Category: Students

UT Dallas CS Ph.D. Grads Find Work in Prestigious Universities, High-Tech Companies, Government, and Top-Tier Research Facilities When UT Dallas was established in 1961, the institutional emphasis was solely on research. In fact, when the UT Dallas Computer Science program first started in the 70s, it granted only Ph.D. degrees. The UT Dallas Computer Science […]

Future-Proof your Career with a PhD in Computer Science from UT Dallas Via Study International News — 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 […]

UTD CS Ranks 5th in Top 40 Best U.S. Colleges for Artificial Intelligence Recently, the website Great Value Colleges ranked the top 40 best colleges in the U.S. for Artificial Intelligence placing UT Dallas Computer Science Department as the fifth best college for undergraduate studies in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial Intelligence is the theory behind […]

UTD Computer Science BS and MS Programs Rank in Top 50 in Computer Science Degree Hub Rankings Prospective students consider many factors when choosing a school that fits their needs. Program rankings are one important factor. The CS Department at UT Dallas has done well in research-based rankings such as csrankings.org, where it ranks 7th in […]

Chess Team Makes Right Moves at Pan-Am, Advances to Final Four For the 17th time in 20 years, The University of Texas at Dallas chess team will travel to New York to participate in the 2020 Final Four tournament. The finals berth comes after the team placed fourth in the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship this week. […]

Class of 2019 Interview with Sruthi Chappidi: PhD Lights Way for Women To Pursue Computer Science As the only girl in her high school computer science class, Sruthi Chappidi BS’14, MS’16 felt like she didn’t belong. As a result, she decided to major in biology when she enrolled in The University of Texas at Dallas, […]

UT Dallas Competitive Programming Team takes 2nd Place at ICPC South Central USA Regional Contest On November 9th of this year, the UT Dallas Competitive Programming Teams competed and won second place at the ICPC South Central USA Regional Contest (SCUSA). The 2nd place winning team consisted of Darrin Wiley, An Nguyen, and Duy Vu. Our […]

UT Dallas CS/SE Program Ranked Ninth Best Bachelor’s in Software Engineering Degrees by Best Computer Science Schools Software engineering is a branch of computer science that deals with the design and maintenance of complex computer systems. It requires an advanced skill set in mathematics and computing technology, and the ability to solve problems while working […]

Chess Team Conquers Belgrade in Cup Match, Prepares for Pan-Am For the second year in a row, The University of Texas at Dallas chess team defeated the University of Belgrade in the teams’ annual competition. Six of the team members are either computer science or software engineering majors and three of them are grandmasters and three of […]

CS Alumni Spotlight: VerNeil “Cubie” Mesecher Via Erik Jonsson School Research Magazine — VerNeil “Cubie” Mesecher (BS’16) is an alumnus of the Jonsson School and the McDermott Scholars Program at UT Dallas. After completing a degree in computer science, he trekked to Seattle, Washington, to work at Amazon Web Services (AWS). His role as a systems […]