Category: Organizations

User Experience Conference Provides UX Enthusiasts With a Look Into the Exciting Future of UX Design Researchers, students, and industry professionals alike joined one another at the UT Dallas Computer Science Department for the 2019 Conference on User Experience (UX). The goal of the one-day conference was to provide a forum for UX Design enthusiasts […]

UT Dallas Hosts Third ARO Workshop on Adversarial Machine Learning Last fall, Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, UT Dallas CS Professor and Director of the UT Dallas Data Security and Privacy Lab, hosted the Third Army Research Office (ARO) Workshop on Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) at UT Dallas. The two-day workshop focused on the newly emergent and […]

Dr. Thuraisingham Elected Fellow of Two Technology Organizations Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas and one of the world’s leading experts in data security and data mining, has been elected a fellow of two highly prestigious international technology organizations. Thuraisingham, the Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Professor […]

The term “hacker” usually conjures up an image of a nefarious computer whiz secretively working in a dark room. But at Hacks for Humanity at The University of Texas at Dallas in October, that notion couldn’t have been further from the truth. Dozens of computer experts and nonexperts joined Arizona State University in tying technical […]

UT Dallas CS Department and AI Society Organizes the 2nd HackAI Contest In today’s data-driven world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the economic landscape of the world. As technology continues to grow, AI’s role in our lives will only grow bigger. This November, the student-run AI Society used the opportunity of a […]

iPerform I/UCRC Holds Its 8th Biannual Meeting at UT Dallas University faculty, Industry members, and students met at the University of Texas at Dallas last May for the 8thSemi-Annual Industrial Advisory Board Meeting of iPerform Center for Assistive Technologies (AT) to Enhance Human Performance, a National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC). The […]

Student Internship Success Series: Dhruva Pendharkar’s Uber Technologies Internship This past Spring, Dhruva Pendharkar received his Master’s Degree in Computer Science with a focus on Intelligent Systems from the UT Dallas Computer Science Program. He spent the last summer in San Francisco interning with Uber Technologies as a software developer. Dhruva successfully completed his internship at […]

Computer Science Grad Wins OZY Genius Award for Advising App James Griffin BS’18 describes himself as shy, but ask him, “What’s new?” and his smile lights up the room. “I just won an OZY award,” said Griffin, a 21-year-old entrepreneur who graduated magna cum laude in May with a computer science degree from the Erik Jonsson School of […]

Emerging Technologies Summit Highlights Blockchain Technology Via UT Dallas Mercury News | Cindy Folefack – Students and faculty members at UT Dallas had the opportunity to network with industry leaders during a summit focused on adapting companies to new technological discoveries. The UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted the first annual Emerging Technologies […]

UT Dallas CS and IT Empowerment for Her Program Promote STEM Education for Middle School Girls Through Weekend Workshops Last January and February, Saumya Rawat, a senior at Dallas’ School of Science and Engineering Magnet, worked with Dr. Janell Straach, a CS Professor and the Director of the UT Dallas Center for Engaging Women in […]