Computer Science Students Win Best Paper Award
07/31/2017 -
Undergraduate Students
Doing the Math for Better Encryption
05/02/2017 - From SIGNAL Magazine: A breakthrough formula for generating random numbers may be the key to cybersecurity. They do not necessarily match the hero stereotype, but computer scientists improving methods of generating random numbers just may save the day when it comes to cybersecurity.
UT Team Wins Midwest Trading Competition
04/24/2017 - On April 8, the Undergraduate Computational Finance Team, or Texas UCF, consisting of UTCS students Rahul Gupta, Sam Barani and Vishal Gullapalli, won first place in the Midwest Trading Competition. Teams from 35 schools across the US and Canada competed at the event, hosted by the University of Chicago, to create and test trading algorithms in real market conditions. The competition includes two case studies, giving students an opportunity to test their skills against the same conditions as professional traders.
Computer science department grows Austin economy
03/03/2017 - From The Daily Texan— “The (computer science) department as a whole produces a lot of local talent in students, who are trained with a really good education, and that’s what’s powering the local tech economy,” Porter said.
Freetail Hackers at Battle of the Hacks
06/21/2016 -
Here's What Research Did for Me, Student Stories
06/17/2016 - As the College of Natural Sciences' Freshman Research Initiative celebrates its 10th anniversary, we speak to students and scientists about how doing research as freshmen and sophomores impacted them. Opening Doors
UT Computer Science Student Leads Nonprofit Teaching Underserved Children How to Code
05/04/2016 - Code Orange is a student-led nonprofit. Its goal is to teach young children from underserved communities in Austin not only how to code, but also how to use a variety of technologies. Current leader Moiz Rizvi, a computer science junior, and several of his peers founded Code Orange last September.
UT Austin Computer Science Student Team Receives SparkCognition AI Challenge Award
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Computer Science Undergrad Gives Back in Big Way
12/09/2015 - Nicholas Cobb, a second-year computer science student, has won national recognition repeatedly for his work with a charitable organization he started at the age of 12. Most recently, he traveled to New York for recognition at the 2015 Nickelodeon HALO Awards. From giving coats to the homeless, to awarding scholarships, to providing feeding assistance and mobilizing other youth to create change, Comfort and Joy, the organization Cobb started, helps needy Texans and will soon be expanding to other parts of the country.