Category: Women in CS

Spring’19 CS/SE Graduates Celebrate their Success with Friends and Family at the CS Graduation Luncheon The CS Graduation Luncheon is a biannual tradition that honors the University’s newest CS/SE alumni and provides the new graduates with the opportunity to reflect on their time at UT Dallas and celebrate their success. The CS Department graduated nearly […]

Because of Them: A Celebration of Trailblazing Women at UT Dallas Via UT Dallas Magazine – At UT Dallas, the stories of women who have shaped the University are numerous and rich. Whether in a laboratory or a classroom, the accomplishments of women over the past 50 years here — from scientific breakthroughs to personal […]

Self-Syncing Stoplight Technology, Developed by UT Dallas CS Professor, Can Be Used in Any City That Deploys Programmable Traffic Controllers with Internet Access Via Dallas Innovates | Dave Moore — Go Time: Traffic-Control Signals Cut Stoplight Wait by 40% in Richardson What would you do with the time lost waiting for traffic lights to change? Some […]

Dr. Thuraisingham Elected Fellow of Two Technology Organizations Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas and one of the world’s leading experts in data security and data mining, has been elected a fellow of two highly prestigious international technology organizations. Thuraisingham, the Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Distinguished Professor […]

The 2018 Grace Series Closes With Dr. Karen Mazidi The 2018 Grace Series ended this year with its eighteenth speaker, UT Dallas Computer Science Professor, Dr. Karen Mazidi. Dr. Mazidi’s Grace Series talk titled “Discovering Your Strengths,” attracted a full room of faculty and students who were eager listen to Dr. Mazidi’s journey and learn how to discover one’s strengths […]

UT Dallas Program Aims To Close Gender Gap Through Connections, Inspiration Via Dallas Business Journal | Written By Bill Hethcock – Dallas Business Journal Staff Writer – The University of Texas at Dallas’ computer science department is aiming to inspire high school girls to choose and stay in technology careers through a program called Connect-Inspire-Guide. “There is a wide disparity […]

University Welcomes Newest Class of McDermott Scholars This Fall The Eugene McDermott Scholars Program at The University of Texas at Dallas has selected 16 students to make up its 2018 incoming class. The program provides these select students with UT Dallas’ rigorous and personalized education, along with a four-year program of intensive extracurricular activities. McDermott Scholars have access […]

UT Dallas CS/SE PhD Graduates Acquire Jobs at Prestigious Universities, Research Facilities, and Top Companies The UT Dallas Computer Science PhD program has been in existence since the mid-70s. The UT Dallas Computer Science Department has graduated a total of 310 PhD students, including 31 women, since 2001. In fact, when the Computer Science program […]

Dr. Janell Straach Talks with D Magazine About Closing the Gender Gap in Tech Via D Magazine | By Danielle Abril  – Companies seeking to bolster the pipeline of women in tech target education. Before Jaime Chambron was even 10 years old, she had already discovered she had an affinity for math and problem-solving. Her interests led her on […]

Spring’18 Grace Series Talks Continue to Feature Prominent Women from the Tech Industry This semester, the Spring 2018 Grace Series Talks featured two inspiring members of the tech community, Catherine Walsh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Loss Prevention for Johnson Controls’ Tyco Retail Solutions, and Dr. Nimmi Kannankutty, Deputy Division Director in the Division of Graduate Education (DGE) at the National […]