Category: Students

Programming Team Competes with Honors at International Contest 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 […]

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.

Simin Chen Takes Home David Daniel Thesis Award for Research on Trustworthy Machine Learning 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 […]

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.

Leaders at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas recognized faculty, staff and graduate students at its annual meeting and awards ceremony held in the spring.
Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair, congratulated the award winners and thanked everyone for their perseverance and contributions during the year. She reminded participants of her charge to make 2024-25 a “Year of Creativity” and highlighted that engineers and computer scientists are highly creative people, despite stereotypes of left-brained STEM professionals.

Computer science senior Jack Le in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science  has been named a recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation award.

For Stephanie Barnard BS’25, receiving the Mason Brown Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship was more than necessary practical help. It was emotional.
“I was really encouraged when I received the scholarship,” said Barnard, who completed her degree in electrical and computer engineering in May 2025. “Obviously, there was the financial impact, but also I knew that someone believes in me.”

Computer science senior Jack Le in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science  has been named a recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation award.

University of Texas at Dallas students got the opportunity to envision a possible future in research that they may not have considered during the annual Exhibition of Excellence in Undergraduate Research held April 10-15.

University of Texas at Dallas students and alumni pitched their ideas spanning biotechnology, artificial intelligence, sustainability and digital community-building April 16 at the 2025 Big Idea Competition finals hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE).