Dr. Seymour Goodman

Professor

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Biography

Immediately coming to Georgia Tech, Goodman directed the Consortium for Research on Information Security Policy (CRISP) and the Center for International Security Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University. He has held a variety of appointments, including at the University of Virginia in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and Soviet and East European Studies. He also held positions at the University of Chicago in Economics, Princeton University at The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Mathematics, and the University of Arizona in Management Information Systems (MIS), focusing on Business and Public Administration, Soviet Russian Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies. Goodman completed his undergraduate studies at Columbia University in city planning, civil engineering, and applied mathematics, and earned a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1970, where he worked on problems in applied mathematics and mathematical physics.

Research Interests

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.