Computer Science Department
FSU's Computer Science program is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE/IAE) by the National Security Agency. Florida State is the only university in Florida to achieve this status. In U.S.News Computer Science rankings of 2010, the department was ranked 79th in the nation compared to being unranked in 2008. In 2012, the department maintains the same rank. It ranked 2nd in the state of Florida only second to University of Florida CISE which has more than 45 tenure track faculty. The department had 16 tenure track faculty in 2010. The number of tenure track faculty in the department is 12 in 2012 (2 on sabbatical) and plans to hire two new faculty in 2012. The department offers a bachelor's degree in CS, three tracks for the master's degree in CS, and continues to offer the PhD degree in CS as well. Through a joint effort between the FSU Biology and Computer Science departments, FSU is now one of the few universities in the country offering a bachelor's degree in Computational Biology. The department also has created an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in Computer Criminology by working with the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The research funding and the number of research assistants has significantly increased in recent years. Many of the faculty are internationally recognized, hold distinguished positions on editorial boards and conference committees, and with their students are publishing innovative research in very prestigious conferences and journals. In 2010, the department had five CAREER Award recipients including 3 NSF CAREER Award recipients, 1 DoE CAREER Award and 1 AFOSR Young Investigator Program recipient. Three graduates of the department have received NSF CAREER Awards in the past.
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