Department Summary
The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) at BITS Hyderabad strives to produce engineers of tomorrow by imparting instruction with advanced curriculum, and research methodologies in modern areas of Computer Science. The Computer Science and Information Systems department at BITS Hyderabad started admitting students from 2008, the year of inception of Hyderabad campus. The CSIS Dept offers B.E (Hons) Computer Science, M.E Computer Science as well as Ph.D. programmes. Apart from these programmes, we also offer a Minor programme in Data Science to equip our students to meet the requirements of the industry from the Data Science applications. The CSIS Dept has a vibrant student strength of around 1000. The department has a good mix of faculty with experience from reputed academic institutes and industry. The department offers a wide range of courses spanning areas like Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Architecture and Organization, Systems and Networks, Databases, Software engineering and Soft computing. The Dept has faculty expertise in various niche areas like Blockchain Technology, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Bio-Inspired Algorithms, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Human Computer Interaction, Computational Neuroscience and Cyber Physical Systems. The department lays emphasis on the hands-on aspects of learning through academic computing laboratories and computer oriented projects to make the students industry-ready. We also have thesis/dissertations to inculcate research aptitude in our students. The CSIS Department consistently attracts top BITSAT scorers every year. The CSIS Department is committed to achieving high standards of excellence in academic and research activities over the coming years.
