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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) was the first department in India to start Computer Science education. It started in August 1963 with an IBM 1620 system - a novelty then, even in many North American and European universities. The department runs BTech, MTech, MS and PhD programs and is engaged in cutting edge research with sponsored projects and consultancies. Many of the nation's leading experts, educationists and consultants in computer science today are the alumni of this department.

Latest News

  • Dr. Abhranil Chatterjee has joined the department as a faculty member. Before joining IIT Kanpur, Dr. Chatterjee was an INSPIRE faculty at ISI Kolkata. His research area is theoretical computer science, specifically, (1) complexity theory and (2) designing algorithms with algebraic techniques.
  • "Eyes-on-Research" Lecture Series on "The side benefits of knowing an algorithm" by Prof. Jaikumar Radhakrishnan, ICTS Bangalore on 6th November 2024 at 17:15 Hrs in RM-101. [ Abstract ]
  • Prof. Indranil Saha has received the “Excellence-in-Teaching” award from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering IIT Kanpur for the year 2024. Congratulations!
  • Prof. Mainak Chaudhuri has received the “IIT Kanpur Distinguished Teacher Award” for the year 2024. This award is given to those faculty members who have excelled in teaching, the term “teaching” being taken in the broadest sense. Congratulations!
  • Prof. Debadatta Mishra has received the “1989 Batch Faculty Award”. This award is given in recognition of excellence to use innovative and technology-enhanced content to improve the undergraduate instruction while reducing the faculty effort. Congratulations!
  • Our alumnus, Prof. Rajeev Alur (BTech CSE 1987), has received the Knuth Prize for the year 2024.
  • The CSE Department congratulates the graduating batch of 2024. See the convocation brochure here [link].
  • Why join CSE@IITK? [pdf]  [हिन्दी]


Events / Seminar Corner

  • Eyes-on-Research Lecture Series on "The side benefits of knowing an algorithm" by Prof. Jaikumar Radhakrishnan, ICTS Bangalore, on 6th November 2024 at 17:15 Hrs in RM-101. [ Abstract ]
  • Talk on "Inclusive Language Technologies for All: From India to the World" by Dr. Nitish Gupta, a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind India, on 28th October at 14:00 Hrs in RM-101. [ Abstract ]
  • Seminar on "Leveraging Cache Coherence to Detect and Repair False Sharing On-the-fly" by Vipin Patel,  a PhD student at CSE IIT Kanpur, on 22nd October at 16:00 Hrs in KD-102. [ Abstract ]
  • Talk on "Two-party cryptography beyond computational assumptions: Some old and new results" by Dr. Akshay Bansal (Virginia Tech), an alumnus from our institute, on 24th October at 15:30 Hrs in KD-102. [ Abstract ]
  • Talk on "Two-party cryptography beyond computational assumptions: Some old and new results" by Dr. Akshay Bansal (Virginia Tech), an alumnus from our institute, on 24th October at 15:30 Hrs in KD-102. [ Abstract ]


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