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Doctoral Student Review (DSR) Schedule

The Computer Science Department faculty hold the Doctoral Student Review (DSR) meeting twice a year at the end of the fall and spring semesters to make a formal evaluation of each student in the PhD program. 

Fall Semester Review

  • Students in years 4-n will be reviewed at the research area meetings on Thursday.
  • Students in years 1-3, special cases, LOAs, ghosts, and cases referred from the Thursday area meetings will be reviewed at the General Meeting on Friday.

Spring Semester Review

  • Students in years 1-3 are reviewed at the research area meetings on Thursday.
  • Students in years 4-n, special cases, LOAs, ghosts, and cases referred from the Thursday area meetings will be reviewed at the General Meeting on Friday.

Reserach area groupings alternate as well:

  • Fall - AM - PL/Security/Systems, PM - AI/Graphics/Theory
  • Spring - AM - AI/Graphics/Theory, PM - PL/Security/Systems

Current Semester DSR Dates

SPRING 2025

Thursday,
May 8, 2025

AI/Graphics/Theory
(Years 1-3)
9:30 AMGHC 6115

Thursday,
May 8, 2025

PL/Security/Systems 
(Years 1-3)
1:00 PMGHC 6115

Friday,
May 9, 2025

General Meeting
(Years 4-n)
9:30 AMGHC 6115

TENTATIVE Upcoming Semester Dates

Fall 2025December 11-12GHC 6115
Spring 2026May 7-8GHC 6115
Fall 2026TBDGHC 6115

DSR dates are also available each semester on the CSD online department calendar under Faculty Meetings, which provides options to add the dates to your preferred calendar.