Ph.D CS Department 2015-2016

1. Department of Computer Science
School of Engineering and
Applied Science (SEAS)
2015-2016

2. • 20 full-time faculty
• 30 part-time faculty
• 120 undergraduate students
• 480 MS students
• 80 doctoral students
• Research expenditure: $2+ million per year
Quick Facts
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3. Department of Computer Science
Where to Find Us
800 22nd Street, N.W., Suite
4000
George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
Tel: 202-994-7181
When We’re There
Fall and Spring Semester Office
Hours
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Professor Roger Lang
Interim Chairman
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Science and Engineering Hall
800 22nd St NW
Suite 2888
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-1802
Email: seasgrad@gwu.edu
Graduate Student Services Office

5. Who Should I Contact About…?
Your Academic Advisor:
• All academic advising
• Research interests
• Selection of courses
• Signature for paper
registrations and ISO
forms
• Transfer credits
• OPT and CPT letters
2nd Floor Graduate Student Services
• Paperwork (process Transfer of
Credits)
•Graduation Clearance
•Directing to correct office for
questions about Registration and
RTF Forms
• Any enrollment issue
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6. Field of Study: Computer Science
Areas of Focus:
•Cybersecurity
•AI, Machine Learning, NLP, Data Mining, Big Data
•Robotics
•Systems, Cloud Computing, Software
•Communications, Networks, Mobile Computing
•Biomedical Engineering/Computing
•Algorithms and Theory
•Image Processing and Applications
•Search and retrieval, databases
Fields of Study & Areas of Focus
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You must be registered for each semester (fall and spring) until the
semester you graduate.
See the Registrar’s website for policies on registration each
semester.
For Research Courses
You must complete
•A Registration Transaction Form (RTF, not the EZ) and
•A Research Course Request Form
These need to be signed by your advisor and the department
chairman.
Registration for Classes

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For Direct Ph.D. Degree students: 54 credit hours
minimum of 18 credit hours of course work available for
graduate credit and minimum of 12 credit hours of
dissertation research credits.
For post-Master’s Ph.D. students: 18 credit hours of
course work available for graduate credit and 12 credit
hours of dissertation research credits.
For Ph.D. Students: CS Specific
Information

9. Course requirements:
At least one course from each of the following three areas: (1) Theory, (2)
Systems, (3) Applications.
• Theory: CSci 4314, 6212, 6213, 6311, 6312, 6331, 6341, 6362
• Systems: CSci 6431, 6441, 6461, 6541
• Applications: CSci 6351, 6364, 6365, 6443, 6448, 6511, 6521, 6525,
6527, 6554
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For Ph.D. Students: CS Specific
Information

10. Course requirements:
At least one advanced topics course. CSci courses at the 8000 level with
“Advanced” in the title satisfy this requirement. With approval of the
student’s advisor, a CSci 6907 course may also satisfy this requirement.
A maximum of 15 credits outside of the department for Direct Ph.D.
students; a maximum of 9 credits outside of the department for post-
Master’s Ph.D. students..
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11. Preliminary Examination
Students may demonstrate competency in a course in one of two
ways:
Take the course, earning a grade of A- or better. By university
regulations, courses in which a student receives a grade of C- or
better may not be repeated for credit. So students usually may
attempt a course at most once.
Take only the written, in-class exams in the course. Students
must pass all the course’s exams during a semester, earning a grade
of A- or better. Students may typically attempt this approach twice
(per course).
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For Ph.D. Students: CS Specific
Information
Colloquium Requirements
All students must take the 0-credit Colloquium Csci 6900 course every
semester they are in residence. As part of the course, students must attend
at least two talks (colloquia, seminars, or Ph.D. student proposals or
defenses) each semester. The talks have to be in computer science or in
other fields that have a significant computational component.
Each student is required to fill out and submit the Colloquium Attendance
Form to the CS Department main office at the end of every semester.
Moreover, all PhD students are expected to attend the department
colloquium series regularly, as well as seminars in their research area and
student proposals and defenses in their group and area.. Students are to
satisfy the requirements for this course by attending five BME Department
sponsored seminars, workshops or symposia. The colloquium course

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Information
The CS Department requires Ph.D. students must have at
least one peer-reviewed conference or journal paper
accepted for publication at the time of the dissertation
defense. As a guideline, students are expected to have at
least two or three conference or journal papers accepted for
publication by the time of their dissertation defense, and the
material from those papers should be the core of the
dissertation.

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The I may remain on the record for a maximum of one year, but the instructor
should set a shorter period when the uncompleted work must be made up.
An incomplete that is not removed within one calendar year or at the time of
graduation of the student (whichever occurs first) is automatically changed to
an IF.
The I cannot be removed by the student’s reregistering for the course here
or taking its equivalent elsewhere.
When the I is changed to a letter grade, the I followed by the letter grade
(e.g., IB) will appear on the student’s record.
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The notation of I (Incomplete) may be recorded if a student, for reasons
beyond his or her control, is unable to complete the work of the course AND if
the instructor approves the reason before grades must be reported.
The I may be used only if the student's prior performance and class
attendance in the course have been satisfactory.
Failure to complete the work of a course that is not satisfactorily explained to
the instructor before the date when grades must be turned in will be graded F.
To Request an Incomplete, You Must
1. Complete a Request for Incomplete Grade form
2. Obtain the instructor’s approval
3. Return the form to 2nd Floor Graduate Student Services
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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions & Student Services Office, Suite 2885.
You may also call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu
• CEE Graduate Program Committee - Recommendation for Admissions
of Graduate Students
• Change Advisor
• Continuous Enrollment/Leave of Absence Form
• Doctoral Final Examination Committee Approval Form
• Dissertation/Thesis/Project Completion Certificate
• Dissertation Journal Publication Certification
• Doctoral Qualifying Examination Application
• Doctoral Dissertation Research Advisor Selection Form
Forms:

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Please visit SEAS Graduate Admissions & Student Services Office, Suite 2885.You may
also call (202) 994-1802 or e-mail at seasgrad@gwu.edu
• ECE 390 Colloquium Attendance Form
• Electronic Theses/Dissertation (ETD) Access/Approval Form
• Form 4 - Notification for Qualifying Examination
• Form 5 – Ph.D. Dissertation Form
• Late Withdrawal Form
• Master's Thesis/Professional Project Form
• Major/Advisor/Curriculum Year Update
• Ph.D. Final Examination Committee Approval Form
• Ph.D. Conversion Form
• Prior Permission for SEAS Student to Register Courses Outside of GW, Consortium
Universities
• Proposal Defense Report
• Petition for Exception to Stated Academic Policies
• Request for an Incomplete Grade
• Research Course Request Form
• Transfer Credit Form
Forms:

18. •School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)
•Department of Computer Science
•Graduate Student Bulletin
•Academic Affairs
•Online Course Evaluations
•Registrar
•Schedule of Classes
•Gelman Library (GW's main university library)
•University Calendar
•Colonial Central (all students services)
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