CMS计划适用于有跨学科兴趣并且不想被打败的学生。取而代之的是，我们正在寻找想要进入学科边界，观念重叠，相交以及出现新领域的学生。许多CMS学生在其本科课程中学习了多个领域。通常，CMS学生接受过数学，计算机科学，电气工程或经济学方面的本科培训，但是有些学生已经完成了工程学或数学科学其他领域的课程。学生们的共同点是他们对区域之间如何相互作用和相互影响感到好奇。
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.The Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS) PhD program is a unique, new, multidisciplinary program at Caltech involving faculty and students from computer science, electrical engineering, applied math, economics, operations research, and even the physical sciences. The program sets high standards for admission and graduation, and boasts a broad collection of world-class faculty (any faculty at Caltech from any of the areas above can advise students).Optimization and Statistics has led to machine learning, big data, and the field of data science.Control and Electrical Engineering has led to the smart grid, smart buildings, and the internet of things.Physics has led to quantum computing and quantum information theory.Biology and Electrical Engineering has led to bioinformatics, molecular programming, and biomolecular circuits.