Ever since its inception in 1974, the School of Computer and Systems Sciences has been evolving itself with a focus on the latest technology trends in the area of Computer and Systems Sciences. It is one of the pioneering institutions to introduce the Computer Science & Technology program in India. The School focuses to provide the necessary theoretical background, practical experience and research orientation in the area of Computer and Systems Sciences. SC&SS is committed towards ensuring gender equity, sensitization and respect and equal opportunities for all students in the School.
The major thrust areas of research in the School are as follows: Data Communication and Computer Networks, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Software Systems and Engineering, Cyber Security, VLSI and MEMS Technology, Natural language Processing and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science.
Some of the major strengths of the School are as follows.
1. Teaching and Research skills catering to a wide spectrum of Computer Science & Technology.
2. Well-equipped labs for high performance computing.
3. The School offers Masters and PhD programmes whose course structure and syllabus are periodically updated reflecting the current trends in Computer Science & Technology and Data Science.
4. The research is guided with the societal engagement and industry collaboration.
5. Barrier free environment with special amenities to enable smooth access to the resources for especially abled students, faculty and staff.
Vision Statement
The school is driven by a vision to become a Centre of Excellence in Computer Science & Technology and in frontiers of cutting-edge technology, innovation and research in order to contribute significantly to address the challenges faced by the Indian society and largely by the humanity. The school also extends the vision envisaged by the pioneers of the school in becoming the leader in Teaching and Research by fostering innovation and multi-disciplinary research environment with high societal impact. The school also aims to empower its students to become an innovative, self-driven, self-reliant and responsible citizens through vibrant teaching-learning environment enabled with rapidly changing technological paradigm.