George Mason University

George Mason University is a public research university based in Fairfax, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Its origins date to 1949, when it was established as a center of the University of Virginia; it became an independent university under its current name in 1972. It is Virginia's largest public university by enrollment and holds the Carnegie R1 classification (very high research activity). In addition to its main Fairfax campus, the university operates campuses in Arlington and Manassas, as well as Mason Korea in Incheon, South Korea. Its Computer Science department conducts research in areas including artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and cybersecurity.