Category: Students

Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award

Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award This August, Dr. Xiaohu Guo, his PhD student Ms. Ningna Wang, and a team of collaborators received the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH)’s Technical Papers Best Paper Award for the paper titled […]

Tom Vazhekatt creates a groundbreaking Routora app that offers an optimized alternative to conventional route maps

Tom Vazhekatt creates a groundbreaking Routora app that offers an optimized alternative to conventional route maps Tom Vazhekatt, a 4th-year Computer Science major, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Routora, a route planning tool that finds the fastest and most efficient route when you have multiple stops. Tom was a Dallas native attending high school […]

UT Dallas Soars into Top 100 of Forbes’ Top U.S. College Rankings

UT Dallas Soars into Top 100 of Forbes’ Top U.S. College Rankings The University of Texas at Dallas continues its rise among the best universities in the United States, according to Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2023 rankings. UT Dallas made the Top 100 in the Forbes list for the first time, ranking 97th overall, up 24 spots from last […]

Digital Twins to Sleep Quality Monitors: CS UTD Student-Designed Projects Solving Real-World Challenges for Companies

Digital Twins to Sleep Quality Monitors: CS UTD Student-Designed Projects Solving Real-World Challenges for Companies Via Dallas Innovates | Written by Quincy Preston— On the hunt for a resourceful, cost-effective solution to your company’s tech challenges or project pileup? Or maybe you need a product prototype. UTDesign Capstone is now open for company project applications for Fall 2023. But […]

Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Sagnik Dakshit PhD’23

Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Sagnik Dakshit PhD’23 Computer science experts are in high demand as technologies advance at breakneck speed. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the employment of computer and information technology occupations to grow 12 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. Experts […]

HackAI Encourages Students to Explore AI

HackAI Encourages Students to Explore AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly become one of the most impactful innovations in recent times, with its uses ranging from self-driving vehicles and virtual helpers to predictive analytics and medical diagnoses. Over the years, HackAI, hosted by the UT Dallas AI Society (AIS), has capitalized on the popularity of artificial […]

Innovative Startups, Ideas Win Big Prizes at Pitch Competition

Innovative Startups, Ideas Win Big Prizes at Pitch Competition University of Texas at Dallas students, alumni and researchers shared their innovative business initiatives while competing for $170,000 in cash and scholarship prizes during the 2023 Big Idea Competition finals on May 19 at the Blackstone LaunchPad facility on campus. Hosted by the Institute for Innovation […]

Students Shine at Spring’23 Graduation Ceremonies

Students Shine at Spring’23 Graduation Ceremonies Graduation represents the conclusion of a journey and the accomplishment of a goal. Fifty years after its inaugural commencement ceremony, The University of Texas at Dallas capped off a day full of history with a stellar celebration for its most recent graduates. UT Dallas celebrated graduation this spring with […]

CS Student Speakers Inspire at University Commencement Ceremony

CS Student Speakers Inspire at University Commencement Ceremony Below are spring’23 CS graduation commencement speeches made by Cady Baltz, BS in CS, and Sukanya Baichwal, MS in CS. Below is Cady Baltz speech. Hello everyone! I am so honored to be a part of this day as we celebrate the Class of 2023. I also […]

ACM UTD Named Top Chapter for School Service

ACM UTD Named Top Chapter for School Service Recently, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) student chapter at The University of Texas at Dallas (ACM UTD) was recognized as the top ACM chapter for school service in 2023 and was awarded the 2022-2023 ACM Student Chapter Excellence Award for “Outstanding School Service.” Out of approximately […]