Archive for 2017

University Team Helps Real Benefits of Virtual Reality Come to Life For residents of senior living communities, a glance at the world beyond their walls can make a world of difference. A University of Texas at Dallas professor is working on technology that breaks down those walls, and a diverse team of UT Dallas faculty […]

Two Papers Considered Classic by Google Scholar The work of two Jonsson School professors made it onto Google Scholar’s list of classic papers, a collection that showcases highly-cited papers that have stood the test of time. Google lists the ten most-cited articles that were published ten years prior in different research areas; the first release […]

UT Dallas Coding Camps Help More Than 2000 Kids Build Computing Skills Since 2012, thousands of kids from all over North Texas and beyond, ranging from ages five all the way to seventeen have traveled to the UT Dallas Computer Science department to explore the world of Computer Programming. To help accomplish this, over 90 […]

UT Dallas Works with North Texas High School Senior To Host IT Empowerment for Her Camp This summer, Saumya Rawat, a senior at Dallas’ School of Science and Engineering Magnet, worked with Dr. Janell Straach, a CS Professor and the Director of the UT Dallas Center for Engaging Women in Cyber Security, to offer a […]

Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu Receives Intelligence and Security Informatics Award Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, a professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, recently received the Technical Achievement Award in Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award, announced at the recent IEEE […]

Henry Vo, CS Department Alumnus, Named Tech Titan of the Future Via Tech Titans – Tech Titans names Henry Vo, UT Dallas CS Department alumnus, tech titan of the future. Tech Titans, the largest technology trade organization in Texas, recognized outstanding technology companies and individuals in North Texas at its annual awards gala at the […]

UT Dallas Researchers Have Six Papers Accepted Into The #1 Cyber Security Conference This year, researchers at the UT Dallas Cyber Security Research and Education Institute will have a strong presence at the 24th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) with six accepted research papers. One hundred and fifty-one papers were accepted at […]

UT Dallas CS Ph.D. Graduates Land Jobs at Major Tech Companies, Universities, and Research Facilities From the Fall of 2016 to Summer of 2017, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has graduated 23 Ph.D. students, four of whom have been women. These graduates have gone on to find jobs in prestigious universities, top tier research […]

UT Dallas CS Students Share their Summer Adventures Including Winning Hackthons and Being Invited to Attend Prestigious ACM Conferences This summer, many of our UT Dallas Computer Science students have been off doing exciting activities ranging from internships, working on hobby projects, to even attending international conferences and competing in Hackathons. We recently spoke with […]

UT Dallas Partners with CauseBot on Worldwide AI Competition The University of Texas at Dallas is teaming up with CauseBot, an artificial intelligence software company based in Frisco, Texas, to compete in a worldwide AI challenge sponsored by IBM. The IBM Watson AI XPRIZE is a three-year global competition with $5 million in total prizes. […]