Whatever your research interests, you will find the department to be an exciting place to work. We've seen considerable growth in areas such as high performance networking and communication systems, image and video processing, and reasoning about imprecise phenomenon or data. At the same time, we've maintained or increased strength in traditional areas such as theory, languages and scientific computing. The department provides an exceptionally open and friendly atmosphere that encourages the sharing of ideas across all areas. We maintain a favorable student to faculty ratio of about 3 to 1 to promote close interaction and collaboration.
Faculty members are highly accessible.
Their offices are interspersed with those of the students, and most have a policy of keeping their doors open. Faculty members and students also interact outside the department. Many play on intramural athletic teams, and some even play together in a rock band. Cornell is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. In fact, Cornell offers courses in all of these activities.