12/04/2024 - 2024 marks a pivotal year for Risto Miikkulainen, Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin, with several major achievements showcasing his leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks. Read More
11/19/2024 - Mina Huh, a computer science Ph.D. student at UT Austin, has been awarded a Google Ph.D. Fellowship, the company announced on November 14.Read More
11/08/2024 - 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.Read Article
11/08/2024 - In a recent feature by The Hustle, the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) program at CDSO is praised for addressing the supply-demand gap for AI professionals through its innovative model of scalable, interdisciplinary AI education. This approach empowers students to tackle real-world challenges by integrating AI into various industries. The program was initiated by leaders in UT Computer Science in 2019 and enables students to apply AI solutions across sectors such as healthcare and agriculture.Read Article
11/07/2024 - While AI uses mass amounts of energy, it can also make energy systems more sustainable, efficient and safer. In front of a live audience, three experts in the field talk about AI and energy, as a part of a symposium hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.Read Article
11/06/2024 - Five years ago, UT Austin launched the Master’s of Computer Science, creating online pathways to its high-caliber programs. Since then, the university has broadened its offerings to include online programs in data science and artificial intelligence, all now unified under Computer and Data Science Online (CDSO).Read Article
10/21/2024 - UT Computer Science mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus E. Allen Emerson, winner of the most prestigious award in computer science and a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin since the early 1980s, who died on October 15 after an extended illness."I'm very sad to learn of Allen's death, he was a good friend and a great scientist,” said Don Fussell, Chair of the Department of Computer Science. “His work was a huge step forward in the development of tools that help designers create systems with known, verifiable properties."Read More
10/10/2024 - Kara Swisher, award-winning author of “Burn Book”, sits down to talk about her concerns about big tech companies, how technology can be weaponized, and how AI cannot replace human creativity.Read Article
10/02/2024 - Computer Science and Mathematics senior Alan Baade really enjoys spending hours on problems.Especially the particularly hard ones, he said. Spending 40 hours on one equation with a small break for sleep somewhere in the middle is rewarding to him.“I think it's because you can tell at the end of this you are going to understand the material,” Baade said. “You're going to understand computers.”Read More
09/26/2024 - Marc Airhart sits down with journalism professor Robert Quigley to talk all about AI and journalism. They talk about AI-generated news, misinformation, and how can AI play a role in the news industry.Read Article
