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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.

Research 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 Schedule — Fall 2025
Date Area Time Location
December 11, 2025 PL/Security/Systems
(Years 4-n)		 9:30 AM GHC 6115
December 11, 2025 AI/Graphics/Theory
(Years 4-n)		 1:00 PM GHC 6115
December 12, 2025 General Meeting
(Years 1-3)		 9:30 AM GHC 6115
Upcoming (Tentative) DSR Dates
Semester Dates Location
Spring 2026 May 7-8 GHC 6115
Fall 2026 TBD GHC 6115
Spring 2027 TBD GHC 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.