Students in this concentration gain expertise through both coursework and research activity in theoretical and applied data science and analytics. Students will conduct their dissertation research under the supervision of one of the professors in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department. FAU is a "University of Distinction" in applied AI and big data analytics and EECS has many world-renewed professor with funded research and expertise in the areas of artificial intelligence, data science and analytics, deep learning, and machine learning, among others. This degree program is available in person and fully online.
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Are you ready to move to the next level in your career? FAU offers a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science to those who want to pursue academic careers in higher education or research and development careers at high-tech companies and research labs. Ph.D. candidates may work with their advisors in multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge research areas such as AI and robotics, cybersecurity, machine learning and data analytics, networking and communications, and more. Students can take courses online and complete dissertations remotely.

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Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
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