Research at UChicago CS

Advancing the theory, practice, and applications of computer science through innovative research and collaboration.

Research Areas

AI & Machine Learning

Foundations and applications of computer algorithms making data-centric models, predictions, and decisions

Computing Education

Seeding inclusive computing education for the next generation, from grade school to grad school

Data & Databases

Systems and algorithms for managing and analyzing data at scale

Human Computer Interaction

Exploring the interfaces between people and technologies

Programming Languages

Devising new and better ways of programming the computers of today and tomorrow

Scientific & High Performance Computing

Scientific discovery at the frontiers of computational performance, intelligence, and scale

Security & Privacy

Understanding and defending against emerging threats in our increasingly computational world

Systems, Architecture & Networking

Design and analysis of computing systems: cloud, edge, Internet, quantum, and beyond

Theory

The mathematical foundations of computation, including algorithm design, complexity and logic

Visual Computing

Creating and analyzing data from the visual world, and visually understanding complex data

Research Highlights

Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of computer science and other fields.

Quantum Computing

The new paradigm of computing, which harnesses the principles of quantum physics to perform computations impossible for classical architectures.
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Data Science

The UChicago vision for data science defines this emerging field as a new discipline, advancing foundations and applications across fields.
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Research News

Discoveries, honors, and media appearances by members of the UChicago CS research community.
UChicago CS News

Ph.D. Student Jibang Wu Receives the Stigler Center Ph.D. Dissertation Award for His Work Modeling the Incentive Structures of Reward and Recommendation–Based Systems

Oct 24, 2024
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Rebecca Willett Receives the SIAM Activity Group on Data Science Career Prize

Oct 23, 2024
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UChicago CS Researchers Shine at UIST 2024 with Papers, Posters, Workshops and Demonstrations

Oct 10, 2024
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UChicago Scientists Receive Grant to Expand Global Data Management Platform, Globus

Oct 03, 2024
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UChicago Researchers Demonstrate the Quantifiable Uniqueness of Former President Donald Trump’s Language Use

Sep 30, 2024
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Five UChicago CS students named to Siebel Scholars class of 2025

Sep 20, 2024
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NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

Sep 18, 2024
In the News

Data Ecology: A Socio-Technical Approach to Controlling Dataflows

Sep 18, 2024
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Ph.D. Student Shawn Shan Named MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35 and Innovator of the Year

Sep 16, 2024
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Ben Zhao Named to TIME Magazine’s TIME100 AI List

Sep 05, 2024
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Ian Foster and Rick Stevens Named to HPCwire’s 35 Legends List

Aug 28, 2024
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University of Chicago to Develop Software for Effort to Create a National Quantum Virtual Laboratory

Aug 28, 2024