Archive for 2018

Dr. Vincent Ng Develops AI Essay Grading Program For professors struggling to cope with stacks of papers to grade, new software — developed by a UT Dallas researcher and powered by artificial intelligence — may offer a long-term solution. Dr. Vincent Ng, a computer science professor who works with UT Dallas Human Language Technology Research […]

Dr. Benjamin Raichel Explores a New Dimension of Data Analysis When you think of geometry, you might think of mathematical equations involving the size, shape and position of objects, and the properties of space. And you’d be right. But what if you could take these geometric principles, feed them into a computer and apply them […]

Dr. Cong Liu Develops Technology to Support Driverless Vehicles A computer science professor at The University of Texas at Dallas hopes within the next 10 years, you’ll be driving an autonomous car that his research helped make possible. Dr. Cong Liu, assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer […]

Dr. Kantarcioglu Talks With CBS DFW About Smart Home Systems VIA CBS DFW | By Aparna Zalani –  If you are wondering what the home of the future looks like… look no further than the voice activated device nearest you. It will most-likely include SIRI or Alexa. Last week- Amazon unveiled an Alexa- controlled microwave […]

Dr. Ivan Hal Sudborough’s Paper from 1980 Given the Test of Time Award UT Dallas Founders Professor Dr. Ivan Hal Sudborough and Dr. Burkhard Monien a professor at Paderborn University, Germany, were presented with the Test of Time Award at the 44th International Workshop on Graph-Theoretic Concepts in Computer Science (WG 2018) that was held last in June in Lübbenau, in Germany.  Their award was […]

Undergrads Offered the Opportunity to Join Faculty Research During the UG Research Networking Lunch This past May, twenty UT Dallas Computer Science Undergraduate students were invited to take part in the Computer Science/Software Engineering Undergraduate Research Speed Matching Luncheon. The event brought together both UT Dallas’s distinguished computer science and software engineering faculty members, current […]

Dr. Prakash and Freshmen Students Develop Software To Assist With Navigating UT Dallas Buildings Via UT Dallas Mercury News | Written by Madison York – An algorithm developed in part by freshmen researchers nixes GPS, utilizes Wi-Fi hotspots for guided wayfinding. A research team of 12 freshmen, headed by computer science professor Ravi Prakash and […]

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 […]