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Computer Science Teams Win Big at the 12th Annual UT Dallas Big Idea Competition (BIC)
Computer Science Teams Win Big at the 12th Annual UT Dallas Big Idea Competition (BIC) Student teams from The University of Texas at Dallas showed recently that winning a business pitch competition — or launching a successful business, for that matter — requires having not just a great idea but also the preparation, passion and…
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Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Competition Hosts Largest Contest in its History
Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Competition Hosts Largest Contest in its History This October, the biannual Battle of the Brains: High School Programming Competition held one of the biggest competitions in its decade-long history. The contest drew in more 135 teams comprising more than 450 high school students from all over North Texas,…
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NSF REU Program at UT Dallas CS Offers A Unique Research Experience
NSF REU Program at UT Dallas CS Offers A Unique Research Experience For the past ten years, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has organized a ten-week research program each summer funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for undergraduate students. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is led by Dr. W. Eric Wong,…
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New USPTO Director, North Texas Experts Tackle Business of AI, Emerging Tech
New USPTO Director, North Texas Experts Tackle Business of AI, Emerging Tech Via DallasInnovates.com | By Payton Potter – As artificial intelligence takes on bigger roles in business, the U.S. Patent Office, industry leaders, and academics work to understand the technology. United States Patent Office Director Andrei Iancu joined four artificial intelligence experts Friday morning in Dallas to jumpstart…
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UT Dallas CS Department Hosts The 2018 Data Science Conference
UT Dallas CS Department Hosts The 2018 Data Science Conference Data enthusiasts, academics, and professionals alike joined together earlier this month at the 2018 UT Dallas Computer Science Department Data Science Conference to learn about new insights in the fields of data science and data analytics. The goal of the conference was to provide a…
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Dr. Vincent Ng Develops AI Essay Grading Program
Dr. Vincent Ng Develops AI Essay Grading Program For professors struggling to cope with stacks of papers to grade, new software — developed by a UT Dallas researcher and powered by artificial intelligence — may offer a long-term solution. Dr. Vincent Ng, a computer science professor who works with UT Dallas Human Language Technology Research…
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Dr. Benjamin Raichel Explores a New Dimension of Data Analysis
Dr. Benjamin Raichel Explores a New Dimension of Data Analysis When you think of geometry, you might think of mathematical equations involving the size, shape and position of objects, and the properties of space. And you’d be right. But what if you could take these geometric principles, feed them into a computer and apply them…
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Dr. Cong Liu Develops Technology to Support Driverless Vehicles
Dr. Cong Liu Develops Technology to Support Driverless Vehicles A computer science professor at The University of Texas at Dallas hopes within the next 10 years, you’ll be driving an autonomous car that his research helped make possible. Dr. Cong Liu, assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer…
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Dr. Kantarcioglu Talks With CBS DFW About Smart Home Systems
Dr. Kantarcioglu Talks With CBS DFW About Smart Home Systems VIA CBS DFW | By Aparna Zalani – If you are wondering what the home of the future looks like… look no further than the voice activated device nearest you. It will most-likely include SIRI or Alexa. Last week- Amazon unveiled an Alexa- controlled microwave…
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Dr. Ivan Hal Sudborough’s Paper from 1980 Given the Test of Time Award
Dr. Ivan Hal Sudborough’s Paper from 1980 Given the Test of Time Award UT Dallas Founders Professor Dr. Ivan Hal Sudborough and Dr. Burkhard Monien a professor at Paderborn University, Germany, were presented with the Test of Time Award at the 44th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science (WG 2018) that was held last in June in Lübbenau, in Germany. Their award was…
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Undergrads Offered the Opportunity to Join Faculty Research During the UG Research Networking Lunch
Undergrads Offered the Opportunity to Join Faculty Research During the UG Research Networking Lunch This past May, twenty UT Dallas Computer Science Undergraduate students were invited to take part in the Computer Science/Software Engineering Undergraduate Research Speed Matching Luncheon. The event brought together both UT Dallas’s distinguished computer science and software engineering faculty members, current…
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Dr. Prakash and Freshmen Students Develop Software To Assist With Navigating UT Dallas Buildings
Dr. Prakash and Freshmen Students Develop Software To Assist With Navigating UT Dallas Buildings Via UT Dallas Mercury News | Written by Madison York – An algorithm developed in part by freshmen researchers nixes GPS, utilizes Wi-Fi hotspots for guided wayfinding. A research team of 12 freshmen, headed by computer science professor Ravi Prakash and…