Category: Students

Axxess’ Gift Establishes New Computer Science Scholarship Fund Axxess, a health care technology company founded by its CEO and University of Texas at Dallas alumnus John Olajide BS’04, has donated $500,000 to establish the Axxess Scholars Program for computer science students. In honor of Axxess’ contributions, the atrium of the Engineering and Computer Science West […]

CS Alumnus Earns Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists, Engineers As a computer science senior at The University of Texas at Dallas, Ryan Burchfield thought he had his future programmed. He wanted to continue his education with a master’s degree then look for a job at a local telecom company. But after an invitation to […]

Ultimate Victory: CS & Engineering Students Esports Team Wins Super Smash Bros. National Title The University of Texas at Dallas earned its first athletics national championship last month, and it was its newest squad that secured the title — the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team. The esports team traveled to Massachusetts to compete in the […]

Jonsson School Recognizes Staff, Faculty and Researchers at the Annual Award Ceremony The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas recently honored staff, teaching assistants and faculty at its annual appreciation awards celebration in May. Award winners were nominated by their peers for their outstanding performance. Dr. […]

Youngsters’ Skills Take Flight at University’s Summer Coding Camps Eliana Lainez never thought she’d become a pilot. Yet the eighth grader from Fowler Middle School in Plano is not only flying an aircraft, but she also programmed it. Eliana is participating in one of The University of Texas at Dallas’ weeklong Summer Coding Camps. She joined other students, from fifth through 12th grade, in learning a new skill. “I’m learning how […]

‘The Future of Police Training’: SURVIVR Uses Virtual Reality to Prep Officers for the Real World Via Dallas Innovates || By Payton Potter  Founded by a recent UT Dallas CS grad, Brian Hoang, VR training startup SURVIVR is working to change how law enforcement trains its officers, while cutting costs and saving lives along the way. […]

Engineering Education Expert Named New Jonsson School Dean Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, professor of engineering management and systems engineering at Old Dominion University and dean of its Frank Batten College of Engineering & Technology, will become the fifth dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science on Aug. 1. Adams, who holds […]

Spring’19 UTDesign CS Expo Showcases Cutting-Edge Senior Capstone Projects UT Dallas Computer Science and Software Engineering seniors came together last May to present their capstone projects at the Spring 2019 UTDesign Computer Science Expo. Fifty-two teams ranging from three to five members each presented their final projects to a room full of their peers, UT Dallas […]

Meet UT Dallas CS Alumni Michael Lewellen of Tarski Technologies in Richardson Via VoyageDallas Interview – Today we’d like to introduce you to Michael Lewellen the CEO and Founder of Tarski Tech. Michael, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. I first […]

Student Chapter of the ACM at UT Dallas Expands With More Opportunities and New Initiatives for Students The Student Chapter of the ACM was founded in UT Dallas in the early 2000s. Since then, the official University of Texas at Dallas Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has grown by leaps and […]