Computer science research at the Johns Hopkins University is advancing computing technology, enabling new modes of thought, and transforming society. Our faculty conduct innovative, collaborative research aimed at solving large and complex interdisciplinary problems, drawing upon the university’s renowned strengths in areas including artificial intelligence, robotics, speech and language processing, medicine, and public health.
The department is rapidly growing, with current core research areas of theory and programming languages; systems and networking; computational biology and medicine; information security; natural language processing; machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science; robotics, computer vision, and graphics; human-computer interaction; and computer-assisted medicine.
Researchers partners with colleagues in other engineering disciplines, as well as with investigators from the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Medicine, and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
Cross-Departmental Centers and Institutes
- Center for Language and Speech Processing
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
- Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute
- Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science
- Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare
- Human Language Technology Center of Excellence
- Center for Computational Biology
- Mathematical Institute for Data Science
- Institute for Assured Autonomy
- Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute
Research Areas
Theory & Programming Languages
Focusing on the design, implementation, and use of computer programming languages.
Systems & Networking
Our faculty are undertaking research into all aspects of computer systems and networks.
Computational Biology & Medicine
Faculty are engaged in a wide range of computational health and biology projects, from using data-driven tools to detect early signs of sepsis to DNA sequencing technology and evolutionary genomics.
Natural Language Processing
Creating innovative new technologies that will enable more natural interaction between human and computers.
Machine Learning, AI, & Data Science
Applying cutting-edge machine learning techniques to new datasets and domains.
Robotics, Vision, & Graphics
Research spans the areas of computer vision, computer graphics, and augmented and virtual reality.
Computer-Assisted Medicine
Our faculty are shaping the digital future across all aspects of health care.
The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute
Johns Hopkins has made a transformational investment in the power and promise of data science and artificial intelligence and is building the nation’s foremost destination for emerging applications, opportunities and challenges presented by data science, machine learning, and AI.