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Information Technology

Graduate Program Summary

Graduate Degrees Offered

Ph.D.

Application Checklist

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Application Deadline
For Financial Consideration
     Fall: January 15     Spring: September 1
Otherwise
     Fall: March 1     Spring: October 1

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Information Technology

The UNL-UNO joint Ph.D. program in informational technology is the first of its kind in the Midwest. It combines computer science, software engineering, information systems, and telecommunications. A state-of-the-art research facility with an access grid and visualization center provides students with cutting-edge technology.


Description of Program

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Omaha joint Ph.D. program in information technology (Ph.D. in IT) is a multidisciplinary, multicampus program that integrates the theory and practice of computing, information systems, telecommunications, and management of technology in specific applications.

Today, organizations operate and compete in the networked global economy. Advances in information and telecommunication technologies have created knowledge-centered organizations, which in turn develop high value-added products and services. In such an environment, educating competent knowledgeable workers and future corporate leaders is a national priority for the United States.


Contact

Graduate Chair
Professor Gregg Rothermel
Graduate Admissions Chair
Professor Hong Jiang
Administrative Coordinator
Ms. Larita Lang
llang1@unl.edu
402-472-3826
Department Address
256 Avery Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0115
Department Website
http://www.cse.unl.edu/g...

Faculty and Research

Sebastian Elbaum Software Engineering; Dynamic Analysis; Software Quality; End-User Software Engineering; Empirical Software Engineering; Testing and Reliability
Steve Goddard Real-Time Systems; Distributed Systems; Software Engineering; Computer Networks; Multimedia Systems; Scheduling Theory
Scott Henninger Semantic Web Technologies; Knowledge-Based Information Systems; Usability Guidelines; Software Process Engineering; Model-Driven Architectures; Cognitive Science
Byrav Ramamurthy Computer Networks; Network Security; Optical Networks and WDM; Wireless and Sensor Networks; Middleware Support for Grid Computing; Telecommunications; Collaborative Technologies
Richard Sincovec Scientific Computing; Parallel Computing; Mathematical Software; Object-Oriented Methods; Software Engineering; Computing and Information Environments