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Doctoral Open House

2023 Admitted Student Open House 

March 23 & 24, 2023

Welcome! 

Congratulations on being admitted to the Computer Science Department doctoral program! We hope you will join us for our Open House. There are informational group events and one-on-one meetings with faculty and doctoral students to help you decide if our program is the best fit for you to pursue your degree.

A customized schedule will be provided based on the research areas and interests that you provide on our information form, which you will receive via email along with detailed information inviting you to our program overview event.

Prior to your visit be sure to access the program overview, Ph.D. Handbook and Faculty Research Guide for information about the degree program and research that is currently happening across the department.

We strongly encourage in-person attendance. Due to the ongoing pandemic some remote access will be accommodated. Community members and visitors to CMU are expected to be fully vaccinated when medically possible. Proof of vaccination can be sent to yano@cs.cmu.edu.

Good quality masks are recommended while indoors, except while eating.

Visiting Campus

2023 Open House Schedule
Arrival - March 22 Activity Location
6:00 - 8:00 PM Welcome Dinner & Socializing Hotel Indigo, East Liberty
8:00 PM Student lead activities Information provided at Welcome
Day One Schedule
Thursday - March 23 Activity Location
7:00-8:00 AM Breakfast Hotel Indigo
8:00 & 8:30 AM Travel to campus Shuttle Service from Hotel
9:00-10:00 AM Overview & Welcome
Srini Seshan, Karl Crary
GHC 6115
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Appointments with Faculty Refer to your individual schedule
12:00-2:00 PM Concurrent Area Lunches GHC 8102 - AI/ML
GHC 6121 - Graphics
GHC 4405 - PL/FM
GHC 6115 - Systems
GHC 6501 - Theory
Security is assigned based on secondary interests.
2:00-4:00 PM Appointments with Faculty Refer to your individual schedule
3:00-4:00 PM Q&A with Women Faculty GHC 6115
4:00-5:00 PM Queer Student Mixer GHC 8102
5:30-8:00 PM Dinner with Faculty & Students GHC 6th Floor Collaborative Commons
7:30 & 8:00 PM Shuttle Service to hotel CUC Shuttle Stop
Day Two Schedule
Friday - March 24 Activity Location
7:00-8:00 AM Breakfast Hotel
8:00 & 8:30 AM Travel to campus Shuttle from Hotel
9:00-12:00 PM Appointments with faculty Refer to your individual schedule
11:00-12:00 PM Women@SCS & SCS4ALL Social GHC 6115
12:00-2:00 PM Lunch & Grad Student Research Talks, Panel, & Pittsburgh Overview GHC 6115



2:00-5:00 PM Appointments with faculty Refer to your individual schedule
3:00-4:00 PM CyLab Security & Privacy Social:
Admitted students are welcome meet our students and faculty and join us for discussion.
CIC 1201 & 1301
4:30-5:30 PM Parallel Data Lab (PDL) group meeting:
We welcome all attendees interested in Systems to join us for our weekly gathering.
CIC 4105
6:00 & 6:30 PM Shuttles to dinner CUC Shuttle Stop
6:30-8:00 PM Dinner Bakery Square Galley
Day 3 Schedule
Saturday, March 25 Activity Location
9:00-12:00 PM Phipps Conservatory & Schenley Park Meet in hotel lobby

Travel Reimbursement

Regional Information