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Getting to know … Esha Bansal, computer science senior
Tell us about yourself! What is your story? My name is Esha Bansal, and I am a senior majoring in computer science with a minor in psychology. I am the 2023-24 president of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and have been with the organization throughout my college experience. I was born and raised in…
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TexSAW 2024: Cybersecurity Enthusiasts Unite for a Virtual Battle
This past semester, the UT Dallas Cyber Security Research and Education Institute (CSI), in conjunction with the UT Dallas Department of Computer Science, virtually conducted its 13th Annual Texas Security Awareness Week (TexSAW 2024) event. TexSAW 2024 consisted of a free online capture-the-flag (CTF) competition over two days. Because the contest was virtual this year, participation…
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Empowering Women in Cybersecurity: Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham’s Grace Series Spring ’24 Finale
The Spring 2024 Grace Series ended its run with Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, UT Dallas Founders Chair Professor of Computer Science and the Founding Executive Director of the Cyber Security Research and Education Institute (CSI) at UT Dallas. Coincidentally, Dr. Thuraisingham was also the first speaker for the Grace Series when it began in the fall…
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Getting to know … Mansi Patel, software engineering senior and Fast Track student
Tell us about yourself! What is your story? My name is Mansi Patel, and I am an undergraduate senior majoring in software engineering at UT Dallas, as well as a software engineering Fast Track student. After graduation, I plan to pursue a master’s degree in software engineering at the university. I am from the Dallas-Fort…
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Dr. Xiaohu Guo Awarded Three Prestigious Grants for Healthcare-Related Research
Dr. Xiaohu Guo, a computer science professor in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, was recently awarded three significant research grants. These grants, bestowed by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and the National Institute for Health (NIH), underscore the importance of…
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From UT Dallas CS Ph.D. to a Trailblazing Voice in Data Science: Dr. Maryam Imani’s Grace Series Talk
The third installment of the Spring 2024 Grace Series featured data scientist (and proud UT Dallas Computer Science alum) Dr. Maryam Imani, who spoke about “Navigating the Data Science Journey: Insights and Inspirations.” Dr. Imani earned her PhD in Computer Science at UT Dallas in 2020. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Imani was primarily involved…
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Dr. Ruili Geng Ends the Fall ’23 Grace Series in Motivating Fashion
Every semester, the UT Dallas Computer Science department hosts a lecture series called the Grace Series, with the goal of to inspire and empower everyone in computer science and all forms of STEM. The Grace Series honors the contributions of women in science with the goal of inspiring and encouraging more women to pursue STEM…
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How the Region’s Top Innovators Are Using AI and ML to Solve Business Challenges
The new age of AI and machine learning is reminiscent of the level of buzz and activity the region saw in the late 1990s and early 2000s for telecom, networking, and the World Wide Web. So says Dr. Gopal Gupta, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Erik…
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AI revolution is set to change how work gets done in 2024 — and who is doing it
AI, or artificial intelligence, grabbed the attention of every industry in 2023, creating hope for easier, more streamlined work processes and stoking fear that the technology could advance enough to replace employees. “Accuracy cannot be guaranteed,” said Dr. Gopal Gupta, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Erik…
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DNA testing site 23andMe hacked, putting customers’ data at risk
“Your DNA is not changeable like your password,” said Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, the Ashbel Smith professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, the director of UTD Data Security and Privacy Lab and an expert in health data privacy. He said hackers accessing 23andMe biological information could target users…
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Fall’23 Grace Series Continues with Dianna Hennel
The Grace Series honors the contributions of real-life women in science with the goal of inspiring and encouraging more of them to pursue STEM careers. The Grace Series introduced its second speaker, Chief Technology Officer & SVP for Catalyst Corporate Credit Union, Diana Hennel. Ms. Hennel currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for Catalyst Corporate Credit…
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Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award
This August, Dr. Xiaohu Guo, his PhD student Ms. Ningna Wang, and a team of collaborators received the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH)’s Technical Papers Best Paper Award for the paper titled “Globally Consistent Normal Orientation for Point Clouds by Regularizing the Winding Number Field.”…