The Department of Computer Science was established in 1984, and has evolved from a teaching-oriented department into one that excels in both teaching and research.
The Department launched its first BSc(Hons) in Computer Studies in 1987 (renamed and restructured as the BSc(Hons) Computer Science in 2000), followed by the MSc in Computer Science in 1991. The Department also produced its first PhD graduate in 1994.
In addition to offering traditional courses such as foundations of computer science, computer architecture and software engineering, our curriculum exposes students to the latest advances in distributed databases, parallel programming, Internet and mobile computing and high-speed networking...
CityU postgraduate students win prestigious award at mathematics competition
Three postgraduate students from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have won a First Class Award at the 7th National Postgraduate Mathematics Contest in Modelling for their work on the early detection of mutated genes that can cause colorectal cancer.
Their analysis indicates that the accuracy of detecting such genes can be as high as 85%. ...
