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COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATES CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS AT LUNCHEON In May, new graduates of The University of Texas at Dallas crossed the stage to cheers from loved ones, celebrating an unforgettable milestone reached after years of dedication and resilience. In the Department of Computer Science, spring 2025 graduates marked the occasion with another cherished tradition: the CS […]

Two University of Texas at Dallas students have been awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships from the Department of Defense. Computer engineering doctoral student Victoria Gammenthaler BS’23 and mechanical engineering senior Kevin Dinh, both students in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, received the scholarship.

Last fall, a group of talented UT Dallas ECS students earned top honors at UT Austin’s HackTX 2024 with their innovative project, Angel’s Protection. The team—Le Duy Pham and Bryant Hargreaves (senior software engineering students), Dan Nguyen (a senior computer engineering student) and Sunay Shehaan (a computer science freshman attending his first hackathon)—secured three first place awards: “Best Use of Intel AI,” “Best Use of GenAI with InterSystems IRIS Vector Search,” and “Best Ground-Up Model.” Their prizes included laptops, $10,000 in cloud credits, and $2,400 in cash.

At The University of Texas at Dallas, computer science and software engineering students thrive in a vibrant, collaborative environment. HackUTD, the university’s premier hackathon, has grown from 120 participants in 2015 to over 1,200 today. It is now the largest hackathon in Texas and the second largest in the United States. HackUTD is more than a hackathon—it’s a playground for innovation where ideas turn into impactful creations.

At The University of Texas at Dallas, computer science and software engineering students thrive in a vibrant, collaborative environment. HackUTD, the university’s premier hackathon, has grown from 120 participants in 2015 to over 1,200 today. It is now the largest hackathon in Texas and the second largest in the United States. HackUTD is more than a hackathon—it’s a playground for innovation where ideas turn into impactful creations.

Two University of Texas at Dallas students have been awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships from the Department of Defense. Computer engineering doctoral student Victoria Gammenthaler BS’23 and mechanical engineering senior Kevin Dinh, both students in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, received the scholarship.

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 […]

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 […]

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 degrees were awarded.  

Out of a total of 1,320 degrees awarded in spring 2024 in the Jonsson School, 566 bachelor’s degrees, 310 master’s degrees and eight doctoral degrees were awarded to computer science (CS) and software engineering (SE) majors. Ujwal Sandeep Shah, master’s (MS) in computer science and Lillie McMaster, bachelor’s (BS) in software engineering, were the keynote speakers for the Jonsson School graduation ceremonies.

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 en­force soft­ware se­cu­ri­ty. His tech­ni­cal interests in­clude bi­na­ry soft­ware hard­en­ing, cy­ber ­de­cep­tion, mal­ware de­fense, cloud/​web/​mo­bile se­cu­ri­ty, mod­el-check­ing, au­to­mat­ed the­o­rem prov­ing, cer­ti­fy­ing com­pil­ers, and type-safe in­ter­me­di­ate lan­guag­es.