Category: Award

Since 2014, data center load growth has tripled and is projected to double or triple again by 2028 due to increased usage of artificial intelligence and electric applications. Researchers are developing long-term, archival storage systems that do not require energy-intensive data centers. Dr. Bingzhe Li, assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering […]

As haptics become more lifelike with virtual reality and augmented reality systems, VR users may soon be able to experience heat and cold. Dr. Jin Ryong Kim, assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, received four major recognitions this year, including a 2025 Faculty Early Career Development Program […]

Dr. Imtiaz Karim advances research to strengthen security and resilience in 4G, 5G and future networks with support from a Polaris Wireless research award.

Python is one of the most widely used programming languages globally. It is favored by developers for its flexibility and ease of use, powering everything from artificial intelligence research to web applications. However, its popularity also makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals. Malware creators have increasingly adopted Python because of its accessibility, leaving security researchers in need of better tools to understand, analyze and defend against threats. Decompilers, which convert compiled code into a human-readable format, are crucial for this type of work. However, Python poses a difficult challenge. The language evolves rapidly, with new features added every year, and its underlying bytecode frequently changes. The rapid pace of development has made existing decompilers unstable, making it challenging for the research community to keep up.

A University of Texas at Dallas student team, Whoosh, placed in the honors category at the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals, a competition known as the Olympics of computing. Team Whoosh was one of 139 teams from 103 countries and one of 19 teams in North America to qualify for the global competition. The three-student UT Dallas team placed 69th internationally at the 49th annual competition held Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 at ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan.

A former University of Texas at Dallas president, the North Texas Semiconductor Institute and an alum were recognized at Tech Titans’ 25th annual awards on Sept. 12. They were among the 14 companies, organizations and individuals honored by Tech Titans, the largest technology trade organization in Texas. Dr. Richard C. Benson, who served as UT Dallas’ president […]

Ningna Wang PhD’25 in computer science was recently chosen as one of eight up-and-coming researchers to participate in the prestigious and competitive 2025 WiGRAPH Rising Stars program. Selected alongside top students from MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell and the University of Toronto, Wang’s recognition marks a significant milestone for both her and the Department of Computer Science.

Charles Averill BS’23, a computer science PhD student at The University of Texas at Dallas, won the student research competition at an international conference for his solution to a longstanding cybersecurity problem.

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 deep curiosity about machine learning and a strong commitment to intellectual growth. That decision ultimately led him to complete a PhD in the UT Dallas Computer Science Department and to be named one of the University’s top doctoral graduates. The David Daniel Thesis Award, presented annually to two outstanding recipients from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, recognized Chen’s dissertation Toward More Trustworthy and Efficient Machine Learning Software for its exceptional combination of technical sophistication, practical utility and interdisciplinary insight.

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 Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), the top academic venue in the field, Miao won first place in the prestigious ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) for her project, Program Feature-based Fuzzing Benchmarking.