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UTD CS Alumni Creates a Viral COVID-19 Visualization that Promotes Honest, Accessible, Transparent Access to Case Data In mid-March with less than 2,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, UT-Dallas CS alumni Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider (BS’05, MS’06) had questions on the growth and spread of the soon-to-be pandemic.  Over a period of two days, […]

Universities the World Needs: UT Dallas Computer Science Via Study International — Throughout their University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) degree and after graduation, Ph.D. students from the Department of Computer Science are motivated to master all corners of computer science. Gbadebo Gbadero Ayoade, a UT Dallas Ph.D. in Computer Science graduate from Nigeria took […]

Secure your career with a Ph.D. in Computer Science: A Conversation with Professor Gopal Gupta, Erik Jonsson Professor and Head of the UT Dallas Computer Science Department What’s a Ph.D. degree, and why should one get one? A Ph.D., or a Doctor of Philosophy Degree, is the highest degree that one can earn in the […]

Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham Named One of the Top 10 Key Female Cyber Security Leaders To Know In 2020 Information Security Solutions Review Magazine named Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham as one of the top 10 Key Female Cybersecurity Leaders to Know in 2020, noting that she “has a staggering list of accomplishments and titles.” The article was written in celebration of Women History […]

Dr. Kang Zhang Develops the Art of Artificial Intelligence It took years for Pablo Picasso to perfect his style. Now, a University of Texas at Dallas computer science professor is developing algorithms to generate unique images that mimic the cubist pioneer’s paintings in seconds. Dr. Kang Zhang uses artificial intelligence (AI) to teach computers to […]

UTD CS Ranks 9th in Top 25 Best U.S. Colleges for a MS in Computer and Information Science Recently, the website Grad Reports ranked the top 25 best colleges in the U.S. that offer a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Science. The ranking, based on earning potential of the graduates, ranked the UT Dallas […]

CS Seniors Showcase Innovative Solutions to problems at the Fall’19 UTDesign CS Expo UT Dallas Computer Science and Software Engineering seniors came together last December to present their capstone projects at the Fall 2019 UTDesign Computer Science Expo. Forty teams ranging from three to five members each presented their final projects to a room full of their […]

Largest Number of UTD CS Students Join Amazon and Facebook This summer, the UT Dallas CS Department will have the largest number ever of students joining Amazon. At least 45 CS/SE students will participate in summer internships, and at least 33 students will take up full-time jobs after finishing their degrees this spring. Thus, nearly […]

UT Dallas CS Department Celebrates the Newest Class of Fall’19 Graduates December marked a special milestone for graduates at The University of Texas at Dallas, as the campus honored its newest alumni in its 50th Anniversary celebration year. During seven fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 16-18, held in the Activity Center, over 2,700 students earned their UT Dallas degrees […]

CS Entrepreneur Gets Big Lift with Selection to LaunchPad Mentoring Program The University of Texas at Dallas computer science senior Pablo Peillard says he’s always been a maker. “In high school, we set up the first editorial website for the journalism class and turned it from a printed newspaper into a website. I’ve been really […]