Archive for February, 2020

Computer Scientists’ New Tool Fools Hackers into Sharing Keys for Better Cybersecurity Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach developed by University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists actually welcomes them. The method, called DEEP-Dig (DEcEPtion DIGging), ushers intruders into a decoy site so the computer can learn from hackers’ tactics. The information […]

UTD CS Ranks 9th in Top 25 Best U.S. Colleges for a MS in Computer and Information Science Recently, the website Grad Reports ranked the top 25 best colleges in the U.S. that offer a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Science. The ranking, based on earning potential of the graduates, ranked the UT Dallas […]

UT Dallas Competitive Programming Team Qualifies to Compete in the 2020 ICPC World Finals in Moscow, Russia On February 22nd of this year, the UT Dallas Competitive Programming Team competed and placed 15th at the 2020 ICPC North America Qualifier Contest. The team consisted of UT Dallas CS Students Darrin Wiley, An Q Nguyen, and […]

CS Seniors Showcase Innovative Solutions to problems at the Fall’19 UTDesign CS Expo UT Dallas Computer Science and Software Engineering seniors came together last December to present their capstone projects at the Fall 2019 UTDesign Computer Science Expo. Forty teams ranging from three to five members each presented their final projects to a room full of their […]

Largest Number of UTD CS Students Join Amazon and Facebook This summer, the UT Dallas CS Department will have the largest number ever of students joining Amazon. At least 45 CS/SE students will participate in summer internships, and at least 33 students will take up full-time jobs after finishing their degrees this spring. Thus, nearly […]

UT Dallas CS Department Celebrates the Newest Class of Fall’19 Graduates December marked a special milestone for graduates at The University of Texas at Dallas, as the campus honored its newest alumni in its 50th Anniversary celebration year. During seven fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 16-18, held in the Activity Center, over 2,700 students earned their UT Dallas degrees […]

CS Entrepreneur Gets Big Lift with Selection to LaunchPad Mentoring Program The University of Texas at Dallas computer science senior Pablo Peillard says he’s always been a maker. “In high school, we set up the first editorial website for the journalism class and turned it from a printed newspaper into a website. I’ve been really […]

UT Dallas CS and EPPS Researchers Receive NIH Grant for Project To Improve Location Information Old Mobile Phone Technology May Help Curb Traffic Deaths in Nigeria Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center are investigating new ways to use old mobile phone technology to help first responders in developing countries […]

Jobs of the Future: The Hottest Areas of Tech Education Via Dallas Innovates || By Tara Nieuwesteeg — Here’s a list of some of the area’s most exciting programs, with the universities across North Texas that are shaping the talent of the future. Dallas-Fort Worth has more than 40 higher learning institutions, each with programs that incorporate on-the-job training […]