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  • “Protecting Your Privacy in the Era of Online and Mobile Social Networks,” Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu

    “Protecting Your Privacy in the Era of Online and Mobile Social Networks,” Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu In recent years, online and mobile social networks have been widely used by millions of people. At the same time, many of the users of such social networks are not aware of all the privacy issues and the potential misuse…

  • Spring 2014 Programming Clubs for School Students

    Spring 2014 Programming Clubs for School Students

    Spring 2014 Programming Clubs for School Students Computer Programming Clubs will be run for school students on Saturdays & Sundays at UT Dallas, Coppell and Allen. See K-12 Outreach Program Website for details. Saturday, May 24 2014 (9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Location: ECSS building in UTD, off-site locations in Coppell & Allen Contact Info: Jey Veerasamy  972-883-4241 Questions? Email me. SOURCE: UT DALLAS | COMET NEWS CALENDAR 

  • Congratulations to Spring 2014 CS Graduates

    Congratulations to Spring 2014 CS Graduates

    Congratulations to Spring 2014 CS Graduates On Thursday, 5/15/2014, the Computer Science (CS) Department sponsored a luncheon for the students graduating in May.  Dr. Satyajit (MSCS ’91), pictured above, gave practical and humorous advice to the students. Dr. Gupta, Head of the CS Department, congratulated all students and recognized students with high GPAs.  They are:…

  • Jonsson School Honors its Own in Year-End Award Ceremony

    Jonsson School Honors its Own in Year-End Award Ceremony “I am continually impressed by the stories I hear of individuals in the Jonsson School who go above and beyond,” said Dr. Mark W. Spong, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science recently…

  • Programming Camps Offered at Discount to Staffers’ Children

    Programming Camps Offered at Discount to Staffers’ Children

    Programming Camps Offered at Discount to Staffers’ Children The Center for Computer Science Education and Outreach is discounting the price of its programming camps this fall for youths in the immediate families of UT Dallas faculty, staff and students. The schedule includes camps for high school, middle school and elementary school students. The full list…

  • Virtual Tour of the University of Texas at Dallas

    Virtual Tour of the University of Texas at Dallas

    Virtual Tour of the University of Texas at Dallas See how much the UT Dallas campus has changed recently, check out the new UT Dallas  Virtual Tour .  Visitors are guided around campus by two current students and can access photo galleries, videos and 360-degree views along the way. 

  • Statistics: Grads Leave With Low Debt, Strong Earning Potential

    Statistics: Grads Leave With Low Debt, Strong Earning Potential From left to right:  New graduates Jacob Craft (finance), Nujeen Zibar (biology) and Duy-Anh (Tommy) Tran (computer science) are among the majority of UT Dallas students who are not carrying any college debt. At a time when many college students and parents are focused on post-graduation…

  • Professors Move South

    Professors Move South Dr. Zygmunt Haas and Dr. Mark Paulk are enjoying the sunshine and teaching in the CS Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. Both are from colder, northern cities.  Dr. Haas had previously taught at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.  Dr. Paulk had previously worked as a Senior Research Scientist at…

  • Record Number of Grads Expected to Celebrate Degrees at 9 Commencement Ceremonies

    Record Number of Grads Expected to Celebrate Degrees at 9 Commencement Ceremonies Natasha Ghosh celebrated graduating with a master’s degree in human development and early childhood disorders after her fall ceremony. Friends and family will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 3,900 graduates next week when The University of Texas at Dallas honors its latest…

  • UT Dallas Ranks 15th Among the World’s Young Universities

    UT Dallas Ranks 15th Among the World’s Young Universities For the second consecutive year, The University of Texas at Dallas is ranked 15th in the world among universities founded less than 50 years ago, according to the just-released “100 Under 50” report from the Times Higher Education. The Times Higher Education magazine considers 13 performance…

  • Recent PhD Computer Science student is now an Assistant Professor

    Recent PhD Computer Science student is now an Assistant Professor Dr. Yin Yang (yyang@ece.unm.edu) earned his BS degree in Jiangnan University in China and his PhD in Computer Science at UT Dallas in Texas.  He now does research in graphics simulation animation visualization and works as an assistant professor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering…

  • Computer Science graduate helps IBM Improve database architecture

    Computer Science graduate helps IBM Improve database architecture After completing his MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science at UT Dallas, Mustafa Canim started working at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, in Yorktown Heights, NY (mustafa@us.ibm.com).  Since 2011, he has been working on several research projects. One of these projects is related to…