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Awards & Honors

David Wu Among Six University of Texas at Austin Faculty Named Sloan Research Fellows

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02/18/2025 - David J. Wu, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has received a Sloan Research Fellowship. The fellowship recognizes UT Austin as a leading public university and honors early-career researchers for their creativity and independent research. Wu specializes in cryptography, focusing on privacy-preserving systems and secure cloud computations that enable operations on encrypted data while ensuring confidentiality and authenticity.

Brent Waters Elected IEEE Fellow

Professor Brent Waters in blue button-down shirt against a burnt orange background and “It feels good to be recognized by your peers… they understand what I do better than anyone else.” - Brent Waters in white text against a charcoal gray background on the right.

02/05/2025 - Brent Waters, a cryptography professor in the Department of Computer Science at UT Austin, was recently named one of IEEE’s newest fellows.

Etienne Vouga Earns Regents’ Recognition for Outstanding Teaching

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11/11/2024 - UT Computer Science Associate Professor Etienne Vouga has earned a 2024 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for demonstrating extraordinary classroom performance and innovative teaching. Vouga is one of 12 recipients this year from across the University of Texas System.

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