UCLA Computer Science 101

Computer science is a branch of engineering that encompasses the design, modeling, analysis, and applications of computer systems. Its study at UCLA provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels necessary to understand, design, implement, and use the software and hardware of digital computers and digital systems.
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UCLA Computer Science 101

Computer science is concerned with the design, modeling, analysis, and applications of computer systems. Its study at UCLA provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels necessary to understand, design, implement, and use the software and hardware of digital computers and digital systems.
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UCLA Samueli
Computer Science
Engineering VI

wei wangWei Wang
Department Chair

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    Research Labs & Centers
  • 1,337

    Undergraduate students
  • 378

    Graduate students

Computer Science Summer Institute 2026:

A Pre-College Summer Camp Program 

University of California, Los Angeles

Computer Science Affiliates Program (CSAP)

University of California, Los Angeles

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Cryptography Pioneer and CS Professor Amit Sahai Named IEEE Fellow

Cryptography Pioneer and CS Professor Amit Sahai Named IEEE Fellow

Amit Sahai, a professor of computer science and holder of the Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was honored for his...

UCLA PhD Alumni Aayush Jain Wins 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

UCLA PhD Alumni Aayush Jain Wins 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

Aayush Jain, who received his PhD in 2021 from UCLA Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Amit Sahai, was awarded the prestigious 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship for his research in Cryptography. Now an assistant professor of Computer Science at Carnegie...

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Faculty members discuss impact of AI on academic research

Faculty members discuss impact of AI on academic research

More than 150 UCLA faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students attended or tuned in to the livestream of Research in the Age of AI Symposium, which was held Feb. 15 at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. “This is really going to change the...

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Mar 12, 2026 — 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
CS 201 | Lily Weng, UCSD
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Apr 02, 2026 — 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
CS 201 | Debendra Das Sharma, Intel
3400 Boelter Hall
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