News: Computer Science
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Meet the 2019 Hall of Honor Inductees
Three College of Natural Sciences alumni were selected for induction into the college's 2019 Hall of Honor.
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Department of Computer Science
A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge
Juan Sequeda and his advisor, professor Daniel Miranker, invented a new way to transform key data into a form that is easier to analyze.
![Juan Sequeda and Daniel Miranker launched Capsenta, a start-up based on their research at the University of Texas at Austin which was recently acquired by data.world.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/sequeda-and-miranker_700.jpeg)
New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks
An artificial intelligence agent that can glance quickly at parts of a new environment and infer the full scene might be more effective on dangerous...
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Department of Computer Science
Computer Scientist Honored for Teaching Excellence
Peter Stone, a professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the Minnie Stevens Piper Teaching Award, which celebrates outstanding...
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A Machine That Understands Language Like a Human
Alex Huth is trying to build an intelligent computer system that can predict the patterns of brain activity in a human listening to someone speaking.
![Illustration of a brain with different regions colored differently](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/brain-map2400x1350.png)
Department of Computer Science
Professor Lili Qiu Named ACM Fellow
Lili Qiu, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, was recently named an Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) fellow.
![Lili Qiu in a sunlit area indoors](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/qiu_lili_2400x1350.jpeg)