Sections
The Faculty of Computer Science at TU Delft is renowned for its diverse and impactful research groups. Key areas of focus include Cyber Security, which protects information systems from threats; Data Analytics and Machine Learning, which extracts insights from large datasets for fields like healthcare and finance; Distributed Systems, which enhances the efficiency and reliability of networked computing environments; Human-Centered Design, which improves user-computer interactions and interface usability; and Software Engineering, which advances development processes to improve software quality and performance. Together, these groups drive technological innovation and address complex global challenges. Software Technology Algorithmics Within the Algorithmics group, we aim to design and understand the fundamental properties of, planning and coordination algorithms for intelligent decision-making in real-world applications, such as for predictive maintenance scheduling. Programming Languages The programming languages research program aims at improving the effectiveness and reliability of programming languages and systems. Distributed Systems The mission of the Distributed Systems group is to model, design, implement, and analyze distributed systems and algorithms. Its research is fundamental, aimed at the development and evaluation of new generic concepts in systems software. Quantum Computer Science Quantum Computer Science merges quantum mechanics with computing to create powerful quantum computers capable of processing complex calculations. Research includes developing quantum algorithms, error correction, and scalable hardware. Embedded and Networked Systems The research of Embedded Software concerns the software side of embedded systems, which are characterized by their limited visibility, autonomous operation, real-time activities, and constrained resources making software design a challenging and fun task. Web Information Systems In its research and education, the Web Information Systems (WIS) group aims to make web information system engineering more effective in processing, retrieving, and interpreting human‐generated web data. Intelligent Systems Multimedia Computing The Multimedia Computing (MMC) Group develops algorithms for enriching, accessing, and searching large quantities of data. Such algorithms lie at the core of tomorrow’s search engines and large-scale recommender systems. Computer Graphics and Visualization The Computer Graphics and Visualization (CGV) group investigates fundamental concepts and technologies for realistic, perceptual, and expressive rendering, visualization of scientific and medical data, interaction and games. Pattern Recognition and Bioinformatics Pattern recognition is concerned with processing raw measurement data by a computer to arrive at a prediction, which can then be used to formulate a decision or action to take. Cybersecurity The Cybersecurity group researches various topics, ranging from cryptography to data analytics, and focuses on improving cybersecurity. Interactive Intelligence The Interactive Intelligence (II) section focuses on social, intelligent agents. We research the intelligence that underlies and co-evolves during the repeated interactions of human and technology “agents” who cooperate to achieve a joint goal. Sequential Decision Making The Sequential Decision-Making research group focuses on developing algorithms and models for making decisions over time under uncertainty. Their research spans reinforcement learning, Markov decision processes, and optimization techniques.
