School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science hosts a National Key Discipline in Computer Software and Theory and holds doctoral degree authorization in three first-level disciplines: Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, and Intelligent Science and Technology. In addition, the school offers 5 doctoral programs in Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Intelligent Science and Technology, Communication and Information Systems, and Electronic Information, as well as five corresponding master’s programs in the same fields. At the undergraduate level, the school provides programs in Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence. The school also supports 3 postdoctoral research stations in Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, and Intelligent Science and Technology. In the two most recent rounds of Ministry of Education discipline evaluations, the first-level disciplines of Computer Science & Technology and Software Engineering were both awarded top rankings in the A tier. Our Computer Science program is highly regarded, ranking in the top 0.28% globally in the ESI rankings and placing 23rd among 8,214 institutions worldwide. Key indicators, including the volume of high-quality publications, total citations, citations per paper, and the number of highly cited papers, have all shown significant growth. The institution’s international citation ranking has risen to 23rd globally and 10th among domestic universities, underscoring our commitment to academic excellence.
Academic Structure
The School of Computer Science has established a comprehensive disciplinary structure with distinctive professional characteristics. It is authorized to grant doctoral degrees in 4 first-level disciplines: Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Electronic Information. The school currently offers 4 academic doctoral programs: Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Communication and Information Systems, as well as 1 professional doctoral program in Electronic Information. At the master’s level, it provides four academic programs in the same fields, along with a professional master’s program in Electronic Information. The school also offers 3 undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Technology, Software Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence. Among these, both Computer Science & Technology and Software Engineering programs have been recognized as National First-Class Undergraduate Major Development Sites (Double Ten Thousand Plan), and the Computer Science program has been selected for the "Top Student Training Program 2.0" for foundational disciplines.
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doctoral programs
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master's programs
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postdoctoral research stations
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national-level research platform
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provincial and ministerial-level research platforms
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university-level research platforms
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internal research institutes
The school has 5 doctoral programs, 5 master's programs, 3 postdoctoral research stations, 1 national-level research platform (National Engineering Research Center for Multimedia Software), 5 provincial/ministerial-level research platforms (Hubei Key Laboratory of Multimedia and Network Communication Engineering, Hubei Software Testing Center, Hubei Provincial Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center for Public Finance and Economic Operation, Hubei Provincial Industrial Technology Innovation Base for Video Image Feature Comparison and Analysis in Criminal Investigation, Research Base of Regulatory Science for Medical Devices, NMPA), and 4 university-level research platforms (Artificial Intelligence Institute of Wuhan University, Regulatory Science Institute Wuhan University for Artificial Intelligence Medical Devices, Wuhan University Complex Network Research Center, and Wuhan University Language and Information Research Center). Additionally, the school hosts 5 internal research institutes (Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Institute of Network Research, Institute of Big Data, Institute of Intelligent Software and Services, and Institute of Frontier Interdisciplinary Technologies). The school has long-standing strengths in traditional disciplines such as software engineering, multimedia audio-visual technology, databases, high-performance computing, and computer networking. In recent years, it has also achieved outstanding results in emerging fields, including artificial intelligence, software service engineering, and big data. Current research focuses on areas such as intelligent software and services, smart cities, smart healthcare, autonomous driving and connected vehicles, intelligent sensing, and smart finance. Supporting these efforts is the modern Computer Science Building, a state-of-the-art facility covering more than 40,000 square meters.
Faculty
The school currently employs 230 staff members, including 170 full-time faculty, 7 postdoctoral researchers, and 19 experimental teaching personnel. Of the faculty, 65 are full professors and 76 are associate professors, reflecting a strong and balanced academic team. A total of 3,127 full-time students are currently enrolled, comprising 2,146 undergraduates, 846 full-time graduate students (584 master’s and 262 doctoral students), and 135 international students.
The school has developed a wide range of distinctive research specialties, spanning computer application technologies, foundational software theories and methods, information security and trusted computing, media information computation and analysis, spatial information networks and network computing, data science and engineering, artificial intelligence, software service engineering. Other key areas of expertise include methods for constructing and verifying complex software, software analysis and testing and quality assurance, theories and methods of software evolution, and software engineering data management and mining. With these strengths, the school’s overall research capabilities rank among the leading institutions in China. In recent years,it has undertaken numerous major national projects, including those from the 973 and 863 national programs, as well as other significant national initiatives. Its achievements have been widely recognized, with more than 20 national and provincial awards and over 170 patents and software copyrights.
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230Faculty
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171full-time faculty
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7postdoctoral researchers
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19experimental teachingpersonnel
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65professors
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76associate professors
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3127full-time students
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2146undergraduates
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846full-time qraduate students
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584master's students
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262doctoral students
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135international students
The School of Computer Science has produced a distinguished network of alumni, including many leaders in the IT industry and executives of publicly listed companies, most notably Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi. Each year, over 50% of undergraduate students continue on to master’s programs at prestigious universities in China and abroad. Graduate outcomes are consistently strong: the school’s recent supply-demand ratio for graduates reached 1:50, with an employment rate exceeding 95%. Alumni pursue careers at leading companies and organizations such as IBM, Microsoft, Huawei, Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, State Grid Corporation of China, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China TravelSky Holding Company, the four major state-owned banks, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, as well as in research institutes affiliated with domestic universities. They contribute across a wide range of roles, including product research and development (R&D), testing, software development, teaching, research, management.
