News: Computer Science
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Experts Forecast the Changes Artificial Intelligence Could Bring by 2030
Academic and industrial thinkers look ahead to 2030 to forecast how advances in AI might affect life in a typical North American city.
A Peek Into the Minds of Award-Winning Educators
The College of Natural Sciences is currently celebrating Discovery Education Week to promote and discuss science education throughout the college.
UT Austin Villa Wins at 2016 World RoboCup
The RoboCup competition challenges participants to program intelligent robotic systems to operate on their own in dynamic environments.
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...
Why is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard?
A computer scientist talks about the challenges of CGI in the movies.
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...
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...
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.
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.
Hooray for Pi Day
Pi plays a central role in the research of scientists and mathematicians at UT Austin.