News: Computer Science

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

Accolades

UT Computer Scientist Named Simons Foundation Investigator

Computer scientist David Zuckerman of The University of Texas at Austin has been selected as a 2016 Simons Investigator in Theoretical Computer Science by the...

David Zuckerman

Podcast

Why is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard?

A computer scientist talks about the challenges of CGI in the movies.

A stream of raspbrerry sauce being poured over a chocolate bunny

Accolades

Three Members of Natural Sciences Recognized for Teaching Excellence

The honor rewards excellence in teaching by recognizing tenured faculty members who have continuously provided significant contributions to education throughout their career, especially at the...

Volker Bromm, Philip Uri Treisman and Lorenzo Alvisi

Accolades

Computer Scientist Earns Prestigious ACM Award for Encryption Achievement

This award recognizes the outstanding young computer professional of the year for a recent major technical or service contribution that was made at 35 years...

Brent Waters

Research

Computer Scientists Find Mass Extinctions Can Accelerate Evolution

Robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs.

At the start of the simulation, a biped robot controlled by a computationally evolved brain stands upright on a 16 meter by 16 meter surface.

Features

Freshmen Fight Cyber Attacks and Other Societal Threats

College freshmen involved in UT Austin's Freshman Research Initiative work in labs on the real-world problem of System Security.

Students at a table in the GDC atrium looking at laptop computers and sharing their coding projects.

Features

Hooray for Pi Day

Pi plays a central role in the research of scientists and mathematicians at UT Austin.

A pi symbol

Accolades

Two Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation

The CAREER awards are intended to recognize promising young faculty and support their research with five years of funding.

Işil Dillig and Ilya Finkelstein

Accolades

Computer Scientist Wins Sloan Fellowship and NSF CAREER Award

Işil Dillig works to improve the security and reliability of computer software systems and has been awarded both a Sloan Research Fellowship and an NSF...

Işil Dillig in a conference room setting

Research

New Statistical Method Helps Reveal Timing of Key Events in Plant Evolution

Comparing plant DNA from over one hundred plant species from across the green tree of life, the scientists produced some exciting findings, including that evolution...

Micrasterias thomasiana. Image credit: UTEX Culture Collection of Algae/Ann Clemens