Category: Award

Simin Chen Takes Home David Daniel Thesis Award for Research on Trustworthy Machine Learning Before earning the esteemed David Daniel Thesis Award at The University of Texas at Dallas, Dr. Simin Chen began his academic journey in a completely different field: civil engineering. With no formal training in computer science, he was driven by a […]

UT Dallas Doctoral Student Miao Miao Wins First Place at ICSE 2025 ACM Student Research Competition Miao Miao, a doctoral student in The University of Texas at Dallas Department of Computer Science working under the guidance of Professor Shiyi Wei, has earned international recognition for her innovative research in software testing. At the 2025 International […]

Leaders at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas recognized faculty, staff and graduate students at its annual meeting and awards ceremony held in the spring.
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair, congratulated the award winners and thanked everyone for their perseverance and contributions during the year. She reminded participants of her charge to make 2024-25 a “Year of Creativity” and highlighted that engineers and computer scientists are highly creative people, despite stereotypes of left-brained STEM professionals.

A University of Texas at Dallas researcher’s pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) technology to reduce traffic delays and emissions developed in collaboration with the city of Richardson was named a Smart 20 Award winner and one of the top three projects at the 2025 Smart Cities Connect Spring Conference and Expo.

Computer science senior Jack Le in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science  has been named a recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation award.

University of Texas at Dallas students got the opportunity to envision a possible future in research that they may not have considered during the annual Exhibition of Excellence in Undergraduate Research held April 10-15.

University of Texas at Dallas students and alumni pitched their ideas spanning biotechnology, artificial intelligence, sustainability and digital community-building April 16 at the 2025 Big Idea Competition finals hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE).

Students Advance in Amazon Challenge A University of Texas at Dallas student team is one of 10 from around the world selected to compete in a new Amazon tournament designed to strengthen the security of software developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

Last fall, the Multimodal Interaction (MI) Lab within the computer science department at The University of Texas at Dallas hosted over 60 students for an engaging “Tech Demo Day,” showcasing the lab’s cutting-edge research in multisensory interfaces and immersive user experiences in virtual reality (VR).

Team Enhances AI-Driven Medical Coding Automation Platform CorroHealth Inc., a leader in autonomous medical coding, leverages large language models (LLMs) and natural language processing (NLP) in its PULSE Coding Automation Technology. The platform drives accuracy, efficiency and speed at scale to code for outpatient provider and risk-based payer reimbursements.