic, the first graphic web browser, through the most recent Internet and electronic commerce era.
We are now on the threshold of new implicit computing that will change computing as profoundly as did each of the earlier eras. Illinois is leading the way in these research discoveries and its students and alumni will be the leaders of this new era -- continuing a proud tradition of excellence and innovation.
The prime focus within our department is education. Students in the top-five ranked undergraduate and graduate programs continue to be of the highest caliber, with the most competitive admission requirements at the University. We have 1,100 undergraduate students and 440 graduate on-campus and in our Internet programs. These students are ready to “invent the future,” redefining computing for the 21st century. Our students are among the most highly recruited on campus and are prized by companies worldwide.
As befitting a world-class department at a major research university, the department has a long and rich history of computing research. The faculty has designed and built the world’s fastest computers, made distributed collaboration possible, co-founded the field of computer arithmetic, and explored the operating system and processor architecture models that underlie modern computer systems. Current research into areas such as smart spaces, multimedia operating system, vision and robotics, and computer security will be no less influential.
Within the department the computing environment and facilities are excellent. Extending beyond its doors, computing pervades the campus with a rich array of interdisciplinary work in its research centers, the latest in both library and user technologies, and extensive computer laboratories. Our video, The Ultimate Sandbox, will give you an idea of what the department has to offer. A pdf brochure is also available to download.
The Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science will be ready for occupation in 2003 and will epitomize the smart buildings of the 21st century, containing the latest technology for mobile computing, distributed collaboration, and intelligent interaction.
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