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Originally Posted by gttts23
While I've had the opportunity to speak to several professors in US and Canadian universities about that, I am just an applicant with no direct knowledge.
I've been told that age is not necessarily a problem in CS, and that experience can be very helpful in getting admitted. In my case it has probably been a significant advantage because it is so close to the theoretical discipline I want to do my research in.
I am not aware of any threshold age, but it may become harder as you pass your early thirties. I have a friend who started her PhD in her forties, but this may not be very representative. Before starting her PhD she had many important, and heavily cited papers, published.
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@gttts thanks for the reply.
I am in late thirties, and am on a most senior technical position in a US based software company, infact leading its software development worldover (have distributed development teams). My whole experience is relevent to my field of interest for future research.