Preparing Our Students to Make Meaningful Contributions to the World
Student Spotlight: Tamish Pulappadi, Computer Science & Music
"We’re at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning. It’s truly mind blowing to be going to a place like Stanford at a time when so much is happening..."
Meet Tamish Puluppadi at the intersection of music and technology
CS Degree Programs
Our main educational goal is to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Undergraduate students have the option of declaring a Bachelor of Science or a Minor in Computer Science. Graduate students have the opportunity to pursue a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science. The Master's degree is a terminal professional degree. The PhD is for those who desire a research or teaching career.
A Gateway to Opportunity & Innovation
Stanford Computer Science cultivates an expansive range of research opportunities and a renowned group of faculty. Here, discoveries that impact the world spring from the diverse perspectives and life experiences of our community of students, faculty, and staff.
Our Research & Impact
The CS Department is a center for research and education, discovering new frontiers in AI, robotics, scientific computing and more.
Our Faculty
Stanford CS faculty members strive to solve the world's most pressing problems, working in conjunction with other leaders across multiple fields.
Removing Barriers to Excellence: Our Culture of Equity & Inclusion
Everyone deserves a voice in the discovery of new technology and the shaping of innovation. Stanford CS is nurturing a future in science that represents all cultures and backgrounds.
Our Research is in the News
A Data-Centered Approach to Education AI
Useful models need better data. Stanford scholars explore a path to ensure domain experts have more fruitful conversation.
Read the full article on HAI News
More Stanford CS in the News
Mehran Sahami on AI and safeguarding society
The Chair of the CS Department and scientist talks about the issues he’s paying attention to in 2024, particularly how to respond to the risks and opportunities of AI.
Read the full article in the Stanford Report
A new video: The Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory
The Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory (SISL) takes research that was built for airplane collision avoidance, and enhances it and broadens it to unmanned aircrafts, unmanned car vehicles, emergency services routing, sub-terranean vehicles, and space vehicles. The common theme is to make decisions with uncertain, ever-changing environments. “AI Safety is about ensuring that the algorithms that we develop behave in the way we expect and in a safe manner when deployed in the real world.” (15:48)
See this new video that covers the latest discoveries, collaborations happening at SISL, and what life is like for the SISL team.
More Stanford CS in the NewsStories & Voices
Meet some of the students, faculty, and alumni who create the Stanford Computer Science community.
"You could summarize my work by saying I want to give machine learning models more humility."
Neil Band, PhD Candidate, Computer Science
Read Neil Band's Story
"One of the things that’s really important to me is working to support marginalized youth to build the technical confidence they need to feel empowered in pursuing a STEM education, or really anything they’re passionate about."
Kendall Beache, Computer Science
Read Kendall's' Story
"In Iran, where I grew up, there are many female engineers, and I never really doubted my ability to follow this path."
Dorsa Sadigh, Assistant Professor
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