The Power and Promise of Data Science and AI:

Johns Hopkins University’s  Transformational Investment in Computer Science

The Investment
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The opportunity
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AN INVESTMENT TO
Redefine What’s Possible.
Johns Hopkins has made a historic commitment to build the nation’s foremost destination for emerging applications, opportunities, and challenges presented by data science, machine learning, and AI.

The new Data Science and AI Institute will include a state-of-the-art facility on the Homewood campus and an expansion of our computing resource capacity to the scale required for an initiative of this dimension.

We’re also making an unprecedented investment in people:
  • 80 new tenure-track faculty, the largest cluster hire in the history of the Whiting School of Engineering, in the departments of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

  • 30 AI-FOCUSED RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS to support new engineering faculty projects.

  • 40 NEW TENURE-TRACK FACULTY outside of AI to strengthen all engineering departments.

  • A PROJECTED 750 NEW PHD STUDENTS across all areas of engineering.

Johns Hopkins University
The nation’s first research university never stops evolving.
Johns Hopkins University’s history is rooted in multidisciplinary collaboration and discovery.
‍It's a legacy of academic excellence and societal impact that spans nearly 150 years. In that time, we’ve defined and redefined the limits of innovation, developed the research that’s advanced our civilization, and discovered new worlds beyond and within our own.

We've helped change humankind for the better. 

And that's just the beginning.
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Johns Hopkins leads all U.S. universities in R&D spending—with a record-breaking $3.4 billion in the last fiscal year.
COMPUTER SCIENCE AT THE WHITING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
A computing powerhouse driving innovation in AI.
The Department of Computer Science unites the creativity and innovation needed to realize the future’s limitless possibilities. Dedicated to solving critical societal challenges through advances in computing technology, our research targets core topics in computing in a broad range of applications, including robotics, human language technology, social policy, and disease diagnosis and treatment.

We are leading—and work with—partners across the Johns Hopkins institutions, including clinicians in the School of Medicine, scientists in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and engineers at the Applied Physics Laboratory.
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We’re pursuing the potential and promise of data science and AI in an environment where the values of humanity, ethics, and accessibility are integral—where innovation is informed by the diverse voices and perspectives that reflect the world we serve.

BUILDING ON A DECADE OF GROWTH
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

2012-2023

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210%
INCREASE IN RESEARCH FUNDING
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658%
INCREASE IN
UNDERGRAD APPLICATIONS
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323%
INCREASE IN
MASTER'S APPLICATIONS
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177%
INCREASE IN
PhD APPLICATIONS
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61%
FACULTY GROWTH

AREAS OF FOCUS:

FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTATIONS
Defining the future of computation, seeking to understand its power and limitations, and developing new systems to ensure a secure and sustainable computing future.
  • Exploring theoretical problems to gain insights into fundamental issues in computation
  • Developing digital technologies to protect and secure online information and privacy
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EMBODIED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Designing and building intelligent systems that integrate seamlessly into our lives and environments and facilitating secure interactions between intelligent machines and people.
  • Designing and promoting trustworthy AI systems to support complex decision- making tasks
  • Understanding how humans communicate and developing technology for analysis, translation, and transformation of multilingual speech/text
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COMPUTATION TO ADVANCE DISCOVERY AND WELLBEING
Developing computational systems that accelerate and enable discoveries in health, science, and the humanities.‍
  • Understanding dynamic, spatial interaction, vision, robotics, and human-computer interaction in support of medical robotics
  • Studying root causes of disease and genome evolution through multidisciplinary research on genomics, genetics, and DNA sequencing
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TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Pioneering systems and applications that are accessible and drive positive societal change.‍
  • Bridging the divide between real people and the NLP technologies built to serve them
  • Shaping national AI and technology policy to ensure innovation of safe and effective technologies

A FOUNDATION FOR DISCOVERY

Our faculty are redefining their disciplines—and creating wholly new ones—through our multidisciplinary research centers and institutes:
Center for Language and Speech ProcessingInformation Security InstituteInstitute for Assured AutonomyInstitute for Data Intensive Engineering and ScienceLaboratory for Computational Sensing and RoboticsMalone Center for Engineering in HealthcareMathematical Institute for Data Science
THE REGION

Live. Work.
‍Transform.

BALTIMORE is a vibrant and diverse urban location with much to offer:

  • A rich history and cultural life

  • An abundance of nearby outdoor activities

  • Affordable and diverse housing, both in the city and surrounding areas

  • Excellent school options — both public and private

  • Consistently ranked among the nation’s top “foodie” cities

  • Professional sports — Ravens (NFL), Orioles (MLB)

  • Proximity to federal government agencies and government contractors, policy makers and advocates

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Located at the crossroads of the East Coast’s most influential cities and close to leading government, tech, health, and industry players, Hopkins provides unmatched proximity to power—an ideal environment to spark and showcase your work.
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ETA BY TRAIN:

Baltimore to Washington D.C.: 35 min

Baltimore to Northern Virginia: 1.25 hours

Baltimore to Philadelphia: 1.25 hours

Baltimore to NYC: 2.5 hours

THE OPPORTUNITY
We’re seeking bold, interdisciplinary leaders who are redefining computer science.
Our goals are ambitious. So are the experts we’re searching for: Great minds in academia and industry who are as committed to redefining AI’s horizons as they are to making an exponential impact on humanity.
At Hopkins, you’ll shape curricula, inspire students, and spearhead innovative programs that will expand the vision and potential of the institute.

Our computer science faculty benefit from having the support for visionary cross-divisional research projects. They have access to the institution’s full resources, including those available through our top-ranked Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Arts and Sciences and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
If you’re looking to advance your professional trajectory and leave an outsized imprint on the field, we’d like to talk to you.
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