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Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

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Creative, committed, experimental

From making businesses run smoothly to gaming and simulating behaviour, many everyday processes have a basis in computing, while advances in electronics have made the internet, innovative telecommunications and inexpensive computing possible. At Essex we teach and research at Undergraduate, Masters and Postgraduate Research levels, in all these areas and more.

We have a variety of specialist facilities in the areas of brain-computer interfaces, robotics, embedded systems, lasers/photonics and networking, and a laboratory-based teaching and research Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents.

 


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Why choose us?

94% of our School's UG graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2023)
9th in the UK for research impact in computer science (Grade Point Average, REF 2021)
Top 25 in the UK for Computer Science in THE World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Study abroad and industry placement year opportunities
Specialist labs and facilities
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Undergraduate Masters Postgraduate Research

Research

Research in the School of CSEE Artificial Intelligence Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neural Engineering Communications and Networks Robotics and Embedded Systems

People

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Graduate stories

Ayla Sensibar
BSc Computer Science graduate, now Lead Game Programmer with Blackwall Labs.
Matt Evans
BEng Electronic Engineering graduate, now RF Development Engineer at ABER Electronics and PhD student at Essex.
Ecaterina Gamanji
BSc Computer Science (with placement year) graduate, now Cloud Platform Engineer at American Express.
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“Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills are essential to drive technological progress and innovation. Knowledge and experience are key. Our world-leading researchers and innovators support your education so you can actively shape the future.”
Professor Reinhold Scherer Head of School
Computer science and engineering research at Essex
Our world-renowned research is grouped into two themes: artificial intelligence and communications systems.
Research Group: Artificial Intelligence
Our research covers five specialist interest areas: Analytics and Data Science; Computational Finance and Economics; Natural Language and Information Processing; Games and AI; and Health AI.
Research Group: Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neural Engineering
We specialise in non-invasive research to develop brain-computer interfaces. Our research looks at a broad range of BCI applications.
Research Group: Communications and Networks
The focus of our group is the design of next-gen wireless communication and network architectures and systems.
Research Group: Robotics and Embedded Systems
Our research group covers intelligent embedded systems and robotics and mechatronics, with academics working on areas such as system-on-chip design, robotics for hostile environments, and computer vision.
Academics in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
See the current academic staff in our School and find out more about their areas of research and recent publications.
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Research Experience Scheme

The School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Research Experience Scheme gives undergraduate and Masters degree students opportunities to work with academics on research projects. You'll be able to choose between focusing on research in our School, or work on a collaborative project with our colleagues in the Department of Psychology.

Read more about the scheme
Latest news
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