CSEE Areas of Expertise

1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine/Deep Learning

2. Communication and Signal Processing/Signal Processing Architectures

3. Graphics and Visualization

4. High Performance Computing/VLSI Design and Test

5. Data Science, Information and Knowledge Management

6. Networking,  and Systems and IoT/CyberPhysical Systems

7. Photonics and Micro Electronics

8. Security

9. Quantum Computing/Sensor Systems

10. Theory and Algorithms


UMBC’s Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) offers academic programs leading to ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science; and to doctorate and master’s degrees in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. The CSEE Department also hosts the Master’s in Professional Studies (M.P.S.) degree and graduate certificate programs in Cybersecurity and Data Science. We are the largest department on campus in terms of undergraduate and graduate students. CSEE research spans areas in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Quantum computing, Data Science, Cybersecurity of Hardware, Software, and Systems, Photonics, VLSI, Graphics and Visualization, Wireless, Mobile and Sensor systems, Signal Processing and Theory. Our inter and trans disciplinary research leads to collaborations within the department across the different elements of computing and electrical engineering, but also with other departments in the university as diverse as Physics, Biology,  Linguistics and Aging studies. Our program is supported by grants from a variety of federal and industrial sources.


CSEE Research Subject Areas –(Updated Fall 2020)

  • Algebraic Coding Theory
  • Algorithms and Theory
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data & Analytics
  • Blockchain
  • Brain Research
  • Cloud Computing and Cloud Security
  • Communications Theory
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computational Physics and Computational Geometry
  • Computer Architectures
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Networks
  • Cryptology
  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Database Systems
  • Digital Libraries
  • Distributed, Networked and Mobile Computing
  • Electronic / Mobile Commerce
  • Embedded Systems
  • Fault Tolerant Computing
  • Fiber Optics
  • Game Development
  • Hardware Design & Synthesis
  • High-Performance Computing and Communications
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Image Processing
  • Information Retrieval and Neuro-linguistic Programming
  • Information Theory and Coding
  • Integrated Optics
  • Internet Of Things
  • Machine Learning
  • Machine Translation
  • Microelectronic Device Testing
  • Mobile and Pervasive Systems, Mobile Computing
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Network Protocols
  • Neural Networks
  • Optical and Electronic Properties of Materials
  • Optical Communications and Networks
  • Optoelectronics
  • Parallel and Distributed Systems
  • Performance Modeling
  • Photonics
  • Quantum Computation
  • Remote Sensing
  • Robotics
  • Security, Cryptography, and Privacy
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Signal Processing
  • Social Networks
  • Socio-Technical Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Technical Management
  • Ultrashort Pulse Solid-State Lasers
  • Visualization and Procedural Modeling
  • VLSI Design and Testing
  • WDM (wavelength-division multiplexing) Networks
  • Wireless and Sensor Networks