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Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham Inspires With Her Grace Series Talk
Engineering and computer science — two of the most lucrative STEM fields — remain heavily male-dominated. Only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer science majors are women. In order to help foster a stronger community for women in tech, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has hosted a monthly lecture series called the […]
NSF CAREER Award Supports Digital Deception Detection
NSF CAREER Award Supports Digital Deception Detection Dr. Shuang Hao, A computer scientist in The University of Texas at Dallas’ Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to support research to detect online deception. Dr. Shuang Hao, assistant professor of […]
New Scholarship Initiative To Help Ease STEM Path for Students
New Scholarship Initiative To Help Ease STEM Path for Students A new University of Texas at Dallas initiative will provide financial and academic support to transfer students from low-income backgrounds who want to become engineers and computer scientists. UT Dallas received $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]
UTD CS Students Mental Health App Aims to Help
UTD CS Students Mental Health App Aims to Help Via UT Dallas Mercury News — A mental health text line will be available through the UTD app for students to get emotional support from peers. Kavya Kannan, a neuroscience sophomore and creator of the helpline, collaborated with several campus departments, including OIT, the Wellness Center, and […]
Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote
Securing the Enterprise When Employees are Remote Via ACM News — Permitting workers to split their time between their home and office can improve job satisfaction and, in some cases, productivity. However, hybrid work arrangements can introduce additional layers of complexity and risk to an organization’s technology systems and data. As such, IT departments need to […]
Computer Scientists Dive into AI with New CAREER Award Projects
Computer Scientists Dive into AI with New CAREER Award Projects Two computer scientists in The University of Texas at Dallas’ Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science have received National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards to support research to detect online deception and improve automated software analysis. Dr. Shuang […]
Students Accelerate Engineering, Tech Skills at Toyota Hackathon
Students Accelerate Engineering, Tech Skills at Toyota Hackathon Seven University of Texas at Dallas students earned spots to compete alongside Toyota software and hardware engineers from all over the world at the SWARM Connected Mobility Hackathon, held this summer at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Plano. Toyota invited six students to participate in the 36-hour […]
Going beyond goggles: Dallas senior living community explores VR with dementia patients
Going beyond goggles: Dallas senior living community explores VR with dementia patients Beyond its recreational aspects, staff at the community say virtual reality is helpful in stimulating memories in residents with dementia. Via Dallas Morning News | Written by Claire Tweedie — The expanse of space before 91-year-old Russell Craig seems endless as he gazes at the […]
UT Dallas CS Hosts Successful 2022 IEEE International Contest on Software Testing
UT Dallas CS Hosts Successful 2022 IEEE International Contest on Software Testing The technical committee of system and software assurance of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Reliability Society and the Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas organized the International Contest on Software Testing on April 30, 2022. The successful contest also […]
ACM Student Chapter at UT Dallas Expands with Exciting Initiatives and a More Collaborative Student Community
ACM Student Chapter at UT Dallas Expands with Exciting Initiatives and a More Collaborative Student Community The Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) was founded at UT Dallas in the early 2000s. Since then, the official University of Texas at Dallas Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery has continued to build […]