Computational Sciences (M.Sc.)
Advance your computer science career and deepen your expertise with a Master of Computational Sciences degree from Laurentian University.
Overview
From AI to software engineering, study how advanced applications of computer science can help people in everyday life.
Apply your knowledge to improve many daily functions, from complex operations to everyday solutions with the Master of Computational Sciences program at Laurentian University.
Study a wide range of subjects including data mining, robotics, machine learning, AI, image processing, human-computer interaction, intelligent systems, bioinformatics, and other exciting areas. Prepare for the design and use of sophisticated computational methods in research and industry.
Other areas of study include software engineering, scientific computation, high-performance computing, computational statistics and optimization methods and techniques to solve business, industrial, medical, and scientific problems.
The program offers a thesis-based option and a course-based option. The thesis-based option requires a supervisor to guide the research leading to a thesis.
Key Features
Career Opportunities
Graduates from the Master of Computational Sciences program can find employment in the following fields:
- Consulting
- Database design and implementation
- Education
- Graduate studies
- Networking and security
- Software development
- Systems analysis
- Web development
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Take an in-depth look at program details, courses, and degree options!
Program DetailsFaculty Members
Core Faculty Members
- Abdel-Dayem, Amr: Medical Imaging; Image Segmentation; Image Processing and Compression
- Colin, Fabrice: Variational Methods in Partial Differential Equations; Numerical Simulations of Partial Differential Equations
- Grewal, Ratvinder: Human-Computer Interaction; Human Aspects of IT; Data Visualization; Game Design
- Koczkodal, Waldemar: Decision and Expert Systems; Knowledge-Based Systems; System Analysis
- Meyer, Ralf: High-Performance Computing; Nanostructured Materials; Phonic Crystals
- Passi, Kalpdrum: Bioinformatics; Data Mining; Cloud Computing; Web Data Management
- Serghini, Abdellatif: Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Finite Element & Volume Methods
Associated Faculty
- Arteca, Gustavo: Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Appanna, Vasu: Metabolism
- Chitov, Gennady: Strongly Correlated Fermions; Low-Dimensional Magnetism; Cosmology
- Kumar, Aseem: Cytokine and Transcription Factor Regulation; Apoptosis: Bacterial DNA and RNA
- Merritt, Thomas: Genomics and Bioinformatics
Adjunct Members in Other Programs
- Fava, Lorrie (MIRARCO): Ventilation and Production Optimization
- Haibin Zhu (Nipissing University) Role-Based Collaboration, Adaptive Collaboration, Group Performance Optimization, Software Engineering, Service Computing and Cloud Computing, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Human Computer Interaction