Welcome
The Computing + Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Department is nestled in the heart of Pasadena on the beautiful Caltech campus. CMS is home to outstanding students and researchers who share a passion for science and engineering, as well as a drive to investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in computation and information. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3:1, we promote innovative interdisciplinary collaborations throughout campus and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Academic Programs
Applied + Computational Mathematics
Computer Science
Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Control + Dynamical Systems
Research Areas
- Algorithms & Complexity Theory
- Applied Probability & Stochastic Analysis
- Computational Neuroscience & Neural Engineering
- Formal Methods & Verification
- Graphics & Geometry
- Information Theory & Signal Processing
- Molecular Programming & Synthetic Biology
- Networked & Distributed Systems
- Optimization & Control
- Quantum Information & Computation
- Robotics & Autonomous Control
- Scientific Computing & Numerical Analysis
- Social & Information Sciences
- Statistics & Machine Learning