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Racing to the Top
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, The University of Texas at Dallas added track and field to the existing cross country team, firing the starter’s gun on a program racing to the top of the American Southwest Conference (ASC). Two of the most decorated members of the team are scholarship athletes — students who…
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UTD Joins National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity Effort
The University of Texas at Dallas has joined a new national center in cybersecurity funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and created to develop strategies to protect the nation’s transportation system against cyberattacks.
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Jonsson School Students To Test AI Search-and-Rescue Tool at NASA
A University of Texas at Dallas student team will test and present its solution to one of NASA’s yearlong student design challenges at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Pioneering Professor Shares Her Journey in Book on Women in Computer Science
A new book about trailblazing women in computer science highlights Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham’s journey, from growing up in Sri Lanka to becoming a respected academic at The University of Texas at Dallas and a renowned cybersecurity expert. Rendering History: The Women of ACM-W, published in April by the Association for Computing Machinery, celebrates the 30-year history…
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2024 Spring International Contest on Software Testing
2024 Spring International Contest on Software Testing Software testing continues to be the primary approach used in practice to ensure the development of high-quality software. However, students graduating with a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in computer science or software engineering may not be properly trained for doing software testing cost-effectively. To increase the awareness…
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From Algorithms to Achievements: UT Dallas Computer Science Class of 2024
UT Dallas celebrated graduation this spring with each of the University’s eight schools hosting its own ceremony. Twelve ceremonies in all were held, along with a doctoral hooding ceremony presided over by the school’s respective deans. More than 5,100 students participated in all the ceremonies. A total of 2,847 bachelor’s, 2,487 master’s and 98 doctoral…
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Computer Science Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Kevin Hamlen
Our first interview (in a new spotlight series on UT Dallas computer science faculty) is with Dr. Kevin Hamlen, a Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at UT Dallas, and the executive director of UT Dallas’ Cyber Security Research and Education Institute (CSI). His research interests involve language-based security, which leverages programming language theory and compiler design to…
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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…