Ph.D program

Ron Sun (rsun@cs.ua.edu)
Fri, 1 Dec 1995 13:29:18 +0100


The Ph.D program in Computer Science at the University of Alabama is now
accepting applications. Graduate assistantships and other forms of
financial support for graduate students are available. Prospective
graduate students interested in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science,
Connectionist models (neural networks), and other related areas are
especially encouraged to apply. Students with Master's degrees are preferred.

The Department of Computer Science at UA has identified
graduate education and research as its primary missions.
The department is conducting high-quality research in a number of areas:

Artificial Intelligence
connectionist models and neural networks
cognitive modeling
learning
knowledge representation and common sense reasoning
fuzzy logic and expert systems

Algorithms
graph algorithms and parallel computation

Database Systems
real-time databases and information mining

Human Interfaces

Software Engineering
object-oriented development, verification and validation

For detailed information and the graduate brochure, contact:

Graduate Admissions
Department of Computer Science
The Univeristy of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

csdept@ua1vm.ua.edu
or cs@cs.ua.edu

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The Computer Science Department was established in 1978 within the College
of Engineering. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D.
The program is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Board.
The Department has access to a wide range of computing
facilities, including the Department's own network of workstations.
The University is a member of the Alabama Supercomputer Network, with access
to the Cray X-MP/24.

Funding is available from the department, the University, and a wide
range of external sources, including the National Science Foundation,
DARPA, ONR, the US Air Force, the US Army, and so on.

The University of Alabama is a comprehensive research university
enrolling some 19,000 students. It is one of the oldest state
universities in the nation and recently celebrated its sesquicentennial.
The University offers programs in many areas, ranging from
the sciences and engineering to business administration, education and
the fine arts.
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Department of Computer Science phone: (205) 348-6363
The University of Alabama fax: (205) 348-0219
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 email: rsun@cs.ua.edu
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