The Department of Computer Science is renowned for its cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and high academic standards. It offers a dynamic environment with strong focus areas such as algorithms, computational complexity, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, data management, programming languages, semantics, software engineering, cryptography, blockchains, cybersecurity, human-computer interaction, as well as physical and visual computing.
The department is home to world-class researchers and maintains close ties with industry and businesses, fostering innovation and real-world impact in terms of spin-out companies. Students benefit from modern facilities, interdisciplinary opportunities, and a vibrant academic and business eco-system in the IT-City Katrinebjerg. Aarhus University consistently ranks among the top universities globally, and the computer science department is a key contributor to this reputation, emphasizing both theoretical foundations and practical applications of computing. The many research activities are organised in four sections as described below.
