Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science

About

Students in Saint Louis University’s Ph.D. program in computer science conduct independent, innovative research under the guidance of a member of our graduate faculty. The SLU program prepares students for rewarding careers in industry or academia that leverage the power of computers, algorithms and data to impact the world in a positive way. With our location in the Midtown area of St. Louis, our students have access to a strong technology community, with operations for many Fortune 500 companies and a vibrant startup community. This provides outstanding opportunities for summer internships, for part-time work during the academic year, and for future jobs after graduation. Employers in St. Louis who show great interest in computer science students include Boeing, Centene, Citi, Deloitte, Enterprise, Express Scripts, KPMG, Maritz, MasterCard, Microsoft, Bayer and World Wide Technologies. Other students have worked for smaller companies or even started their own companies. SLU's campus is within walking distance to the Cortex Innovation Community, a vibrant 200-acre and growing innovation hub and technology district. Cortex is home to SLU's Research Innovation Group, which works on technology transfer and commercial partnerships. Cortex is also home to the weekly Venture Cafe, is a great place for students to connect with members of the tech community in a friendly and informal setting. Also in downtown St. Louis is the T-REX Technology Entrepreneur Center, a coworking space and technology incubator. Graduates will be able to demonstrate the use of computing systems, theory and software engineering to solve theoretical and applied problems. Graduates will be able to utilize state-of-the-art techniques in their research area to solve open problems. Graduates will be able to conduct independent, high-quality, innovative research in computer science. Graduates will be able to communicate computer science research results effectively in both publication formats and professional presentations. 

Career Path  

Graduate career path includes Computer Science Research Scientist, Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Deep Learning Researcher, Principal Investigator (Computer Science), Robotics Researcher, Autonomous Systems Scientist, Computer Vision Scientist, Senior Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Natural Language Processing Scientist, Quantum Computing Researcher, High-Performance Computing Scientist, Distributed Systems Researcher, Human-Computer Interaction Scientist, Cybersecurity Research Scientist, Blockchain Research Scientist, Cryptography Specialist, Cloud Computing Researcher,Data Science Research Director, AR/VR Systems Researcher, Computational Biology/Health Informatics Scientist, Software Architecture Researcher, Computational Neuroscience Researcher, Computer Science Policy Analyst, Computer Science Consultant (Doctoral Expertise), Research Center Director (Computer Science).