Why would someone get a Ph.D. in computer science. what does it mean and what can you do with this sheepskin?

Question

reply to answer. isn't that lame

Answer 1

A Ph. D. is Ph. D.; you won't have it for free.

It depends on your advisor and the choice of your thesis.

It could be a boring thesis, like "Optimizing a b-tree when the processor is idle" or new way to structure and search the Internet to find more meaningful information.

Computer science is still a new field where you can make significant contributions, for example:

-- robotics

-- artificial intelligence

-- interface living tissues and electronics (see Carnegie Mellon)

-- parallel processors.

-- applications in medicine

-- speech synthesis ...

Answer 2

The best reason is to become a professor or the personal satisfaction of being called Doctor.

Answer 3

Someone with a Ph.D. is probably a teacher in a college or University.  Someone wishing a career in computers would be better off with a BS in computer science and an MBA.