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  • How the Region’s Top Innovators Are Using AI and ML to Solve Business Challenges

    How the Region’s Top Innovators Are Using AI and ML to Solve Business Challenges

    The new age of AI and machine learning is reminiscent of the level of buzz and activity the region saw in the late 1990s and early 2000s for telecom, networking, and the World Wide Web. So says Dr. Gopal Gupta, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Erik…

  • AI revolution is set to change how work gets done in 2024 — and who is doing it

    AI revolution is set to change how work gets done in 2024 — and who is doing it

    AI, or artificial intelligence, grabbed the attention of every industry in 2023, creating hope for easier, more streamlined work processes and stoking fear that the technology could advance enough to replace employees. “Accuracy cannot be guaranteed,” said Dr. Gopal Gupta, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, Erik…

  • DNA testing site 23andMe hacked, putting customers’ data at risk

    DNA testing site 23andMe hacked, putting customers’ data at risk

    “Your DNA is not changeable like your password,” said Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, the Ashbel Smith professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, the director of UTD Data Security and Privacy Lab and an expert in health data privacy. He said hackers accessing 23andMe biological information could target users…

  • Fall’23 Grace Series Continues with Dianna Hennel

    Fall’23 Grace Series Continues with Dianna Hennel

    Fall’23 Grace Series Continues with Dianna Hennel The Grace Series honors the contributions of real-life women in science with the goal of inspiring and encouraging more of them to pursue STEM careers. The Grace Series introduced its second speaker, Chief Technology Officer & SVP for Catalyst Corporate Credit Union, Diana Hennel. Ms. Hennel currently serves as…

  • Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award

    Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award

    Dr. Xiaohu Guo and his Collaborators Awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers Best Paper Award This August, Dr. Xiaohu Guo, his PhD student Ms. Ningna Wang, and a team of collaborators received the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH)’s Technical Papers Best Paper Award for the paper titled…

  • Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Chao Li PhD’2020

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Chao Li PhD’2020

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Chao Li Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?  Hello, I’m Chao Li , I completed my PhD in the Computer Science Department at The University of Texas at Dallas, specializing in Computer Graphics and Vision under the guidance of Professor Xiaohu Guo. Prior to earning my PhD,…

  • Tom Vazhekatt creates a groundbreaking Routora app that offers an optimized alternative to conventional route maps

    Tom Vazhekatt creates a groundbreaking Routora app that offers an optimized alternative to conventional route maps

    Tom Vazhekatt creates a groundbreaking Routora app that offers an optimized alternative to conventional route maps Tom Vazhekatt, a 4th-year Computer Science major, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Routora, a route planning tool that finds the fastest and most efficient route when you have multiple stops. Tom was a Dallas native attending high school…

  • Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Ka Yaw Teo PhD’2023

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Ka Yaw Teo PhD’2023

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Ka Yaw Teo PhD’2023 PhDs are an essential part of the knowledge economy. Completing a PhD is all about creating fresh knowledge, discovering new concepts, and developing new skills. It is a degree meant for those who seek a greater depth of knowledge in a specific area. With…

  • Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Kinjal Basu PhD’2022

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Kinjal Basu PhD’2022

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Kinjal Basu PhD’2022 After years of diligent hard work many PhD graduates go on to accept jobs at top companies, research facilities, government positions, and tenure-track positions at various Universities and other forms of academia. With the following interview series, we hope to engage students who want to learn…

  • UT Dallas Soars into Top 100 of Forbes’ Top U.S. College Rankings

    UT Dallas Soars into Top 100 of Forbes’ Top U.S. College Rankings

    UT Dallas Soars into Top 100 of Forbes’ Top U.S. College Rankings The University of Texas at Dallas continues its rise among the best universities in the United States, according to Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2023 rankings. UT Dallas made the Top 100 in the Forbes list for the first time, ranking 97th overall, up 24 spots from last…

  • Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Mehmet Kuzu PhD’2013

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Mehmet Kuzu PhD’2013

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dr. Mehmet Kuzu PhD’2013 A PhD or related research degree helps you start or continue your research in a field you’re truly passionate about. You can decide what you work on, how you work on it and how you get there, with support and guidance from a supervisory team.…

  • Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dongcheng Li PhD’23

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dongcheng Li PhD’23

    Interview with CS PhD Alumni Series: Dongcheng Li PhD’23 After years of diligent hard work, many PhD graduates go on to accept jobs at top companies, research facilities, government positions, and tenure-track positions at various Universities and other forms of academia. According to the most recent Census Bureau figures done in 2018, fewer than a 35…