Category: Industry

CS Student Selected as One of Five Finalists Chosen to Compete in Blackstone LaunchPad Pitch Competition @ Startup Grind Five student entrepreneurial teams have been selected to pitch live for a total of over $50,000 in cash and in-kind prizes at the upcoming Blackstone LaunchPad Pitch Competition. The competition will be held in Silicon Valley […]

Big Idea Competition Showcases Burgeoning Startup Scene at UTD Three pitch competitions were rolled into one awards ceremony that conferred more than $400,000 in prize money for the 2021 Big Idea Competition at The University of Texas at Dallas. The Nov. 9 ceremony, hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) in the Edith […]

Center for Applied AI and Machine Learning (CAIML) Assists InfoVision To Develop Drone-Supported Inventory System When InfoVision envisioned a drone-based system for tasks including inventory management, the Richardson, Texas-based technology company turned to a new University of Texas at Dallas center that helps industry partners apply artificial intelligence (AI) to cutting-edge scenarios. Researchers at the Center […]

UT Dallas CS Researchers Apply Power of AI To Forecast Energy Supply, Demand The increasing use of renewable, fluctuating power sources, such as wind and solar energy, has made it more challenging than ever to forecast electricity prices. In partnership with Vistra, one of the largest competitive power generators in the U.S., University of Texas […]

HackAI’21 Goes Virtual For Its Third AI Focused Hackathon Today, artificial intelligence is a buzzword that’s frequently mentioned. Still, many students are unaware of what it means, the subtopics within the field, and how they can get started and nurture their interests, especially beginners. The AI Society hopes to take the mystery out of this specialized niche […]

Richardson and UTD Partner for New Innovation District Hub The University of Texas at Dallas is teaming up with the city of Richardson on what they hope will be a transformational project — a new anchor for what Richardson is calling its Innovation Quarter. The district includes about 1,200 acres east of U.S. Highway 75 […]

Computer Scientists Enhance Alexa’s Small-Talk Skills Amazon Alexa can give the weather forecast, play a requested song and set an alarm. But could the virtual assistant ever have humanlike conversations with users? That’s the challenge for a University of Texas at Dallas team of computer science students competing in the Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge […]

State Farm Internship Program Equips Students for Future Success Former Interns Land Full-Time Roles after Graduation with Insurance Giant Since 2016 the State Farm internship program at The University of Texas at Dallas has provided opportunities for dozens of students to gain hands-on experience with a notable Fortune 500 company. Now in its fifth year, […]

UT Dallas Computer Scientists Create Video Game Mechanism To Detect Cheating Via Dallas Innovates | Written By Lauren Hawkins — Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports […]

Dr. Thuraisingham talks with Aerospace America about Protecting the International Space Station Via Aerospace America  | By Sarah Wells — NASA’s cybersecurity track record has been a troubled one, but as far as the public record shows, the troubles have not reached the International Space Station. What should NASA do to keep it that way? Sarah […]