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48th Annual Chancellor’s Council Symposium – Building a Global Firewall
48th Annual Chancellor’s Council Symposium – Building a Global Firewall The UT System held its 48th Chancellor’s Council Annual Meeting and Symposium in Austin, Texas, on May 8, 2015. Approximately 1,000 donors to the UT System were in attendance for the event where Chancellor Bill McRaven gave his first “State of the System” address. To…
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CS Department Celebrates Graduation with Luncheon and Inaugural Presentation of the Kurt Holmes Award and Doctor Family Award
CS Department Celebrates Graduation with Luncheon and Inaugural Presentation of the Kurt Holmes Award and Doctor Family Award Families and friends came together on Saturday, May 16th to congratulate and celebrate the accomplishments of the 2015 UT Dallas Computer Science and Software Engineering graduates. To honor the hard work and dedication of the graduating class,…
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UTDesign CS Spring 2015 Expo Celebrate Senior Capstone Projects
UTDesign CS Spring 2015 Expo Celebrate Senior Capstone Projects Computer Science seniors in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science gathered on May 8th to present their capstone projects at the UTDesign Computer Science Expo. In Spring 2015, twenty-two teams ranging from three to five members each participated in the Expo. All students…
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UT Dallas CS Grad Alan Hamlett Revolutionizing Developer Productivity in Silicon Valley
UT Dallas CS Grad Alan Hamlett Revolutionizing Developer Productivity in Silicon Valley Alan Hamlett is a 2010 graduate of the Computer Science Department at UT Dallas and founder of WakaTime – a developer efficiency platform gaining popularity in Silicon Valley. Hamlett, an avid programmer since the age of fourteen, thinks his experiences in Silicon Valley…
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Dual CS & CE Major Grad Leaves His Mark on Jonsson School, Robotics Lab
Dual CS & CE Major Grad Leaves His Mark on Jonsson School, Robotics Lab Four years ago, Hazen Eckert seized on what could have been a routine lecture and turned it into the most transformative experience of his college career. Dr. Mark W. Spong, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, gave…
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Dr. Lily Wu Inspires Students at the Second Grace Series Lecture
Dr. Lily Wu Inspires Students at the Second Grace Series Lecture On May 4th 2015, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department’s Grace Series Lectures continued with Dr. Lily Wu as the featured speaker. The objective of the Grace Series is to present a program of lectures about the role of women in today’s technology fields…
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CyberSecurity Institute Works to Untangle Web of Concerns with Interdisciplinary Approach
CyberSecurity Institute Works to Untangle Web of Concerns with Interdisciplinary Approach The Internet of Things — a time in the near future when trillions of electronic devices will be connected to the Internet — will increase the need for interdisciplinary approaches to cybersecurity, experts say. “With electronic devices now and in the future collecting medical,…
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CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service Program Trains Future Cybersecurity Workforce
CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service Program Trains Future Cybersecurity Workforce Threats to the nation’s information technology infrastructure are real. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program to support educational efforts in cybersecurity to produce the workforce that will defend against…
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Multi-modal 3D Tele-Immersion Research Project holds its Annual Meeting
Multi-modal 3D Tele-Immersion Research Project holds its Annual Meeting Multi-modal 3D tele-immersion is a collaborative project that involves the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of California at Berkeley and the Dallas Veterans Affairs Hospital. UT Dallas is the lead institution. The project, funded by the National Science…
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CS Freshman Takes Home 2nd Place at UG Research Awards & Poster Contest
CS Freshman Takes Home 2nd Place at UG Research Awards & Poster Contest Last fall, the Office of Research at UT Dallas gave out 107 Undergraduate Research Scholar Awards, a record number for the 8-year-old competitive grant program that funds student research under the guidance of faculty mentors. More than 80 of those student researchers displayed the results…
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UTDesign Team Projects Ready to Soar for Spring Expo Competition
UTDesign Team Projects Ready to Soar for Spring Expo Competition The final results of the projects created by seniors in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science range from saving corporations money or employee time, to health applications such as a breast pump that allows a mother to assess the nutritional needs of her child,…
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IEEE Reliability Society Recognizes Dr. Eric Wong as Engineer of the Year
IEEE Reliability Society Recognizes Dr. Eric Wong as Engineer of the Year In January 2015, Dr. Eric Wong, professor and the Director of International Outreach in the Computer Science department at UT Dallas, received the Engineer of the Year Award from the IEEE Reliability Society. This award recognizes Professor Wong’s key contributions in software testing…