School of Computing
School of Computing
University of Utah
50 South Central Campus Drive, Room 3190
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: (801) 581-8224
Fax: (801) 581-5843
Director: Dr. Martin Berzins
Undergraduate Advisor: Kelly Olson
Graduate Admissions Coordinator: Olivia Fletcher
Graduate Project Coordinator: Karen Feinauer
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About the School
The School of Computing at the University of Utah has a long history of distinguished faculty and alumni who have made substantial contributions to research and industry, especially in the area of computer graphics and the internet. In the late 1960s, David Evans and Ivan Sutherland took the lead in creating the field of computer graphics and established the world-renowned computer science program at the University of Utah. In addition to their own fundamental contributions, their legacy includes a remarkable group of graduates who pioneered personal and computing computer graphics, including Alan Ashton, Ed Catmull, Jim Clark, Alan Kay, and John Warnock. Exciting graduate and undergraduate training opportunities are available in a variety of areas.
Major Research Initiatives include:
- Computer Graphics and Visualization
- Computer Systems
- Information Management
- Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning
- Program Analysis, Algorithms, and Formal Methods
- Robotics
- Scientific Computing
- VLSI and Computer Architecture
Associated Institutes and Research Centers:
- Flux Research Group
- Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute (SCI)
- Center for Interactive Ray Tracing and Photo Realistic Visualization
- Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing
- DOE SCIDAC Visualization and Analytics Center for Enabling Technologies
- NSF STC for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization
- Center for the Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions (C-SAFE)
Faculty:
- 35 regular faculty
- 5 research faculty
- 6 adjunct faculty
- Faculty by research area
Degree Programs:
- Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Computer Science
- Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Computer Engineering
- Bachelor's/Master's Degree (BS/MS)
- Master's in Computer Science (Thesis) (MS)
- Master's in Computer Science (Non-Thesis) (MS)
- Master's in Computing (MC)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Computing (PhD)
Average Starting Salary:1
Bachelor's: $56,201
Master's: $60,000
PhD: $92,500