Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering
TypePublic
Established2010[1]
ChairHaesun Park[2]
Academic staff
47[3]
Postgraduates148[4]
115
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
USA

33°46′39″N 84°23′46″W / 33.777524°N 84.3961°W / 33.777524; -84.3961
Websitecse.gatech.edu

The School of Computational Science & Engineering is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). It conducts both research and teaching activities related to computational science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on "making fundamental advances in the creation and application of new computational methods and techniques in order to enable breakthroughs in scientific discovery and engineering practice."[5]

History

In 2004, Dean Richard DeMillo of Georgia Tech's College of Computing (CoC) thought of the creation of a new academic division focused on computational science and engineering (CSE) as a distinct and interdisciplinary discipline.[6] Discussions with potential faculty, including David Bader, led to his recruitment in 2005 as the division's first faculty member. Alongside Georgia Tech faculty member Richard Fujimoto and Haesun Park, who joined later that year, Bader helped establish the CSE division.[6]

In 2006, through the CSE division, Georgia Tech was designated as the first Sony-Toshiba-IBM Center of Competence in 2006.[7][8] The division developed its initial graduate curriculum with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration. CSE secured research grants from major technology companies, including Microsoft Research and IBM.[9][10]

By 2007, the division evolved into the School of Computational Science and Engineering.[6] It was elevated to "school" status in March 2010, and Richard Fujimoto was appointed as the school's founding chair.[11] The creation of the school represented a continuation of the College of Computing’s efforts to define and delineate the field of computing into focused bodies of study, emphasizing computational science and engineering as an academic discipline as well as highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the field.[1][11] Under Fujimoto's leadership as founding chair, the school quickly grew to 13 tenure-track faculty and $8.8 million in research expenditures by 2013.[11] In July 2014, David Bader became the second chair of the department, and Fujimoto returned to the faculty as Chair Emeritus.[12] During Bader's tenure as chair, the school's graduate student enrollment more than doubled, and annual research expenditures increased from $4.3 million to $7.5 million. Bader also launched a strategic partnership program to allow companies to work directly with CSE faculty and graduate students. In 2019, he announced that he would not seek another term as chair and would return to the faculty and research.[13] Haesun Park, who had previously served as the school's associate chair, was named chair in August 2020.[2]

Degrees offered

The School of Computational Science & Engineering offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in several fields.[14] These degrees are technically granted by the School's parent organization, the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and often awarded in conjunction with other academic units within Georgia Tech.

Research

The faculty and students of the school lead and conduct a variety of research in areas including High-performance computing, data science, visual analytics, scientific computing and simulation, computational bioscience and biomedicine, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.[15] As of the 2020 fiscal year, the school had $24.9 million in active funding for research and 74 active research projects. The school has identified several growing research areas, including scientific artificial intelligence, application-driven post-Moore’s law computing, data science for fighting disease, and urban computing, as presenting particular strategic opportunities for its researchers in upcoming years.[16]

Notable faculty

Location

The School of Computational Science & Engineering’s administrative offices, as well as those of most of its faculty and graduate students, are located in the CODA Building.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GT Announces New School of CSE" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  2. ^ a b "Park Named as New School of Computational Science and Engineering Chair" (Press release). Georgia Tech College of Computing. August 7, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "CSE Faculty Positions". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  4. ^ "IRP Self-Service Reports". Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Institutional Research and Planning. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  5. ^ "About the School of Computational Science & Engineering". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  6. ^ a b c Green, Karen (2024-11-11). "In an Interdisciplinary World, Computer Science Education Must Adapt". ACM Inroads. 15 (4): 67–73. doi:10.1145/3701622. ISSN 2153-2184.
  7. ^ Goettling, Gary (2007-01-10). "Georgia Tech has landed a prize microprocessor research center" (PDF). Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-29.
  8. ^ Moss, Sebastian (2018-06-08). "The PlayStation Supercomputer". DCD.
  9. ^ "David Bader Wins Microsoft Research Award | Mercury". hg.gatech.edu.
  10. ^ "Bader Receives 2006 IBM Faculty Award". www.cc.gatech.edu. 2006-09-07. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02.
  11. ^ a b c "Founding the School of Computational Science and Engineering". Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  12. ^ "College of Computing Picks Bader to Lead School of CSE" (Press release). Georgia Tech College of Computing. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  13. ^ "Bader Set to Return to Faculty, Research" (Press release). April 8, 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  14. ^ "Future Students". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  15. ^ "What is CSE?". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  16. ^ "The School of Computational Science and Engineering 2020 Annual Report". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  17. ^ "School of Computational Science and Engineering Moves to Coda". Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering. July 18, 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-31.