Category: Students

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 North America to qualify for the global competition. The three-student UT Dallas team placed 69th internationally at the 49th annual competition held Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 at ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Hundreds of students participated in a daylong symposium at The University of Texas at Dallas, where they presented research on topics ranging from disease screening to sound-sensing systems. The Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) symposium held Aug. 1 provided students the opportunity to present summer capstone projects and to gain experience conducting and presenting research. Students […]

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 deep curiosity about machine learning and a strong commitment to intellectual growth. That decision ultimately led him to complete a PhD in the UT Dallas Computer Science Department and to be named one of the University’s top doctoral graduates. The David Daniel Thesis Award, presented annually to two outstanding recipients from the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, recognized Chen’s dissertation Toward More Trustworthy and Efficient Machine Learning Software for its exceptional combination of technical sophistication, practical utility and interdisciplinary insight.

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.

Nothing in Renny Hoang’s resume screams “pianist” or even “musician” or “piano prodigy.” He’s a computer science senior at The University of Texas at Dallas who is minoring in music. Admittedly, that’s the only hint. Yet Hoang, 21, who plans to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in 2026 and is fluent in coding languages such as Python and […]

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).