News: Computer Science

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

UT News

2 UT Faculty Selected for Inaugural Cohort of Navy Research Fellows

Joydeep Biswas of UT computer science and Texas Robotics was one of the two faculty selected for the honor.

A Longhorn silhouette is marked up with calculations and illustrated robots are adjacent

School of Computing

Getting to Know Peter Stone: Curiosity, AI and the Future of Computing

The question that drives the head of UT Austin’s School of Computing.

Peter Stone has been tapped by Sony Corp. to head up the U.S. branch of its new global artificial intelligence research division, called Sony AI.

UT News

UT To Lead NSF Center Studying How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together

A 5-year collaboration between 6 universities and industry partners will place assistive robots in everyday human environments.

A scientist sits on a couch next to a yellow robot in the form of a dog and a gray robot with a large arm and gripper

Announcements

Computer Scientist Selected for Department of Energy’s New AI-for-Science ‘Genesis Mission’ Award

Volkan Isler, professor of computer science, is among those who will lead UT teams working to harness AI for research.

A man in glasses crosses his arms, standing in a large room with robotics equipment.

Department of Computer Science

UT Austin Villa Finishes Strong at RoboCup 2026

The award-winning robot soccer team from Texas Robotics returned were semifinalists at competition in South Korea.

Six men in Texas Robotics t-shirts stand behind a flag with the Longhorn silhouette and a pair of humanoid robots in a convention hall on an artificial soccer field.

Research

Inside UT’s Quantum Ecosystem: From Breakthroughs to Possibilities

The University of Texas at Austin is charging ahead with quantum innovations, built on a history of quantum science leadership.

Three scientists in PPE work in a laser facility.

Department of Computer Science

On the Road to RoboCup 2026 with UT Austin Villa

The award-winning robot soccer team from Texas Robotics is heading to South Korea to compete in RoboCup 2026.

Young men with laptops, one wearing a Texas Robotics shirt, consult with one another while sitting on what looks like a soccer field in front of three humanoid robots.

Accolades

Four CNS Faculty Win UT Teaching Awards

Educators in the Freshman Research Initiative and soon-to-launch School of Computing received honors.

Headshots of the winners of teaching awards

Accolades

UT Austin Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Scott Aaronson, a renowned quantum computing expert, joins the country’s most prestigious scientific organization.

Portrait of a scientist with glasses. In the background is a computer integrated circuit board.

Department of Computer Science

The Research Path from Whimsy to Better Spacecraft Fabrication

That is not a bunny in The University of Texas at Austin computer science space but a showcase of algorithms for designing complex 3D structures.

What looks like a basketwoven rabbit hovers over a field of grass