UCPH Department of Computer Science
Entrance of the main building, located at the University Park in Copenhagen, on the university's North Campus | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1970 |
Parent institution | University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science |
| Head of Department | Professor Jakob Grue Simonsen |
| Location | , 55°42′08″N 12°33′41″E / 55.7022984°N 12.5613498°E |
| Website | di |
The UCPH Department of Computer Science (Danish: Datalogisk Institut, DIKU) is a department in the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). It is the longest established department of Computer Science in Denmark and was founded in 1970 by Turing Award winner Peter Naur. As of 2021, it employs 82 academic staff, 126 research staff and 38 support staff. It is consistently ranked the top Computer Science department in the Nordic countries, and in 2017 was placed 9th worldwide by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.