Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science - Databases

Our database group is known for its work in all aspects of data management in many scientific, commercial, and healthcare applications, such as: Data modeling, Metadata management, Design of databases and applications, Integration of heterogeneous information, Data distribution, Data management performance. Our group's most recent and active research includes projects in: Data management in mobile and location-based services, Sensor and stream-based data management, Decision-support systems for patient treatment in clinical settings, Analysis of healthcare clinical and claim data, Modeling of bioinformatics and climate data, Privacy-preserving data mining, Outlier detection and analysis, Text mining of biomedical literature, Workflow and business process management, Database performance analysis in distributed, parallel, and cloud computing systems , Internet data management, Web computing, and big data systems and analytics.

Our group has a proud history, databases was the first Georgia Tech computing research area to be ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the early 1990s. We are particularly known for our database-centric research and expertise at the interfaces of systems, software engineering, machine learning, security, and GIS. Our Ph.D. graduates have taken faculty positions at major universities, including Rice, Texas A&M, University of Texas-Dallas, LSU, and University of Illinois at Chicago, to name a few. Our alumni also populate research groups at Microsoft, LLNL, NCR, SAS, Rockwell Collins, Ask.com, Orbitz, IBM Brazil, and others.

The desirable minimum undergraduate GPA is 3.5/4.0

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test is required for candidates whose native language is not English and who have not studied in the United States for at least one year. The required minimum is 600 (paper test) or 250 (computer test), however, most candidates are well above this score.

We will also accept IELTS beginning in Spring 2020. A minimum overall score of 7.5 is required, with minimum section scores as follows: Reading 6.5, Listening 6.5, Speaking 6.5, Writing 5.5. TOEFL IBT -Minimum Score Required Internet-based: 100, with minimum section scores of 19