Computer Science Department's Ph.D Qualifier Exam
Spring 2024
Muhammad Ali Gulzar (Exam Coordinator)
Default Schedule and Deadlines
Students have 3 weeks to study the readings, and two weeks to answer the questions provided. The committee has 2-3 weeks to grade the exam and/or conduct oral exams (if needed or required by the committee).
| December 1, 2023 (Friday) | Complete reading list available. Some reading lists are already available; check for your area. |
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| December 6, 2023 (Wednesday) | Students must commit to take exam. You have to register with the chair of the exam. |
| January, 2024 | Written examination available. |
| 2 Weeks Later | Written examination due. Different committees might have oral presentations required too. |
| Febraury, 15 2024 (Thursday) | Exam Results due to GPC. |
Please read the web page for your area carefully, as it may contain information that supersedes the information posted on this page.
Be careful to follow any guidelines about required registration, in particular. Your participation in the survey did not register you for any exam. You also have not committed to taking any exam yet.
Please follow the instructions on the area webpage to register. If there are no such instructions, you must contact the chair of the area to register. You may also contact them for any further questions.
| Area | Chair | Website | Registration Required? | Registration Binding? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dr. T. M. Murali | Link | Yes | Yes |
| Data and Information | Dr. Anuj Karpatne | Link | Yes | Yes |
| Human-Computer Interaction | Dr. Scott McCrickard | Link | Yes | Yes |
| Software Engineering | Dr. Chris Brown | Link | Yes | Yes |
| Systems, Networking, and Cybersecurity | Dr. Thang Hoang | Link | Yes | Yes |
| Quantum Computing | Dr. Jamie Sikora | Link | Yes | Yes |