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Boise State University’s Computing Ph.D. program provides students with a unique educational environment that brings together faculty from different programs and departments on campus. The broad range of expertise within our faculty allows us to achieve our mission, which is to train the next generation of computing researchers. Our graduates will develop solutions to complex problems in every sector of society from traditional science and engineering domains to critical areas such as national security, public health and economic innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students choose one of five emphasis areas and focus their coursework and research on their area of interest while receiving guidance from faculty with specialized expertise. The interdisciplinary nature of our program allows students to utilize the expertise, experiences and widespread support of supervisory committee members across our entire campus and broader academic community. View our directory of participating faculty.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\tArtificial Intelligence\n\n<\/h3> Ph.D. in Computing \u2013 Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n <\/i>\n \n\t
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Graduates of our program have gone on to work in industry, higher education, national labs and government agencies.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n <\/header>\n \n\n\t\n

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