About Computer Science
The phenomena of datafication and AI-zation reflect the increasing tendency to quantify everything through data and to automate the decision-making processes that are also largely based on data. Since these phenomena have entered all segments of our lives and since research in computer science (CS) is at the heart of the technological developments underlying these phenomena, CS as a research field has gained strategic importance. The two departments of TU Delft Computer Science operate at the forefront of these developments with the aim to help society at large, by enabling it to maximally benefit from these phenomena, while protecting it from potential risks. To that end, inspired and driven by the TU Delft core values of Diversity, Inclusion, Respect, Engagement, Courage and Trust (DIRECT), our mission includes (1) conducting world class research in selected computer science core areas; (2) maximizing opportunities for societal impact of our research; (3) providing rigorous, research-inspired engineering education in computer science; and (4) contributing to an international academic culture that is open, diverse and inclusive, and that offers openly available knowledge.
