Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is rated 3 out of 5 in the category higher education. Read and write reviews about Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Founded in 1991, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has over 50 faculty members, teaching about 850 undergraduate students and 370 postgraduate research students, and numerous research and support staff. It is among the largest computer science departments in Hong Kong. Our faculty members have teaching and research experience in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data, Knowledge and Information Management, Human Computer Interaction, Networking and Computer Systems, Software Engineering and Programming Languages, Theoretical Computer Science, and Vision and Graphics. Our faculty members earned their PhD degrees from renowned universities all over the world, and are highly regarded by peers in their fields for their research. The department was ranked 26th among all computer science and engineering departments worldwide according to QS World University Rankings (2019), and 28th according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2019). The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, and has a range of family-friendly policies in place. The multicultural environment of HKUST in general and of the Department in particular, with professors and students coming from all over the world, help our students prepare well for the globalization trend. Benefiting from this globalized environment, over 15% of our graduates pursue postgraduate studies either locally or overseas in top universities, while others enter professions of their choice including renowned international computing-related companies. Email address for submitting application for the faculty openings: [email protected]